michinaga kohno apec lcmt taskforce taskforce japan for study group (a) [hitachi, ltd]
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Report on Site Visits by Study Group (A). 6th Meeting of the Low Carbon Model Town Taskforce. Da Nang, Vietnam 18 November, 2013. Michinaga Kohno APEC LCMT Taskforce Taskforce Japan for Study Group (A) [Hitachi, Ltd]. Purposes and Dates & Destinations. Purposes - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Michinaga KohnoAPEC LCMT Taskforce
Taskforce Japan for Study Group (A)[Hitachi, Ltd]
Report onSite Visits by Study Group
(A) 6th Meeting of the Low Carbon Model
Town TaskforceDa Nang, Vietnam 18 November, 2013
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Purposes and Dates & DestinationsPurposes
Hearing and visit of case examples of Low Carbon Town in advanced APEC economies
Hearing and visit of case examples of Low Carbon Town in developing APEC economies
Hearing of existing activities on Low Carbon Town Indicators
Dates & Destinations23 July City of Portland, OR, USA25-26 July Lima, Peru
Municipality of San BorjaPeruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines
29-30 July Washington DC29 July Learning of CASBEE given by NSRI
US Department of Housing and Urban Planning30 July The US Green Building Council
The Brookings Institution
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MembersChinaMs. Su Xing, Project Manager, China Energy Conservation and
Environmental Protection Group Consulting Company (Study Group A member)
ThailandMs. Santivipa Phanichkul, Secretary General, Global Warming Academy
Institute (Study Group A member)
JapanMr. Michinaga Kohno, Senior Chief Engineer, Hitachi, Ltd. (SG-A member)Mr. Masato Takahashi, Manager, Hitachi, Ltd. (Observer)Dr. Kazutomo Irie, General Manager of Research Department, APERCMr. Goichi Komori, Senior Researcher, APERCMr. Juan Roberto Lozano Maya, Researcher, APERCMr. Takahiro Ogawa, Senior Consultant, NIKKEN SEKKEI Research Institute
(Indicator study assignee)
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Summary of the Visits (1)City of Portland
Workshop with Portland Energy Conservation (PECI)“Climate Action Plan 2009” aims at the reduction of GHG
emission by 80% by 2050 to 1990 as the base.Focused issues towards 2040 are (1) growth in centers,
(2) protect industry, (3) protect rural areas, (4) nature in the city, and (5) travel options – bike lanes and pedestrian lanes.
“Climate Action Plan 2009” is the first plan of this aspect at the municipality level in the United States.
Public and private collaboration seems to work well.LEED-awarded buildings are expanding.By repeating regional (neighborhood) renewal projects,
population is being concentrated into the city center.
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Summary of the Visits (2)Municipality of San Borja, Lima, Peru
Meeting with city officials including Mayor Marco Alvarez Vargas As a residential area, the municipality aims at a town, where people
want to live. Focused activities include (1) expansion of urban forestry, (2) “San
Borja on Bike” - free rental bikes and bike lanes , (3) education of citizens on the use of renewable energy (bio-mass) , and (4) separate collection of solid waste.
Visits to facilities City hall: Display of surveillance camera images in the lobby Park: Visualization of water treatment for citizens, Experience facility
of bicycle power generation “Kallpa Wasi” (educational facility): Bio-mass processing, energy-
efficient house material Collection posts for solid waste
Strong leadership by the mayorDissemination of low-carbon vision among citizens
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Summary of the Visits (3)Municipality of San Borja, Lima, Peru (Photos)
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Summary of the Visits (4)Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines
Basic policies are (1) economic point of view, (2) security of services, and (3) social and environmental sustainability.
Major issues include conversion of energy source from coal-fired thermal plants to renewable energy.
Learning of CASBEE“CASBEE” (Comprehensive Assessment System for Built
Environment Efficiency) is an assessment system for environmental load of buildings developed in Japan, and later has been expanded to urban blocks and cities.
US Department of Housing and Urban PlanningFocused activities include (1) transportation (different
options), (2) affordable housing, (3) more community respective, (4) values of town, and (5) private investment.
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Summary of the Visits (5)US Green Building Council
The headquarter of LEED promotionBroad activities in energy and environmental designLEED Ver.3 is in operation, and Ver. 4 will be approved in
November, 2013.
Brookings Institution – Metropolitan Policy ProgramThe development cost of shale gas and its impact to
environment will affect the rehabilitation of urban economy.Employment is an important condition of the sustainable
growth of cities.The new intra-city transportation system should be discussed
and the entire traffic volume must be reduced.
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IECJP, DE, CNFrance
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