Kitakyushu Chief Executivefor Environmental Future City

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Kitakyushu Business Strategiestoward Asia

Solution of pollution problems is a starting point for international cooperation on

environmental issues. Transferring the experience of overcoming pollution

problems so that developing nations need not repeat the same mistake

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Partnership

Citizens

Government Companies

Company visit by citizens

Reinforcement of restrictions and supervision

Agreement to prevent pollution

Regional resources(Experience with overcoming pollution problems)

Kitakyushu Citywith recovered environments

1960s

Present

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(Value of Shipments: 100Billiom Yen)

Environmental Pollution

(mg-SO3/100ｃ㎡/day)

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Balance of environmental policies and economic policiesin Kitakyushu City

Environmental pollution (Sulfur oxides)(mg-SO3/100 cm2/day)

Economic development (Manufactured product shipment values: 100 billion yen)

Environmental pollution was removed along with economic development.

Source: “Survey on the Japanese Experience” by the World Bank

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Kitakyushu Future Environmental City[Response to environment] [Response to super-aging society] [Global environmental business

and reconstruction support to affected areas]

(1) Shift to a low-carbon and energy-saving city

(2) Environmental conservation in Asia

(3) Protection of natural environment and biodiversity

(4) Establishment of a resource recycling base

(1) Encouragement of healthy promotion in the familiar

neighborhood area

(2) Enhancement of emergency care and rehabilitation systems

(3) Creation of a system that enables the whole community to watch over

children and the elderly

(4) Establishment of environment in which people can raise and educate

children without anxiety

(1) Overseas expansion of urban infrastructure based on the Kitakyushu Asian Center for

Low-carbon Society

(2) Support for reconstruction in affected areas

Kitakyushu Future Environmental City Plan

A city with vitality, activity and peace, where people shine in local communities and urban areas

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Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.Coal gasification technology (EAGLE)

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Thin organic photovoltaic panels

Yasukawa Electric CorporationEnergy-saving inverters

TOTO Ltd.Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC)

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Regional resources (Excellent environmental technologies and social system)

Kitakyushu Smart Community Project Water Plaza Kitakyushu

Sewage water membrane treatment system

Seawater desalination system

Kitakyushu Eco-Town

Automobile recycling

Home appliance recycling

By-producthydrogen

Natural gas cogeneration

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Fuel cells

Next-generation SS

Smart condominiums

Hypothetical applications of

wind power generation

Electricity generated by wind

power: 15,000 kW

Power distribution grid

Internet network

Large-scale storage batteries

Smart Community Center with

public relations facilities

Bicycle rental stations

Smart schools

Data center

Smart condominiums

Spreading economic effects by the projects on Environmental Future City

Promotion in residential PV systems

(25,800kW installed within Kitakyushu City)

Promotion in energy saving devices for SMEs

(82 applications subsidized under the

conditions of ordering builders within

Kitakyushu City)

Smart Community Creation Project

(Master Plan of Kitakyushu Smart

Community Creation Project including 38

projects’ plans )

8.4 billion JPY

830 million JPY

16.3 billion JPY

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Contribution to environmental improvementsin Dalian, China

(Dalian City received the Global 500 Award in 2001.)

Driving forward the waste composting project with Surabaya City, Indonesia

(Adopted by over 20,000 families)

Partnership with other Asian nations for mutual prosperity

Exchanged memorandum for cooperation on eco-town with Tianjin City (At the Prime Minister’s

official residence)

Accepted trainees: 6,638 persons from 140 nations; Dispatched specialists: 165 persons to 25 nationsPromotion of cooperation networking between Asian cities and environmental improvement projects

UN ESCAP Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development (2000)

(62 cities in 18 nations)Kitakyushu Initiative Network

Water supply project at Phnom Penh Air pollution survey in Mongolia

Regional resources (Development of international cooperation on environmental issues) (2)

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Tehran

Beijing

Iran

Pakistan

Karachi

Bophal

India

Yangon

Doti Silgadi Biratnagar

Kampur Hetauda

Dhaka Bangladesh

NepalKathmandu

LekhnathDahnkuta

Myanmar

Thailand

Nonthaburi

Bangkok

Quetta

Pakistan

Jeju

Colombo

Korat Cambodia

Siem ReapHo chi Minh

Vietnam

Lanzhou

Ulan Bator

Mongolia

China

Jayewardenepura Kotte Malaysia

ChongqingGuiyang

Dalian

YantaiRongcheng

TaiyuanZhenjiangZhangjiagang

Neibo

Sjemzjen

Jiangyin

Shanghai

Macao

Sibu

PhilippinesBago

Cebu

Indonesia

Medan

Sidoarjo

Jakarta BekasiBalikpapan

Surabaya

Weihai

Hong Kong

YokohamaSouth Korea

Japan

Jeonju

Hiroshima

Pohang

Fukuoka

Kitakyushu Ube

Jeonju

Cheongju

Kitakyushu Asian Center for Low Carbon Society opened in June 2010.

