President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had instructed the application of an economic development system by using environmentally friendly energy since last year, and its implementation had reached 48 percent, Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta said here on Wednesday on the sidelines of the five-day Tunza International Children and Youth Conference on the Environment 2011.
"So, 48 percent of the power energy being produced, have been using environmentally friendly energy," he said.
The conference is expected to discuss about an institutional framework for the development of green economy, and the results will be presented in the Brazil Summit.
Indonesia has been quietly carrying out various efforts to create environmentally friendly energy for the environmental preservation, according to the minister.
"For examples in Bali and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). In NTT, we have made lamps using solar energy, and it's one of the regions supporting the green economy programs," he said.
The younger generation has played an important role in the green economy program, he added.
"The younger generation will inherit this habitat, and they must have awareness of the importance of protecting and preserving the environment for the future generations," the minister said.
The TUNZA International Children and Youth on the Road to Rio+20 Conference is being Organized by Indonesia and UNEP (United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) from September 27 until October 1, 2011.
The event in Bandung brings together over 1,000 young people, mentors and celebrities from 120 countries.
Under the theme "Reshaping our Future through a Green Economy and Sustainable Lifestyles", the conference will explore the role of young people in sustainable development and provide youths inputs for the upcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, also known as Rio+20, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012.
One of the main outcomes of the conference will be a "Bandung Declaration" in which the world's youths will make their statement on sustainable development in the run-up to Rio+20.
The TUNZA conference is a follow-up on the decision adopted at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development, in Johannesburg, South Africa, which states that the views of children should be incorporated in decisions regarding the environment.(*)
: Nyoman Budhiana
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