CLIMATE ACTION PLANNING IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT –THE CASE OF MALAYSIAN CITIESGHG EMISSION IN ASIA 2 – MALAYSIA 1550-1710 pm 15 Sept 2023
OHYAMA HALL NIES TSUKUBA JAPANPROF Dr TPr HO CHIN SIONGUTM-Low Carbon Asia Research Centre
Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia

GHG Emissions of Malaysia

Population Malaysia –32.5 million ( 2019) and GDP RM1,424.3 billion ( Constant 2015price)

Energy 78.5%
Agriculture 3.00 %IPPU 9.94 %Waste 8.55 %0.231 tCO2/RM1000 Carbon
Emissions Intensity

kg CO2/GDP Purchasing Power Parity, US Dollars
using 2005 Prices

10.36 Carbon Emissions perCapita
tonne CO2/person

Reference:
International Energy Agency (2018) CO2 Emissions
from Fuel Combustion – 2018 Highlights

BUR3 Report

CO2 emission(‘000metri tons

CO2 per capita
metric ton (Pop 30.68mil)

without LULUCF

330,358.21

10.16

With LULUCF

115,643.68

3.56

Reference:(2020)ThirdTotalemission
2016
Ministry of Environment and Water, Malaysia (2020) Malaysia
Biennial
UpdateReport to the UNFCCCPOSITIONING MALAYSIA IN THE GLOBAL CLIMATE SCENE

Source: UNEP, 2021; https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/climate-action/what-we-do/climate-action-note/state-ofclimate.html?gclid=CjwKCAjw1MajBhAcEiwAagW9MVgZeuGSEzb8Kd-kO8Z3vlvf4yTEc6749su-Zl2tbmF_2-h7uJrGBxoC_j0QAvD_BwE

POSITIONING MALAYSIA IN THE GLOBAL CLIMATE SCENE

Source: https://climatepromise.undp.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/malaysia

Source: https://climatepromise.undp.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/malaysia

SciencePolicyAction

CLIMATE SCIENCE TO ACTION FOR SELECTED MALAYSIANCITIESUTM & ISKANDAR MALAYSIA’s EPIC LCS JOURNEY
Science-based Climate Policies and Action Plans

2009

2014-20152011-2012

Tools for Action

2015-2016

Stocktaking and Monitoring

2015-20192021-2022

2018

IskandarMalaysia
Net ZeroEmissionFuture(2050)

GCoM MALAYSIAN PILOT CITIES – TAKING CLIMATE ACTIONSGCOMMALAYSIANPILOT CITIESKUALA LUMPUR – LOW CARBON SOCIETY 2030 into Carbon Neutral 2050
- City to city collaboration / upscaling project implementation especially
Energy , Mobility and smart technology applications

KUALA LUMPUR – NET ZEROEMISSION BY 2050 –GUIDED BY SCIENCE (ASIAPACIFIC INTEGRATEDMODEL)PHASE 2 OUTCOMES- RM 28mil budget for implementation

Lesson from T2KLLCS – TMG -Tokyo Policy initiatives and Measures

Lesson from T2KLLCS – Saitama Policy initiatives and Measures on smartmobility, smart home and Misono district energy planning

KUALA LUMPUR – NET ZEROEMISSION BY 2050

KUALA LUMPUR – ACCELERATING
TRANSITION INTO NET ZERO EMISSIONWANGSA MAJU CARBON NEUTRAL GROWTH CENTRE
Develop the Wangsa Maju Growth Centre into a thriving, prosperous,carbon neutral urban precinct, serving as a pioneer showcase that is upscalable to other Kuala Lumpur Strategic Zones for a progressive
transformation of Kuala Lumpur into a carbon neutral city by 2050.

WANGSA MAJU CNGC – 20 PROJECTSWANGSA MAJU CNGC – 20 PROJECTS EXAMPLESWANGSA MAJU CNGC – Accelerating 20 PROJECTS implementation
with private sector/ city collaboration with Saitama City/ Tokyo TMG

WANGSA MAJU CNGC – 20 PROJECTS EXAMPLES

Major international events – COP27 and High Level Talks and Planning
for APCW 2023 Johor bahru COP28 DubaiJapan-Malaysia City to City Carbon
Neutral Collaborations – Celebratingthe 40th Anniversary of the Look
East Policy (LEP) The year 2022
marks 40 years since then Prime
Minister Mahathir's Look East Policy
in 1982. at COP27 Sharm El sheikh 10Nov 2022 at 1700-1830

High Level Talks on Zero Carbon City KL on 8 Aug
2022 KL city-Discussion focus on decarbonization effort of KL
City and knowledge sharing from TMG Tokyo
ordinance revisions for decarbonising buildings andresource recycling initiatives stated in the 2050
'Zero Emission Tokyo' and 2030 Carbon Half
as well as the City of Saitama - Misono’s ‘Smart
Home Community’ development, a leading exampleof carbon neutral neighborhoods in JapanEMPRICAL CASE OF
MALAYSIAN CITIES with
CLIMATE ACTION PLAN 2030
Prepared in 2022-2023
4 new pilot cities /CASE STUDIES- Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) cities(Petaling jaya, Putrajaya, Segamat and IskandarPuteri)https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC129159/JRC129159_01.pdf

