This report details the APEC Energy Working Group workshop on shifting renewable energy use to support the APEC goal to reduce energy intensity by at least 25% by 2030. The workshop was held over a period of three months at Tianjin University, in China.

The five main objectives of this project include: To share and assemble information and experiences on available and affordable renewable technologies, covering the aspects of technical, standards and regulations, economic and social topics; To enhance the understanding of the rational use of renewable energies through analysis and evaluation of real demonstration cases from single solar buildings to eco-cities in the meeting place; To develop rational use methodology systems of various local renewable energies aiming at typical communities of residential and industry zones for sustainable low carbon economies, establish rational use methodologies systems for the development of renewable energies serving low carbon APEC economy growth modes; To enhance understanding of the significance of international collaboration through ECOTECH and capacity building activities on available and affordable renewable energy technologies towards green and sustainable APEC economy; To develop recommendations on promoting technology transfer, free trade and investment of renewable energies in APEC economies for a balanced, secure mode community.

EWG, EGNRET and APERC are using the results from the workshop to develop scenarios for a sustainable low carbon economy based on developed recommendations on promoting technology transfer, free trade and investment of renewable energies in APEC economies. All of this was completed in hopes to accelerate the move towards low carbon communities.