Energy Smart Communities Initiative The Knowledge Sharing Platform Presented to the APEC Energy Working Group 23 June, 2015 Dr. Eugenie Birch, Co-Director, Penn IUR Alon Abramson, Project Manager, Penn IUR

Knowledge Sharing Platform Origin and Purpose of the Energy Smart Communities Initiative Knowledge Sharing Platform (ESCI-KSP). Overview of the ESCI-KSP functionality. The 2015 ESCI-KSP Best Practices Awards. Policy paper: Smart Job Policy Policy paper: Economy-Level Policy and Energy Smart Community Development. Presentation Overview 2

Knowledge Sharing Platform Energy Smart Communities Initiative – Knowledge Sharing Platform (ESCI-KSP) Background o Concept approved EWG-41, Vancouver (Spring, 2011) o Financial support from Chinese Taipei (late summer, 2011) o Executed by Taiwan Institute for Economic Research and Penn Institute for Urban Research (Fall and Winter, ) o Launched EWG 43, Kuala Lumpur (Winter, 2012) Purposes o Help APEC economies meet energy intensity reduction goals of 45% by 2030 from 2005 levels through exchange of best practices, research and development of new products, demonstration projects and metrics o foster the growth of communities of practice: networks of individuals with common interests and goals o Provide information to the public about smart transport, buildings, grids, jobs, and low carbon model towns Origin and Purpose of ESCI-KSP 3

Knowledge Sharing Platform Featured content ties together all ESCI pillars and gives visitors a ‘snapshot’ of what ESCI is all about Slideshow informs users of recent events and news and ties in APEC.org brand recognition APEC EWG Logo Main site navigation links Pillar and task navigation built into header ESCI Official Logo ESCI-KSP Home Page

Knowledge Sharing Platform Smart Transport Smart Buildings Smart Grids Smart Jobs Low Carbon Model Towns ESCI-KSP Organizational Structure SB-1 SB-2 SB-3 SB4 ST-1 ST-2 ST-3 ST-4 SG-1 SG-2 SJ-1 SJ-2 SJ-3 I-1 I-2 I-3 Industry

Knowledge Sharing Platform ESCI-KSP Task Page Navigate to other tasks from any part of the site Contact information easily accessible Users can submit their own content Featured Interview Recent and upcoming events listing. References listed below Projects are grouped into folders of sub-tasks

Knowledge Sharing Platform ESCI-KSP Project Page Projects may be case studies, products, policies, etc. Projects can be sorted by task, economy, tags, and key words Metrics allow users to easily compare projects Project files and links are shown

Knowledge Sharing Platform Acquiring New Content Registered users can submit new projects Private sector members are encouraged to contribute and share their publicly available research and innovations

Knowledge Sharing Platform 9 Site Updates Users can now update their project submissions. Improved, interactive discussion feature to engage users Login with your social media account

Knowledge Sharing Platform Industry Section New Pillar focused on Industry I-1: Energy Industry Overview (public sector policies and activity) I-2: Enterprise Portfolio (private sector industry players) I-3: New Technologies Application (private sector products and programs)

Knowledge Sharing Platform Industry Section Organize industry content by ESCI Pillars: Smart Transportation Smart Buildings Smart Grid Smart Job LCMT

Knowledge Sharing Platform Inventory of KSP Content PillarTasks # Economies Represented # of Projects # of Publications Smart Transportation ST 1Energy Efficient Urban Transport Network ST 2Energy Efficient Freight Transport Network1217 ST 3Electromobility Survey and Road Map61014 ST 4Electric Vehicle Demonstrations43015 Smart Buildings SB 1Low-Energy Building Network SB 2Materials Testing and Rating Centers224 SB 3Cool Roof Demonstrations6108 SB 4Low Energy Window Demonstrations244 Smart Grid SG 1Smart Grid Road Maps SG 2Smart Grid Test Bed Network1189 Smart Jobs SJ 1Energy Efficiency Training Curricula244 SJ 2Energy Efficiency School Curricula352 SJ 3Sister Schools Program531 Industry & Enterprise I 1Energy Industry Overview003 I 2Enterprise Portfolio000 I 3New Technology Applications008 LCMT Low Carbon Model Towns71133

