At a glance:
- On June 26, 2025, IBC held the third session of its Indonesia Carbon Market Academy (ICMA 2), co-hosted by Barito Pacific Group at Wisma Barito Pacific II, focusing on baseline scenarios and additionality.
- The session aimed to strengthen members’ capacity to design credible carbon projects by demonstrating emission reduction value and project integrity.
- Participants presented diverse project ideas and received expert-led validation stress tests, fostering peer-to-peer learning and collaboration.
On June 26, 2025, the Indonesian Business Council (IBC) continued its Indonesia Carbon Market Academy (ICMA) program with its third session, focusing on baseline scenarios and additionality. The session, co-hosted by Barito Pacific Group and held at Wisma Barito Pacific II, was led by Paul Butar Butar and Albert Sutanto, two of Indonesia’s leading carbon market experts. Attending representatives of IBC’s members learned how to construct baseline scenarios–used to estimate greenhouse gas emissions that would occur in the absence of a carbon project–and how to demonstrate additionality, proving that carbon projects provided added value to emission reductions.
Each participant presented their proposed carbon projects, spanning a wide scope of topics including:
- Social forestry
- Integrated Forest Management (IFM)
- Biochar
- Geothermal
- Afforestation/reforestation
Experts then conducted validation stress tests, simulating how auditors would evaluate the robustness of their project design.
Through peer-to-peer learning, where members at different stages of their project exchanged experiences and strengthened best practices, the third ICMA 2 session highlighted the importance of collaboration in developing credible, high-integrity carbon initiatives. By combining expert guidance with member-driven exchanges, IBC continues to equip its members with the tools and knowledge needed to accelerate the growth of Indonesia’s carbon market.