What is Malaysia's pathway to limit global warming to 1.5°C?
Buildings
In 2017, Malaysia’s building sector - both residential and commercial - consumed 14.3% of the total energy and 53% of electricity.1 Since 2005, the building sector’s energy demand has grown steadily at 3.4% annually whereas electricity consumption has increased at 6.4% during the same time period.2 The share of electricity in the building sector energy demand under 1.5°C compatible pathways could reach 91-92% in 2030 and 96-98% by 2050 under different scenarios. All scenarios see a rapid decline in direct CO₂ emissions in the sector to around 2 MtCO₂/yr by 2030 and 0.3-0.4 MtCO₂/yr by 2050 from 2019 level of 3.5 MtCO₂/yr, mostly driven by increased electrification rate with high share of renewables in the power mix and increased energy efficiency. Some pathways show that the building sector could be decarbonised by 2033.
Malaysia's energy mix in the buildings sector
petajoule per year
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Energy mix composition in the buildings sector in consumption (EJ) and shares (%) for the years 2030, 2040 and 2050 based on selected IPCC SR1.5 global least costs pathways.
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Malaysia’s Green Technology Master Plan (GTMP) 2017-2030 has created a framework which facilitates the mainstreaming of green technology into existing initiatives e.g. Green Building Index (GBI), sustainable construction practices and green product directories in building materials. This plan aims for a 1 MtCO₂e emissions reduction from the sector by 2020 from 2013 level (around 22% of 2013 emissions levels).
Malaysia's buildings sector direct CO₂ emissions (of energy demand)
MtCO₂/yr
Direct CO₂ emissions only are considered (see power sector for electricity related emissions, hydrogen and heat emissions are not considered here).
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Direct CO₂ emissions of the buildings sector in selected 1.5°C compatible pathways.
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1.5°C compatible buildings sector benchmarks
Direct CO₂ emissions and shares of electricity, heat and hydrogen in the buildings final energy demand from illustrative 1.5°C pathways for Malaysia
| Indicator |
2019
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2030
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2040
|
2050
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Decarbonised buildings sector by
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Direct CO₂ emissions
MtCO₂/yr
|
3
|
2 to
2
|
0 to
1
|
0 to
0
|
2033
|
|
Relative to reference year in %
|
-45 to
-30%
|
-87 to
-65%
|
-90 to
-86%
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| Indicator |
2019
|
2030
|
2040
|
2050
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Share of electricity
per cent
|
84
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91 to
92
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96 to
98
|
98 to
98
|
|
Share of heat
per cent
|
0
|
0 to
0
|
0 to
0
|
0 to
0
|
|
Share of hydrogen
per cent
|
0
|
0 to
1
|
0 to
3
|
0 to
3
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All values are rounded. Only direct CO₂ emissions are considered (electricity, hydrogen and heat emissions are not considered here; see power sector for emissions from electricity generation). Year of full decarbonisation is based on carbon intenstiy threshold of 5gCO₂/MJ.
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