Kitakyushu Smart Community Project Kitakyushu Asian Center for Low Carbon Society Environment Bureau, City of Kitakyushu
City located near to other Asian nations, rich in nature, and developed as a manufacturing area Rich nature and branded food materials Japan Karst Plateau Hiraodai Wakamatsuhoku Beach Kitakyushu City Ouma Bamboo Shoots Kanmon Straits Octopuses Kokura Beef Population: 977,000 (2010) Area: 487.88 Km 2 GDP: 3,430 billion yen (2010) Major companies in Kitakyushu area Buzen-Sea Oysters Wakamatsu Special Tomatoes Nippon Steel Corporation Yasukawa Electric Corporation TOTO Ltd. Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Toyota Motor Corporation Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Materials Corporation 2
3 Overcoming Severe Pollution: Kitakyushu s Experience 1960s Today
Key Factors: Partnerships among Multi-Stakeholders Residents Residents observing a private company Partnership Study session on air pollution measures with university professors Environmental supervision & environmental infrastructure Local Government Cleaner Production & pollution control equipment Private Enterprises 4
Balance of environmental policies and economic policies in Kitakyushu City Environmental Pollution pollution (Sulfur oxides) (mg-so3/100c (mg-so3/100 m2 /day) cm 2 /day) 2 Source: Survey on the Japanese Experience by the World Bank 1968 1.5 1969 1970 Environmental pollution was removed along with economic development. 1 0.5 1963 1964 1966 1965 1962 1961 1960 1967 1972 1971 1973 1974 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Economic development Development (Manufactured(Value product of Shipments: shipment 100Billiom values: Yen) 100 billion yen) 5
Development of international cooperation on environmental issues Partnership with other Asian nations for mutual prosperity Accepted trainees: 7,453 persons from 150 nations; Dispatched specialists: 175 persons to 25 nations Promotion of cooperation networking between Asian cities and environmental improvement projects Kitakyushu Initiative Network (62 cities in 18 nations) UN ESCAP Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development (2000) Mongolia Ulan Bator Tehran Iran Pakistan Karachi Quetta Doti Silgadi Biratnagar Kampur Bophal India Colombo Nepal Kathmandu Lekhnath Hetauda Dhaka Pakistan Jayewardenepura Kotte Dahnkuta Bangladesh Myanmar Lanzhou China Chongqing Guiyang Beijing Thailand Yangon Korat Nonthaburi Cambodia Bangkok Siem Reap Ho chi Minh Vietnam Medan Jakarta Indonesia Malaysia Bekasi Dalian Yantai Weihai Rongcheng South Korea Taiyuan Zhenjiang Jiangyin Zhangjiagang Sjemzjen Neibo Hong Kong Macao Sibu Sidoarjo Balikpapan Surabaya Shanghai Bago Cebu Philippines Japan Yokohama Jeonju Pohang Cheongju Hiroshima Ube Kitakyushu Jeju Fukuoka Jeonju Contribution to environmental improvements in Dalian, China (Dalian City received the Global 500 Award in 2001.) Exchanged memorandum for cooperation on ecotown with Tianjin City (At the Prime Minister s official residence) Water supply project at Phnom Penh Air pollution survey in Mongolia Driving forward the waste composting project with Surabaya City, Indonesia (Adopted by over 20,000 families) 6
1901 Kitakyushu s Environmental Assets for Sustainable Development, Chronological Table of our Environmental Policy Government-run Yawata Steel Works Industrial Wastewater We have developed as an Industrial City Exhaust Emission 1950 Aggravation of Pollution Problems Women's Movement against Environmental Pollution 1960's Pollution Control Policy City Government Organizational Arrangement, Ordinance, and Pollution Control Agreement with Companies Private Enterprise Cleaner Production Improvement of Production Process Treatment of Pollutant, Tree Planting Overcoming Environmental Pollution 1980's Local Diplomacy Policy Resource-Circulating Society Policy 2002 Sustainable Society Policy 2008 Low Carbon Society Policy Creation of Local and Global Sustainable Society Establishment of KITA (1980) Environmental International Cooperation (1988~) Agenda 21 Kitakyushu (1996) Reduction of Domestic Waste by Introducing New System and Citizen Participation (First one at Designated Cities) Decision of Establishing PCB Treatment Facility (2001) Grand design on World Capital of Sustainable Development (2004) KITA: Kitakyushu International Techno-cooperative Association Kitakyushu Eco-Town(1998 ) Environmental Preservation and Industrial Promotion Johannesburg Summit (2002) identified Kitakyushu Initiative for a Clean Environment Implementation and Evaluation of Practical Activities Eco-Model City(2008), Future City(2011), Green Asian International Strategic Integrated Zone (2011) of Japan, and Model City of OECD s Green Cities Programme (2011) 7 7
8 Policy Structure toward Sustainable City Development Sustainable Society Resource Recycling Society Low Carbon Society Natural Symbiosis Society Kitakyushu Eco Town Kitakyushu Smart Community Kitakyushu Hibiki Biotope Center Citizen s Power (Environmental Education and Awareness Raising)
Kitakyushu Eco-Town Project Japan s Largest Eco-Town Approved 1997, Started operations 1998 No. business facilities: 29 No. research facilities: 16 Automobile recycling R&D on recycling technologies for solar power systems Collection/treatment of rare metals Investment ~66 billion yen Employees ~1,300 Visitors ~1,000,000 (1998-March 2012) Fluorescent lighting recycling 9
Kitakyushu Eco-Town Project Japan-India Recycling City Cooperation Project Supported by METI, Japan Eco-Town Cooperation in Surat City, Gujarat Purpose Practical Application of Experience from the Kitakyushu Eco Town Project Implement cooperative actions for creating a sound material-cycle society in India through the practical application of know-how related to the construction and operation of Eco-Towns owned by local autonomies. Outline of the Cooperation 1 Assisting in making a plan on creating a sound material-cycle society 2 Introducing policies of Japan and Kitakyushu 3 Inviting administrative and corporative personnel to Japan for training 4 Implementing Business meetings of enterprises Vibrant Gujarat (Kitakyushu booth) Factory Visit 10
Kitakyushu Smart Community Development Project Creating a new lifestyle with locally produced and locally consumed energy Selected as one of four bases in Japan in April 2010 Hydrogen network Hydrogen by-products Fuel cells Power grid Next-generation SS 新エネルキ ー等 Smart buildings IT grid Smart housing Solar panels Installing a large quantity of smart meters Local power conservation center Wind power Natural gas co-generation 11
Leading Figures from India Visiting Kitakyushu Sri Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Honorable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, India visited in Kitakyushu in November, 2014 Amitabh Kant, CEO of DMIC DC Visited in Kitakyushu in February, 2010 Mayor Kenji KITAHASHI introduced Kitakyushu s environmental policy, history and advanced environmental technologies including Eco Town and Smart City project. Also discussing about City to City Cooperation between Kitakyushu and Andhra Pradesh, in terms of Smart City and Water issues solution. Mr. Amitabh Kant, CEO of DMIC DC visited Kitakyushu Eco Town. Stand point of making town is necessary for India to develop our future. Policy of City of Kitakyushu is the best case in terms of realizing good combination in social system and environmental technology 12
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Building Win-Win Relationships 14 Asian cities Mitigate pollution and improve quality of life while reducing CO 2 Kitakyushu Rejuvenate communities through overseas environmental business development primarily by Kitakyushu companies. In addition to international environmental cooperation, when it comes to international environmental business development, our hope is to see the advancement of a uniquely Japanese approach, different from that of other countries, that will respect and bring joy to local residents.