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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

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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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2-6 Future Development of the LCMT Phase 4 Project - Policy Recommendations -

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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.

Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE)METI, Japan

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November 2014Shobu Nagatani

Thank you

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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

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Outcomesof LCMT Project

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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 ?