THEME: Future Energy (July-
September 2018)
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Climate Change: Malaysia drafting laws
in efforts to overcome any scenario
(Source: STAR, December 12, 2018)
Malaysia will start drafting a Climate Change Act,
which is expected to take 24 to 30 months.
It will include a list of scenarios the country will
face should global temperatures rise by 2ºC.
Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and
Climate Change Minister, Yeo Bee Yin said they are
also aiming to complete and announce a national
climate change adaptation and mitigation plan by
the end of next year. She said a climate change
centre would also be set up by next year.
Yeo said because climate change adaption
planning needs to start with the right data, the
Ministry will be developing a comprehensive risk
analysis, simulating possible scenarios with a
rise of 2ºC in temperature. For example, how will
it affect our shorelines, food chain, ecosystem
and others factors when the global temperatures
increase by 2ºC compared to pre-industrial levels.
The ASEAN Century for Renewable Energy
(Source: STAR, December 3, 2018)
The coming year could be a watershed moment
for Renewable Energy (RE) in the ASEAN region.
Although Southeast Asia is considered laggardly
in terms of RE deployment, the region lies in an
area with arguably the most significant potential
for sustainably-sourced energy.
The conditions here for the development of RE,
particularly solar energy, could not be better. We
get enough sunlight and heat to fulfill global needs
for a whole year; in other words, solar radiation can
satisfy our energy needs 4,000 times over, notes
Matt Tan, group president of Mattan Engineering.
Based on information from the International
Renewable Energy Agency, Malaysia ranked third
in ASEAN with a solar capacity of 362MW by the
end of 2017.
According to Protégé Associates, the RE sector
in Southeast Asia has developed over the years,
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with installed capacity rising from 38.4GW in 2011
to 62.9GW in 2017, representing a growth of 8.6%.
Under the ASEAN REmap, Malaysia is targeted
to achieve 18.3GW of RE capacity by 2025,
including bioenergy (3.8GW), geothermal (0.1GW),
hydropower (8.5GW), photovoltaic (PV) (5.8GW)
and wind energy (0.1 GW).
Calls to Cool Down on Coal (Source: THE
ASEAN POST, December 26, 2018)
While delegates from 200 countries came
together to ramp up climate action and investors
worldwide call for an end to banking on coal as
part of the energy mix, the Trump administration
followed through with its threat to host a fossil-
fuel promotional side event at the United Nations
Climate Summit (COP24), held in the Polish coal
capital of Katowice.
Amidst protests and jeering from climate
campaigners, only Poland and Australia were
represented at the event intended to “showcase
ways to use fossil fuels as cleanly and efficiently
as possible”. Poland’s commitment to coal is solid,
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