Overview of APERC Activities
Progress & 2011 Work Plan on PREE, CEEDS, PRLCE and LCMTKenji Kobayashi, President, APERC
EGNRET/EGEEC Joint Meeting
36th EGNRET Meeting
37th EGEEC Meeting
Washington D. C., USA, 28 February,2011

1Outline
1. Background
2. Progress and 2011 Work Plan on PREE
-Progress and 2011 Work Plan on PREE in Volunteer
Economies-Future Work Plan on Follow-up PREE
-Progress and 2011 Work Plan on EE Compendium
3. Progress and 2011 Work Plan on CEEDS-Progress on CEEDS: CEEDS Phase1 and CEEDS Phase2-Future Plan on CEEDS Phase3
4. Peer Review on policies to promote Low-Carbon Energy
Supply (PRLCE)-Objectives-2011 Work Plan
5. APEC Low-Carbon Model Town (LCMT) project2

1-1 Background of “APEC Peer Review Mechanisms”
APEC Energy Ministers’ 2007 Darwin Declaration:“We directed the APEC Energy Working Group (EWG) to developa Voluntary Energy Peer Review Mechanism, with an initial
focus on progress toward attaining energy efficiency goals”
APEC Leaders’ 2007 Sydney Declaration:“We agreed on the two specific initiatives: 1) to facilitate andreview progress through voluntary APEC Energy Peer Review
Mechanism, ; and 2) to work towards achieving an APEC-wide
goal of a reduction in energy intensity of at least 25 percent by2030 (with 2005 as the base year)”“We call for responsive actions to promote the deployment of lowcarbon energies including renewables, CCS, nuclear and cleaner
use of fossil energy”.
31-2 Background of PREE and CEEDSAPEC Energy Ministers’ 2010 Fukui Declaration:“We commend the Peer Review on Energy Efficiency(PREE) which has been successfully carried out for four
APEC economies and urge additional economies toparticipate”.
“We Instruct the EWG and APERC to keep promoting
energy efficiency through the Peer Review on Energy
Efficiency (PREE) and the Cooperative Energy Efficiency
Design for Sustainability (CEEDS), and to consider follow
up efforts including capacity building activities, policy
research support and processes to gauge the success ofmember economies’ efforts to implement therecommendations of these programs”.

41-3 Background of PRLCE and LCMTAPEC Energy Ministers’ 2010 Fukui Declaration:“We instruct the EWG to explore mechanisms to encourageeconomies to set individual goals and action plans for
introducing low-emission power sources, with assistance from
APERC and relevant technology expert groups”.
“We have therefore launched an “APEC Low-Carbon
Model Town (LCMT) Project” to present successfulmodels for coordinated usage of advanced low-carbon
technologies.”
APEC Leaders’ 2010 Yokohama Declaration:“We will promote the deployment of low-emission powersources – renewables, nuclear and fossil fuels with carbon
capture and storage (CCS)- to make our energy supplycleaner.”“We will create low-carbon communities in the region.”52-1 Progress on PREE in Volunteer Economies“Value-added” to volunteer economies PREE provides:- A broad review of EE goals, strategies and policy measures in one
economy for multiple sectors.
- Recommendations on how effectively implement best practices ofEE strategies and policy measures to achieve EE goals.
Progress- In 2009, the first four PREEs for New Zealand, Chile, Viet Nam andThailand were conducted. In 2010, the PREE for Chinese Taipei,Peru and Malaysia were undertaken.
- The feedback our centre received from all the host economies is thatthe Peer Reviews have provided very useful recommendations6

2-2 Progress on PREE in Volunteer Economies : PREE (NZ, Chile)- Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (NZEECS) - 2009, energy
labeling and MEPS with new products including vehicle fuel labeling inNew Zealand;- Implementation of EE policy and programs through the National EE
Program (PPEE) including Action Plan on EE 2010-2020 and EEStandard Action Plan in Chile;72-3 Progress on PREE in Volunteer Economies :PREE (Viet Nam, Thailand)-Implementation of National EE Program 2006-2015 (under EE&C Law enacted inJanuary 2011), EE improvement program in electricity supply infrastructure including
DSM program and promotion of EE&C in SMEs in Viet Nam; and- Aggressive implementation of public awareness campaigns, creation of incentive
programs, setting up of standards and labeling for energy-consuming equipmentand material (HEPS, MEPS) and policy actions through existing Energy
Conservation Promotion Law & Fund (Revolving Fund and ESCO Fund) underENCON Program Phase 3 in Thailand.

