2014/EWG48/020 Agenda Item: 7b Report on Progress of APEC Low-Carbon Model Town Task force Purpose: Information Submitted by: Japan 48 th Energy Working Group Meeting Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 17-21 November 2014
Agenda Item 7b 48th APEC Energy Working Group Meeting Report on Progress of APEC Low-Carbon Model Town Task force November 2014 Shobu Nagatani Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) METI, Japan
CONTENTS 1. APEC LCMT Task Force Meeting 2. Progress and Future Development of the LCMT Phase 4 Project 3. Progress and Future of the LCMT Phase 5 Project 1
1 APEC LCMT Task Force Meeting 8th APEC LCMT Task Force Meeting (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - 17 November 2014) Attended: [xx] Economies, Lead Shepherd, EGNRET representative, APEC Secretariat and the APERC Reported: Revised Concept of the LCT in the APEC Region Progress and future plan of the APEC LCT Indicator(LCT-I) Draft Feasibility Study Report on San Borjha Discussed: Alignment of the LCT-I with global standards 2
2-1 Progress of the LCMT Phase 4 Project (1) - Feasibility Study - 10 January 2014 Final Approval of BMC and SOM for the LCMT Phase 4 Project May 2014 A suitable consultant was identified through the APEC project tender process for thelcmt Phase 4 Project May 2014 Feasibility Study by selected consultant has been started May 2014 Work Plan was proposed by the consultant at the 7 th LCMT meeting November 2014 A Draft Report was presented to LCMT Task Force members 3
2-2 Progress of the LCMT Phase 4 Project (2) - Feasibility Study - The Feasibility Study will recommend that San Borja consider implementing additional Low-Carbon Measures (LCMs) as complementary to the municipality existing LCMs. These Measures will help San Borja to reduce its GHG emissions by an additional 12% by 2021 compared to its 2012 baseline, for a total emissions reduction of 28%. Proposed LCMs (tentative) 1. Urban Function Economic incentives Transit-oriented design ITS for traffic management 2. Transportation sector Non-motorized transport infrastructure expansion and increase usage Travel demand management Traffic and congestion management 3. Buildings sector Low-carbon design Renewable energy 4. Energy Planning Area energy planning Community energy management (CEM) 5. Environment Planning Trash repurposing Wastewater recycling Urban forestry (sequestration) Untapped energy SanBorja Revised Baseline and Projected Reduction from LCMs 4
2-3 Summary of the LCMT Phase 4 Project - Concept (Refinement) - The Concept of the Low Carbon Town in the APEC Region will be tailored for Redevelopment of existing sites Task Force Japan Preparing preliminary draft Studying inclusion of indicators Study Group A & LCMT Task Force Site visits on low-carbon development projects in July in the Canada and USA To hear and visit low-carbon town cases in advanced and developing APEC economies To hear existing activities on low-carbon town indicators The Refined Concept will be completed and distributed to EWG members 5
2-4 Progress of the LCMT Phase 4 Project - Concept (Indicator) - Advantages of Low-Carbon Town Indicator Simple and easy to understand LCT development Reflect the circumstances of each economy and project characteristics Reflect existing APEC LCMT Feasibility Study results, existing assessment indicators, and international trends 6
2-5 Progress of the LCMT Phase 4 Project - Concept (Indicator) - Official liaison with ISO TC268/WG2 ISO TC268 Sustainable Development in Communities SC1 WG1 Management systems standards for sustainable development in communities WG2 Indicators for city services and quality of life WG3 Terminology Smart Community Infrastructures Management standard for sustainable development Terms and definitions APEC EWG LCMT TF City indicators ISO 37120 Released May 15, 2014 WG1 Infrastructure metrics Infrastructure Technological 7
2-6 Future Development of the LCMT Phase 4 Project - Policy Recommendations - LCMT-TF7 EWG47 2014 LCMT-TF8 EWG48 2015 (May) (June) (July) (August) (September) (October) (November) (December) (January) (June) Feasibility Study Concept of the Low- Carbon Town (Refinement) Policy Recommendations Initial Presentation Team Member Nomination Site visits Draft Refined Concept Progress Report Refined Concept Team Member Nomination 48 th EWG MEETING F/S Report On-site Assessment REPORT TO EWG MEMBER (CORRESPONDENCE) 8
