Carbon Emissions And Mitigation Actions In Merauke

¹ Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Musamus University, Merauke - Indonesia
² Department of Management of Aquatic Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Musamus University, merauke - Indonesia

^* Coressponding author : untari@unmus.ac.id

Abstract

Merauke district is one of the areas developing still need clearing land required for the expansion of farming land, Plantations and land clearing to a new settlement.Using forward looking method, Clearing land for the benefit of development produce carbon emissions. Carbon emissions 2014 to 2025 of 40.4 million tons CO₂-eq with a total emission clean 20.7 tons CO₂-eq. While carbon emissions Merauke in 2030 decreased to 37.3 million tons CO₂-eq with a total emission clean of 15.4 million tons CO₂-eq. To reduce carbon emissions, Merauke do 6 action plan mitigation in unit agricultural planning wetlands and agriculture dry land, production forest, natural heritage land, an absorbing area, mangrove forests and plantation.The carbon emissions reduction in 2030 namely 15.41 % equivalent to 51.5 million tons CO₂-eq decline emissions from 6 mitigation action.