FAQ

Cluster IV: Environment
Chapter 8: Advancing Green Growth for Sustainability and Resilience
Q1. Why do we need to advance green growth?
Last updated : 29 Sep 2021
  • Advancing green growth is essential to:
    1. Achieve economic growth, resource efficiency, environmental sustainability and social inclusion in an integrated way
    2. Create more green industries and markets, spur innovation, boost productivity and enhance competitiveness over the long-term
    3. Reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, minimise waste and conserve natural assets
    4. Increase resiliency and sustainability of the nation
Q2. What is meant by circular economy?
Last updated : 27 Sep 2021
  • Circular economy is a concept that emphasises on returning resources into environmental and economic systems through reuse and waste prevention initiatives, thus reducing material loss.

  • Circular economy represents a systemic shift towards long-term resilience that emphasises on durability, reuse, repair, recycling and remanufacturing.
Q3. How does circular economy benefit the environment and society?
Last updated : 29 Sep 2021
  • The circular economy will:
    1. Increase efficiency and cost effectiveness
    2. Reduce dependency on natural resources and pressure on the environment
    3. Address climate change
    4. Establish a more innovative and competitive economy
    5. Create new opportunities for green growth
Q4. What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
Last updated : 29 Sep 2021
  • The SDGs, also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by 193 member states of the United Nations in 2015. With its 17 goals, 169 targets and more than 200 indicators that cover five dimensions namely People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnership, it aims to create development that balance the social, economic and environment pillars.
Q5. How are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aligned with the national development plans?
Last updated : 27 Sep 2021
  • The 17 goals of the SDGs have been aligned to the national development plans. The national development priorities are implemented in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The adoption of the whole-of-nation approach is essential for SDGs implementation.
Q6. What are the efforts to expand the green market?
Last updated : 27 Sep 2021
  • Among the efforts to be undertaken are:
    1. Encouraging micro, small and medium enterprises to participate in green industry development programmes and adopt recognised green labelling
    2. Expanding the government green procurement (GGP) initiative to state governments and local authorities
    3. Implementing GGP Works for construction and renovation
    4. Intensifying the promotion of green products and services to boost demand from the private sector and the general public
Q7. What are the initiatives to improve the management of mineral resources?
Last updated : 29 Sep 2021
  • Among the initiatives are:
    1. Developing detailed geospatial maps of strategic mineral materials
    2. Enhancing enforcement of related laws
    3. Encouraging sustainable mining practices
    4. Enhancing the use of new technologies in mineral exploration and processing
    5. Improving the governance of the minerals sub-sector
Q8. What are the initiatives to diversify conservation funding?
Last updated : 01 Oct 2021
  • Among the initiatives are:
    1. Identifying innovative and sustainable alternative financing mechanisms
    2. Expanding partnerships between public and private sector to manage protected areas
    3. Reviewing fees and charges for entry into national and state parks as well as other protected areas
    4. Setting up ecological fiscal transfer implementation mechanism
    5. Strengthening the management of existing natural resource conservation trust funds
    6. Implementing the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation and the Role of Conservation, Sustainable Management of Forest and Enhancement of Carbon Stocks in Developing Countries mechanism (REDD Plus)
Chapter 9: Enhancing Energy Sustainability and Transforming the Water Sector
Q1. What are the main focus in the energy and water sector?
Last updated : 30 Sep 2021
  • The main focus are:
    1. Ensuring sustainable utilisation of energy and water
    2. Ensuring security of supply
    3. Creating more economic opportunities
Q2. What are the main strategies to enhance energy sustainability and transform the water sector?
Last updated : 30 Sep 2021
  • The main strategies are:
    1. Improving institutional and regulatory frameworks
    2. Introducing a comprehensive national energy policy
    3. Improving management of the water sector
    4. Enhancing stakeholder participation, governance and decision-making as well as financial and infrastructure sustainability
Q3. What are the main issues in the energy sector?
Last updated : 30 Sep 2021
  • The main issues are:
    1. Fragmented energy policies
    2. Lack of understanding on policy implementation among industry players