2-7 Future Development of the LCMT Phase 4 Project - Policy Recommendations - Policy Recommendations Recommendations on regulatory schemes, technical matters, etc. Study Group B Conducting Peer Review Site Visit (San Borja, Peru, January 2015) Collaboration with the OECD Policy Review Report will be distributed to EWG members 9
3-1 Invitation to the APEC LCMT Phase 5 Project 10 September, 2014 An invitation letter for nominations of the LCMT Phase 5 Project was sent to eligible economies 30 September, 2014 (Nomination Deadline) Two candidate projects were nominated; Bitung City, Indonesia Fuyang City, China Evaluation on a scale of 1-5 for each selection criteria endorsed by APEC LCMT Task Force 10
3-2 Evaluation Results 15-20 October, 2014 METI, Japan (Project Overseer) sent draft recommendation to LCMT Task Force members and it was endorsed; Bitung City, Indonesia, to be the case for the APEC LCMT phase 5 Project Fuyang City, Chaina, should hold candidacy status for the subsequent phase of the LCMT Project. 21-27 October, 2014 METI sent out the recommendation to EWG members and it was endorsed. November, 2014 (at the EWG 48) Official announcement of Bitung City to be the case study for LCMT Phase 5 Project 11
3-3 Prospect of LCMT Project in Bitung City, Indonesia Central Government decided to make the implementation plan of the Low-Carbon Town project on Bitung Special Economic Zone in 2014 Bitung Special Economic Zone: Mainly fishery and coconut industries Responsible person of the Project Mr. Hanny Sondakh, Mayor of Bitung City Relevant government authority Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources North Sulawesi Province Bitung City Stakeholder involvement Various business sectors NGOs 12
3-4 Future Plan on Feasibility Study of Bitung City 8 November 2014 The Full Project Proposal of the APEC Low-Carbon Model Town (LCMT) Project Phase 5 was submitted to the APEC secretariat. December 2014 BMC and SOM will assess Full Project Proposal of APEC Low-Carbon Model Town (LCMT) Project Phase 5 January February 2015 APEC project tender for the LCMT Phase 5 will be posted on the APEC website February 2015 A Contract between the APEC Secretariat and a selected consultant will be signed and the F/S will officially start 13
Thank you November 2014 Shobu Nagatani Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) METI, Japan 14
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APEC LCMT Task Force Meeting 9th APEC Energy Ministers Meeting (Fukui, Japan - 19 June, 2010) Role of the LCMT Task Force Develop the Concept of the Low-Carbon Town in APEC Region Conduct Feasibility Study on selected case town Share best practices for making low-carbon communities a reality 16
Overview of the APEC Low Carbon Model Town Project [F/S Report] (I) Outcomes of LCMT Project [Concept] (Ⅱ) [Policy Recommendations] (Ⅲ) Feasibility Study Study Group A Study Group B LCMT TASK FORCE ENERGY WORKING GROUP 9 th APEC ENERGY MINISTERIAL MEETING June 2010 in Fukui, Japan 17
Summary of the LCMT Phase 3 Project - Outcomes - http://publications.apec.org/publication-detail.php?pub_id=1521 http://publications.apec.org/publication-detail.php?pub_id=1518 18
Criteria for the APEC LCMT Project Criteria 1: Criteria 2.1: Criteria 2.2: Criteria 3: Criteria 4.1: Criteria 4.2: Criteria 4.3: Is the candidate project coordinated or supervised by a relevant government authority? Is the responsible entity for the candidate project identified? Is the project already on-going or has it been committed to being implemented? Has the implementation plan of the candidate project already been developed? Have the organization and people responsible for the possible Feasibility Study (F/S) been identified? Have the organization and people committed to provide necessary information for the purpose of F/S and policy review? Does your economy agree to prepare the necessary funding and human resources? 19