Green Technology Annual Report

The 2019 Low Carbon Cities Awards ceremony was held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) in conjunction with the 10 th IGEM. Ten Low Carbon Zones and nine Low Carbon Partners received the Diamond Recognition for reducing their carbon emissions across four elements – energy, water, mobility and waste – while increasing their carbon sequestration by planting more trees. The award ceremony was attended by 135 guests including seven mayors and representatives from 33 local authorities as well as 20 Presidents (Yang di-Pertua) of various municipalities. The EMGS Award Ceremony 2019 was held on 10 October 2019 at KLCC. A total of 84 organisations attended the ceremony that saw 76 organisations received the EMGS Certificate: one for the 3-Star Rating, 43 for the 2-Star Rating and 32 for the 1-Star Rating. Institut Jantung Negara (IJN) became the first from the healthcare sector and the second organisation in the country to receive the 3-Star rating, after Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). What’s Next ›› NEA 2020 will be widening the scope to include Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) projects, local private and public universities and financial institutions that provide access to financing for energy- related projects in the country. This is part of efforts to recognise other key players within the energy sector. NEA will encompass the mobility, waste and building sectors in the awards programme in due course. 85 MALAYSIAN GREEN TECHNOLOGY & CLIMATE CHANGE CENTRE ANNUAL REPORT 2019