Protected Carbon in Indonesia

Affected Areas

These protected areas in Indonesia contain current or planned fossil fuel projects. Oil, gas, and coal extraction in protected areas harms their natural value while contributing to climate change.

  • Fossil Fuel Type
  • Affected Area
  • Oil & Gas
  • Balai Raja
  • Oil & Gas
  • Bangkiriang
  • Oil & Gas
  • Berbak
  • Oil & Gas
  • Bukit Sapat Hawung
  • Oil & Gas
  • Bukit Soeharto
  • Oil & Gas
  • Danau Pulau Besar-Danau Pulau Bawah
  • Oil & Gas
  • Dangku
  • Oil & Gas
  • KKPD KEPULAUAN DERAWAN DAN PERAIRAN SEKITARNYA
  • Oil & Gas
  • KKPD PULAU PULAU SEPANJANG DAN PULAU DISEKITARNYA KABUPATEN SUMENEP
  • Oil & Gas
  • KKPN KEPULAUAN ANAMBAS DAN LAUT SEKITARNYA
  • Oil & Gas
  • Kutai
  • Oil & Gas
  • Sembilang
  • Oil & Gas
  • Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin
  • Oil & Gas
  • Sungai Kapuas
  • Oil & Gas
  • Zamrud
  • Coal
  • Bentayan
  • Coal
  • Bukit Baka - Bukit Raya
  • Coal
  • Bukit Soeharto
  • Coal
  • Kutai
  • Coal
  • Memberamo Foja
  • Coal
  • Sembilang

Extraction Data

This table shows a summary of potential emissions from fossil fuel extraction projects in protected areas in Indonesia (including projects that are currently extracting, planned or idled).

  • Fossil Fuel Type
  • Fossil Fuel Quantity
  • CO2 Quantity (MT CO2e)
  • Oil & Gas
  • 414.24 MMBOE
  • 173.40
  • Coal
  • 191.00 MT
  • 382.00
  • Combined
  • 555.40

Deposits Data

This table shows a summary of potential emissions from fossil fuel deposits under protected areas in Indonesia. Many of these are not yet the target of any industry activities and could more easily become part of a non-extraction policy.

  • Fossil Fuel Type
  • CO2 Quantity (MT CO2e)
  • Oil & Gas
  • 1,905.86
  • Coal
  • 15,250.19
  • Combined
  • 17,156.05

Early Warnings

This table shows untouched protected areas that have planned carbon extraction projects, along with their respective startup dates.

  • Affected Area
  • Startup Date
  • Bentayan
  • 0
  • Bukit Baka - Bukit Raya
  • 0
  • Bukit Soeharto
  • 0
  • Kutai
  • 0
  • Memberamo Foja
  • 0
  • Bangkiriang
  • 2036
  • Sungai Kapuas
  • 2038
  • KKPD KEPULAUAN DERAWAN DAN PERAIRAN SEKITARNYA
  • 2044
  • Berbak
  • 2046
  • Kutai
  • 2051
  • Bukit Sapat Hawung
  • 2057
  • KKPN KEPULAUAN ANAMBAS DAN LAUT SEKITARNYA
  • 2076

Profiting Companies

  • Fossil Fuel Type
  • Profiting Company
  • Oil & Gas
  • EIG Partners
  • Oil & Gas
  • Energi Mega Persada
  • Oil & Gas
  • Japex
  • Oil & Gas
  • Korea Gas
  • Oil & Gas
  • MedcoEnergi
  • Oil & Gas
  • Mitsubishi Corp
  • Oil & Gas
  • Open acreage
  • Oil & Gas
  • Pertamina
  • Oil & Gas
  • Prakarsa
  • Oil & Gas
  • PT Bumi Siak Pusako
  • Oil & Gas
  • PT Riau Petroleum
  • Oil & Gas
  • Repsol
  • Coal
  • Karya Jaya [100%]
  • Coal
  • PT Atlas Resources Tbk [100.0%]
  • Coal
  • PT Atlas Resources Tbk [80.0%]
  • Coal
  • PT MNC Energy Investments Tbk [99.3%]
  • Coal
  • PT Trimata Benua [100%]
  • Coal
  • QMetco Ltd [51.0%]
  • Coal
  • Rabani Corporindo [100%]
  • Coal
  • Rinjani Kartanegara [100%]
  • Coal
  • Transisi Energy Satunama [100%]

Map

Sources

  • Protected Areas: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas. October 2023.
  • Oil & gas extraction: Rystad Energy, U Cube Upstream Oil and Natural Gas Solution. October 2023.
  • Coal extraction: Global Energy Monitor, Global Coal Mine Tracker. October 2023.
  • CO2 equivalencies: Kühne, Kjell, Big numbers for bold activists: A quick method for estimating potential emissions of fossil fuel projects. Energy Research & Social Science, Volume 79, September 2021.
  • Reserves & resources: German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), German and Global Energy Supplies. 2021.

Disclaimer

This page was created using the best data available. Despite this, errors and omissions are likely. Please contact our team with any errors or confirmation requests you may have. Further information on sources and methodology is available on our data page.