MPR Deputy Speaker: SRUK Launch Strengthens Carbon Market Governance
Deputy Speaker of the MPR from the National Mandate Party (PAN) faction, Eddy Soeparno, attended the launch of the Carbon Unit Registry System (SRUK) for Strengthening the Indonesian Carbon Market Ecosystem at the Djakarta Theatre on 9 July 2026. Eddy welcomed the government’s launch of the SRUK as a strategic step to strengthen national carbon trading governance.
According to him, the presence of the SRUK is an important foundation for building a credible, transparent and globally competitive Indonesian carbon market. Eddy assessed that strengthening carbon trading infrastructure must also be accompanied by regulatory reinforcement to provide legal certainty for all stakeholders, while supporting Indonesia’s emission reduction targets.
‘It should be noted that in parliament we are currently discussing plans to deliberate two important regulations, namely the revision of Law Number 32 of 2009 concerning Environmental Protection and Management and the Draft Law on Climate Change Control. If approved, these two regulations will become an important foundation for strengthening national carbon trading governance,’ he said as quoted in a press release on Monday (13/7/2026).
‘SRUK is a step forward in building a carbon trading system that is transparent, accountable and has high integrity. However, the success of its implementation also requires a strong legal umbrella to provide certainty for business actors, the public and investors,’ he said.
He added that Indonesia has great potential to become one of the main players in the global carbon trade thanks to its wealth of forests, mangrove ecosystems, peatlands and other natural resources. Therefore, strengthening governance must go hand in hand with environmental protection and community empowerment.
‘The development of the carbon market, in addition to being obliged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, must also be able to create economic added value, open up green investment, and provide real benefits for communities around forest areas and conservation zones,’ concluded the Member of House Commission XII.