The Government of RI was in
no possession of production map nor consumption map of fossil fuel, especially
coal and the effect was felt on the life of powerhouses in Indonesia. Besides,
the Government's impulse was still in vast exploitations as long as there was
oversees demand. Coal resources in the province of East Kalimantan was the
biggest in Indonesia, the production output being: 261 million tone (2012),
and 390 million tons (2011). On the second strata was South Kalimantan,
producing around 47 million tons (2012). “The problem is that export is more
stimulating rather than fulfilling domestic need such as supplying powerhouses”
Kahar Bahri of the Coalmine Advocation Network (JATAM) of East Kalimantan disclosed
to Business News (5/2).
Now avocation tend to drift
toward climate change, so prevention of wider land clearing became imperative.
One of the possible means to be taken by the Government of RI wee to constantly
reduce export quota. Restriction was not even maximized. Businesspeople were
still demand oriented, not on efforts of preventing climate change due to coal
burning.
Estimate of coal reserves,
particularly in Kalimantan, was only sufficient till year 2020. “The
Government must change their mindset, not to rely on coal as income resource.
They should be aware of the threat of anomalous climate that endangers the
faith of millions of people. Irregular climate caused by increased envision of
coal, oil an gas posed as common threat to us all”.
Coal mines were the worst
sources of pollution products causing global warming and anomalous climate. If
export quota were let loose and land clearing continued to happen, East
Kalimantan (Kaltim) could be the starting point of coal production and
pollution process as cord processing needed vest volumes of water for washing
while water was plentiful in Kalimantan. On the other hand the Dayak community
in Kalimantan were highly reliant on forest, land and water. “The three
components: land, water end forest, are the essential needs of the Dayak communities
in growing plants those were components they could not live without”.
Deforestation in Kalimantan
for mining explorations left horrible holes on earth. So far, miners simply
left the holes wide open, moreover most of the land far coal mining were open
pits.
Meanwhile Greenpeace
Indonesia reported there were 14 big projects of dirty carbon industry. The
report entitled Point of No Return highlighted coalmine expansion by Australia,
China, the USA, and Indonesia. Expansion of oil sand also spread out to Canada
and Russia. Meanwhile gas production was only expanding to Kaspia Sea and the
USA.
Anomalous climate caused by
glass house effect end carbon, originating from coalmining megaprojects was
the direct cause of carelessness of the Indonesian Government, because
proposals and promotion of fossil fuel projects broke loose to threat millions
of people. Fourteen project would increase CO2 emission as much as 6 rigatonis
per year. “The International Energy Board (IEA) was highly expectant that the
Government of RI would reduce emission since the record was already broken,
i.e. 31.6 tons” Arif Fiyanto, energy and climate campaigner of Greenpeace
Indonesia disclosed to Business News (5/2).
Even the World Economic
Forum in their report Global Risk 2013 in Davos warned global temperature of
3.6 – 4 celcius. “Or could even be six degrees Celsius. The increase is was
above the Government’s promise to maintain only below two degrees” Arif was
quoted as saying.
Indonesia was a country
most vulnerable and most unprepared to overcome climate change. The result was
natural disasters like flood, long drought, landslide and extreme climate
mounting up everywhere. President SBY once promised to reduce carbon emission
in Indonesia to 26 percent in 2020. “With international support emission
control might come to 41 percent” Arif concluded.
Business News - February 08,2013
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