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)boyd@irda.com.my (Project Manager)choo@irda.com.my (LCS modeling)shahidah@irda.com.my (on Walkable Cities)kamisah@irda.com.my (on transportation)isma@irda.com.my (community engagements)fadly@irda.com.my (on solid waste, RE & EE)

THANK YOUISKANDAR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (IRDA)