Belem, Nov. 12 -- The Indonesian government has invited Sweden to help cut global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through a carbon economy partnership, Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said Tuesday at the COP30 summit in Belem, Brazil.

"We're inviting business partners in Sweden, through the Swedish government, to join us in reducing greenhouse gas emissions through a carbon economy scheme. They've welcomed it," Nurofiq said after a bilateral meeting with Diana Janse, Sweden's State Secretary for International Development, Cooperation and Foreign Trade.

He said the effort underscores that strategies to reduce GHG emissions require international collaboration, not just individual national efforts. Sweden, he added, is among the f...