Jakarta, Sept. 11 -- The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has stated that the government's priority for developing the carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry is twofold: to reduce emissions and to create new investment opportunities.

"The government's main priority is to ensure that this initiative not only contributes to emission reductions but also creates investment opportunities," said the Director General of Oil and Gas at the ministry, Laode Sulaeman in an official statement, Thursday.

Sulaeman also highlighted the government's desire to encourage innovation and strengthen the sustainable growth of the CCS industry.

He believes Indonesia has significant geological potential and a supportive regulatory framework that po...