Networking Event Panel Discussion on Inclusive Climate Action

GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA6th Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development, GCoM SEA

Introduction And Updates: Iskandar Low Carbon Society

Velerie Siambun, VP, Environment Division [email protected] GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA The Five Economic Corridors

ISKANDAR MALAYSIA sq km or 570,000 acres of the state of times the size of

Roles & IRDA was established through an Responsibilities Act of Parliament to deliver on the Five (5) Local Authorities Majlis of IRDA vision. Majlis Bandaraya Bandaraya Co chairmen: Planning Prime Minister & Johor Chief Majlis Perbandaran Minister Promotion Majlis Perbandaran Agency under the Prime Minister’s Facilitation Department Majlis Daerah Pontian Page 2 Iskandar Malaysia: Vision GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA

“Strong and Sustainable Metropolis of International Standing”

Iskandar Malaysia Holistic Eco-system A 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. Page 2 Low Carbon Society Blueprint for Iskandar Malaysia 2025 GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA

• Launched on 30 November 2012 at the UNFCCC in Doha, Qatar; • Serves as a guide for policy-makers, businesses, NGOs and others into going green; • 12 Actions grouped into 3 Themes with a total of 281 Programmes; • Each Action contains an analysis, list of programmes and potential reduction of GHG emission; • 2018: Up to 60 programmes implemented; • 2017: 13% GHG intensity reduction. Page 4 Low Carbon Society Blueprint project implementation: 60 of 281 programmes GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA completed/on-going

A comprehensive built Initiated in 2016, Green Building Energy On-going for the past 5 environment Sungai Pulai Accord Initiative Monitoring & Reporting years. In 2018, there is assessment tool Management Plan is Award is a recognition System (BEMRS) started an increase to 400 customised for Iskandar in 2016 with a completed in 2017 with for green initiatives in schools with 40,000 Malaysia. 3 CASBEE collaboration with Tokyo an aim to ensure the townships, industrial students involved. Manuals for Building, Metropolitan Government Ramsar site is well and commercial Winner of RCE Municipal & City as well and 5 Local Authorities in managed and serves as buildings, and individual Okayama Global as pilot projects are Iskandar Malaysia. a carbon sink for IM. property. Award 2018. completed.

IM Partnership for Green Economy Responsible Tourism A collaboration between i. Integrated Coastal Interdisciplinary Guidelines were Development And Pontian and Toyama Erosion Prevention Plan Studies on Shoreline prepared for IM 9 Biodiversity City under the Future City for Tg. Piai; Initiative, the first floating ii. Gazettement of Sg. Ecosystems aims to promoted sectors. Conservation hybrid mini hydro Pulai as a State Park; streamline coastal Implementation is being Started in Kg. Sg. system in Asia was iii. Strategic enhancement initiatives from public, done through advisory, Melayu, it is duplicated installed on 21 February of Island as a private, local and business seminars, in other coastal areas of 2018 with a capacity of premier ecotourism scientific communities. green projects etc. IM. 1000W. destination. Page 4 ISKANDAR MALAYSIA’S SDG IMPLEMENTATION

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Targets of SDG 13 focus on the integration of climate change measures into national policies, the improvement of education, awareness-raising and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warnings.

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Examples of inclusive climate action projects/programmes in Iskandar Malaysia

Page 7 SUSTAINABLE GOAL 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA impacts Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning Elements of Education for Sustainable Development:

Target audience Primary schools (teachers and pupils), parents, public community Coordinating 1. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) organisations 2. Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) 3. Johor State Education Department (JPNJ), Malaysia Initiative Type Teacher training, environmental literacy, science literacy, competition Main purpose a. To raise awareness of energy efficiency among primary students and teachers and promote consciousness towards energy usage and its conservation b. Inculcating energy savings behaviour from young c. To reduce carbon emission in Johor through awareness and education; d. To create a Low Carbon Society for Iskandar Malaysia by the year 2025. Page 8 CURRENT ACHIEVEMENT

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IMELC focuses on energy household accounting. School children track the energy consumption, waste generation and management, travelling choices, frugal consumption and utilizing renewable energy resources (sunlight). The aim is to raise children’s awareness level on low carbon aspects.

• 23 • 80 • 228 • 231 • 346 • 403 schools schools schools schools schools schools 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 • 3,790 • 15,623 • 27,628 • 27,125 • 34,000 • 40,000 students students students students students students CURRENT ACHIEVEMENT

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Page 10 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system is designed as the backbone PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT of the public transport system in Iskandar Malaysia

Targeted Outcomes A mass public transport system that uses high by 2025 capacity buses in a dedicated lane with pre- Increase public 1 transport coverage boarding ticketing system; so that the public from 39% to 90% will have better accessibility, get to save travelling time using affordable public Increase public transport 2 modal share from 15% to transport. 40% 13 Iskandar Malaysia Greenhouse Gas GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA (GHG) Inventory 2017

• Iskandar Malaysia has completed 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 2017. • Emission intensity per GDP in the year 2017 is 0.2158 kilo tonnes of carbon dioxide per million ringgit Malaysia (ktCO2/RM Million), which marks a 13 % reduction compared with 2010 emission intensity of 0.2483 ktCO2/RM Million.

2017 Basic Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory by Sectors in Iskandar Malaysia

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