Case analysis of the climate change institution- Case study of Development of Low Carbon Society Iskandar Malaysia

COP26 Sideevent JICA
RI Nov 42021 at1250
Glasgow

What are the Key Success Factors for Implementation of city-level climate change actions?
1. S2A Methodology,
2. Real Economic growth,
3. Political will and community buy in,Blueprint and GHG inventory
4. Institutional support – Organization arrangement for sustainability(Iskandar Regional Development Authority)

Development of Low Carbon Society Blueprint Iskandar Malaysia 2025 (LCSBP 2016)- LCSBP 2016 – Comprehensive Development Plan for decarbonization with 5 Steps- Step1 – Methodology S2A - PDCA
- Step2 – Ambitious City Target setting (58% GHG emission intensity reduction)- Step 3 – Planned Actions (Actions, Measures and Programs)- Step 4 – Buy in at National , State and City level- Step 5 – Institutional support – organization arrangement for sustainability

S2A Methodology

S2A Methodology - Interactive
Development of supporting tools for designing and managing LCS scenarios

ExSS: Quantitative design tool of LCS•Export•Government expenditure•Import ratio •Labor productivity

Macro-economy andIndustry Module

Labor ModuleLabordemand
Wage

Averageworking time

Privateconsumption

Output•Commuting OD
Number ofworkers

IncomeTime-use andConsumption Module•Labor participation ratio•Demographic composition•Average number of family
occupants

Population and Household
Number Module
Population
Number ofhousehold•Breakdown ofconsumption•Population distribution•Floor area per
outputFloor area ofcommercial buildings

Energy demand

TransportModule

Commercial
Building Module

Passenger and freighttransport demand

Energy Demand & GHG
Emissions Module•Energy service demand generation unit
•Energy efficiency•Fuel share•Emission factor•Trip per parson•Transport distance•Modal share

Module➢Extended SnapShot model (ExSS)➢LCS Action Reference Database➢LCS Action Work Breakdown Structures(LCS-WBS)➢LCS Action Specification Cards(LCS-ASC)➢LCS Action Design Structure Matrix (LCS-DSM)➢Tool for attributing the Efforts towards Quantified
targets to each Action/program (ARIPPLE)➢LCS Action Backcasting tool (LCS-BCT)

GHG emissions

Main endogenousvariables

Flow of endogenous variables

Exogenous variables
and parameters
Input2Documented LCS blueprint – Ambitious target and planned actions
Objectives

LCS scenarios for policy development in IM
The Low Carbon Society Blueprint for Iskandar Malaysia 2025

GHG reductions by Actions✓ Prepare Document that presents comprehensive climatechange mitigation policies and detailed strategies to guidedevelopment of Iskandar Malaysia

ktCO2
Reduction%

Green Economy

6,937

54%

Action 1 Integrated GreenTransportation

1,916

15%

Action 2 Green Industry

1,094

9%

--

1,2039%

2,725

21%

Green Community

2,727

21%

Action 6 Low Carbon Lifestyle

2,727

21%

Action 7 Community Engagement
and Consensus Building**--Green Environment

3,09425%

Action 8 Walkable, Safe andLivable City Design2632%

Action 9 Smart Urban Growth1,21410%3923%

1,22410%--

12,467**100%

Mitigation Options

Impact✓ Holistic and integrated approach to decouple economy
and environment development
Comprise of two principal components:I) Narrative on growth scenarios, policies, measures and programsto achieve a minimum targeted 40% reduction in carbon
emission by 2025 based on the 2005 level and;Action 3 Low Carbon Urban
Governance**
Action 4 Green Building andConstruction
Action 5 Green Energy Systemand Renewable EnergyII) scenario-based modelling and projection of carbon emission
reductions achievable.

Actions

Action 10 Green and Blue
Infrastructure and Rural
Resources
Action 11 Sustainable Waste
Management
Action 12 Clean Air
Environment**Total3

Buy In political and global

Buy in global – Promote IM as Green region investment hubIskandar Malaysia LCS Blueprint 2025
Officially launched @ COP 18,Doha, Qatar on 30 Nov. 2012

Launching
CASBEE
IskandarMalaysia on
10 Nov. 2016
at COP22.
-Building-Urban
Development-City

Launching officially endorsed bythe R.H. Prime Minister of Malaysia
on 11 Dec. 2012

Buy in from private sector

Iskandar Malaysia
main southern development
corridor in Johor, Malaysia
GREEN ACCORD AWARDSBuy in from communities- Business, Authoriteis, NGO and School

Sustainable & Low Carbon Schools / Community

Institutional support- Academia – Policy makers

Organizational Arrangement
UTM-Low Carbon Research Centre

RCE Iskandar

LCS Research & Training Hub in Asian Region