​Indonesia's USD1bil Carbon Credits at COP30

(Belém, Brazil, 14 November 2025) — Over 50,000 people from more than 190 countries, including diplomats and climate experts, are gathering at Belém to attend the 11-day event being held at the edge of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, focusing on implementing and scaling the commitments of the Paris Agreement signed ten years ago. The summit takes place as global temperatures are projected to rise 2–3 °C by 2100, making coordinated climate action increasingly urgent.

"COP30 is where climate commitments meet market realities. Developing countries need around USD1.4 trillion, while richer nations are pledging USD300 billion, a gap that can't be ignored. How these pledges are implemented will have real knock-on effects for investments and market pricing," said Samuel Hertz (Head of APAC) at EBC Financial Group, an online global brokerage.

Indonesia in COP30

Following the recent meeting, Minister of Environment, Hanif Faisol Nurofiq aims to generate roughly USD1 billion (IDR 16 trillion) in carbon credit transactions during the summit, targeting the sale of 90 million tonnes of carbon credits from nature-based and technology-driven projects.

The government is positioning itself as a "green bridge", ready to monetise high-quality carbon credits, attract foreign investment, and channel its natural-asset potential into sustainable economic growth. Taken together, Indonesia's forest ecosystems, carbon-market ambitions and international partnerships frame it as a key player in COP30's climate-finance agenda.

Environmental groups, however, warn that the emphasis on large-scale carbon trading risks becoming a form of greenwashing, where land and forest value is commercialised without reducing present day emissions.

"It's critical to ensure carbon credits adhere to frameworks governing important criteria such as additionality and permanence – without which 'high-integrity' becomes questionable," said Hertz, "Without parallel efforts or roadmaps to phase down fossil fuels, carbon credits risk becoming a trading vehicle without tangible net benefits today."

Making Every Trade Count: "Protect the Amazon with Every Trade"

Building on its ongoing environmental commitment, traders on EBC Financial Group can now take a small but tangible step to support rainforest conservation through the "Protect the Amazon with Every Trade" programme. For each eligible trade, EBC donates on the client's behalf to vetted conservation partners at no additional cost, linking routine market activity to measurable outcomes in rainforest protection.

The programme aims to deliver measurable environmental impact - protecting up to 1,282 acres of rainforest, conserving approximately 875,641 trees, and avoiding an estimated 294,871 metric tonnes of CO₂ emissions with every trade made on EBC's online brokerage platform.

The initiative provides an easy way for traders to contribute to preserving one of the world's most critical carbon sinks while continuing to participate in global markets. Beyond the Amazon, EBC has also signalled interest in expanding similar efforts to other high-integrity conservation projects, reflecting the growing convergence of financial activity and environmental stewardship.

Tropical Forests Forever: Financing Global Conservation

Belém's proximity to the Amazon underscores the importance of tropical forests in global climate stability. COP30 saw the launch of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF), a Brazil‑led initiative designed to preserve tropical forests worldwide. Open to over 70 forest countries, TFFF anticipates an initial USD 25 billion in public contributions that could leverage an additional USD 100 billion from private investors, with annual payouts of around USD 4 billion. Notably, at least 20% of transfers go directly to Indigenous peoples and traditional communities.

The Amazon, Atlantic Forest as well as the Congo and Mekong basins are eligible to be covered by the TFFF. The initiative links finance with conservation at a global scale and providing a replicable model for sustainable investment in natural capital. Tropical rainforests, including the Amazon, are central to these efforts, stabilising carbon budgets and safeguarding ecosystems. Indonesia's tropical rainforests, for example, hold 15% of the world's tropical forests, while its peatlands store 57 billion metric tonnes of carbon, more than twice the carbon in all proven Middle‑Eastern oil reserves.

For more information about the Protect the Amazon with Every Trade campaign, visit https://www.ebc.com/activityList/Amazon

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