This Week, Indonesia Signed Road Map for Low-Carbon Tourism

Friday, October 13, 2023

Sandiaga Uno, the Tourism and Creative Economy Minister, Indonesia, this week has signed a road map for low-carbon tourism at the Archipelagic and Island States forum in Bali.

Sandiaga said in a press release that the development of the road map is targeting to articulate a tactical plan, particularly in an initiation to attain energy-use efficacy and decrease waste generated from tourism.

The government established the article together with the United Nations Development Program via the Climate Promise project, which is interested to help over 120 countries to recover and understand their climate pledges under the Paris Agreement.

Sandiaga noted that the road map, aimed on emissions lessening in three main
subsectors believed to be the greatest emitters in tourism like lodging, mainly starred hotels; tourist attraction sites; and travel services.

Through its constant use of ventilation and air conditioning systems, the accommodation subsector contributed to emissions in a huge way. In the meantime, the emissions from tourist attraction and travel subsectors typically came from attractions and transportations that are human-made.

Many domestic and international tourists in the country depend on transportation modes that contribute significantly to pollution, like air and road transportation.

Data from PwC and East Ventures, the Katadata Insight Center, Indonesia, suggests that transportation was the main influence of tourism growth.

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