    3. High dependency on imports of petroleum products
    4. Barriers to cleaner fuel usage
    5. Absence of a long-term plan for the natural gas industry
    6. Uncompetitive fuel market
    7. Low share of renewable energy
    8. Absence of energy efficiency legislation
Q4. What are the main challenges in the water sector?
Last updated : 30 Sep 2021
  • The main challenges are:
    1. Ineffective involvement of stakeholders
    2. Inefficient water sector governance
    3. Lack of data-driven and science-based decision-making
    4. Limited financing capacity
    5. Constraints in infrastructure and technology
Q5. What are the main targets to be achieved in water and energy sectors?
Last updated : 30 Sep 2021
  • The main targets are:
    1. Introducing a comprehensive national energy policy
    2. Increasing the share of renewable energy to total installed capacity to 31%
    3. Increasing coverage of access to clean and safe water in rural area to 98%
    4. Increasing coverage of safely managed sanitation system in rural area to 98%
    5. Reducing non-revenue water level to 25%
Q6. What are the main initiatives to accelerate the adoption of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)?
Last updated : 30 Sep 2021
  • The main initiatives are:
    1. Introducing the Water Sector Transformation 2040 agenda
    2. Revising existing laws and formulating new ones
    3. Promoting innovative financing mechanisms
    4. Establishing an integrated centre for water data and R&D&C&I
    5. Introducing the Tariff Setting Mechanism
Q7. How to increase the contribution of renewable energy in electricity generation?
Last updated : 30 Sep 2021
  • The main initiatives are:
    1. Increasing the contribution from other renewable sources
    2. Leveraging on existing and new technologies such as cogeneration, solar thermal and fuel cells
    3. Establishing several bioenergy clusters as centralised collection points
    4. Encouraging waste-to-energy generation and development of floating solar projects
    5. Deploying more rooftop solarphotovoltaic through existing financing options
Q8. What are the initiatives to improve energy management efficiency?
Last updated : 28 Sep 2021
  • The initiatives are:
    1. Formulating an act related to energy efficiency and conservation
    2. Ensuring compliance with the prescribed standards and National Building Energy Intensity labelling to selected private buildings
    3. Continuing the Energy Audit Conditional Grants to selected industrial and commercial sectors
    4. Expanding the energy audit and retrofitting activities to more government buildings through the Energy Performance Contracting initiative
Q9. What are the main objectives of increasing the palm methyl ester blend in local biodiesel?
Last updated : 30 Sep 2021
  • The main objectives are to:
    1. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
    2. Increase domestic demand for local palm oil resources
    3. Allow the country to leverage existing palm oil resources
    4. Encourage palm oil industry development
Q10. What are the efforts to enhance the capacity of local oil and gas services and equipment players?
Last updated : 30 Sep 2021
  • The main efforts are:
    1. Developing local players to undertake complex and high value-added work at the domestic and international levels
    2. Supporting local players to venture into new fields and pursue opportunities in the global market
Q11. What is the Water Sector Transformation 2040 (WST 2040) agenda?
Last updated : 30 Sep 2021
  • The WST 2040 agenda sets the strategic direction for the sector to be a significant contributor to national growth and wealth creation while ensuring water security for all.

  • It is envisaged that Malaysia will become the regional water industry hub by 2040.
Q12. How will the Water Sector Transformation 2040 (WST 2040) be undertaken?
Last updated : 28 Sep 2021
  • A roadmap outlining the strategies, initiatives and programmes will be developed.

  • A dedicated task force will be established to guide, coordinate, monitor and report progress to ensure the successful implementation of the WST 2040 agenda.

  • The transformation will be carried out in phases, namely:
    1. Phase 1 (2021-2025) : Accelerating adoption of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
    2. Phase 2 (2026-2030) : Developing indigenous technology to be on par with international standards
    3. Phase 3 (2031-2035) : Achieving economies of scale
    4. Phase 4 (2036- 2040) : Becoming the regional water industry hub
Q13. What are the strategies in accelerating the adoption of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)?
Last updated : 30 Sep 2021
  • The strategies are:
    1. Empowering people
    2. Strengthening governance at all levels
    3. Enhancing capability in data-driven decision making
    4. Ensuring sustainable financing
    5. Developing sustainable infrastructure with cost-effective technology
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