Accumulating environmental technologies in Kitakyushu City and throughout Japan, for building low carbon societies in Asia through environmental

business skills

Utilization of the environmental technologies developed through the solution of pollution problems and manufacturing processes, and the inter-city

network established by international cooperation in the past

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Kitakyushu Asian Center for Low Carbon Society

Energy managementRegional management of energy by placing city and regionalelectricity plants at the core

Yahata Higashida District, where an environmentally conscious town is under

construction Kitakyushu Smart Community

Water business Water recycling demonstration plant combining sewage water membrane treatment and seawater desalination

Water Plaza

(Hiakari Sewage Treatment Plant)

Water created from sewage: 1,000 m3/day

Water created from seawater:400 m3/day

Non-revenue water rate is improved.72% (1993) 8% (2006)

Kitakyushu’s technology transferred to Phnom Penh

How to maintain and manage a water distribution network

Recycling and waste treatment

Kitakyushu Eco-Town

Economic effects (25 projects): * Direct investment: approx. 60 billion yen* Generated employment: approx. 1,300

jobsCO2 reduction: approx. 200,000 tons/year

Home appliance recycling

Bicycle recycling

Most advanced facilities for waste treatment

Shaft-gasification furnace

Shin-Moji PlantSafe facilities that achieved

recycling of waste and effective utilization of heat energy

Cleaner production and prevention of pollution Introduction of cleaner production (CP)

* Evaluation and improvement of raw material and fuel use

* Improvement of manufacturing processes* Thorough implementation of maintenance

and management* Human resources development, etc.

Achievement of energy saving and resource saving

Reduction of environmental loads + Higher productivity

End-of-Pipe (EOP)measures

Electric dust collector

Flue-gas desulfurization facilities

Waste water treatment facilities

One of the 21 national strategic projects Developments in Asia

(Overseas development of packaged infrastructures)Market scale: 19,700 billion yen (Target to achieve by 2020)

New development strategies in Japan

Priority fields in technological transfer

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Rendering of

Water Plaza

Non-revenue water is calculated for each block, and for the worst block only, surveys on water leakage and water

theft should be conducted.

Cooperation between government and the

private sectorTransferring

a package on environmental

technologies and social systems

Diverse Project Development Map

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Waste disposalSurabaya has requested assistance for waste disposal project development. Additionally, Nishihara Corporation is looking into operations related to improving the livelihoods of waste recyclers and waste pickers. (Overseas development support for smaller businesses, utilizing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the ODA)

Wastewater treatment (river cleanup)A master plan related to wastewater management for the Kali Mas river, with a focus on the Gundy area, is being developed, basic dispersal wastewater treatment is being expanded under the management of model community residents, and an operation for constructing and managing medium-sizedtreatment facilities is underway.(JICA Grassroots Cooperation Project)

Drinking water supply operations through solar power and small desalinization/water purification equipment

In areas that do not yet have electrical and waterworks infrastructure, Toray Industries, Inc. and Suido Kiko Kaisha, Ltd. will be using solar panels and water purification equipment (reverse osmosis filters) with desalinization capabilities to provide inexpensive clean drinking water. Installation and maintenance centers for drinking water supply equipment will be built in Surabaya.(JICA BoP project)

Investigating methods for quantifying CO2 reduction

As for operations being conducted in Surabaya, methods for quantifying reducible volumes of CO2 are being investigated. (IGES)

Tap-water purificationIshikawa Engineering Corporation, which successfully implemented well-water purification systems, is currently looking into operations involving the installation of water supply equipment in the community that could purify tap-water (though not drinkable) And provide safe, reliable water.

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry: “Infrastructure and Systems Export Promotion Research Project”

Project for cogeneration (steam + electricity) & energy conservationSurabaya Industrial Estate Rungkut (SIER)

Export of technology and knowledge from Yahata Higashida Smart Community project

Exporting Green Cities (A Case Study from Surabaya)

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Project to Develop the Kitakyushu Mechanism for Removing Carbon (K-MRV)

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Multitiered Solution Model

Kitakyushu Model System

Project to Develop the Kitakyushu ModelKitakyushu Model Details

Results illustration

DetailsCommunity development

(sustainable urban planning)✓ Vision, background, concept, etc.✓ Individual designs

(smart communities, eco-towns, etc.)✓ Comprehensive KPI

Outline of Kitakyushu initiatives✓ Understanding historical background

and technology trends✓ Treatment/implementation patterns

and features

Methodologies for each field (waste disposal, energy management, water/sewage management, & environmental conservation)

✓ Goals and indicators✓ Technical strategic items ✓ Measurement tools✓ Process checklists✓ Implementation plans

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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.

KitakyushuRejuvenate communities through overseas environmental business

development primarily by Kitakyushu companies.

Asian citiesMitigate pollution and

improve quality of life while reducing CO2

Building Win-Win Relationships

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