Building energy efficiency in japan: A benchmark for Malaysia in the development of renewable energy technology
Governments throughout the world, including Malaysia, began to look at diverse options in energy conservation and new energy resources, and energy efficiency technology. Malaysia ratifying the Kyoto Protocol in September 2003 has opened the way for Malaysian renewable energy project developers to...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/34477/ http://eprints.usm.my/34477/1/HBP21.pdf |
| Summary: | Governments throughout the world, including Malaysia, began to look at
diverse options in energy conservation and new energy resources, and energy efficiency
technology. Malaysia ratifying the Kyoto Protocol in September 2003 has opened the way for
Malaysian renewable energy project developers to seek financing under the Clean
Development Mechanism. Another opportunity is emerging because Malaysia as one of the
fastest growing building industries in the world, from which a corresponding increase in
energy demand can be expected every years. Japan as a highly industrialized nation has
faced serious pollution and two oil crises, and was obliged to bear environmental regulations
and energy conservation measures over the short term. However, as result of the concerted
efforts of the public and private sectors in response to the strict environmental and energy
restrictions, Japan's energy efficiency has improved over the past 30 years and oil
consumption has decreased even though the GDP has doubled. The objective of this paper
is to discuss about existing energy efficiency technology in Japan and challenges, lessons,
and current development of participation from public and private sectors toward clean
energy policy by Japanese government, which can even be follow by the developing
countries with some modifications. This study can contribute to our understanding on the
applicability of the energy efficiency method in Japan, one of the countries that succeeded in
adopting renewable energy in its national energy scenario, to become a benchmark to a
country such as Malaysia. |
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