Jakarta, Sept. 24 -- In contrast to United States President Donald Trump's disdain for green energy, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto reiterated the nation's commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2060.

From the rostrum of the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York on Tuesday local time, Prabowo stated that Indonesia, as the largest island country, is "already experiencing the direct consequences of climate change, particularly the threat of rising sea levels."

Hence, Indonesia "chooses to confront climate change not by slogans, but by immediate steps" by meeting the 2015 Paris Agreement obligations.

"We aim to achieve net-zero emissions by 2060, and we are confident we can achieve net-zero emissions much earlier,...