Proposing APEC Economy: People’s Republic of China （ Tianjin Univ. ） Co-Sponsor APEC Economies: United States; Australia, Chinese Taipei, Republic of Korea, Hongkong China Duration Time: January 2012-December 2012 Implementation Plan ： Jan. –Sept Survey and information collection, website, and experts interview Oct.-Nov. 13 th 2012 Information processing, preparation of low carbon town forum 14-16th Nov “New Energy New City—APEC Low Carbon Town Forum”; Start of “Low Carbon Town Tours in China” 17 TH Nov.,-- the deadline Final report; Proceedings publish Afterwards “Low Carbon Town Tours in China”; website updates; etc.

Organizers： Tianjin University ； Tianjin Innovative Finance Investment Co., Ltd Execution Units： International Research Center for Low Carbon Buildings, Tianjin University “Urban Environment Design” (UED) Press Site: Marriot Lake View Hotel, Tianjin, P.R. China Forum Topic： Low-Carbon Town Development in Economic Transformation 7 Sessions with topic of: Planning and energy strategies; Practices in urban scale; Practices in building scale; New energies; energy conservation technologies; Carbon emission mitigation and eco-city. Guests： 42 Honorable guests from 7 APEC Economies of Australia, United States, Japan, Korea, Thailand and Non-APEC Economies of UK, Spain and Sweden. The backgrounds vary from research organization, academic society, governmental organization, industry, design agents, investor, consultant and companies. New Energy, New City -APEC Forum of Low-Carbon Town Development in Economic Transformation th Nov., 2012

Low-Carbon Town Tours in China Significance of this activity： Bring the low carbon concept, strategy, experience and technology into real applications. The extension approach of this APEC project for the sustainability of low carbon development. Bridge between all stakeholders of low carbon town construction. Plan: 5 Routes： Surrounding Beijing-Tianjin; Northeast; Southeast; Northwest; Southwest; all over China. 17 Towns: Beijing, Tianjin, Jilin, cities in Shandong, Hongkong, Chongqing etc. Couples of Approaches： visits, survey, interview, seminar, workshop etc. TianJin BeiJing Hei LongJiang LiaoNing ShanDong The first Tour Tian Jin——Liao Ning——Hei LongJiang——Bei Jing——Shan Dong

Dissemination  Media Release  Proceedings  Reports  Internet Website ——Comprehensive information of low carbon towns, economic transformation, new energy and etc. focusing on this project ——On-time updates, continuous operation for the sustainability ——Media release for the low carbon town forum and other low carbon town projects · 会议论文集出版 —— 面向世界低碳城镇建设相关单位、企业、高校 等广泛征稿。 —— 根据 “ 新能源 · 新城市 —— 经济转型中的低碳城镇 发展 ” 论坛记录嘉宾演讲及研讨内容，整理成为论文 集的重要部分 · 专家访谈 —— 与国内在该领域的权威专家、科研人员以及城市运 营商、管理者进行全方位访谈 —— “ 新能源 · 新城市 —— 经济转型中的低碳城镇发展 ” 论坛期间与国内外嘉宾进行深入交流 · 媒体报道 —— 中央电视台、新华网、中国能源网、中国建筑报道 网等相关领域一线核心媒体报道