KL’s climate actions andcontribution of KL-TMG-Saitama Collaboration
The Japan-ASEAN Environmental Week Session 4.
“How can national governments contribute to subnational climate action in the ASEAN region?”

Junichi FUJINO and Ryoko NAKANO (IGES)
22/Aug/2023

Tokyo to Kuala Lumpur Low Carbon System (T2KLLCS):
knowledge transfer on low carbon building systems

Tokyo Metropolitan Govt (TMG): The
capital of Japan and the inventor of
the first city based Cap-and-Trade
Program for emissions from buildings

Aug. 2019
Kickoff mtg @KL City Hall

Datuk Mahadi
Mayor of KL
since Oct 2020,

Mr. OgawaSenior Director,
TMG

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (KL): The capital of+ Malaysia; announced low carbon plan toreduce by 2030 carbon emission intensityof GDP by 70% (national target 45%)
Supported by IGES and
Malaysian institutions
TMG’s know-how on energy efficiency andrenewable energy in around 4200 publicbuildings is transferred to KL for around2000 public buildings. KL has decided toprepare her own budget to retrofit several
main public buildings in FY2021 based ondata analysis. The city has announced its
target to become carbon neutral by 2050.
MOEJ City to city collaboration for a zero-carbon society1Targets stated in the proposal for 3years (2019-2021) [Phase1]• TMG officials will provide KL City officials and others with information on
the outline of TMG's energy efficiency measures and actual operation forbuildings via local workshops and training visits to Japan. As a result, KL
will accumulate knowledge in planning and formulation, improve
implementation capabilities.
• The KL LCSBP 2030 (Kuala Lumpur Low Carbon Society Blueprint 2030:
Roadmap to a Low Carbon Society 2030), which KL City Hall aims toachieve by 2030, will be brought closer to realization of its goals andstrategies.
• The energy conservation and CO2 emission reduction potential ofrelevant technologies and priorities for policy implementation will beidentified.
• The proposed zero-emission scenario for KL City Hall will be clarified.
• TMG’s low-carbon building policies and experiences will be transferred toKL City.

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KL’s edition of a list of measures to be taken when building new orrenewing public buildings, and energy management guidelines
・Knowledge transfer of TMG‘s building specification for energy efficiency and renewableenergy in metropolitan-owned facilities, etc. ⇒ Guidelines.
・The guidelines will be used as reference when upgrading equipment in KL’s municipality
owned facilities
Establishing guidelines for energy
Guideline with a list of measures to be
management of municipal facilities.
applied to new construction

To upgrade equipment to those of the highest
energy efficiency level in Malaysia, etc.

PDCA cycle 1: New installment, retrofit of facilities① The Building Maintenance Department shall determine a building with the need fora new installment or a retrofit to achieve the targets shown in the next section (see5. Target)② The Building Maintenance Department shall observe the “Low Carbon Building
Specification (retrofits) for technical options and calculate the energy / GHG
emission reduction potential.
③ The Building Maintenance Department shall set the target for the building’s energy
performance level. (Level 1, 2 or 3)④ The Building Maintenance Department shall budget and install the selectedequipment. If the investment cost exceeds 100,000 RM receive approval from theenergy management committee.
⑤ Check the energy performance level set in action ③ for the overall building
after installation.
⑥ If not, fine-tune the equipment. Using a BEMS or a meter, monitor the actualenergy consumption level of the installed equipment and compare with those
before installment in cooperation with the appliance manufacturer.
⑦ The Building Maintenance Department will report to the energy management
committee and display the energy performance level in the building entrance, andgovernment website/publications. -> Go back to action ⑤.

Guidance on using the PDCA cycle to sustainably
improve energy efficiency in organisations.

3Progress in developing a low carbon building systemfor public buildings in Kuala Lumpur City
Prepared a five-year plan for the renovation of municipal facilities
with high-efficiency equipment and photovoltaic installations. Thebudget was partially secured
led to the idea of a carbon
neutral growth center and amulti-year budget
Proposed budget for 2021-2025 building retrofits
DBKL RE AND EE PROJECTS BUDGETTING AND IMPLEMENTATION STATUS (2021-2025)
No.

Proposed Projects

Implementation

Project Status

Year

Estimated Cost(MYR)

Budget Status

A. Solar PV Installation
1Sentul Perdana Community Centre

200,000

2Ampang Hilir Hall and Community Centre

200,000

3Kuala Lumpur Wholesale Market

4Bandar Tun Razak Commercial Centre

5Kuala Lumpur City Hall Training Centre (IDB)

6Kuala Lumpur Public Library

200,000

7

Titiwangsa Takraw Stadium

200,000

8Pudu Ulu Recreational Park

9Jalan Jujur Hawker Centre

10

TTDI Public Library

11

TTDI Community Centre

12

Bangsar Sports Complex

13

Selayang Daily Market

14Kg Baru Salak Selatan Market and Hawker Centre

15

TTDI Market

16

Keramat Mall Commercial Building

17

Taman Botani Multistorey Parking (TBC)

18

Taman Metropolitan Kepong Multistorey Parking (TBC)

200,000
2022/2023

Tentatively planned to go

200,000

under SELCO schemes

200,000

To be advised

200,0002021

Project commenced in 2021

106,800

TNB SARE (Supply2021

Agreement with Renewable
Energy -Zero CAPEX

No budget required

21 years' agreement)

