Indonesia’s Commitment to The Paris Agreement Based on Law Number 21 of 2014 Regarding Geothermal Heat
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- 10.2991/assehr.k.220404.023How to use a DOI?
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- Paris Agreement; Indonesia; Geothermal
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The adverse impact of climate change is a major threat to human life and the environment. Therefore, it is the duty of the State to protect its citizens. Indonesia is one of the countries that signed the Paris Agreement on 22 April 2016, The Paris Agreement is in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on greenhouse gas emission mitigation, adaptation, and finance in Paris in 2015. Indonesia’s role in the Paris Agreement convention is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 29% under any effort or business as usual (BAU) by 2030 and can be increased to 41% with international cooperation. The binding power of the Paris Agreement convention is based on the principles of International Law Pacta sunt servanda. The legal basis for pacta sunt servanda is regulated in Article 26 of the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, in Article 26 pacta sunt servanda means that every treaty in force is binding on the countries that are members of the treaty and must be implemented in good faith. Indonesia has laws and regulations for the formation or development of geothermal energy or environmentally friendly renewable energy related to the Paris Agreement convention, one of which is Law number 21 of 2014 concerning geothermal energy.
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TY - CONF AU - Handi Herawan AU - Ahmad Redi PY - 2022 DA - 2022/04/21 TI - Indonesia’s Commitment to The Paris Agreement Based on Law Number 21 of 2014 Regarding Geothermal Heat BT - Proceedings of the 3rd Tarumanagara International Conference on the Applications of Social Sciences and Humanities (TICASH 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 144 EP - 149 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220404.023 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.220404.023 ID - Herawan2022 ER -