1. Future Plan of Low-Carbon Model Town (LCMT) Project
LCMT-TF10-5
10th Meeting of Low-Carbon Model Town Task Force (LCMT-TF 10)
Honolulu, the United States
Future Plan of
Low-Carbon Model Town (LCMT) Project
15 December 2015
Shinji ISHII
Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan 1

2. APEC LCMT Project -Selected Cities for F/S- Mandaue, THE PHILIPPINES
1. Three Pillars of the APEC LCMT Project
(1) The Concept of APEC Low-Carbon Town
Define low-carbon town in the APEC region
Formulate the Concept of APEC Low-Carbon Town and Low-Carbon Town Indicator
Dispatch an APEC official liaison to ISO/TC268 in order to input the elements of the Concept wherever possible and adequate
(2) Feasibility Study (F/S)
Develop low-carbon strategies for selected towns
(3) Policy Review
Policy review to realize low-carbon town development conducted by experts
APEC LCMT Project　-Selected Cities for F/S-
Phase 1
Tianjin, CHINA
Phase 3
Da Nang, VIETNAM
This slide explain the background and three pillars of the project for the APEC Low-Carbon Model Town Project.
Japan launched the APEC Low-Carbon Model Town Project in Because we need to promote the introduction of low-carbon technology, improve energy efficiency and reduce the use of fossil fuels at the community level. It is the background.
Next, I explain the Three Pillars of the Project.
First, Formulating the concept of APEC Low-Carbon Town, which means
We need to define low-carbon town in the APEC region,
and Formulate the Concept of APEC Low-Carbon Town and Low-Carbon Town Indicator.
Lastly dispatch an APEC official liaison to ISO/TC268 in order to develop international standards on low-carbon towns.
Second, Conducting Feasibility Study (F/S), which means
We will develop low-carbon strategies for selected towns.
and third, Policy Review, we need to review policy to realize low-carbon town development conducted by an expert group
Phase 6
Mandaue, THE PHILIPPINES
Phase 4
San Borja, PERU
Phase 2
Samui, THAILAND
Phase 5
Bitung, INDONESIA 2

3. 2. 2015 APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting
APEC Energy Ministers commended the significant progress of the APEC Low-Carbon Model Town Project where the concept and the indicators for APEC Low-Carbon Town are being developed.
The Ministers instructed the LCMT-TF to move the current LCMT Project into the next stage in order to disseminate Low-Carbon Towns in the Asia- Pacific region.

4. Review team nomination
Action Plan
2015
2016
(Dec) (Jan) (Feb) (Mar) (Apr) (May) (Jun) (Jul) (Aug)
LCMT-TF10
EWG50
LCMT-TF11
EWG51
Feasibility
Study
Phase 5
Final draft F/S Report
Final F/S Report
Phase 6
Contract with
a consultant
Progress
Report
RFP
Concept
Indicator
(LCT-I)
Draft
Concept
Refined
Concept
Site visits
Final draft
of LCT-I
Application of LCT-I
Final LCT-I
1) The next slide shows “Plan of action for 2015”of LCMT Project.
2) As for the first pillar of Feasibility Study, today we had a Progress Presentation from the South Pole Group under the agenda of Item 3 and the Final will be reported at the next EWG meeting and the draft report will be prepared by November.
3) And the final Feasibility Study Report with an Executive Summary will be completed and distributed among EWG members in December.
4) As for the second pillar, there are two procedures, the first one is about Concept. In May, the Study Group A was formed and they visited several low-carbon development projects. Then Study Group A members will review the preliminary refined Concept in September.
5) The final draft Concept will be circulated among Task Force members for comments and the deadline will be the end of November.
6) And the final draft of the refined “Concept of the Low-Carbon Model Town in APEC Region” will be presented at the EWG50 in this Autumn.
7)The other side is the Indicator. We had ISO meeting in May and we will have another one in September.
8) As for the third pillar of the policy recommendations, Study Group B will visit Bitung City for an on-site assessment in November, and this Study Group will compile draft Policy Recommendations and circulate them among Task Force members.
9) And finally, the “Feasibility Study Report of Bitung City” and “the policy recommendations” will be distributed among EWG members at the end of this year.
Policy
Review
Phase 5
On-site
Assessment
Final draft
report
Final report
Phase 6
Review team nomination

5. 4. APEC LCMT Project Phase 7 and beyond
Japan has submitted the CN of the APEC LCMT Project Phase 7 in Session 1.
Co-sponsor: the Philippines, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, the United States
Expected start date: August 2016
Main focus of the Phase 7: a low-carbon development plan in inland region with high demand for heating and cooling system
The Concept and the LCT-I System as a tool to disseminate low-carbon towns in the APEC region. Study Group A will help volunteering towns evaluate their low-carbon town development by utilizing the LCT-I System.
Based on today’s discussion, the TF Secretariat will develop concrete plans for disseminating the Low-Carbon Towns by the LCMT-TF 11.
These are the projects we had so far and the projects we will have soon.
A wide range of towns have been dealt with through the F/S.
Phase 1 is Central Business Districts (CBD), Phase 2 is Rural Resort Area Development
Phase 3 is Redeveloping mixed-use urban districts
Phase 4 is Residential areas, Phase 5 is Industrial areas
and Phase 6 will be a low-carbon development plan in cooperation with neighboring cities
The Concept of APEC Low-Carbon Town (LCT) has already refined four times.
The LCT Indicator will be integrated into international standard (ISO).
Now, it’s time for disseminating LCT in the APEC region.
For example, we might need
Self-diagnosis based on the LCT Indicator
Follow-up meetings (participants: government, experts, international institutions)
APEC Low-Carbon Town Award program, or In-depth F/S
We would like to discuss how to disseminate the LCT.

6. Thank you for your attention