Jakarta, Aug. 8 -- Indonesian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Arif Havas Oegroseno believes that developing countries need to formulate scientific methods and approaches to calculate the price of carbon sequestration.

He made the statement while delivering the opening remarks at the symposium "Exploring the Global South: Epistemologies, Development Pathways, and Research Network," organized by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) in Jakarta on Thursday.

Oegroseno stressed that experts, professors, and historians from developing countries should work together to establish a mutually agreed method for calculating carbon sequestration, which can then be discussed at the government level.

"Once we have our own standards, g...