CarbonX, an Indonesian developer of high-impact carbon assets, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AirCarbon Exchange (ACX), the world's first fully digital carbon exchange, to collaborate on developing a carbon marketplace in Indonesia.
Dessi Yuliana, director of CarbonX, noted that the collaboration would provide Indonesian carbon project developers with a domestic carbon market connected to ACX's international customer order book. Additionally, the carbon marketplace will enable the Indonesian carbon market to expand swiftly.
"The joint venture delivers all aspects of a comprehensive carbon infrastructure where buyers and sellers worldwide and domestically can transact in a transparent and efficient manner,"
- Dessi Yuliana, director of CarbonX
According to Pandu Sjahrir, Commissioner of CarbonX, Indonesia has committed to a green economic transformation through the Net Zero Emission (NZE) objective of 2060, which is enshrined in Presidential Regulation 98/2021 on the Implementation of Carbon Economic Value.
To accomplish this goal, all players must collaborate and are aided by enabling policies. According to Bappenas, Indonesia will require enormous annual investments of approximately 3.4 to 3.5 percent of GDP to reach the NZE.
"The carbon marketplace platform scheme created by CarbonX can contribute to assisting investment funding to achieve NZE targets. If all of this takes place optimally, Indonesia can produce a massive supply of carbon offsets and contribute to the NDC commitment, while also providing social and economic co-benefits,"
- Pandu Sjahrir, Commissioner of CarbonX
William Pazos, Managing Director and Co-Founder of AirCarbon Exchange, noted that the relationship with CarbonX will expand options for Indonesian carbon asset producers.
"Today's announcement marks another milestone in ACX's rapid ascent as one of the world's premier carbon marketplaces. By leveraging ACX's technology, the CarbonX partnership will launch with immediate scale. As a result, Indonesian buyers and sellers will immediately gain access to an international marketplace with participants from 30 countries,"
- William Pazos, Managing Director and Co-Founder of AirCarbon Exchange
ACX was named the Best Carbon Exchange in Environmental Finance's annual Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings 2021 - the world's most extensive and most-watched study of the Voluntary Carbon Market. The Exchange has developed dramatically since the first deal was executed on the platform in early 2021, bringing openness, efficiency, and liquidity to the voluntary carbon markets.