JAKARTA, June 24 (Xinhuanet) -- A commission of the Indonesian House of Representatives Commission has approved the bill on the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol as part of the country's effort to help reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the world.

    The bill will be brought to the House's plenary session for endorsement. The ratification will come into force following the president's signature, The Jakarta Post reported Thursday.

    During a hearing with cabinet members on Wednesday, House working committee chairman Amris Hasan said the deliberations would likely finish on Thursday.

    "The bill is part of our commitment to help reduce global warming," he said.

    State Minister for the Environment Nabiel Makarim and a number of high ranking officials at his office were also present at the hearing.

    The bill states that industrialized countries have long produced a huge amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Therefore, those countries are obliged to reduce their GHGs emission levels to curb the impact of climate change.

    On the other side, developing countries, which do not have an obligation to reduce their GHGs, are entitled to obtain donations from the wealthier nations.

    The bill also stipulates that the Kyoto Protocol regulates three mechanisms for countries to work together to reduce the GHG levels. One is joint implementation among advanced countries, clean development mechanism (CDM) between advanced countries and developing countries and emission trading among advanced countries.

    Indonesia could participate in the reduction of GHG emissions via the CDM.

    The CDM is a financing scheme where advanced countries invest in developing countries to reduce GHG levels as those developed countries are unable to reduce it further in their own countries.

    Among the CDM projects are clean energy power plants and reforestation programs.

    The bill also says that the Kyoto Protocol is aimed at maintaining GHGs in the atmosphere at a manageable level. The Protocol regulates the obligation from advanced countries to reduce their GHGs by 5 percent below the 1990 level, which should be done between 2008 and 2012.

    By ratifying the Protocol, Indonesia will join 123 other countries that have adopted the international treaty. Enditem