82-4 Progress on PREE in Volunteer Economies : PREE (Chinese Taipei)-Develop an electricity price adjustment mechanism that includes
generation cost and rate of return, for the long-term power resource
planning, new unit building costs and end-user efficiency
improvement costs should be analysed using cost-benefit analysis
in Chinese Taipei.

92-5 Progress on PREE in Volunteer Economies : PREE (Peru)-The Review Team visited Peru in earlyNovember, 2010 to have an intensive series ofmeetings with government officials and experts inother relevant organizations as well as site visit tothe textile plant .
- In consultation with the Government of Peru, theReview Team will prepare Draft Report on PREE in
Peru for discussion and endorsement at the EWG 41in May 2011 in Vancouver.
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2-6 Progress on PREE in Volunteer Economies : PREE (Malaysia)- The Review Team visited Malaysia in early December

2010 to have an intensive series of meetings withgovernment officials and experts in other relevantorganizations as well as site visit to the Diamond
Building of the Energy Commission and the Green
Energy Office (GEO).
- In consultation with Government of Malaysia, theReview Team will prepare Draft Report on PREE inMalaysia for discussion and endorsement
at the EWG 41 in May 2011 in Vancouver.
112‐7 Progress on PREE in Volunteer Economies :Challenges found in previous PREEs

Barriers identified in previous PREE
- Lack of analytical capacity for monitoring and evaluating Energy
Efficiency Promotion Policies and Programmes- Lack of human resources / infrastructure for standard-setting andproduct-testing- Financial barriers- Energy Subsidies
Challenging Sector identified in previous PREE
- The review team found that transport sector policies stand out as
having less substantial implementation, although economies haverealized some high performance EE policies , for example, fueleconomy standards for vehicles.
- The EE policies in transport sector is still at a planning stage inThailand, Viet Nam, Chile, Peru and Malaysia.
122-8 Future Work Plan on PREE in Volunteer Economies- PREE will be continued to cover more economies as instructed byEMM9 in Fukui. The follow-up PREE will start to assist a former
PREE host economy in implementing best practice of EE Policies
recommended by the PREE review team.
2011-2012 PREE
- The additional two PREEs will be conducted in the period between
April in 2011 and March in 2012.
- Indonesia officially announced at the Brunei EWG40 meeting tohost the next PREE later this year.
- APEC Funding will be available for one more economy to hostfuture Peer Review after Indonesia by March 2012.
Follow-up PREE
- The follow-up PREE will start to assist a former PREE host economy
in implementing best practice of EE Policies recommended by thePREE review team.
13- Nomination of EE review experts from EGEEC is welcome.

2-9 Future Work Plan on Follow-up PREE
General objective
To assist a former PREE host economy in fully implementing therecommendations of the PREE review teams
Lessons learned from PREEs
Several APEC economies ( e.g. Viet Nam) lack the analytical methods
and human capacity to monitor and evaluate the implementation of
their action plans.
Specific objective of the 1st follow-up PREE
-Viet Nam announced to voluntarily host the first Follow-up PREE
training workshop on analytical methods for evaluation ofimplementation of EE policies in early 2012, considering its limited
analytical capability to monitor and evaluate the implementation of its
action programmes .
-To assist the APEC economies ( e.g. Viet Nam) by establishing theanalytical methods for evaluating and monitoring the effective
implementation of their existing energy efficiency action programmes.

