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    CHAPTER 1.

    7: REGULATORY
    FRAMEWORK
    CHAPTER 1: POLLUTION PREVENTION, WASTE MINIMISATION AND WASTE
    MANAGEMENT
    Preview of Chapter 1

    CGE686/Chapter 1.7/PNFMK 2
    Course Outcomes
    1. Explain the impacts of the generated wastes from the major sectors of oil and
    gas industry to the environment and human health.

    2. Discuss the benefits of pollution prevention and waste management techniques


    in oil and gas industry according to the three P’s of sustainability (People, Planet,
    Profit).

    3. Justify the choice of appropriate pollution control measures based on the type of
    waste as well as adhering to the Environmental Quality Act (2012) and its related
    regulations.

    CGE686/Chapter 1.2/PNFMK 3
    Learning outcomes for Chapter 1

    1. Explain the concepts of pollution prevention, waste minimisation


    and waste management and its application in oil and gas industry.

    2. Explain the connection of carbon tax, carbon footprint and


    managing energy towards reducing pollution level.

    CGE686/Chapter 1.7/PNFMK 4
    Contents for Chapter 1

    1. True costs of waste


    2. Pollution prevention
    3. Waste minimisation
    4. Waste management
    5. Environmental impact assessment (EIA)
    6. Sustainable development
    7. Carbon tax and carbon footprint
    8. Managing energy in oil and gas industry
    9. Regulatory framework

    CGE686/Chapter 1.7/PNFMK 5
    International Environmental Convention

    • Montreal Protocol of the Vienna Convention – Phase out of ozone depleting


    substances
    • Basel Convention – trans boundary movement of hazardous waste
    • Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) – stabilize greenhouse gas
    concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous
    anthropogenic interference with the climate system
    • Kyoto Protocol (1992) – An international treaty to reduce greenhouse gases
    emissions
    • Conference of parties (COP) – meets every year to take decisions that further
    the implementation of Convention and to combat climate change.

    CGE686/Chapter 1.7/PNFMK 6
    Malaysia: Law and Regulation

    • The Environmental Quality Act 1974 relates to the


    • prevention
    • abatement
    • control of pollution and enhancement of the environment

    CGE686/Chapter 1.7/PNFMK 7
    EQA 1974

    • Licences are required from the Department of Environment (DOE), MNRE, for
    activities that give rise to pollutions (atmosphere, water, or land).
    • It is compulsory to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for any
    proposed project to assess its potential impact on the environment, and
    subsequently propose measures to control such impact.

    CGE686/Chapter 1.7/PNFMK 8
    Regulations related to oil and gas

    1. Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulations


    2. Environmental Quality (Control of Lead Concentration in Motor Gasoline)
    Regulations
    3. Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activities) (Environmental Impact
    Assessment) Order
    4. Environmental Quality (Prescribed Premises)(Scheduled Wastes Treatment And
    Disposal Facilities) Order 1989
    5. Environmental Quality (Prescribed Premises)(Scheduled Wastes Treatment And
    Disposal Facilities) Regulations
    6. Environmental Quality (Delegation of Powers on Marine Pollution Control)
    Order
    CGE686/Chapter 1.7/PNFMK 9
    Regulations related to oil and gas

    7. Environmental Quality (Prohibition on the use of Chlorofluoro-carbons and


    other Gases as Propellants and Blowing Agents) OrderEnvironmental Quality
    (Control of Emission from Diesel Engines) Regulations
    8. Environmental Quality (Control of Emission from Petrol Engines) Regulations
    9. Environmental Quality (Dioxin and Furan) Regulations
    12. Environmental Quality (Scheduled Wastes) Regulations 2005Environmental
    Quality (Control of Petrol And Diesel Properties) Regulations
    13. Environmental Quality (Industrial Effluent) Regulations 2009

    CGE686/Chapter 1.7/PNFMK 10

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