The need for energy efficiency legislation in Malaysian building sector. A comparative study of south east Asian policies
The Malaysian building sector approximately consumes 53% of national electricity generated, and emits 5,301 ktons of greenhouse gases (GHG) with an annual growth rate of 6.4%. While voluntary codes of practice for energy efficiency and use or renewable energy exist for non-residential buildings, Mal...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | en |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/14127/1/The_Need_for_Energy_Efficiency_Legislation.pdf http://eprints.um.edu.my/14127/ |
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| Summary: | The Malaysian building sector approximately consumes 53% of national electricity generated, and emits 5,301 ktons of greenhouse gases (GHG) with an annual growth rate of 6.4%. While voluntary codes of practice for energy efficiency and use or renewable energy exist for non-residential buildings, Malaysia has yet to adopt mandatory energy efficiency legislation for its building sector. Mandatory building
energy performance codes have been shown to be the most cost-efficient and effective policy instruments for reducing building energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, without mandatory and comprehensive energy efficiency policy, Malaysia faces locking in substantial inefficiencies, and higher than necessary climate change
impacts from its building sector. A comparison of energy efficiency policies from other South East Asian countries with similar climatic characteristics will be a valuable
insight for Malaysia. |
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