Policy Conflicts Regarding Natural Resource Extraction and Climate Change

Abstract

This article summarizes East Kalimantan Province's climate change policy. Two traits of this province conflict. East Kalimantan has the largest natural resource extraction income and is a national climate change mitigation pilot project. This makes balancing regional economic and ecological interests difficult. Can these two aspects coexist, or is one sacrificed? This is evident in regional development plan documents and programs, including priority scales. The results suggest that East Kalimantan's dependence on natural resource extraction is harmful to climate change policy. As shown in the East Kalimantan Provincial Mid-Term Development Plan, the mining sector is crucial to the regional economy's growth, with all districts and cities in the province having GRDP values higher than the national average.