Knowledge Sharing Platform Established by National Development Council (NDC) and Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (Chinese Taipei) First Best Practices Awards Program announcement at EWG45 in Koh Samui, Thailand - winners announced at EWG46 in Da Nang, Vietnam ESCI Best Practices Awards Program Individual Award Project Title APEC Member Gold“Get Downtown"in Ann ArborUnited States SilverSolar Cities ProgramAustralia BronzeCar-sharing in Fukuoka, JapanJapan Integrated Award Project Title APEC Member GoldSamui Island Low-Carbon Model TownThailand SilverYingge – Waterfront Cultural TownChinese Taipei BronzeNational Library BuildingSingapore 2013 Winners

Knowledge Sharing Platform Open to public and private sectors who have submitted cases on ESCI- KSP website: New cases (submitted after 14 July 2013) which are being proposed, current undertaken or accomplished. Previously-submitted cases (submitted before 14 July 2013) which are renewed with new scope of projects, progress, achievement, and etc. after 14 July All cases must be submitted electronically via ESCI-KSP by 31 July 2015 Qualifier announcement – for each category, 5 cases will be selected to proceed to next phase – 31 August 2015 Self-assessment submission deadline – cases making the finals will be required to submit self-assessment statements – 20 September winners announced – 2 cases from each category - 20 October 2015 Award ceremony at 50 th Meeting of the Energy Working Group 2015 ESCI Best Practices Awards Program Categories: Smart Transport, Smart Buildings, Smart Grids, Smart Jobs and Consumers, and Low Carbon Model Towns Judging Criteria: Strategy (30%) Measure (40%) Performance (30%)

Knowledge Sharing Platform 15 Smart Jobs Policy Brief “There is growing concern that the lack of availability of skilled labor may cause a bottleneck… if the [sector] continues to grow as rapidly as it has and a focused recruitment strategy is not in place.” – Commission for Environmental Cooperation Developing a Policy Brief to discuss: Balancing Growth and Workforce Development. Management for An Effective Workforce. Function of and Potential for Private, Public, and Nonprofit Collaboration. Significance of Universal Framework, Guidelines, and Intellectual Infrastructure. Enhancing Appeal of Green Education, Training, and Initiatives.

Knowledge Sharing Platform The Importance of Low Carbon Cities 16 “Huge opportunities exist for mitigating climate change through actions delivered at city and subnational level…the largest mitigation opportunities are likely to be in rapidly urbanizing areas where urban form and infrastructure are not yet locked in.” - International Panel on Climate Change

Knowledge Sharing Platform LCMT Policy Brief Summary of Findings: Nearly all economies have energy policies that meet some basic criteria for the development of energy smart communities High income economies have a bit of a policy lead Energy smart development is happening: in new and developing communities, at the small and large scale, and is being initiated by both local and central governments 17

Knowledge Sharing Platform Promoting Energy Smart Communities Energy Smart Communities rely on: Integrating policies between subnational governments and central governments Access to funding Knowledge and information availability for local conditions Capacity and skills to implement best practices 18

Knowledge Sharing Platform Economy Policy Evaluation 19 Economy World Bank Income Categorization (GNI) Latest Energy Policy (year) Economy- Level Energy Goal? Subnational Energy Goal Provision? Public Funding?Metrics?Skills? Australia High2010XXXXX BruneiHigh2014X X Canada High2013XXXXX ChileHigh2012X XX ChinaUpper-Middle2011XXXXX Hong Kong* High2013X XXX Indonesia Lower-Middle2011XXXXX Japan High2012X XXX KoreaHigh2009X XXX Malaysia Upper-Middlein development XXX Mexico Upper-Middle2013 XXX New Zealand High2011XXXXX Papua New Guinea Lower-Middle2011 Peru Upper-middle2010X X The Philippines Lower-Middle2012X XXX Russia High2010X XXX Singapore* High2014X XXX Chinese Taipei NA2008X XXX Thailand Upper-Middle2011X XXX The United States HighN/AX XXX Viet Nam Lower-middle2006X XXX * single city economies

Knowledge Sharing Platform Where do we go from here? 20 How do we encourage alignment of energy efficiency and conservation policies across all levels of government? How do we ensure that adequate investment is being made to build up skilled workforces across APEC? Can we leverage the ESCI-KSP resource to promote more Energy Smart Community development?

Knowledge Sharing Platform Dr. Eugenie Birch Principal Investigator, Co-Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research Alon Abramson Project Manager, Penn IUR Thank You 21