AIM developed a 2050 net-zeroscenario for Luang Prabang City
Kyoko TAKE (IGES, JAPAN) and BounEua Khamphilavanh (MONRE, Laos)

22/08/2023

Summary of AIM Analysis for Luang Prabang City
◼ FY2020: Start conducting the AIM Analysis for Luang Prabang City (LPB)• Data collection and preparation• 19/3/2021: The first analysis of LPB scenario was presented at the LoCARNeT 9th Annual
Meeting (by Virtual Meeting)◼ FY2021:• Developed the scenario using AIM/ExSS• 14/3/2022: The preliminary result of LPB scenario was presented at the LoCARNeT 10th
Annual Meeting (by Virtual Meeting)◼ FY 2022:• 19/5/2022: The low carbon scenario was presented at the Consultation Workshop on Low
Carbon Development Scenario for LPB organized by LPB city and IGES (by Virtual Meeting)• A net zero scenario was developing in 2022
• 17/3/2023: The net zero scenario 2050 was presented at the LoCARNet 11th Annual
Meeting (by Virtual Meeting)Time

Description

8:00-8:30

Registration

8:30-9:00

Opening remarks

Speakers--

Mr. Phengkham Thammavong, Deputy Director, Department of
Natural Resources and Environment, Luang Prabang Province
Mr. Immala Inthaboualy, Deputy Director General, DCC
Mr. SAKOGUCHI Sadamitsu, Assistant Director, Office of Director forInternational Cooperation for Transition to Decarbonization andSustainable Infrastructure Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Dr. F UJINO Junichi, Program me Director, Integrated Sustainabil ity
Centre, IGES

9:00-9:20

Background of climatechange-Mr. Ka Xaysana, Director, Climate Change Awareness Division, DCC

9:20-9:40

Climate change policies-

Mr. Suphaxay Kormanay, Climate Change Policy Division, DCC

9:40-10:00

Q and AAll

10:00-10:15

Coffee breakAll

10:15-10:40

Background of LCS-

10:40-11:10

Kyoto’s
experiences
towards realizing adecarbonized city-

11:10-11:50

Q and AAll

11:50-12:00

Closing remarks-

Mr. BounEua Khamphilavanh, Deputy Director, Division of GHG
Inventory and Mitigation, DCC
Dr. Nguyen Thai Hoa, Fellow, IGES

Mr. TERUNUMA
Takeshi, Assitant Director, International
Cooperation, Global Environment Policy Office, Kyoto City
Mr. KIKUTAShoichiro, Assistant Director, Project Promotion Section,
Kyoto City

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Summary of AIM Analysis for Luang Prabang City
Final energy consumption (Ktoe)

Data collection
Data

References

Base year data: Base year 2015
• Population and Household• Input Output table (or, regional
economic accounting)• Transport demand (Passenger &Freight)• Building• Energy demand, energy supply

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Reference for future scenarios: 2050BaU,
2050CM and 2050ZE• Population projection• Economic projection / planning• Transport planning• Energy strategy• Potential of renewable energy• etc.

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Data Collection Survey on Regional
Development in Luang Prabang, Lao
P.D.R (JICA, 2016)
Country Analysis Report Lao PDR 2015
(UN, 2015)
Lao PDR Energy Statistics 2018
prepared by Ministry of Energy and
Mines, Lao PDR; supported by The
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN
and East Asia (ERIA), 2018
Luang Prabang city 5years Social
Economic Development Plan Series VII2020
Laos IO table 2017
Lao PDR Energy Outlook 2020 preparedby Department of Energy Policy andPlanning, Ministry of Energy and
Mines, , Lao PDR; supported byEconomic Research Institute for ASEAN
and East Asia (ERIA), 2018
The Energy Development Plan (20212025) for Luang Prabang Province
The Public Works and Transportation
Development Plan (2021-2025)

CO2 emissions (KTCO2)

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Summary of AIM Analysis for Luang Prabang City
Actions towards a 2050 net zero in Luang Prabang City
Actions
Action 1. Green Industry
Promotion of energy efficient equipment andfuel shift
Action 2. Green Building
Diffusion of low-energy building (EMS,
Insulation, Fuel shift)
Action 3. Green Transport
Energy efficient vehicle and modal shift
Action 4. Green Power
Renewable energy, reduce transmission loss
Total (ktCO2)

Industry Commercial Residential

Passenger Freight
Total
Transport Transport (ktCO2)

237

237

24

59

83
107

89

196

1,362

467

130

405

27

2,391

1,599

491

189

512

116

2,907

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AIM’s Contribution to Actual Implementation• Provide scientific information and data for policymakers for taking into

account integrating results of AIM analysis into development of the longterm policies/strategies ;• Illustrate middle-term and long-term effects from AIM analysis;• Discuss and convince policymakers/implementers;• Seeking for city-to-city cooperation for implementing the identified

actions.

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Researchers’ Roles to Bridge AIM with Stakeholders Concerned• Discussion with LPB authorities on simulation results;• Asking for more information for other sectors analysis;• Apply other methods for economic impact analysis;

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