B. M&E Projects
Tendering process (Sep-Oct
19

AHU Menara 120212021)
Project Kick-off scheduled

8,000,000 Additional budget request approved

for Nov/Dec 2021
Tendering process (Sep-Oct20

VRV for Air-conditioning System @ IDB Bandar Tun Razak

20212021)
Project Kick-off scheduledfor Nov/Dec 2021

Chiller, Pump, Cooling Tower & AHU for Menara 1-Tendering process

2,400,000 Additional budget request approved

4Plans for installation of solar PV on public buildings

Plans to install solar PV on publicBuildings⮚ Installation completed for 4 locations

PUDU ULU RECREATIONAL PARKTAMAN BOTANI PERDANAHAWKER CENTRE JALAN JUJURSKY ARENA SPORT CENTRE

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C40 World Mayors Summit@Buenos Aires (Oct 19th, 2022)
Cleaning the Air We Breathe
Winners: Beijing, Pune
Accelerating Immediate Action in CriticalSectors
Winners: Addis Ababa, AmsterdamBuilding Climate Resilience
Winners: Dhaka North, Metropolitan Area ofGuadalajara
Innovative Climate Solutions
Winners: Freetown, São Paulo
Building a Climate Movement
Winners: Seattle, Tokyo / Kuala Lumpur
C40 Bloomberg
Philanthropy Award

C40 Bloomberg Philanthropy Award Ceremony@ Buenos Aires

BBC Storyworks – Transforming Cities

6Discussions on the “Wangsa Maju Carbon Neutral Growth Center”
The private sector in the district also participated in the discussions on specific initiatives.
(1)Solar on Infrastructure
1a.Rooftop Solar PV
1b. Solar for Pedestrian Mist
(2) Floating Solar PV(3) District Energy System

WM Seksyen 2

EnergyWM
Seksyen 4(4) Anaerobic Digester(5) Waste Composting
Plant(6) Waste Recycling Points

WM Seksyen 1Tmn SriRampaiWaste(7) Open Space andForest Protection(8) Vertical/Roof Garden(9) Linear Urban Parks(10) River Cleaning

Mobility(11) Pedestrian Cycling
Network(12) Public Transportation
Improvement(13) Station Area Planning

Bukit
Dinding
Setapak
Jaya

Green & OpenSpaceCommunity

WangsaWalk

WM
Seksyen 10(14) Eco Park
(15) Community Farming(16) Introduce Community Water andEnergy Saving Program(17) Transforming the Existing Resident
Association into Carbon NeutralCommunity(18) Zero Waste Community(19) Carbon Neutral Challenge
Program in Schools(20) Strengthen School Community
through Concentrated Efforts
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Developing an Institutional Framework Towards Kuala Lumpur Zero Carbon City and
Neighbourhood in Collaboration with Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Saitama City
Tokyo Metropolitan Government(TMG)

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (KL)Support KL for sustainable policies and buildings(“Zero emission Tokyo Strategy” (by 2050),“Carbon Half” (by 2030) at whole city level

Streamline and enhance zero emission policies,
ways to develop a zero emission neighborhood

Saitama City Hall(Saitama)

KL city mayor declaredcarbon neutral city by 2050
and “Wangsa Maju Carbon
Neutral Growth Centre”
inside KL through “Phase1(FY2019-2021)” activities
between KL and TMG with
IGES, UTM, SEDA

Support KL for sustainable energy management(Misono “Smart Home Community”),
sustainable mobility (“Shared Multi-Mobility”) at
neighbourhood level
Takasago, Open Street
Private sector

SEDA (Sustainable Energy
Development Authority):
Public sector: energy
management andpolicies

Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia:

IGES：

Main coordinator

Local coordinatorFig. Map of Kuala Lumpur City
MOEJ city-to-city collaboration project towards zero carbon during 2021-2023 [Phase 2]

1 year: Introduce CN measures of TMG (city-wide) and Saitama (neighborhood etc.), early implementation with KL City Hall’s budget.
2 year: Support localization of the introduced policies, mechanisms, of which some will be tested in the “Wangsa Maju Carbon Neutral
Growth Center”
3 year: Action plan for “Wangsa Maju Carbon Neutral Growth Center” will be incorporated into concrete project proposals and support
is offered for KL city wide decarbonization and to other cities.

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E-Kizuna Global Summit (Nov 22-24th, 2022)
Two officials from KL visited Saitama to participate in the E-Kizuna Global Summit.
And also to visit the site of the smart homecommunity and see for themselves how they
can adapt to KL.

With the Saitama Mayor@ E-Kizuna Global Summit

Smart Home Community

Fuel cell bus

Networking with ICLEI HQ

Bonsai garden

9High level talks Seminar (Aug 8th, 2023)
This webinar was held in a hybrid format connecting the venue in the Kuala Lumpur City Hall andonline participants. Approximately 250 participants in total attended the seminar. In the session, KLCity, TMG, Saitama City, SEDA, Japanese Embassy, JICA Malaysia, JETRO Kuala Lumpur, JACTIM
talked about the high commitment for carbon neutrality and opportunities for collaboration.

High level talks seminar

New KL Mayor andMayor Shimizu in KL

All presentations: https://www.iges.or.jp/en/events/20230808
JETRO News: https://www.jetro.go.jp/biznews/2023/08/1421c4acb04dab2d.html (in Japanese)10