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2-10 Future Work Plan on Follow-up PREE
Activities- Viet Nam announced to voluntarily host the first Follow-up PREE
training workshop on analytical methods for evaluation ofimplementation of EE policies in early 2012 at EWG40 meeting.
- Viet Nam (Host economy) and APERC will prepare a workshop
program:
Subject of training : Decomposition method, Best practices forEvaluation &Monitoring as well as Reporting;Trainees: 15-20 participants from host economy (policy makers,planners)
Trainers: Several knowledgeable scholars and experienced experts fromother economies
Recommendations on right trainers will be highly appreciated.
Expected Output- A report on a package of methods for the monitoring and evaluation- Publication: This output will be published on APERC website with a link
to APEC website

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2-11 Progress on PREE- Compendium
OBJECTIVES of Compendium-To serve as a basis for information sharing onenergy efficiency policies and measures in theAPEC region.
-To serve as a source of basic information for
conducting peer review in volunteered economies.
PROGRESSAPERC published “2009 Compendium of Energy
Efficiency Policies of APEC Economies “(the firstedition) on APERC website in April 2010.
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2-12 Work Plan on the 2nd & 3rd Edition of Compendium
2010 Compendium (2nd Edition)-APERC requested EWG members to provide APERC
with updated information for the 2nd Edition ofCompendium in October 2010.
-APERC aims at publishing the 2nd Edition ofCompendium of Energy Efficiency Policies of APEC
Economies on APERC website in March 2011.
2011 Compendium (3rd Edition)
Please provide APERC with updated information forthe 3rd Edition of Compendium, when APERCrequests APEC members, through EWG members, toprovide APERC with such updated information inOctober 2011.

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3-1 Progress on CEEDS“Value-added” to volunteer economies: CEEDS provides:- an in-depth peer review of EE policies in one single sector for multiple
economies through interactive workshops.
- recommendations on next steps to fully implement best practices of EE policiesin a specific sector in achieving APEC-wide EE goals.
CEEDS Phase 1
Subject: Appliance EE Standards and Labelling
1st workshop : hosted by Chinese Taipei (Oct 2009)
2nd workshop : hosted by Japan (March 2010)
Participating economies: Chile, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand andViet Nam
CEEDS Phase 2
Subject: Building Energy Efficiency Codes and Labeling
1st workshop : hosted by Thailand (Sept 2010)
2nd workshop : hosted by Hong Kong, China (Jan 2011)
Participating economies: Chile, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines,Thailand and Viet Nam
183-2 Continuation of CEEDS: CEEDS Phase 3
CEEDS Phase 3
Theme of CEEDS Phase 3 will be on “Energy Efficient Transport for
Smart Communities in APEC economies”
The first CEEDS Phase 3 workshop is scheduled in September 2011 backto back to the 1st Joint Energy and Transport High Official Meeting during
SOM1 in San Francisco, with the second workshop tentatively scheduledin early 2012.
Questions to be addressed may include- How to develop required infrastructure for rapid introduction of Electric
Vehicle?
- How to promote public transportation ?
- How to promote smart and green transportation in the context of APEC
Low- Carbon Model Town Project and Smart Communities?
193-3 Summary of PREE and CEEDS
PREE 1New Zealand

APEC Leaders
meeting

2007

Declaration to reduce energy
intensity of APEC region byat least 25% by 2030
Introduction of Peer Review
Mechanism

PREE 4Thailand

PREE 3
Viet Nam

PREE 5Chinese Taipei

CEEDS Phase 1
Japan

PREE 7
Malaysia

PREE 6Peru

CEEDS Phase 2
Hong Kong,
China

2009

2010

PREE 2Chile

Future:CEEDSPhase2
PREE 8 (Indonesia, 2011)
EMM9Thailand
CEEDS Phase 3 (EE inTransport) (US, 2011)

CEEDS Phase 1
Chinese Taipei

APERC reported
progress on peer review
mechanism

2011

All Economies arewelcome to hostfuture PREE andCEEDS…..
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4-1 Peer Review on Low-Carbon Energy Supply (PRLCE)- Objectives-

