By Alang Bendahara
SHAH ALAM, July 25 — Selangor will implement the installation of 10,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations throughout the state to encourage the use of EVs.
State executive councillor for environment, climate change and green technology Hee Loy Sian said this will promote the adoption of EVs and help reduce carbon emissions.
“This is a part of Selangor’s plan to assist Malaysia in reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and to cut carbon emissions by 45 per cent in 2030,” said Hee in response to a supplementary question from Bukit Gasing state assemblyman R Rajiv at the Selangor State Legislative Assembly sitting, here today.
Earlier, in his answer to a question from Bandar Utama state assemblyman Jamaliah Jamaluddin on the state’s commitment to assist Malaysia achieve the Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050, Hee outlined three key focus areas for the state to cut carbon emissions by 45 per cent in 2030.
“Selangor is currently concentrating on three main programmes recommended by the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry (KeTSA), which are energy efficiency (EE), renewable energy (RE) and solid waste management.
“The industrial and commercial sectors will make more efforts to improve energy efficiency through the use of EE equipment and clean production techniques. By 2030, more energy will be generated from renewable sources (RE) including biomass, mini hydro, solar energy and biogas,” he said.
Hee said various policies and strategies have been developed to achieve the state’s agenda to build a low-carbon city and assure environmental sustainability.
“Among the initiatives that Selangor has put into action include the installation of solar panels in state government buildings, including local councils’ facilities such as food courts, schools and public halls, encouraging the development of large-scale solar (LSS) on water and land, waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities, encouraging the use of EVs, tree planting programmes, and maintaining and expanding 30 per cent of the state land as permanent forest reserves,” he said.
Meanwhile, Hee had also revealed the carbon emissions readings recorded by seven local councils in Selangor under the Low Carbon Cities Framework (LCCF) initiative.
He said the highest record of carbon emission was by Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) with a total figure of 3,496,000 tonnes, followed by Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) with 2,400,637 tonnes
“Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) carbon emissions are 749,758.49 tonnes, Kajang Municipal Council or MPKj at 244,035.03 tonnes, Sepang Municipal Council or MPS at 20,231.16 tonnes, Kuala Langat Municipal Council or MPKL at 816,347.72 tonnes and Hulu Selangor Municipal Council or MPHS at 3,767.17 tonnes,” he said.
According to Hee, the state government will also see to it that every local council in the state joins the LCCF initiative.
He also stated that Selangor was open to the idea of implementing carbon credit trading at the state level through the use of the domestic platform developed by Bursa Malaysia.
“The state government is willing to work with the Environment and Water Ministry (Kasa) and Bursa Malaysia to establish Malaysia’s carbon credit market, especially in Selangor,” he said.
On October 29, 2021, the Finance Ministry revealed the proposals aimed to create a sustainable economy in the 2022 Budget.
One of the proposals was the launch of the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM), a platform for trading carbon credits between green assets owners and other organisations making the transition to low-carbon practices.
Each business is only allowed to produce a certain amount of greenhouse gases(GHG) and low carbon emitters can sell their extra credits to businesses that exceed the cap.
