Green Infrastructure Investment Opportunities MALAYSIA 2020 REPORT

The report highlights Malaysia's leadership in sustainable finance, particularly through the issuance of green sukuk, and identifies a significant pipeline of green infrastructure projects. It emphasizes the need for private capital to meet a cumulative infrastructure investment requirement of roughly USD 460bn from 2016-2040. Key opportunities are detailed in renewable energy (especially solar and biomass), low-carbon transport (rail and EVs), sustainable water management, and waste-to-energy projects.

• Malaysia requires a cumulative infrastructure investment of approximately USD 460bn between 2016 and 2040, with a significant portion needing to be directed toward green infrastructure to meet Paris Agreement targets.
• Malaysia is a global leader in the green sukuk market, having issued 13 deals from 11 different issuers, representing a significant portion of the global total of 23 deals from 16 issuers.
• The Malaysian government has set renewable energy targets to reach 31% of total generation capacity by 2025 and 40% by 2035, requiring an estimated investment of MYR 33bn (USD 8.2bn).
• The transport sector is the second largest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions in Malaysia, with road transport accounting for 96.72% of these emissions.
• Malaysia faces significant water sustainability challenges, including a national average of non-revenue water of 36.6% as of 2013, and aims to reduce this to 25% by 2020.
• The waste sector is the third largest contributor to CO2 emissions in Malaysia; the government aims to reduce landfill waste by 40%, with 22% through recycling and 80% through intermediate treatments like waste-to-energy.
• The Green Technology Financing Scheme (GTFS) has provided significant support, with GTFS 3.0 having a fund size of MYR 2bn (USD 500m) until 2022 to encourage SRI sukuk issuances.
• Malaysia's commitment under the Paris Agreement includes a target of 35% GHG reduction by 2030 compared to the business-as-usual scenario, which could increase to 45% with international climate finance and technology transfer.

APA

Davidson, K., Nguyệt, P. T. M., Gunawan, N., & Boulle, B. (2021). Green Infrastructure Investment Opportunities MALAYSIA 2020 REPORT. Climate Bonds Initiative. https://www.climatebonds.net/files/documents/publications/Green-Infrastructure-Investment-Opportunities-Malaysia_2025-02-17-163034_syat.pdf

Chicago

Davidson, Kristiane, Phí Thị Minh Nguyệt, Nabilla Gunawan, and Bridget Boulle. Green Infrastructure Investment Opportunities MALAYSIA 2020 REPORT. Climate Bonds Initiative, 2021. https://www.climatebonds.net/files/documents/publications/Green-Infrastructure-Investment-Opportunities-Malaysia_2025-02-17-163034_syat.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{davidson2021green, author = {Davidson, Kristiane and Nguyệt, Phí Thị Minh and Gunawan, Nabilla and Boulle, Bridget}, title = {{Green Infrastructure Investment Opportunities MALAYSIA 2020 REPORT}}, institution = {Climate Bonds Initiative}, year = {2021}, month = mar, url = {https://www.climatebonds.net/files/documents/publications/Green-Infrastructure-Investment-Opportunities-Malaysia_2025-02-17-163034_syat.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }