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2014/EWG48/020 Agenda Item: 7b
Report on Progress of APEC Low-Carbon
Model Town Task force
Purpose: Information Submitted by: Japan
48th Energy Working Group Meeting Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
17-21 November 2014
Report on Progress of APEC Low-Carbon Model Town Task force
48th APEC Energy Working Group Meeting
November 2014
Shobu NagataniAgency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE)
METI, Japan
Agenda Item 7b
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
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1 APEC LCMT Task Force Meeting
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
8th APEC LCMT Task Force Meeting
(Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - 17 November 2014)
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10 January 2014Final Approval of BMC and SOM for the LCMT Phase 4 Project
May 2014A suitable consultant was identified through the APEC project tender process for theLCMT Phase 4 Project
May 2014Feasibility Study by selected consultant has been started
2-1 Progress of the LCMT Phase 4 Project (1) - Feasibility Study -
May 2014Work Plan was proposed by the consultant at the 7th
LCMT meeting
November 2014A Draft Report was presented to LCMT Task Force members
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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%.
SanBorja Revised Baseline andProjected Reduction from LCMs
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
Study Group A & LCMT Task ForceSite 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
2-3 Summary of the LCMT Phase 4 Project - Concept (Refinement) -
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Task Force Japan
Preparing preliminary draft
Studying inclusion of indicators
“The Concept of the Low Carbon Town in the APEC Region”
will be tailored for Redevelopment of existing sites
The Refined Concept will be completed and distributed to EWG members
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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
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2-5 Progress of the LCMT Phase 4 Project - Concept (Indicator) -
WG1Management systems standards for
sustainable development in communities
WG2Indicators for city services and quality of
life
WG1Infrastructure metrics
ISO TC268Sustainable Development
in Communities
SC1
Official liaison with ISO TC268/WG2
Management standard for sustainable development
InfrastructureTechnological
APEC EWGLCMT TF
WG3Terminology
Smart Community Infrastructures
Terms and definitions
City indicatorsISO 37120
Released May 15, 2014
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Team MemberNomination
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2-6 Future Development of the LCMT Phase 4 Project - Policy Recommendations -
2015
Recommendations on regulatory schemes, technical matters, etc.
Study Group B Conducting Peer Review
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“Policy Review Report” will be distributed to EWG members
“Policy Recommendations”
Site Visit (San Borja, Peru, January 2015)
Collaboration with the OECD
2-7 Future Development of the LCMT Phase 4 Project - Policy Recommendations -
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3-1 Invitation to the APEC LCMT Phase 5 Project
10 September, 2014An 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
3-2 Evaluation Results
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15 - 20 October, 2014METI, 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
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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 industriesResponsible person of the Project
Mr. Hanny Sondakh, Mayor of Bitung CityRelevant government authority
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources North Sulawesi Province Bitung City
Stakeholder involvement
Various business sectors NGOs
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3-4 Future Plan on Feasibility Study of Bitung City
December 2014BMC and SOM will assess Full Project Proposal of “APEC Low-Carbon Model Town (LCMT) Project – Phase 5”
January – February 2015APEC project tender for the LCMT Phase 5 will be posted on the APEC website
February 2015A Contract between the APEC Secretariat and a selected consultant will be signed and the F/S will officially start
8 November 2014The Full Project Proposal of the “APEC Low-Carbon Model Town (LCMT) Project – Phase 5”was submitted to the APEC secretariat.
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APEC LCMT Task Force Meeting
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
9th APEC Energy Ministers’ Meeting (Fukui, Japan - 19 June, 2010)
Overview of the APEC Low Carbon Model Town Project
9th APEC ENERGY MINISTERIAL MEETINGJune 2010 in Fukui, Japan
ENERGY WORKING GROUP
LCMT TASK FORCE
[Concept] [Policy Recommendations][F/S Report]
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Outcomesof LCMT Project
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http://publications.apec.org/publication-detail.php?pub_id=1521 http://publications.apec.org/publication-detail.php?pub_id=1518
Summary of the LCMT Phase 3 Project - Outcomes -
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Criteria for the APEC LCMT Project
Criteria 1: Is the candidate project coordinated or supervised by a relevant government authority?
Criteria 2.1: Is the responsible entity for the candidate project identified?
Criteria 2.2: Is the project already on-going or has it been committed to being implemented?
Criteria 3: Has the implementation plan of the candidate project already been developed?
Criteria 4.1: Have the organization and people responsible for the possible Feasibility Study (F/S) been identified?
Criteria 4.2: Have the organization and people committed to provide necessary information for the purpose of F/S and policy review?
Criteria 4.3: Does your economy agree to prepare the necessary funding and human resources ?