Net Zero Emissions, a Global Solution for Greener Earth

The Earth has faced many challenges, such as climate change and global warming due to the accumulation of carbon emissions. If it is not managed immediately, natural disasters may occur more frequently and weather patterns will be disrupted.

That’s why a serious effort like reducing carbon emissions and achieving Net Zero Emissions is significant. To learn more about net zero emissions, read the explanation below.

What Is Net Zero Emissions?

Net Zero Emissions is a condition when the amount of carbon emissions released to the atmosphere is balanced with the emission absorbed from it. NZE also means that the carbon footprint does not exceed the amount of emissions absorbed by the Earth.

The Earth takes in the carbon emissions through the forest and sea ecosystem to prevent them from evaporating into the atmosphere. This is important because the carbon emissions dispersed into the atmosphere will cause greenhouse gases and worsen global warming.

The problem is carbon emissions from human activities are one of the primary causes of recent climate change. The carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases come from fossil fuel combustion, steel manufacture, and many more.

According to Our World in Data, in 2023, the annual carbon emissions from the fossil fuel industry globally reached 37.79 billion tons. That’s why a global initiative like Net Zero Emissions is needed.

There are two main strategies in achieving Net Zero Emissions, which are reducing the emissions and increasing the carbon absorption. The emissions are the result of human activities.

Moreover, carbon emission absorption efforts can be obtained from reforestation, the development of technology to remove carbon, and peatland restoration.

Indonesia has set the target of achieving Net Zero Emissions in 2060 by making several efforts, such as forest conservation, implementing environmentally friendly technology, and using renewable energy.

Why Is Net Zero Emissions Important?

Reaching Net Zero Emissions is one of the important global efforts to avert worsening climate change and global warming. Here are some reasons why everyone should pay attention to Net Zero Emissions:

1. Protecting the Ecosystem

Climate change has a big impact on ecosystem damage. As a result, many plants and animals are threatened with extinction due to the loss of their natural habitat or failure to adapt to environmental conditions. By achieving Net Zero Emissions, biodiversity can be protected.

2. Reducing the Impact of Climate Change

One of the crucial reasons why Net Zero Emissions are important is to reduce the impact of climate change. As mentioned before, climate change can cause worsening disasters, uncertain extreme weather, and many more.

3. Keeping the Economy Sustainability

By making efforts to reduce carbon emissions, such as leveraging environmentally friendly technology and renewable energy, the government can lower the reliability of fossil fuel and create new job openings to run the economy.

4. Increasing Human Health

Health issues including respiratory illnesses can be brought on by air pollution from burning fossil fuels. Therefore, it is important to reduce the use of conventional vehicles to reduce carbon emissions in the atmosphere which can worsen human health.

How to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Reducing carbon emissions is one of the efforts you can make to achieve a balanced carbon emissions level or zero. You can start from yourself and the environment by doing simple things, such as:

1. Saving Electricity

The first action you can take is to save electricity. According to data published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, indirect emissions can be from electricity consumption, such as using heaters, excessive lamps, and air conditioners.

You can start by turning the lamps off in the unused room, using air conditioners properly, and unplugging the electronics cable from the socket when unused.

Aside from that, you can shift to renewable energy, such as solar panels. Using solar panels can help you reduce the dependability of conventional electricity and save electricity in the battery for further use.

Regarding solar panels, the subsidiary of Chandra Asri Group, Krakatau Chandra Energi contributes to renewable energy by providing solar panel installation services with on-grid, off-grid, and hybrid.

2. Decreasing the Use of Private Vehicles

The next action you can take is to decrease the use of private vehicles and start to take public transportation, such as local buses, commuter lines, and so on.

This is important because according to Jurnal Sumber Daya Alam dan Lingkungan, the transportation sector contributes to 60% of air pollution in Indonesia. Therefore, the use of private vehicles must be limited to reduce the pollution from fuel combustion.

You can also ride a bicycle or walk if the distance is not that far. Consequently, you can move actively to improve your body fit as well as reduce carbon emissions.

3. Planting Tree

Did you know that trees are one of the components in the ecosystem that can absorb carbon naturally? The thing is, deforestation is now getting frequent. Therefore, you can plant more trees for the future of the environment.

4. Recycling Waste

Next, you can recycle the waste from daily activities, such as composting organic waste and making flower pots out of paint cans.

Recycling products is also one of the elements of a circular economy that extends the lifetime of products.

What Chandra Asri Does to Combat Carbon Emissions

As a leading chemical, energy, and infrastructure solutions company in Southeast Asia, the Chandra Asri Group contributes to mitigating climate change and supports the target of achieving Net Zero Emissions in 2060.

One of the efforts done by the Chandra Asri Group to support Net Zero Emissions is by implementing ABCD strategies. Below is the complete explanation:

Abate: Reducing carbon emissions by implementing energy efficiency in tools and system operation.
Balance: Balancing the strategy with expanding a low-emissions business. One example of the action is developing green products and solar panels.
Control: Controlling the emissions with green technology.
Decarbonized: Doing nature-based solutions by managing forest, corals, and mangrove conservations.

Those are the information about Net Zero Emissions you should know. Your contribution as an individual is needed to preserve nature. So, you can start now with simple things around you.