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Malaysian government efforts to mitigate climate change
National Committee on CDM (NCCDM)
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Established in May 2002 under the MONRE (Ministry of
Natural Resources and Environment)
 Two technical committees: one for Energy and
another for Forestry
Oversees CDM (Clean Development Mechanism)
projects on
 renewable energy
 energy efficiency
 land fill management (flaring or land fill gas to energy)
 fuel switch to less C-based (coal to gas or biomass)
 biogas to energy
 land use and land use change, e.g., afforestation
(grow a forest), reforestation (grow more trees in a
forest), and cropland management
National Green Technology Policy
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Launched in July 2009 by the Prime Minister
Five objectives:
1. Decreasing growth of energy consumption while
enhancing economic development;
2. Facilitating growth of the Green Technology industry
and enhancing its contribution to the national
economy;
3. Increasing national capability and capacity for
innovation in Green Technology development and
enhancing Malaysia’s Green Technology
competitiveness in the global arena;
4. Ensuring sustainable development and conserving
the environment for future generations; and
5. Enhancing public education and awareness on
Green Technology and encouraging its widespread
use
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Five strategic thrusts:
1. Strengthening cooperation between institutions
 Ministry of Energy, Green technology and Water
is the focal point (hub) of coordination
2. Provide conducive environment for Green
Technology development
 make Malaysia a regional hub
3. Ensure sufficient skilled, qualified, competent, and
productive work force in Green Technology
development
4. Intensify R&D in Green technology and towards
commercialisation
5. Promote strong awareness among the public about
Green Technology
Capture of methane emissions from palm oil mills
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Malaysia has 417 palm oil mills
 246 in Peninsular Malaysia, 117 in Sabah
Mills emit CH4 from retention ponds after oil has been
extracted
So, capture the CH4 emissions from palm oil mill effluent
(POME) as biogas
 can be used/sold for industry (e.g., olechemical
producers), transport fuel, and electricity
 biogas cheaper than electricity
 easier and cheaper to transport over long distance
 gas pipelines cheaper to build than electricity
towers
 transmission loss by gas only ¼ of that by
electricity
Use of palm oil biofuel
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Malaysia can produce as much as 2 mil. tonnes of
biofuel per year from palm oil
B5 biodiesel
 5% palm oil, 95% diesel
 but 4-5 cents a liter more expensive than 100% diesel
 plan to introduce by 2008 but delayed to 2010 then
delayed to possibly 2011
 some doubts whether the public would want to pay
more for this B5 biodiesel
Energy from empty fruit bunches can also be used (7.5
to 14 MW)
 but not fully utilised because of irregular EFB supply
and technology limitations
Renewable energy
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Malaysia plans to increase use of renewable energy
from 50 MW today to 2,000 MW by 2020
Suria 1000 programme
 power from solar energy
Hydropower and geothermal also seen as sources of
renewable energy
 but dams (especially large ones like Bakun dam) are
not environmentally friendly (and not renewable)
Malaysia pledges to reduce carbon emissions by 40% by
2020 compared to levels at 2005 (Copenhagen 2009)
Malaysia pledges to maintain at least 50% of total land
area forested (Rio de Janerio 1992)
Reforestation in Malaysia
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Reforestation in Malaysia has increased from an
average of 989 ha per year in 1988-1992 to 6839 ha per
year in 1998-2002
In 2003-2007, Malaysia’s reforestation rate increased to
an average of 33,009 ha per year, an increase of nearly
five times of that in 1998-2002
Deforestation rate in Malaysia has fallen*
 2006-2010: deforestation rate = 102,000 ha per year
 2000-2005: deforestation rate = 140,000 ha per year
* includes rubber plantations as forest