Objectives :To assist volunteer APEC economies tovoluntarily set individual goals to promote moreenergy and power supply from low-emission
sources and to formulate actions to achieve thegoals through peer review where experts provide,based on their experience and knowledge,
recommendations which should be suitable fordifferent circumstances in different economies
214-2 PRLCE - 2011 Work Plan - APERC will contribute to preparing good recommendations bycarrying out analyses, in corporation with experts in APEC expert
groups and member economies, on effective and efficient
implementation of high performance policies to promote Low
Carbon Energy Supply.
- APEC Funding is expected to be available for two economies tohost Peer Review on Low-Carbon Energy Supply Phase 1 .
- Malaysia and Thailand are interested in hosting PRLCE Phase1with focus on Renewable Energy.
224-3 Examples of High Performance Policies to promote RE(A)Appropriate policies on feed-in tariffs / RPS to promote RE.

(B)RE financing (e.g. fiscal incentives such as tax exemptions orinvestment grants).
(C)Well-designed policies/ regulatory framework to encourage
entrepreneurial innovation in promoting RE.
(D)Efficient policies to overcome non-economic barriers at various
stages of RE development and deployment.
(E) Effective RD&D policy to promote RE.
(F)Carbon pricing policies (e.g. emission trading / carbon tax)(G)More comprehensive policy design to encourage low-carbon
communities in APEC Low-Carbon Model Town Project.

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4-4 Activities and Outcomes of PRLCE
Activities- APEC economies announce to voluntarily host the PRLCE( Malaysiaand Thailand already expressed their interest to host PRLCE in 2011).
- Define scope of review- Review team establishment : Host economy requests EWG members
to nominate right experts. Host economy decides review team members
in consultation with APERC.
- Host economy will prepare Background Information on policies topromote Low-Carbon Energy Supply ( e.g. RE)- Review team visit- In consultation with a host economy, the review team will prepare draft
review report with recommendations
Expected Outcomes- Discussion on review report and endorsement of the report withrecommendations at future EWG meeting- Publication- on APERC website (http://www.ieej.or.jp/aperc) with link
to APEC website
Nomination of Right experts from EGNRET and relevant APEC task-forces is
an important key of successful peer review.

245-１ APEC Low-Carbon Model Town (LCMT) Project

Background: Declaration at the 9th APEC Energy
Ministers Meeting (EMM9), held in Japan in June
2010
“Introduction of low-carbon technologies in city
planning to boost energy efficiency and reduce fossil
energy use is vital to manage rapidly growing energy
consumption in urban areas of APEC. We havetherefore launched an “APEC Low-Carbon ModelTown (LCMT) Project” to present successfulmodels for coordinated usage of advanced lowcarbon technologies.”25

5-2 APEC Low-Carbon Model Town (LCMT) Project
Objectives: LCMT Project seeks to promote
low-carbon technologies in city/community planningin order to manage rapidly growing energy
consumption and GHG emissions in the APECregion.
Activities:- Development of the "Concept of the Low-Carbon
Town”- Feasibility studies and policy reviews of planneddevelopment projects

265-3 APEC Low-Carbon Model Town (LCMT) Project
ANRE/METI/JAPAN (Project Overseer)

directFeasibility Study
conducted by Competent Consultant

APEC ECONOIESDevelopment of LCD Guideline

Participate

Study Group (A) :Development of“Concept of the LowCarbon Town”

Quantitative analysis of
CO2 saving effects/costs

Gathering basic data for analysis

Participate

Study Group (B) :Policy review based ontechnical analysis
APERC(Executant) => Overall Coordinator

Participate
DisseminateLCMT Task Force: Advice on the Project planning andShare the best practices and outcomes27

5-4 APEC Low-Carbon Model Town (LCMT)
Project- The LCMT is intended to be a multi-year project.
- In the LCMT Project Phase 1, the Yujiapu CBD(Central Business District) project in Tianjin, China
was selected as the first APEC Low Carbon ModelTown.
- Over the next several years, future phases of theLCMT project are expected to select more planned
urban/community development projects whichseek to be APEC Low Carbon Model Towns.
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Thank you for your kind attention !
PREE Peer Review Reports, Compendium andCEEDS Phase 1 Report are available on APERC website
http://www.ieej.or.jp/aperc/29