7.2.3 : Carbon reduction and emission reduction process
Iskandar Puteri Low Carbon Carnival 2024
UTM actively co-organizes and participates in the Iskandar Puteri Low Carbon Carnival, which serves as a key platform for promoting low-carbon practices and sustainability education, notably through the Iskandar Malaysia Ecolife Challenge (IMELC) and the SDGs School Challenge. This collaborative engagement highlights the university's role in advancing the regional Low Carbon Society Blueprint for Iskandar Malaysia 2025, which includes quantitative modeling of $\text{CO}_2$ emissions and over 280 programs aimed at emission reduction across various sectors.
Crucially, UTM's commitment is backed by verifiable data from a core activity within this low-carbon initiative: the annual Drive-Through Recycling Program. This program, which is part of the Iskandar Puteri Low Carbon Action Plan, specifically measures its success in terms of $\text{CO}_2$ emission reduction. For example, the 2023 program successfully diverted a significant amount of waste from landfills, leading to a calculated $\text{CO}_2$ reduction. This includes:
- 4,000 kg of recycled goods.
- 3,573 kg of used cooking oil.
- 2,370 kg of electronic waste ($\text{e-waste}$).
- 4,891 kg of used textiles.
Cumulatively, the 2023 program achieved a verified reduction of 32,655.6 kg of $\text{CO}_2$ emissions. This quantifiable outcome from a long-running, collaborative, and annually-tracked program provides explicit evidence of UTM's established and effective process for managing and reducing carbon dioxide emissions, fulfilling the core requirement for carbon reduction and management.
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https://news.utm.my/2024/11/iskandar-puteri-low-carbon-carnival-2024-2/
GHG Inventory, Accounting & Reporting: Pathway to Net Zero Training
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia’s (UTM) Formalized Process for Developing Carbon Management Expertise
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) has established a critical process for enhancing its carbon management capabilities by providing specialized, professional-level training in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory, accounting, and reporting. This formal, focused training demonstrates a clear, structured approach to building the internal expertise necessary to implement and manage a rigorous carbon reduction strategy, directly addressing the requirement for a carbon management process.
The university's Process System Engineering Centre (PROSPECT) organized the "GHG Inventory, Accounting & Reporting: Pathway to Net Zero Training" held on November 27-28, 2024. This initiative represents a core procedural step in operationalizing the university’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions.
The impact of this process is defined by its comprehensive scope and professional certification:
- Professional Skill Development: The training equips participants with the knowledge and tools to effectively measure and report Greenhouse Gas emissions—a fundamental requirement for any credible carbon management process.
- Industry Standards Integration: The curriculum is focused on GHG accounting and includes hands-on practical sessions and industry-relevant case studies, ensuring that the skills acquired are directly applicable to corporate and institutional carbon reduction efforts.
- Widespread Applicability: By making the course HRD Corp Claimable (a national accreditation), UTM extends this vital capacity building not just to its own staff but also to external organizations, leveraging its position as a research centre to drive broader national competency in carbon management.
By hosting and promoting this specialized training, UTM is actively creating a pipeline of trained professionals and establishing the foundational technical process required for accurate measurement, transparent reporting, and effective reduction of its carbon dioxide emissions, thus confirming the existence of an institutional process for carbon management.
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