Malaysia

In Malaysia, climate changes pose a challenge to the country’s water resource management and security, coastal resources,

agriculture and food supply, urban and infrastructure resilience, public health, as well as forestry and biodiversity. 

Net Zero Target

2050

National Roadmap

Malaysia does not provide a breakdown of their sectoral targets but they do mention sectors, gases, categories and pools covered by the nationally determined contribution, including, as applicable, consistent with IPCC guidelines which are:

Sectors: Energy, Industrial Processes and Product Use, Waste, Agriculture, LULUCF

GHGs: Carbon dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), Nitrous oxide (N2O), Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), Perfluorocarbon (PFCs), Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3)

State Climate Action

Malaysia has their own National Steering Committee on Climate Change, in charge for developing their NDC targets. Other than the National Adaptation Plan, the country is also formulating the Long-Term Low GHG Emission Development Strategies as the baseline for their work. Through cross sectoral efforts, Malaysia is exploring and optimise the financing mechanism and technological assessment and capacity development for climate change impacted sectors.

National Roadmap

In August 2023, the Malaysian government published the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) as the basis of their energy transition plan. Other than that, the country have also published the Malaysia Renewable Energy Roadmap (MyRER).

Policies

Topic Title Year Issuing Ministry

National Energy Policy (2022- 2040)
2022 Ministry of Economy

National Automotive Policy 2020
2020 Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment

National Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2015
2015 Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water Malaysia

National Renewable Policy & Action Plan 2010
2010 Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water Malaysia

National Policy on Climate Change 2009
2009 Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Malaysia

National Green Tech Policy 2009
2009 Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water Malaysia

National Biofuel Policy 2006
2006 Ministry of Plantation Industries & Commodities

Gas and oil become the dominant of TPES, and coal has increased by 2.46% from 885,276 TJ in 2020 to 907,663 TJ in 2021 [1].

[1] IEA: The total energy supply by source

Oil products are the largest consumers in TFEC, and it has been increasing gradually since 2000, mainly due to high demand from the transport sector. Whereas electricity is the second largest consumer of the end users. Malaysia’s Coal Consumption was reported at 21.122 million TOE in Dec 2018 [2].

[2] CEIC: Malaysia Coal Consumption

NDC Document

Source : UNFCCC NDC Registry – Malaysia
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Malaysia intends to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity of GDP by 45% by 2030 relative to the emissions intensity of GDP in 2005. This consist of 35% on an unconditional basis and a further 10% is condition upon receipt of climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building from developed countries.

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