Indonesia has become the first country to align a national carbon credit registry with the international data standard set by the Climate Data Steering Committee (CDSC), according to Kementerian LH, which reported the launch of the Carbon Unit Registry System (Sistem Registri Unit Karbon, or SRUK) on July 9, 2026 in Jakarta. The system was unveiled by the Ministry of Environment/Environmental Control Agency, led by Minister Moh Jumhur Hidayat.
Jumhur said the registry is meant to strengthen governance of Indonesia’s carbon market while ensuring economic benefits reach communities that help preserve the environment, not just businesses. Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan added that the launch fulfills a mandate under Presidential Regulation No. 110 of 2025, carried out jointly by multiple ministries and agencies, and that Indonesia is the first country to successfully align its national registry with CDSC’s international data standard for integrity and reliability.
Officials said regulatory groundwork in the environment, forestry, and financial-services sectors is already in place to support the registry, with other sectors expected to follow so that the national carbon market can roll out in phases while remaining integrated. The government said it expects the CDSC alignment to boost the credibility and global competitiveness of Indonesia’s carbon market and to help draw green investment toward the country’s emissions-reduction targets.
Carbon Market Context
- Registry infrastructure of this kind — systems that track issuance, ownership, and retirement of carbon units — is a foundational piece of market credibility for jurisdictions seeking to attract both compliance and voluntary carbon credit buyers across Asia, where interoperability with internationally recognized data standards is increasingly seen as a prerequisite for cross-border credit trading.
Source
- Indonesia Jadi Negara Pertama Terapkan Standar Data Global untuk Registri KarbonKementerian LH — Berita, published 2026-07-10