The Effect of FABA Removal from B3 Waste List on Indonesia’s Commitment at Cop-26 in Climate Actions

The government's role in reducing emissions shows the fact that the existing regulations have not supported both sectors yet, especially in the energy sector. Indonesia has occupied the third position as the largest coal producing country in the world. In 2020, Indonesia produced 562.5 million tons of coal and it was 606.2 million tons in 2021. Based on the results of COP-26 Glasgow, it has increased the trust and real modalities for the implementation of the various elements of the Paris Agreement. The meeting discussed matters related to the Glasgow Climate Pact COP-26, which explicitly planned to reduce the coal which is called the worst fossil fuel for greenhouse gases. Government Regulation No. 22 of 2021 concerning the Environmental Protection and Management has removed coal ash waste or fly ash and bottom ash (FABA) from burning coal from the list of hazardous and toxic waste (B3). The research method used normative juridical method, namely legal research with a qualitative approach method. From the researchers’ observations, removing FABA from the B3 waste list adds to the long list of efforts in climate control actions. In fact, there has no readiness yet in the field and Indonesia is vulnerable as a country to the adverse impacts of climate change. Therefore, it is important to re-evaluate the policy.