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Despite supporting United Nations’ resolutions pertaining to state responsibility on climate change, Indonesia has shown a weak commitment to protecting vulnerable communities in its existing and upcoming climate legislations, according to environmental groups.
Participants hold placards on April 21, 2024, as they march on a street ahead of Earth Day on April 22, annual environmental awareness day, in Jakarta. (AFP/Yasuyoshi Chiba)
Environmental activists have pushed the government to follow an advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to guide Indonesia’s climate laws toward protecting vulnerable communities, rather than prioritizing investments for the carbon market.Issued in July 2025, the advisory opinion is a landmark, nonbinding opinion from the court judges outlining states’ obligations under international law to address the climate crisis, protect the environment and safeguard the rights of present and future generations.
