City Energy and Climate Action: How to set Targets and Develop a Plan

Low Carbon Society Blueprint for Iskandar

Malaysia: 2009-Now

Boyd Dionysius Jouman

Head, Environment Division IRDA

WUF9, KLCC, 11th Feb 2018

Iskandar Malaysia

Iskandar Malaysia is located in the main southern development corridor in Johor. Total area: 2,217 sq km (12% of Johor State); 3 times the size of Singapore.

Indicator 2015 2025(CDP II)

Population (mil) 1.95 3.0

GDP per capita (PPP) in RM

33,634 42,631

Labour Force (mil) 0.94 1.46

Employment (mil) 0.92 1.43

Source: Johor State Economic Report 2015/2016, Johor State Economic Planning Unit

MPKU

MDP

MPPG

MBJBT

MBJB

Iskandar Malaysia covers FIVE local planning authorities.

HOLISTIC ECOSYSTEM

Iskandar Malaysia Holistic Eco-systemA resilient ecosystem, anchored by wealth generators, creating regional wealth that is to be shared equally among

communities. Wealth generation and wealth sharing, balanced by optimal use of ecological assets, to enhance the

Quality of Life in Iskandar Malaysia, turning it into a leading global region. Together with this, spatial management and

good governance would enable the realisation of its Vision and goals by 2025.

“Strong and Sustainable

Metropolis of International Standing”

Iskandar Malaysia: Vision

Low Carbon Society Blueprint for Iskandar Malaysia 2025 –

inaugural global launching at COP18 (Doha, Qatar, 2012)

COP19 Warsaw (2013) - LCSBPIM Roadmap & Book “Actions for

a Low Carbon Future” (programme implementation)

COP20 Lima (2014) - Low Carbon Society Brochures for 5 Local

Authorities in Iskandar Malaysia

COP21 Paris (2015) - Low Carbon Society Action Plan 2025 for

5 Local Authorities in Iskandar Malaysia

COP22 Marrakech (2016) – IM GHG Inventory 2015; CASBEE;

PESISIR

COP23 Bonn (Nov 2017) – IM GHG Inventory 2016; GAIA

Malaysia’s Commitment on climate: COP15 Copenhagen

(17 Dec 2009)

YAB Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Prime Minister:

“voluntary reduction up-to-40% in terms of emission

intensity of GDP by the year 2020 compared to 2005

levels”. COP 21 Paris - Reduction up to 45% in terms of

emission intensity of GDP by 2030 compared to 2005

levels.

Development of a Low Carbon

Iskandar Malaysia

58% reduction

of GHG emission

intensity by 2025 (2010 base year)

40% emission reduction from BaU(business

as usual) by 2025 (2010 base year)

Low Carbon Society Blueprint for

Iskandar Malaysia 2025

• The LCSBPIM2025 – a guide for policy-makers,

businesses, NGOs and others into going green;

• 12 Actions grouped in 3 parts: Green Economy, Green

Community, and Green Environment = 281 programmes;

• Each Action contains an analysis, list of programmes and

the potential GHG emissions reduction;

• IRDA launched its Low Carbon Society Blueprint for

Iskandar Malaysia 2025 on 30 November 2012 at the

UNFCCC in Doha, Qatar. GOAL: to reduce Iskandar

Malaysia’s GHG intensity emission by 50% by 2025;

• Endorsed by the Prime Minister of Malaysia in Dec 2012;

• 2017: 45 programmes implemented.

• 10.7% GHG intensity reduction in 2016.

* Preliminary

Study: Brochure Low Carbon City 2025 Sustainable Iskandar Malaysia

* Low Carbon Society Blueprint for Iskandar Malaysia 2025 -Summary for Policymakers

* LCSBPIM2025 Full Report

* A Roadmap towards Low Carbon Iskandar Malaysia 2025

*Iskandar Malaysia: Actions for a Low Carbon Future

* Low Carbon Society Brochures for 5 Local Authorities

* Low Carbon Society Action Plan 2025 for 5 Local Authorities in Iskandar Malaysia (Johor Bahru, Johor Bahru Tengah, Pasir Gudang, Kulai & Pontian)

* IMELC

* Green Economy Guidelines

* Iskandar Malaysia Greenhouse Gas Inventory 2015

* CASBEE Manuals

* PESISIR

* Iskandar Malaysia Greenhouse Gas Inventory 2016

* GAIA Award

* LCS Report Card 2017

2009 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Low Carbon Publications

Responsible Tourism

Development And

Biodiversity Conservation

Status: have been

duplicated in other coastal

areas

Trees planting programme

Status:

Planted 1000 trees in Pasir Gudang; 1000 trees in Seri Alam; 218 Tress in Rumah Iskandar Malaysia;

1000 trees in MediniIskandar Puteri

LCCF Pilot Project in Rumah Iskandar Malaysia

Status: Completed baseline report

On going energy and water saving awareness and

competition

Developing cycling lane

Status: Seri Austin- 17 KM (15 Feb’14) & Seri Alam33KM (18 May’14) under

Smart Healthy City & Community programme

1) Integrated CoastalErosion Prevention Planfor Tanjung Piai; 2)Gazettement of Sg PulaiForest Reserve as a StatePark; 3) Planned strategicenhancement of PulauKukup as a premierecotourism destination inIskandar Malaysia

Green Economy Guidelines

Status: Completed GEG for 9 sectors

Eco life Challenge Programmes

Status: On-going for past 5 years. IMELC 2017:

increase to 346 Schools; 33,000 Students

Low Carbon Village FeldaTaib Andak

Status: In phase 2 of programme

implementation

Master plan and guideline on connected pedestrian walk and cycle lane for

Iskandar Malaysia

Status: Completed

Low Carbon Society

Implemented Projects

PESISIR

Status:

Established in 2016 and

on-going effort on Coastal

Partnership for IM coastal

areas. 4 sites to be

established.

