Community vitalization
through SDGs
Utilizing local renewable energy
Hironori Hamanaka
Chair, Japan Office
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
4 October 2017・Kashiwa City, JapanThe 7th International Forum on the “FutureCity” Initiative

Important role cities can play isincreasingly being recognized
Proactive actions are being taken by cities
High Level Political Forum on
Sustainable Development• Follow-up and review of SDGs at

the global level• 2018: Transformation towards
sustainable and resilient societies

Marrakesh Partnership forGlobal Climate Action• Initiative to catalyze action amongnations and climate stakeholdersincluding businesses, local andregional governments, civil society

and national governments

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Focusing on local renewable energy

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Local renewable energy
within the context of SDGs
• Energy is fundamental to local sustainability• Promotion of local renewable energy• Local circulation of energy cash flow
• Local economic development, job creation• Involvement of the community / local businesses• Integrative approach to solve multiple localchallenges(e.g. aging society, resilience, energy security)

Local Renewables Conference 2017
Creating and Networking Energy Autonomous
Community for a Low Carbon Society
7-8 September 2017, Nagano Japan

長野県
Nagano Prefecture

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THE NAGANO DECLARATION
Local leaders working together to achieve
100% Renewable Energy cities and regions
8 September 2017

• We, the Mayors and Governors of Japanese cities andregions gathered today at the “Local Leaders’ Summit,”
declare to take new action and enhance cooperation
towards achieving 100% renewable energy cities andregions.
• … we commit to utilizing local renewable energy toovercome the challenges that we face, protect thelivelihoods of our residents, and improve local economies.

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Iida City (Nagano)Community involvement
Cooperation with local businesses

Ordinance of Local Environmental Rights
Ordinance related to sustainable regional development through the introduction of renewable energy in Iida City

First in Japan

Local environmental rights

Iida citizens have the preferential rights to use natural resources available in the city as
renewable energy in an environmentally harmonious manner,and thus helping the city move towards sustainable development.
The “ordinance of local environment rights” supports regional development promoted by the citizens through renewableenergy business.
⇒Creating community-based renewable energy business and promote energy autonomy that aims for sustainableregional development
Mayor
ReportRenewable energy
examination board

Credit enhancement ofbusiness
Interest freeloan of funds
Advice ofcommercialization
Investment

Banking institutions
Investors

Loan

Solve local
challenges!

Community-based
renewable energy
business
Re-invest profits fromselling electricity for publicbenefit

By the support of the ordinance of local environmental rights,
9 community-based renewable energy businesses have been established.

9Source: Presentation by Iida City Mayor Mitsuo Makino at the Local Renewables Conference 2017, 8 September 2017, Nagano, JapanMiyama City (Fukuoka) & Ikoma City (Nara)
Solving multiple local challenges
Aging society, well-beingMiyama City
Miyama Smart Energy
 Promotion of climate
mitigation actions(energy saving &renewables) Renewable energy
Local production &consumption(local economy)
 Coupling with welfareservices
 Co-benefit /Multi-benefit

Source: Miyama City Press Release (16 Feb. 2016)

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The First Eco-Model Residential City “IKOMA”
Ikoma is a residential city located in the northwest of Nara with a population of 120 thousand and an area of53 km2Features

Challenges

1. Residential city close to a big city

1. Decreasing birthrate and aging population

2. Historical city with rich nature
3. High citizen power

The population growth rate in the high growth period wasprominent in the country.
= The speed of aging population is among Top 5%.
 The fiscal structure stabilized by the population growth is
now shaking.

2. Weak industrial structure
85% of the tax revenue depends on the resident tax/fixed
property tax.
 Insufficient actions toward revitalizing industries

3. Use of citizen power
It is impossible to meet all the needs by government only
 Occasions to use citizen and community power need to bemade urgently.

Issues common to
any residential cities in Japan
We will make efforts to solve the issues through “Environment and Energy” as
the eco-model city!

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Source: Presentation by Ikoma City Mayor Masashi Komurasaki at the Local Renewables Conference 2017, 8 September 2017, Nagano, JapanIkoma Civic Power Company Established in July 2017!
 Business description
Electric power retailing by procuring renewable energy in the city with the highest priority and supply it to public
facilities, private companies and ordinary households.
 Ikoma Civic Power” aims at…

Improving attraction in the city and solving issues through energy
EconomyThe profit are not allotted to stockholders, but are used for civil service and revitalization of the city.

