Low Carbon Society Implementation:Building a Strong and Sustainable Metropolis and Future CityInternational Forum on ‘FutureCity’ Initiative in Malaysia, 08 Feb 2015
By Datuk Ismail IbrahimChief Executive, IRDA
Malaysia’s Commitment: COP15 Copenhagen (17 Dec 2009)YAB Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Prime Minister: “… voluntaryreduction up-to-40% in terms of emission intensity of GDP by theyear 2020 compared to 2005 levels”.
Low Carbon Society Blueprint for Iskandar Malaysia 2025Global launching COP18 (Doha) Nov 2012; LCSBPIM Roadmap &Book on programme implementation COP19 (Warsaw), Nov 2013;The Economics of Low Carbon Cities, June 2014 (report): Leeds U.
Smart City Framework for Iskandar Malaysia – Nov 2012Green as New Consumer Culture, New Market, New Growth withGreen CredentialsEconomics + Environment = the Green Economy
SE4ALL – Sustainable Energy for All initiative (under Global EnergyEfficiency Program)Iskandar Malaysia – selected as 1 of 10 cities/regions; recognised atthe Climate Summit 23 Sept 2014 at the UN.
Background: Chronology of the Need to Develop Low CarbonCities & a Low Carbon Region
Iskandar Malaysia Vision
“Strong and Sustainable Metropolisof International Standing”
Green-focused Agenda - RationaleAligning IM’s Vision with Low Carbon Society Development
ISKANDAR MALAYSIA VISION:STRONG, SUSTAINABLE
METROPOLIS OFINTERNATIONAL STANDING
STRONG SUSTAINABLE
PROSPEROUS,RESILIENT, ROBUST,
GLOBALLYCOMPETITIVEECONOMY
HEALTHY,GLOBALLY
COMPETITIVE,KNOWLEDGEABLE
SOCIETY
LOW CARBON BUILTENVIRONMENT &
SOCIETY
COMMUNITYENGAGEMENT &
CONSENSUS-BUILDING
LOWCARBONLIFESTYLE
WALKABLE,LIVABLE &SAFE CITYDESIGN
LOW CARBONURBAN
GOVERNANCE
GREEN & BLUEINFRASTRUCTURE
& RURALRESOURCES
GREENBUILDINGS &
CONSTRUCTION
SUSTAINABLEWASTE
MANAGEMENT
INTEGRATEDGREEN
TRANSPORTATION
GREENENERGY
SYSTEMS &RENEWABLE
ENERGY
SMARTURBAN
GROWTH
GREENINDUSTRY
CLEAN AIRENVIRONMENT
Year
Sus
tain
abili
ty
Present2010
Future2025
Today Iskandar MalaysiaHigh Carbon Society, Lower Sustainability
Tomorrow Iskandar MalaysiaLow Carbon Society, Higher Sustainability, Green Growth/Economy
Today and TomorrowTowards Low Carbon Iskandar Malaysia 2025
Projected Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction inIskandar Malaysia
58%reductionof GHG
emissionintensityby 2025
(2005baseyear)
40%absoluteemissionreductionfrom BaU(businessas usual)by 2025(2005baseyear)
Launching of the LCSBPIM - COP18 Doha, 2012
Achieving a Low Carbon Society/Future City inIskandar Malaysia
LCSBPIM Booklet: Actions for a Low Carbon Future
• The Booklet ‘Actions for a Low CarbonFuture’ – list of 10 programmes which IRDAhas been completed or are beingimplemented.
• Malaysia Prime Minister Dato’ Sri MohdNajib Tun Abdul Razak launched the Boolketon 6th November 2013
• On 15th and 18th November 2013, was thesubsequent global launching at COP 19,Warsaw, Poland.
Iskandar Malaysia: Actions For A Low Carbon Future
GreenEconomy
GreenEnvironment
GreenCommunity
Programmes
1 Integrated Green Transportation – MobilityManagement System
2 Green Economy Guidelines
3 Eco-Life Challenge Project for Schools
4 Portal on Green Technology
5 Trees for Urban Parks/Forests
6 Responsible Tourism and BiodiversityConservation
7 Bukit Batu Eco-Community
8 GAIA – Green Accord Initiative Award
9 Low Carbon Village FELDA Taib Andak
10 Special Feature: Smart City –Nafas Baru PasirGudang: CLEAN AND HEALTHY CITY
1. Integrated GreenTransportation –MobilityManagementSystem
2. Green EconomyGuidelines forIskandar Malaysia
3. Eco-LifeChallenge Projectfor Schools
4. Development ofPortal on GreenTechnology
5. Trees for UrbanParks/Forests
6. ResponsibleTourism andBiodiversityConservation
7. Bukit Batu Eco-Community – bicyclingand public footpathdevelopment
8. GAIA – GreenAccord InitiativeAward
9. Low CarbonVillage FELDA TaibAndak
10. Special Feature: Smart City – Nafas Baru Pasir Gudang: GREENAND HEALTHY CITYI. Green Industry II. Green Community III. Integrated Solid Waste ManagementIV. Carbon Sequestration of Tree Preservation Order (TPO)
98%
CompletedNov2014
Year 32015
30% 40%
30% 15%Phase2 in2015
75%
Year 32015
Legend Green Economy Green Environment Green Community
Iskandar Malaysia: Actions For A Low Carbon Future
Integrated Green Transportation – MobilityManagement System
Iskandar Malaysia MobilityManagement System (MMS) promotessustainable transport and manages thedemand for car use by changingtravelers’ attitudes and behaviour.
