11/8
TUE
City
10:30-12:00
| Title | Feasibility Study of JCM Project by City to City Collaboration - International Cooperation by Japanese Cities - |
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| Contents | Kitakyushu - This event will discuss the potential for green growth and the development of low carbon cities through city-to-city collaboration projects using the JCM (Joint Crediting Mechanism) scheme. The City of Kitakyushu is currently implementing four intercity cooperation projects in Surabaya (Indonesia), Hai Phong (Viet Nam), Rayong (Thailand), Iskandar (Malaysia), and Phnom Penh (Cambodia). At this event, the City of Kitakyushu will present the background, project details, and results obtained through these city-to-city collaboration activities. The features and challenges in promoting green growth and the creation of a low carbon society in partner countries will also be introduced, and future plans will be proposed in order to expand activities to more cities. Kawasaki - This session introduces Kawasaki's commitment to promoting JCM city-to-city collaboration to create a low carbon society in Yangon. Yokohama - This session will discuss the dissemination of city-to-city collaborative action in order to promote promising JCM projects in Batam City through city-to-city collaboration between Batam and Yokohama. |
| Organiser / Co-organiser |
Ministry of the Environment, Japan (City of Kitakyushu / Kawasaki City / City of Yokohama) |
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| Session Summary |
Mr. Yusuke Sai, Ministry of the Environment, Japan: The feasibility study by city to city collaboration is based on the JCM scheme. In the JCM scheme, the advanced low carbon technology, the infrastructure and service etc. are utilized. The contributions from Japan to GHG emission reductions or removals are appropriately evaluated in a quantitative manner and used to achieve Japan's emission reduction target. The feasibility study by city to city collaboration targets the project creation which is applicable for the JCM scheme. What is different from the other feasibility study is that Japanese city and the city from foreign country must join the group which conducts the feasibility study. Japanese city will support the partner city by providing the sufficient experience and knowledge. Thus, JCM project is created by the synergy effect of city collaboration. The other effect by the collaboration is capacity building for the partner city. For examples, Japanese city will support the partner city to design the master plan, teach how to select and evaluate the suitable technology and instruct the proper project management. 6 Japanese cities and 9 cities from foreign countries participated in the feasibility study in 2016 fiscal year. It is expected by Ministry of the Environment Japan that the cities which participate in the city to city collaboration would expand, JCM projects would be developed constantly and the model projects influence the other areas so that the JCM projects and scheme could expand further more. Mr. Takahiro Fukahori, Kawasaki city: Kawasaki city shared the progress on the JCM city-to-city collaboration project in Yangon, Myanmar where Kawasaki sees a parallel in their experiences in facing and overcoming the imminent environmental issues and striking the balance between sustainability and economic growth. Currently 2 projects are implementing in Yangon: introduction of high efficiency chiller into a drinking water factory and introduction of high efficiency boiler into a food factory. Mr. Yasuaki Nakamura, City of Yokohama: Yokohama launched Yokohama Smart City Project (YSCP) in 2010, where a target of 4,000 HEMS, 37 MW of solar panels and 2,300 electric vehicles have been set in collaboration with 34 private firms and the citizen. Based on Yokohama’s smart city actions, Yokohama Partnership of Resources and Technologies, "Y-Port" projects were developed to promote international technical cooperation to Cebu (Philippines), Da Nang (Vietnam), Bangkok (Thailand) and Batam (Indonesia). Mr. Kengo Ishida, City of Kitakyushu: Based on the city's experience of transforming itself from a heavily polluted suffering city in the 60's and 70's to a champion of green growth, "Kitakyushu Model" was established where the partnership between local communities (among citizen, businesses and local gov't) played a pivotal role. City of Kitakyushu has been actively promoting low carbon urban development in Surabaya (Indonesia), Hai Phong (Vietnam), Iskandar (Malaysia), Rayong Province (Thailand) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia). |
| Key Messages |
It was found that the scheme of JCM system was not known enough and what the effect by city collaborations was like was not clear. More consideration about how effectively the information should be known is required. |
| Materials | Presentation 1 (PDF・142KB) Presentation 2 (PDF・4,551KB) Presentation 3 (PDF・3,872KB) Presentation 4 (PDF・3,794KB) |
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| Reporters | Yusuke Sai Ministry of the Environment Japan |
