The Joint Symposium on Energy Links Between Russia and East Asia was held August 30 to September 3 in Irkutsk, Russia. A full agenda is available on the symposium website, linked at the right, along with materials presented during the symposium. The symposium included a plenary session and six additional sessions, with presentations and information […]
The Asia LEDS Forum 2013: Putting LEDS into Practice brought together 250 representatives from 22 Asian and Pacific countries and peers from Africa, South America, North America, and Europe. Participants represented national and subnational governments, international organizations, civil society groups, academic institutions, and businesses. The event was the second annual gathering of the Asia LEDS Partnership, a regional network that supports peer-to-peer learning, knowledge sharing, and improved coordination among governmental and non-governmental partners to help Asian countries achieve transformative, sustainable economic growth. The Asia LEDS Partnership is one of three regional platforms of the LEDS Global Partnership.
Despite the great diversity of economic and political climates of the 21 APEC members, workshop participants identified several common challenges that almost every economy faces, such as the lack of reliable and comprehensive information, the need for effective education of policymakers and the public, and institutional barriers. They developed the following sets of recommendations
The objective of workshop was to provide APEC decision makers with recent advances in the best practices for energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings. Many APEC economies are experiencing a growth in construction and this will have direct implications in their energy consumptions for decades to come. The workshop underlined opportunities to reduce the consumption of energy in residential, commercial, industrial and public buildings. The topics reviewed includes insulation and construction materials, energy efficient design, analysis of positive externalities, financial mechanisms, regulations and construction codes and the application of energy-efficient and renewable devices and technologies for buildings.
The judges have come back and announced the winners of the 2013 1st Annual ESCI Annual Best Practices Awards Competition. Judges selected the winning projects – top three in both Individual and Integrated categories – from the over 300 projects cataloged in the ESCI-KSP. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners! If you would like […]
Overview of Samui Low Carbon Model Town Project Mr. Kamol Tanpipat Project Manager, EEC Engineering Network, Consultant for LCMT Project Phase II Green Tourism Prof. Dr. Jutamas Wisansing, Executive Director and Consultant, Perfect Link Consulting Group Co., Ltd Future Transportation for Samui Island and Related Area Ms. Chutinthorn Praditphet Policy and Plan Analyst, Professional Level, […]
Keynote Speech Dr. Fei-Yu Kuo, Acting Director General, Department of Urban and Housing Development, CEPD, Chinese Taipei Ms. Setsuko Saya, Head of Division, Regional Policies for Sustainable. Development, Governance and Regional Development, OECD ESCI-KSP Project Overview Dr. Eugenie Birch, Co-Director, Penn IUR. ESCI-KSP Overview Moderator: Dr. Phyllis Yoshida, Lead Shepherd APEC-EWG Smart Buildings Ms. Sirinthorn […]
The Ministry of Energy Thailand will host the 45th APEC Energy Working Group 45th (EWG45) and Associated Meetings from 18 through 22 March 2013 at Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand.
Together with the BCA Centre for Sustainable Buildings and Singapore GBC, UNEP-SBCI is holding its Fall Symposium on Sustainable Buildings on 9 – 10 October 2012 in Singapore. This year the Symposium will be taking place in conjunction with the International Green Building Conference (IGBC). Confirmed speakers for the Symposium & IGBC already include: Dr. […]
The 1st meeting of Low-Carbon Model Town Task Force (LCMT-TF) was held on Tuesday, 13 July 2010 at METI Building in Tokyo, Japan. The meeting was attended by representatives of interested EWG member economies, namely, Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Chinese Taipei and US. Representatives from APERC as well as observers from Tianjin (China) City Yujiapu CBD Project also attended. Apologies were received from Thailand and EGNRET Chair. (See attached participants list.)