Indonesia Ministry of Transportation accelerates decarbonization roadmap

The Indonesian Ministry of Transportation is accelerating transport decarbonization through a new greenhouse gas emission reduction roadmap. Developed in collaboration with the United Kingdom through the UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) program, the document serves as a guide for mitigation actions across land, sea, air, and rail subsectors.

Secretary General Arif Toha stated that the ministry aims to reduce emissions by promoting mass public transport, shifting passenger and freight movement to railways, and modernizing ships and aircraft technology. The roadmap was prepared alongside the World Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia and other consortium partners based on emission inventories and sectoral analysis to identify mitigation targets and energy transition policies.

In a separate effort to regulate freight, the Directorate General of Land Transportation is monitoring Over Dimension Over Loading (ODOL) violations as part of a target to reach zero violations by 2027. Data from 89 operational weigh stations shows that approximately 26.34 percent of 676,000 monitored vehicles committed violations, with document errors being the most frequent issue.