The Malaysia Aviation Decarbonisation Blueprint (MADB) has been launched to accelerate commitment towards net zero carbon emissions in the aviation sector by 2050, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
Speaking after the blueprint's launch on Thursday (Sept 5), Loke said the strategic framework is categorised into three action groups namely airline measures, air traffic management measures and airport measures.
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Speaking after the blueprint's launch on Thursday (Sept 5), Loke said the strategic framework is categorised into three action groups namely airline measures, air traffic management measures and airport measures.
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00:00National Aviation De-Carbonisation Programme
00:04is a step taken by the Malaysian government
00:09to ensure that our Sustainability Agenda
00:14can be implemented in a well-organised manner
00:17with a clear plan, strategy and foundation
00:22so that it can support government and state efforts
00:27to achieve carbon emission by 2050.
00:32One of the main sectors that contributes to emissions
00:38is the air transport sector
00:40because every aircraft and aircraft carrier
00:44that flies has a high emission
00:48and this contributes to a high carbon emission.
00:53So, efforts to reduce emissions must start now
00:58even though the target is to reach net zero by 2050
01:02but efforts must continue and we must do it now.
01:09So, as a member state of the International Civil Aviation Organization
01:16and as a council member of the International Civil Aviation Organization
01:22we have the responsibility and obligation
01:25to support global efforts to support global warming.
01:32This is in line with the government's commitment
01:38through the Paris Agreement.
01:41This is why we work closely with the Ministry of Natural Resources
01:47and Eclihb
01:51so that we can work together to lay the foundation
01:58and through this blueprint there are several important stakeholders
02:03among which we need responsibility
02:09or cooperation from aviation companies.
02:11Aviation companies must try to reduce their carbon emissions
02:16in several ways.
02:18First, they must invest in technology
02:22and use more modern and new aircrafts
02:25because new aircrafts now have better fuel efficiency
02:31and the operational efficiency must be improved.
02:35But the most important thing in the direction of net zero
02:38is the use of SAF.
02:40But the use of SAF is not yet widespread.
02:43But there is a framework that we need to prepare
02:48for the future, maybe in a few years.
02:51That is for airline companies.
02:53The second is for airport operators.
02:55Airport operators in the airport
02:58must also be more efficient
03:00to ensure faster taxiways
03:03and ground electrification
03:05so that when aircrafts stop in the airport
03:09they can close the engines
03:11and have power from the airport ground electrification.
03:16That is the second.
03:18The third is in terms of air traffic management.
03:21Air traffic management involves the authorities
03:24especially the aviation authorities, CAMs.
03:27Because in air traffic management
03:29if we can speed up
03:31and have more efficient air traffic management
03:37if we can reduce the time for aircrafts to land
03:42it will of course reduce the burning of fuel
03:46and this will directly contribute to decarbonisation.
03:51So there are many aspects that we need to look at
03:55and everything is explained in the blueprint
03:58each role and government efforts
04:01government base
04:03and our strategy to achieve our goals.
04:07Everything is documented in a blueprint
04:13where the Ministry of Transport takes the initiative
04:16to ensure that we have a clear framework
04:20so that all stakeholders understand
04:22their respective roles
04:24and that is what we mean by
04:26the whole-of-government approach
04:28the whole-of-society approach
04:30to ensure that every stakeholder
04:32has their respective role in the instrument.
04:35And of course we stand guided by NRES
04:39to do what we should do
04:42in terms of decarbonisation
04:44and also towards net zero.
04:46The production of SAF will be led by Petronas
04:51and Petronas already has a plan
04:55and is also planning their strategy
04:58on how to produce SAF.
05:01And I understand from Petronas
05:03that their production can start as early as 2028
05:09so within the next 3-4 years
05:12they can have production.
05:14So by 2028
05:16SAF production will be able to enter the country.
05:22What are the advantages of using SAF
05:27and where do they get their resources?
05:30Currently there is no aviation company
05:32that uses SAF.
05:34We do not require the use of SAF.
05:38So the biggest challenge with SAF
05:40is in terms of price.
05:42Because the price of SAF
05:44is three times higher than the current jet fuel.
05:48The reason is the production is still quite slow.
05:53That is why we need to look at the supply side first
05:56before we talk about how to ensure
05:59that the aviation company uses SAF.
06:01That is why we do not require the use of SAF.
06:04And from a practical point of view
06:06our aviation company does not use SAF
06:08but production will start in 2028 by Petronas.
06:12We hope that by that time
06:15the price of SAF will go down
06:17to be more affordable for the aviation companies.
06:22But we have a different approach.
06:25It does not mean that we do not use SAF
06:27and we do not do anything about decarbonisation.
06:31That is because there is also a mechanism
06:34through carbon credit, COSIA and so on
06:37to offset their emissions
06:42and also operational efficiency.
06:44So we can do operational efficiency now.
06:46That means managing the airfield,
06:48managing the air traffic,
06:50we have air traffic controller and so on.
06:53We can do something to reduce this decarbonisation,
06:57this emission.
06:59For example, as I said,
07:01if we can ensure that our aircraft
07:03has a faster landing path,
07:05that can help.
07:07Partly.
07:08Not all, but partly.
07:10SAF will look at the strategy.
07:13But we cannot run away from SAF.
07:15In the long run,
07:17like it or not,
07:18the airlines have to adopt SAF.