Iskandar Malaysia Green Portal

Status:

Completed

http://iskandarmalaysia.com.my/green/

Iskandar Malaysia Greenhouse Gas Inventory

Status: Completed IM GHG Inventory 2015 and 2016.

Both launched at COP events.

Implementation of LCS Action Plan for 5 Local Authorities

Status: Completed 5 LCS Action Plan for 5 Local Authorities in Iskandar Malaysia in 2015. In 2017,

more than 20 LCS programmes already implemented by each LA; LCSAP is also under the EXCO Environment

KPI.

CASBEE Iskandar

Status: Completed

CASBEE pilot project and

3 CASBEE Manual

(Building, Municipal and

City) and developing

CASBEE Iskandar Centre

GAIA

Status: Yearly programmesince 2016.

GAIA 2017: 3 categories Township Commercial Building and Individual

Property.

Building Energy Monitoring & Reporting System

(BEMRS)

Status: On-going programme since 2016. Collaboration with Tokyo

Metropolitan Government and 5 LAs.

MyCarbon Programme

Status: Conducted Workshop for MyCarbonProgramme in Iskandar

Malaysia- Year 2015 and IRDA is involved in

MyCarbon reporting

Sungai Pulai Management Plan

Status:

Completed 2017. The plan will properly manage a Ramsar site and forest reserve for carbon sink.

Low Carbon Society

Implemented Projects

Iskandar Malaysia Eco Life Challenge (IMELC)

2017: increase to 346 Schools; 33,000 Students.

Final November 2017.

Latest LCS Progress Report

Completion of Iskandar Malaysia Green Portal

http://iskandarmalaysia.com.my/green/

Facilitation: Mini

Hydro Project Majlis

Daerah Pontian and

Toyama CIty

2017: LCS

programme

Implementation

by local

authorities:

More than

45 LCS

programmes

Participation in 9th ISAP, on 25-26 July 2017 at Pacific

Yokohama, Japan. MB of Johor delivered a keynote

presentation and IRDA took part in the panel discussion.

International Recognition

Iskandar Malaysia as City Champion in

Sustainable Development

Iskandar Malaysia is one of the project cities for Green

Technology Application for the Development of Low Carbon

Cities (GTALCC) project

Green Economy & Future Cities: Invest Iskandar Malaysia

4 Oct 2017

Joint Ministerial Committee: Energy Efficiency

Workshop

19-20 Sept 2017

Green Accord Initiative Award Assessment

10-13 Sept 2017

Building Energy Monitoring and Reporting System

(BEMRS) Workshop

15-16 Aug 2017

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COP 23 Fiji at Bonn, Germany 2017

IRDA Side event : Sustainable Iskandar Malaysia at Malaysia Pavilion, COP 23 2017. Launching of LCS Report Card and GHG

Inventory 2016

Japan Side event: Presentation on LCS Iskandar Malaysia Achievement

International Urban Cooperation: Fostering

sustainable urban development on a global

scale. Presentation on LCS Iskandar

Malaysia Achievements

Low Carbon Development Cycle

• Iskandar Malaysia has completed 5 out of 6 stages of the Low Carbon Development Cycle (2011-2016:

Research/Science to 58% targeted reduction by 2025 to programme implementation). Stage 6 of the cycle

– Tracking Performance of Implemented Low Carbon Society programmes - Iskandar Malaysia

Greenhouse Gas Inventory 2016.

• Iskandar Malaysia used the Global Protocol for Community Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories

(GPC) - an internationally-recognised carbon monitoring and reporting framework (by World Resources

Institute), recognised by the UNFCCC.

Coverage of Iskandar Malaysia’s BASIC level GHG reporting

Iskandar Malaysia Greenhouse

Gas (GHG) Inventory 2016

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• This inventory had accounted 15.54 million tonnes

of carbon dioxide equivalent for Iskandar Malaysia

region in 2016.

• 64.5% of the total emissions is contributed by the

stationary energy sector; 29.8% by the

transportation sector and 5.7% by the waste sector.

• Emission intensity per GDP in the year 2016 is 0.221

kilo tonnes of carbon dioxide per million ringgit

Malaysia (ktCO2/RM Million), which marks a 10.8 %

reduction compared with 2010 emission intensity of

0.248 ktCO2/RM Million.

• To meet the targeted emission intensity reduction of

58% of base year (2010) emissions by 2025, 8.0% is

the average yearly reduction rate required from 2017

onwards.

Iskandar Malaysia Greenhouse

Gas (GHG) Inventory 2016

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• GCoM cities and local governments constitute a global

community as the largest peer coalition working to enhancing

climate action: The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate &

Energy is the largest, global coalition of mayors and local

officials with over 7,400 commitments from around the world.

• GCoM leaders are supported by a global team and regional

resources. Supported by a Board and Secretariat, the GCoM

responds to the diverse needs of local governments around

the world through regional and national Covenants uniquely

suited to operate within appropriate regional and national

frameworks.

Source: GCOM key message

The Global Covenant of Mayors for

Climate & Energy (GCoM)

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