Carbon Reduction for Businesses

It is time to start planning for carbon reduction for businesses. The Malaysian Government is proposing a carbon tax to target achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. At present, there is no specific date or proposed carbon tax rate.

Carbon tax in other countries

Let’s have look at carbon taxes imposed by other governments. Singapore’s carbon tax rate is SGD 5 per tCO2e (tonne of carbon dioxide emission) from 2019 till 2023. For 2024 and 2025, the tax will be raised to SGD 25, SGD45 per tCO₂e for 2026 and 2027 and by 2030, it will be between SGD 50 to SGD 80 per tCO₂e ¹. As of 2021, Sweden levies a carbon tax of about EUR 116 per tCO₂e, France’s carbon tax EUR 45 per tCO₂e and Great Britain’s carbon tax is at EUR 21.23 per tCO₂e. ² This gives us an idea of how much the carbon tax would be. It’s going to be expensive.

Based on SEDA’s 2016 baseline data, carbon dioxide emission intensity is 0.639 tCO2e per MWh of electricity generated. (0.639 tonnes of CO₂ per 1000 kWh.)

What this means is, for every 1 kWh of electricity used, based on the carbon taxes of different countries, this will be the EXTRA cost per 1 kWh:

• Singapore 2024 – SGD 0.016
• Singapore 2026 – SGD 0.029
• Sweden 2023 – EUR 0.074
• France 2023 – EUR 0.029

Based on the above, the cheapest carbon tax (Singapore 2024 till 2025), energy cost will increase by about RM 0.05 per kWh. Malaysia has yet to announce any carbon tax, but with soon-to-be-implemented EU carbon border, we will have to take action to reduce our carbon emission.

Carbon Reduction for businesses (Techniques)

As a business, a factory or a commercial building, how can you reduce your carbon footprint? So, what can we do to go green by reducing emissions? Here are some ideas that we can help implement:

1. Have a long-term energy roadmap which includes reducing your business’s carbon footprint.
2. Do an energy audit (electricity and thermal) to find map out energy usage and to reduce energy wastage.
3. Thermal and electrical Demand profiling to understand contributing factors.
4. Propose executable Energy Saving Measures based on energy audit and demand profiling outcomes.
5. Have a real-time and accurate data logging, monitoring and alerting system.

We can assist you with your company’s carbon reduction plans and help to minimise your carbon emissions.

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Contact us today to embark on your journey to reduce your carbon footprint.

References

¹ https://www.nccs.gov.sg/singapores-climate-action/carbon-tax/

² https://taxfoundation.org/carbon-taxes-in-europe-2021/

³ https://www.seda.gov.my/statistics-monitoring/co2-avoidance/