ASIA PACIFIC INTEGRATED MODELLING (AIM)
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP 3-4 SEPT 2020

CITIESAS PLATFORM FOR
ACCELERATING LOWCARBON
DEVELOPMENT IN

MALAYSIA
PROF. DR. HO CHIN SIONGUTM-LOW CARBON ASIA RESEARCH CENTRE

CONTENT
1. Introduction• Malaysia Commitment towards LCS• S2A- LCS Mainstreamed into Development Plan
• Methodology Local Plan and Climate Action initiatives
2 Case study Muar city
• Mainstreaming Climate Action into Muar Local Plan
• Policy framework• CO2 emission and reduction emission potential
3 Accelerating climate actions in Malaysian cities

2M A L AY S I A’ S C O M M I T M E N T T O WA R D S
LOW CARBON SOCIETY(LCS)
Green Technology
Application for
the Developmentof Low Carbon
Cities (GTALCC)2020
BY UNDPNC3 AND BUR2 (2018) been prepared tomeet Malaysia’s obligations as a Party tothe United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Malaysian Government has made acommitment to reduce 45%
reduction in emission intensity by
2030 as pledge in our NDC at COP21

GTALCC facilitate the implementation oflow carbon initiatives in at least five
Malaysian cities and to showcase a clear
and integrated approach to low carbon
urban development.

S2A Approach & Community Engagement
Pro-Growth

SCIENCE
Pro-Env.
Policy Review
ReportingMonitoring

Tracking

GHG Modelling
Community / Stakeholder
Engagement

S2A POLICY-

Policy Framework

MAKINGACTION

Political / Corporate Buy-ins

Policy Roadmap

Pro-Poor

Baseline Inventory &Scenario Development

Capacity
Building

Mainstreaming

Pro-Job

METHODOLOGYLOCAL PLAN and CLIMATE ACTION INITIATIVES
1

Framework Setting•Setting priorities•Generating support and commitment

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Stakeholders, Consultations & Working
Groups•City consultations•Formation of working groups

Identifying Local Contribution to Climate Change•Measuring GHG emissions

Local Climate Change Impacts and Exposure•Localizing climate predictions•Identifying potential impacts

METHODOLOGYLOCAL PLAN and CLIMATE ACTION INITIATIVES
5

Assessing Vulnerable Places. People &Sectors•Vulnerability assessments for communities andeconomic sectors
Participatory Strategic Planning for Climate Change

6•Mobilizing stakeholders•Developing strategic plans for adaptation
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Implementing Action Plans•Developing implementable activities atdifferent scales
Monitoring plans and projects•An on-going process of monitoring andevaluation that takes changing needs intoaccountLOW CARBON PLANNING OPTIONSSTAND ALONE OR MAINSTREAMING
Information

STRATEGIC
PLANNING

Stand alone(LCS blueprint orLocal Plans)

Developing Local Action
Plans together with
Climate actions
initiatives(Mainstreaming)

MAINSTREAMING
CLIMATE ACTION PLANS
At present, MOST OF THE
MALAYSIAN CITIES is at Stage
2- PLANNING; of the Low Carbon
Development Cycle. This stage iscrucial to ensure smooth
progression towards
implementation of the LCS
programs outlined and hence theachievement of the reductiontargetMUAR DISTRICT LOCAL PLAN 2030

the first statutory development plan to incorporate low carbon
city measures into local spatial planning based on scientificallyestimated baseline emissions

GOAL‘Leading District for economic developmentof the Northern Johor Region – based onHeritage, Smart Technology and Low Carbon
Sustainable Society’

Case study

Muar District Local Plan 2030
- Historical Royal town, Wetland &Highland forest, Furniture Park &Herba Nursery hub•

Total 191 development projects ( 91 low carbon initiatives)

MUAR DISTRICT LOCAL PLAN 2030
The first local plan integrated with LCS

SPECIAL,SUSTAINABLE

LIVEABLE,LEADINGMUAR 2 LCS
toCOMPETITIVE,CONNECTEDPOLICY FRAMEWORKMUAR 2030 LCS CYCLE- Progress
2019-2020
TechnicalReport &Draft RTD
Muar 2030• LCS baseline study• LCS scenariodevelopment• GHG modelling• LCS policy design• LCS initiatives /programs

2020-2030• Detailed LCSguidelines• Implementation of LCS
programs• Performance tracking• GHG monitoring• Review and refinement

GHG EMISSION BY END USE SECTOR

Muar District GHG emission intensity of GDP reduction potential*by 2030 based on 2010 emissions level• Agriculture followed by industry andcommercial is main emission sector.
• EXSS model shows potential reduction of66% emission intensity by 2030
• - GHG emission per capita will increase from12.91 tCO2eq per person in 2010 canpotentially decrease to 9.71 tCO2eq perperson in 2030 CM

GHG MITIGATION POTENTIAL BY SECTOR
PLANNING
Infrastructure and Utility(11%)
Transportation
Network (4%)

Land Use, Physical Characteristics
and Urban Settlements
(3%)

Rural
Settlement(6%)

Industrial (13%)

Institution, Public
Amenities andOpen Space (0%)

GHG reduction potential
compared to 2030 BaU
scenario

Housing (3%)

Which equal to 66% of
GHG intensity reduction ofGDP (compared to 2010)

Environment, NatureManagement, Forestry andGeo Disaster (35%)

Commercial and Services*5,964 ktCO2eq*with accounting for carbon sink 4,056ktCO2eq

Tourism (6%)

Agriculture andFishery(8%)

Urban Centre, Heritage
Conservation, Urban Design andLandscape (7%)

GHG MITIGATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL BY SECTOR by 2030
Pillar

Sector *1. Population and Socioeconomic
Land Use, Physical Characteristics and Urban
2.
Settlements
Competitive Green
3. Commercial and Services
Economy(33.64%)
4. Industrial5. Tourism
6. Agriculture and Fishery
Sustainable Heritage 7. Urban Centre, Heritage Conservation, Urban
Design and LandscapeRoyal City andNatural Resources
Prosperity (42.35%)

Environment, Nature Management, Forestry andGeo Disaster
9. Housing
Compact
Development and 10. Institution, Public Amenities and Open Space
Liveable City(8.72%) 11. Rural Settlement
Green Infrastructure, 12. Transportation Network
8.

Utility and Mobility
13. Infrastructure and Utility(15.30%)
Green Governance 14. Management and Implementation

Note *- Classification of 14 sectors are based on sector used Local PlanTotal

SectoralReduction(ktCO2eq)

SectoralReduction(%)--183.98

3.08

229.09751.22342.26499.70

3.84
12.60
5.74
8.38

447.157.50

2,078.35

34.85

158.1915.58
346.24228.03

2.65
0.26
5.81
3.82

684.2911.47--

5,964.08

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THE IMPLEMENTATION- ACTION PLAN/ROADMAPResponsible Muar Municipal Council (MPM) Dept. :MPM department with primary responsibility for initiating, coordinating,liaising with relevant external agencies, monitoring, and/or approving
implementation of programs

Partners:
Technology providers, funding agencies or entities, and relevant
SEDAMalaysia, TNB
government
agencies with approving authority for, and/or statutory duty ofIndustrial
playersfacilitating and overseeing implementation of programs
regulating,
Implementers:
Agencies, entities and/or parties that implement, or are needed toimplement, programs due to their statutory duty, ownership rights,
institutional responsibility, and/or effective serving of communal interests

ACCELERATING CLIMATE ACTIONS IN
MALAYSIAN CITIES (towards 2030 and beyond)

THANKYOU