MMS coordinates information, servicesand activities to optimise theeffectiveness of urban transportation.
Innovative approach in managing anddelivering coordinated transportationservices to customers, including theelderly, people with different abilitiesand low income population.
The use of E-Vehicles (recentlyintroduced in IM) is also a good move.
2. Green Economy Guidelines
Green Economy Guidelines provide acomprehensive guidance manual for the9 sector pillars being promoted inIskandar Malaysia.
GEG provides a way on how companies,businesses and the public can go greenby adopting green practices in theirbusiness operations, how their factory isrun, freight transportation, services andprocurements.
GEG will help transform IskandarMalaysia into a low carbon greengrowth economy and region.
Public Version of the GEG will be available onIM’s website by end Feb 2015.
3. Eco life Challenge Programmes
198 primary schools inIskandar Malaysia:
For ELC, a bookletcompetition, 23 primaryschools got involved on 2013;and 80 schools got involved in2014. The wining schoolsvisited Kyoto City, Japan.
he remaining 95 will competein 2015.
The Iskandar Malaysia Eco-Life ChallengeProject focuses on energy householdaccounting. School children track the energyconsumption, waste generation andmanagement, travelling choices, frugalconsumption and utilizing renewable energyresources (sunlight). AIM: to raise children’sawareness level on low carbon aspects.
5.Trees for Urban Parks/Forests
The aim is to retain as well asreintroduce endemic tree species inurban parks and forests in the IskandarMalaysia region, in order toensure continuing existence of suchparks.
It is felt that many parks and urbantrees are lost through road and otherdevelopments, the re-use of previouslyzoned areas as green spaces onresidential developments, and theemergence of non-endemic species inour parks which are essentiallyornamental
9. Low Carbon Village Felda Taib Andak
.The programme was startedby UTM in 2012, togetherwith IRDA and Japan agencies.
Using LCSBPIM 2025 as theplatform, the Felda TaibAndak community formulated“A Dozen Actions” documentfor their area to achieve theircombined vision of creating avillage that is low carbon.
FTA will become a model LowCarbon village in Malaysia.
10. Smart City – Nafas Baru Pasir Gudang: GREEN ANDHEALTHY CITY
.Green Industry:To establish framework in addressing gapsbetween what's in for industry and currentavailable programmes/initiatives by variousagencies.Green Community Programme:This programme aims to promote greencommunity and green lifestyle amongresidents of Pasir Gudang.Integrated Solid Waste Management (Wasteto Energy):To ensure that all operation and maintenanceof sewerage system in the area is under thesupervision of MPPG. Application element"Waste to Energy" on solid wastemanagement and sewerage managementCarbon Sequestration of Tree PreservationOrder (TPO):This programme will identify the carbon sinkand the tree value.
Why pursue Smart City Concept?The Smart City Framework and the Low Carbon Society Blueprint are IM’sStrategic Environmental Policy.
• Environment Sustainability;
• Pursuing Green Economic Growth throughenablers of Investment, Jobs, Innovationthrough ICT as an enabler; and
• Provide quality of life to the people on PublicSafety, Education, Social Care and Wealth-sharing.
While many still focus on the role ofICT infrastructure, Iskandar Malaysiahas paid particular attention to 6fundamental elements of the SmartCity Concept as important drivers ofurban growth in an economic region:
1) Smart Economy2) Smart Mobility3) Smart Environment4) Smart People5) Smart Living6) Smart Governance
Completed and current LCS and Smart City Projectsin 2014-2015
Master planand guidelineon connected
pedestrianwalk andcycle lane
IntegratedCoastalErosion
PreventionPlan for
Tanjung Piai
Gazettementof Sg Pulai
ForestReserve as aState Park
Enhancementof Pulau
Kukup as apremier
ecotourismdestination
Formation ofthe Green
Technology &ClimateChange
Council, JohorState
StrategicFramework to
protect sensitiveenvironments in
Iskandar Malaysia
SustainableEnergy
Framework for IMSE4ALL
RE & EE Blueprint
ProjectCollaboration
with Green TechMalaysia (MGTC)
- r LCCF pilotproject at PRISMA
Developingcycling lanes in
Taman SriAustin and Seri
Alam
Local Action Plan: Cover and Theme (Example)
2015 Projects under the Low Carbon Society Blueprint:preparation of LCS Action Plans for the 5 Municipalities
‘The Vibrant Heartof the SouthernRegion’
Johor Bahru Johor Bahru Tengah Pasir Gudang Kulai Jaya Pontian
‘LivableCommunity City’
‘GreenManufacturingHub’
‘Smart Logistic Hub’ ‘AgrobiodiversityHub’
LCS Events in 201410th Satreps LCS Meeting, Tsukuba, Ibaraki
Prefecture11th – 15th October 2014
3R and Compost Programme in Felda TaibAndak
1st November 2014
LCS Events in 2014
Iskandar Malaysia Eco-Life Challenge 2014Grand Final
10th November 2014
Iskandar Malaysia Knowledge SharingWorkshop on Urban Green Growth in
Dynamic Asia, with OECD6th November 2014
Emails:
IRDA’s LCS Team (at Environment Division)[email protected] (Project Manager)[email protected] (LCS modeling)[email protected] (on Walkable Cities)[email protected] (on transportation)[email protected] (community engagements)[email protected] (on solid waste, RE & EE)
THANK YOUISKANDAR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (IRDA)