Sarawak aiming to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 45% in eight years

August 2, 2022

Our children are still screwed.

Dateline 2022-05-26, The Star:

The Sarawak government is conducting a climate change policy study with a view to developing strategies for a significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the state.

Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said it would also help the state draw up low-carbon society blueprints for its cities and towns.

“It will also include adaptation strategies to address climate change phenomena such as floods, droughts and threats to biodiversity,” he told the state assembly in his winding-up speech on Thursday (May 26).

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Renewable energy trading within Asean power grid important for sustainability – TNB

July 28, 2022

Dateline 2022-05-26, NST:

Collaboration in energy trading, especially generated from renewable sources among the Asean power grid will be important for sustainability and energy adequacy, said Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB).

Dr Noor Miza Muhamad Razal, project director at the Project Management Office Sustainability Pathway 2050 Strategy and Ventures Division, said grid-interconnection would be good for power systems anywhere beyond energy transfer as it offers a measure of stability to the systems.

However, this depends on the respective countries whether they consider internal consumption of renewable energy (RE) as better when it comes to addressing the sustainability agenda, she said during a virtual briefing on TNB’s Sustainability Pathway today.

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Malaysia Among Asia’s Net Zero Champions

July 21, 2022

Dateline 2022-05-20, The ASEAN Post:

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All is not doom and gloom in Southeast Asia’s race to Net Zero. In many countries in the region, the private sector is actively leading the way by setting ambitious targets to decarbonize swiftly.

In Malaysia for instance, the Sunway Group is fiercely committed to achieving its Net Zero carbon emissions targets by 2050 in line with the Southeast Asian country’s 12th Malaysia Plan; with its Prime Minister pledging the ASEAN member state’s full commitment to achieving its target of becoming a carbon-neutral nation by as early as 2050.

In 2020, the group became one of the first few Malaysian companies to pledge support to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), demonstrating its transparency in reporting its risk and opportunities related to climate change.

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M’sia hopes CPO jet fuel will be accepted by ICAO

July 18, 2022

And on the tarmac, you will see the MPOC logo.

Dateline 2022-05-18, The Star:

Malaysia is hoping that jet fuel made from crude palm oil (CPO) will be accepted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), says Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.

Being one of the biggest palm oil producers in the world, he said Malaysia had introduced the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) Certification scheme in 2013 to address global concerns on the sustainable production of palm oil, such as mitigating biodiversity loss and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Premier: Sarawak a rising tiger in renewable energy

June 16, 2022

Dateline 2022-05-09, Malay Mail:

Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg has described the state as a rising tiger in the renewable energy arena and is opening its frontiers to help traditional industries become more sustainable.

With hydrogen being one of the sectors that it intended to develop, he said the State Government had specifically highlighted renewable energy as a cornerstone to it

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Malaysia’s biodiesel group opposes reduction of biofuel mandate

May 21, 2022

Dateline 2022-04-26, Reuters:

Malaysia should not cut its biodiesel mandate as it would lead to a crash in crude palm oil prices, a biodiesel producer group said on Tuesday, after Indonesia’s export ban on the edible oil spurred concerns over its use in fuel versus food.

The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), an industry regulator, told Reuters on Monday countries should slow the use of the edible oil as biofuel to ensure adequate supply for use in food, warning of a supply crisis following Indonesia’s ban.

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23 Tcf of gas resources require CCS in Malaysia

May 11, 2022

Dateline 2022-04-14, Upstream Online:

National oil company Petronas has identified more than 46 trillion cubic feet of potential storage in depleted gas reservoirs offshore Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak that could be used to sequester carbon dioxide produced from about 23 trillion cubic feet of Malaysian gas resources that have yet to be developed.

Petronas’ upstream activities are forecast to require some 60% of the carbon capture and would be available as early as 2028,” says Wan Atikahsari Wan Zakaria, senior manager, Sarawak resource development and management at Petronas.

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Malaysia Targets 40 Percent Renewable Energy By 2035

May 8, 2022

Guess this will be after the next 4 pandemics. Probably need more energy storage solutions.

Dateline 2022-04-1, Lowyat.net:

Renewable energy is all the rage these days, and for good reason. The good news is, it looks like Malaysia is taking steps to rely more on them. The government is looking to increase green energy generation to 40% of the country’s energy supply by 2035.

Energy and Natural Resources minister Takiyuddin Hassan said that the ministry has set targets for renewable energy contribution for the country in its energy transition plan. The first is the aforementioned 40% green energy supply by 2035. He says that the “installed capacity for renewable energy in Malaysia so far is 8700MW, while y 2035 the capacity is projected to double to 18000MW”.

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Malaysia Targets 40 Percent Renewable Energy By 2035

May 7, 2022

Dateline 2022-04-01, Lowyat.net:

Renewable energy is all the rage these days, and for good reason. The good news is, it looks like Malaysia is taking steps to rely more on them. The government is looking to increase green energy generation to 40% of the country’s energy supply by 2035.

Energy and Natural Resources minister Takiyuddin Hassan said that the ministry has set targets for renewable energy contribution for the country in its energy transition plan. The first is the aforementioned 40% green energy supply by 2035. He says that the “installed capacity for renewable energy in Malaysia so far is 8700MW, while y 2035 the capacity is projected to double to 18000MW”.

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Malaysia not exporting renewable energy, says Takiyuddin

May 6, 2022

Why is this a thing?

Dateline 2022-03-31, The Edge:

The government does not export the renewable energy it produces, but instead uses it to attract more investors to the country, said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan.

He said renewable energy was a top choice of a majority of foreign investors, especially those who chose to apply green technology in their industrial operations or investments.

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