We promote acquisition of new renewable energy sources and a local production for local consumption
Environment system for energy.
SocietyWe strive to be a “power company by the citizen and for the citizen” which we think together and create
together with citizens.

First, local and new electric
power with thorough citizen
participation and collaboration⇒Japan’s first new local power company invested by a citizen group⇒Use of the profit is discussed in workshops with the citizens.
※ Business image

Examples of community service
ICT service

ICT service utilizing
smart phones

Watch overelderly people
Education

Sports classes, cooking
methods in disaster,
environmental lecture on
demand13Source: Presentation by Ikoma City Mayor Masashi Komurasaki at the Local Renewables Conference 2017, 8 September 2017, Nagano, Japan

Higashi Matsushima City (Miyagi)
Solving multiple local challenges
Energy security, resilience against natural disasters

Efforts toward realization of resilient city

2011～2015
PV and storage batteries (GND) built
in core shelters within the city

2014～2016
Smart disaster prevention eco town supplying
electricity to residences and healthcare facilities

2014
Coastal monitoring camera system byindependent electric power andspecific low power radiotelephone
Mar. 2013
Installation of smart poles(10 sets)
Formulation of energy vision
Mar. 11, 2011
The Great
East Japan Earthquake

2014
Carport solar systemestablished at the same time asmega solar through private
investment

May. 15, 2016
G7 Toyama Environment
Ministers’ Meeting Parallel
Session The Role of Cities

Dec. 2014“FutureCity” Initiative Promoting
International Forum

Oct. 2012
Establishment of Higashimatsushima
Organization for Progress and Economy,Education, Energy
Dec. 2011
Nickname : HOPE
Adoption of “FutureCity” Initiative(11 cities in Japan)
Dec. 2011
Formulation of reconstruction town
development plan

2014
Awarded a Platinum City certification(Platinum concept network)

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Source: Presentation by Higashimatsushima City Vice Mayor Morio Furuyama
at the Local Renewables Conference 2017, 8 September 2017, Nagano, Japan

Higashi Matsushima Smart Disaster Prevention Eco-Town● Energy provision to planned replacement housing areas, hospitals and public institutions throughindependent line PPS. In times of emergency electrical power will be provided by emergency generators
through independent lines.
● It is composed of 460kw of solar power, large storage batteries and emergency generators. It is usually
self-consuming the electrical power produced by a combination of solar power and storage batteries
within the areas, and the regional new power company supplements the shortfall by sourcing the powerfrom electric power companies and market.
Planned replacement housingdevelopment area

Assembly hall
PV9.1kW

Emergency (bio-diesel) generator(400kW)

Planned replacement housing

Large storage batteries(480kWh)

Complex housing PV49.9kW
Balancing reservoir
PV400kW

Shishido
InternalMedicine

Ishinomaki Driver Licensing
CenterWatanabe
Orthopedics

Multi-regional
independent line

[Planned replacement housing]• Planned population
247• Planned no. of houses
85（70 single-stand houses・15 complex housings）• Extended road about 1.4ｋｍ• Housing lot about 1.6 ha• Park and green space about 0.2 ha• Sand prevention balancing reservoir・channel space about 0.9 ha• Other spaces about 0.1ha• Bulk gas supply

Utsumi Ladies Clinic
Sengoku Hospital

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Source: Presentation by Higashimatsushima City Vice Mayor Morio Furuyama at the Local Renewables Conference 2017, 8 September 2017, Nagano, Japan

Towards community vitalization
Challenges and potential solutions moving forwardChallenges• Community-led efforts,community participation• Collaboration with businesses• Creating environments thatenhance community/businessactionMoving forward• Networks to support local
government cooperation• Support from nationalgovernments©ICLEI e.V. 201518

100% Renewable Energy
Cities and Regions Network• Network of leading cities, towns and regions that are driving the transition
towards 100% Renewable Energy• Launched in 2015 as part of the Global 100% Renewable Energy Campaign• Cities, towns and regions with:• a 100% RE target in at least one sector orcommitment to explore the 100% RE pathway• interest in international cooperation• Community of practice for knowledge exchange and policy dialogue• Opportunity to network with other leading cities and experts on a global scale
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