Integration of Local Wisdom in Low Carbon Development Policies and Industrial Downstreaming

Abstract

As an implementation of Indonesia's commitment to implementing the 'Paris Agreement', the government has issued various policies related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions as a cause of climate change which threatens the lives of living creatures, including humans. Several government policies, such as carbon trading, carbon storage, and energy transition, have been regulated in several legal products. The problem becomes complex because, at the same time, Indonesia is experiencing social problems, the number of job seekers is high, the unemployment rate is increasing and there is a need to efficiently utilize non-renewable natural resources (coal, nickel, tin, gold). So the government made a downstream industry policy. All management processes from raw materials to finished goods that are ready for consumer use are processed domestically. Of course, many factories will be built, which will carry out the process of converting raw goods into goods ready for consumption, which in the production process will produce greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide (Co2). On the one hand, there is a commitment to carry out low-carbon development, but on the other hand, there are socio-economic needs that must be met. To integrate these two interests, the local wisdom of the community in its closeness to nature, in 'protecting, caring for and using' natural resources wisely, can be a strengthening and supporting element for low-carbon development. To discuss this issue, normative juridical methods are used, examining various legal products and other references. The principle of sustainable development is to harmonize economic, ecological, and socio-cultural aspects, to achieve the welfare of the Indonesian people.