Indonesia’s Sistem Registri Unit Karbon (SRUK) is the first real-world implementation of the Climate Data Steering Committee’s Data Model, advancing global interoperability across carbon markets.

July 9, 2026 (Jakarta) – Indonesia today launched its national carbon credit registry, the Sistem Registri Unit Karbon (SRUK), becoming the first jurisdiction to implement the Climate Data Steering Committee’s (CDSC) Secretariat’s Common Carbon Credit Data Model in an operational registry. The launch marks the first real-world implementation of the voluntary global framework, developed at the request of the South African G20 to strengthen data standardization and interoperability across carbon markets.

The SRUK establishes a national framework for recording and overseeing carbon credit transactions in Indonesia while enabling international crediting programs to participate through a common data framework. The milestone demonstrates how a common global data standard can be implemented at the national level, making it easier for registries, crediting programs, and market participants to access carbon credit information.

Indonesia incorporated key recommendations from the Data Model into the SRUK, including globally unique identifiers that improve the traceability of carbon credits throughout their life cycle and support greater consistency, transparency, and interoperability across carbon market infrastructure. In its initial phase, the SRUK will operate in carbon credit markets, including those used in voluntary markets and transactions under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, while providing a framework that recognizes international crediting programs operating in Indonesia. 

“Indonesia’s launch of the SRUK marks an important milestone for both Indonesia and the broader carbon market ecosystem,” said Mary Schapiro, Chair of the Climate Data Steering Committee. “As the first real-world implementation of the Common Carbon Credit Data Model, it demonstrates how common data standards and globally unique identifiers can strengthen trust, reduce friction across markets, and help scale high-integrity carbon markets.”

With the SRUK’s architecture built on the Data Model, international crediting programs (ICPs) seeking to connect to the registry and operate in the Indonesian market can map their information to the Data Model format. This approach will help improve comparability across programs, reduce friction in cross-border transactions, and support more efficient participation in Indonesia’s carbon market.  

“A carbon market with integrity must deliver real benefits on the ground. The people who protect our forests and ecosystems should be the first to see the value of carbon,” said Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan. “That is why SRUK was built not just to meet international standards, but to help spread prosperity.”

Developed by the CDSC through the South African G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group, the Data Model is the first recommended global framework for standardizing carbon credit data across the full credit life cycle – from pre-issuance to retirement. Drawing on established financial market practices, including the use of unique identifiers, it provides a common data foundation that supports interoperability across jurisdictions and among the market participants needed to scale these markets. 

“In the spirit of Asta Cita, SRUK will be the central hub connecting the instruments and participants of Indonesia’s carbon market, ensuring that the benefits of credible, high-integrity carbon value reach communities on the ground and bring climate justice to all Indonesians. This reflects our shared commitment to leaving no one behind,” said Indonesian Minister of Environment Mohammad Jumhur Hidayat.

“This regulation reflects the Indonesia Financial Services Authority’s commitment to carbon trading that is transparent, sound, protects investors and market users, and supports the financing of Indonesia’s transition to a low-carbon economy,” said Indonesian Financial Services Authority Chair Friderica Widyasari Dewi.

The Data Model’s piloting phase, announced at the COP30 Business and Finance Forum in São Paulo in November 2025, is supporting testing and refinement with governments and private sector stakeholders across the carbon credit ecosystem. Indonesia was the first jurisdiction to pilot the Data Model and is now the first to move from piloting to operational implementation. Insights from the pilot will inform further refinement of the Data Model ahead of its expected finalization in early 2027.

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