The decision of the United States Government under the leadership of President Donald Trump to withdraw from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) should not undermine Indonesia’s commitment to climate action and energy transition. Beyond the United States, Indonesia has the opportunity to build bilateral financing cooperation with countries in the Global South to continue—and even strengthen—its climate and energy transition commitments.

The global energy transition is no longer associated with the advancements of the developed countries; middle power nations are now leading the way with contextual strategies that forge an inclusive path to net-zero.

During Simon Stiell’s official visit to Indonesia Net-Zero Summit 2026, the Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC stated his institution's readiness to become Indonesia's strategic partner in realizing its net-zero 2050 ambition and leading a just energy transition in the region and the world.