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PETALING JAYASEGAMATFunct ion
Ma jor Growth Ce nte r of Se la ngor
Sta te (La rge st e conomy)
Are a97.2 km 2

Funct ion
Ma la ysia ’s Agricultura lPowe rhouse
Are a1,416 km 2

Popula t ion
793, 636 (2021)

Popula t ion
152,458 (2020)

Ad minist ra t ion
Pe ta ling Ja ya City Council (MBPJ)PUTRAJAYA

Funct ion
Fe d e ra l Gove rnme nt
Ad ministra tive Ce ntre Ma la ysia
Are a49 km 2 with Ga rd e n City conce p ts
with a bout 40% op e n sp a ce s
Popula t ion
134,391 (2021)

Ad minist ra t ion
Putra ja ya Corp ora tion (PJC)

Administ ra t ion
Se ga ma t Municipa l Council (MPS)ISKANDAR PUTERI
Funct ion
Administra tive City, Busine sse sa nd The me Pa rks – Vision CityAre a
402.96 km 2Popula t ion
921,806 (2020)
Administ ra t ion
Iska nda r Pute ri City Council (MBIP)

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CLIMATE ACTIO N P LAN
20 30

P LAN 20 30

Fo u r (4 ) Ma la y s ia n P ilo t
Cit ie s Se g a m a t , Is k a n d a r
P u t e ri, P e t a lin g J a y a ,P u t ra ja y a
VISIO N
Mit ig a t io n Ta rg e t An d Ad a p t a t io n
Go a ls

GHG EMISSIO NSINVENTO RY(CIRIS)

CLIMATE RISK VULNERABILITYASSESSMENT (CRVA)• P a s t a n d Cu rre n t Clim a t e Ha za rd s
• Im p a c t s o f Clim a t e Ha za rd s An dVu ln e ra b le p o p u la t io n
• Fu t u re Im p a c t s o f Clim a t e Ha za rd s

• Ba s e lin e Em is s io n s• Re d u c t io n P o t e n t ia l

CLIMATE ACTIO N P LAN20 30• D e v e lo p m e n t Th e m e An dP la n n e d Ac t io n s• Co m m o n Mit ig a t io n An d
Ad a p t a t io n Me a s u re s

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Mit ig a t io n Go a ls

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Ad a p t a t io n Go a ls

SEGAMATISKANDARPUTERIPETALING
JAYA
PUTRAJAYA

Be t t e r
Prot e ct ion
a ga instFlooding
Incre a se
Re silie ncea ga inst Flooding

Pre ve nt ing
Numbe r of De ngue
Ca se sRe ducing Downt imeof Ut ilit ie s ca use dby Tropica l St orm

Re ducing Numbe rof De ngue
Ca se sCope wit h He a t
Wa ve t hroughLa ndsca ping

De cre a se
Flooding by
Be t t e r
Prot e ct ion
De ve lop Coole r
Put ra ja ya
Cit y

Re duce Numbe r ofDe ngue
Ca se sIncre a seRe silie nce
a ga inst Drought

Pre ve nt ing
Numbe r of De ngue
Ca se s

Improve la ndsca pinga ga inst Se ve rewind

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P o t e n t ia l Em issio n Re d u ct io n By 20 30

CITIESPOPULATIONEMISSION
REDUCTION(kt CO2e q)

SEGAMAT

211,300

531

41

ISKANDARPUTERI682,527

2,718

46

PETALING
JAYA

771,687

1,650

33

PUTRAJAYA

134,391

474

33

TOTAL

1,799,905

5,373

REDUCTION IN
ABSOLUTE GHG
EMISSION (%)

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Ba se lin e Em issio n s In ve n t o ry (CIRIS)

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Clim a t e Risk Vu ln e ra b ilit y Asse ssm e n t (CRVA)

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Mit ig a t io n An d Ad a p t a t io n Me a su re s

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Co m m o n Mit ig a t io n An d Ad a p t a t io n Me a su re s
MITIGATION
CITIESSEGAMATISKANDAR PUTERIPETALING JAYAPUTRAJAYASUSTAINABLE
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CONCLUDING REMARKS
1. Asian Cities are experiencing rapid urbanisation (UR ~ 85% by 2030) and we need totake this opportunity to avoid carbon locked situation.
2. Society are at the core of mitigating and adapting to climate change, andenhancing sustainability
3. TBL holistic development where Social (quality of life, inclusiveness),economic(growth and prosperity) and environmental ( biodiversity, carbon sink/NBS)
conservation goals must be sustained as we mitigate and adapt to climate change
4. Smart technologies, AI, IoT, ICT as means to ends for accelerating the transition intosustainable, climate-smart cities (low carbon 2030, carbon neutral 2050)
5. Science to Action (S2A) – evidence-based, action-oriented climate policymaking
with implementation in mind – MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE ACTIONS INTO STATUTORYPLANS IS KEY!
6. Highest level buy-in is essential (highly committed and passionate State Executive
Councillors, City Mayors/Presidents)
7. We must ACT NOW! STOP green washing!

THANK YOU!
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Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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