1. APEC Low-Carbon Town Indicators (LCT-I) System (Draft)
The 10th Meeting of Low-Carbon Model Town Task Force (LCMT TF)
The 50th APEC Energy Working Group and Associated Meetings
Hawaii, The United States, 15 December, 2015
APEC Low-Carbon Town Indicators (LCT-I) System (Draft)
(LCMT-TF10-3-2)
Kazutomo IRIE
General Manager, APERC

2. Assessment Areas of LCT-I System
Tier 1
Tier 2
Directly Related
1. Town Structure
2. Buildings
3. Transportation
Demand Side
4. Area Energy System
5. Untapped Energy
6. Renewable Energy
7. Multi Energy System
Supply Side
Demand & Supply Side
8. Energy Management System
Indirectly Related
9. Greenery
10. Water Management
11. Waste Management
12. Pollution
Environment
&
Resource
● As the Concept mainly focused on energy related measures that contribute to CO2 emissions reduction, we first categorized Tier 1 indicators into measures “Directly Related” to energy and measures “Indirectly Related” to energy, but “Indirectly Related ” measures are also very effective to reduce CO2 emissions.
●There are 5 major items in Tier 1 and 14 middle items in Tier 2.
●Under Tier 2, assessment indicators and criteria are set as Tier 3.
●LCT-I adopted items included in existing assessment indicators (such as Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency (CASBEE).
13. Policy Framework
14. Education &　Management
Governance

3. Indicators for Demand Side
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
1. Adjacent Workplace and Residence
2. Land use
3. TOD
1. Town Structure
1. Energy Saving Construction
2. Green Construction
2. Buildings
3.Transportation
1. Promotion of public transportation
2. Improvement in traffic flow　
3. Introduction of low carbon vehicles
4. Promotion of effective use
Policies to develop a Low-Carbon Town in 1. Town Structure
Establishment of a town structure which minimizes traffic
Control of town suburbanization and sprawl
Promotion of the use of public transportation in daily life, such as commuting and shopping, etc.

4. Indicators for Supply Side
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
4. Area Energy
System
1. Area energy
5. Untapped
Energy
1. Untapped energy
6. Renewable
Energy
1. Renewable Energy
7. Multi Energy
System
1. Multi Energy
Policies to develop a Low-Carbon Town
4. Area Energy System: Introduction of district energy systems such as DHC
5. Untapped Energy: Utilization of exhaust heat from sea water, river water, sewage heat, heat from subway / underground shopping area, etc.
6. Renewable Energy: Introduction of renewable energies such as solar, wind, and small small-scale hydropower, and biomass, etc.

5. Indicators for Demand & Supply Side
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
8. Energy
Management
System
1. Energy management of building and area
Policies to develop a Low-Carbon Town
Establishment of a system to operate the energy management system
Introduction of energy management system in buildings, households, and factories
Monitoring and control of energy demand and supply through utilizing ICT, etc.

6. Indicators for Environment & Resource
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
1. Securing Green Space
9. Greenery
10. Water
Management
1. Water resources
11. Waste
Management
1. Waste products
1. Air
2. Water Quality
3. Soil
12. Pollution
Policies to develop a Low-Carbon Town
9. Greenery: Creation of cool spots by green shade
10. Water Management: Recycling of waste water, 3R activities (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), setting environmental standard, etc.

7. Indicators for Governance
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
13. Policy
Framework
1. Efforts toward a low carbon town
2. Efforts toward sustainability
14. Education &
Management
1. Life cycle management
Policies to develop a Low Carbon Town
13. Policy Framework: Preparation of a low carbon guidebook, global warming countermeasures, Life Continuity Plans (LCP), Business Continuity Plans (BCP), educational systems, campaigns, etc.
14. Education & Management: Environmental education (environment studies, eco driving, etc.) , establishment and operation of area management organization, etc.

8. Scoring Criteria and Assessment Method
Achievement is assessed by a 5 star(★) system. 3 ★ is the standard value.
Depending on the indicator, a three point scale (1★,3★,5★ ) and a four point scale (1★,2★,3★,5★ ) may be applied at times.
In cases without plans, efforts, systems or criteria, or in cases where the numerical value cannot be measured, no ★ are given.
Regarding the quantitative assessment area, calculation is carried out in reference to the standards of each economy and international standards.

9. Example of TIER 3 Indicators (1)
Transportation (Promotion of public transportation)
Develop traffic nodes to improve the convenience of public transportation.
Introduce car sharing, park-and-ride, etc., as comprehensive transportation countermeasures centering on public transportation.
Introduce pioneering public transportation methods such as BRT and LRT as means of mass transportation
Introduce EV, PHV, HEV, FCV, natural gas vehicles, diesel vehicles, etc.
Demand
Side
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
1. Town Structure
1. Adjacent Workplace and Residence
2. Land use
3. TOD
1. Energy Saving Construction
2. Green Construction
2. Buildings
3. Transportation
1. Promotion of public transportation
2. Improvement in traffic flow　
3. Introduction of low carbon vehicles
4. Promotion of effective use

10. Example of TIER 3 Indicators (2)
Transportation (Promotion of public transportation)
Assess efforts in transportation measures toward a low carbon society ★
Efforts in measures for transportation are not made. However, a system for their formulation has been established. ★★
Efforts in measures for transportation are not made. However, a system for their formulation has been established, and prospects for their establishment are clear.
★★★
One or more measures for transportation are in place.
★★★★
Three or more measures for transportation are in place.
★★★★★
Five or more measures for transportation are in place.
Introduction of leading public transportation systems
LRT
BRT
Source : Institute for Transportation & Development policy

11. LCT-I Evaluation Sheet
Output Sheet 1
Output Sheet 2

12. How to Use the Assessment Results
Local and/or central governments of the APEC Economies can monitor the progress of LCT development regularly using the LCT- I System.
Efforts toward the LCT can be visualized and used as a PR tool to attract domestic and international developers, investors and companies.
Progress can be regularly reported at the LCMT Task Force of EWG meetings or other opportunities.
It is desirable that a local or central government makes a request to each region for correction/improvement based on the result of the LCT-I assessment.
It might be desirable to have an incentive scheme, where priority (or preferential interest rate) is given to LCT projects which show excellent LCT-I results, with regards to financial support by international/regional organizations (World Bank, Asian Development Bank, etc.)

13. Results of Trial (1) Economy Town (LCMT FS) Type of Town Radar Chart
China
Yujiapu
(Phase1)
Urban(CBD)
Vietnam
Danang
(Phase3)
Urban(Commercial Oriented Town)
Peru
San Borja
(Phase4)
 Urban(Residential Oriented Town)
Indonesia
Bitung
(Phase5)
Urban(Commercial Oriented Town) 
South Jakarta
Urban(Residential Oriented Town) 

14. Results of Trial (2) Ex. San Borja (Phase4 project)
Ex. Bitung SEZ (Phase5 project) 　

15. Results of Trial (3)
Questionnaire
Do you agree?

16. Framework of Indicator System
Schedule
2014
2015
2016
Preliminary study (2014 ver.)
Development of draft revision
Final
Report
Application of
LCT-I
Trial use
Jun
Dec
Information sharing with ISO will be continued
EGW49
(Korea)
EGW50
(Hawaii)
Framework of Indicator System
Final draft
Assessment Area of the LCT-I System
Assessment Criteria
Trial results
Demand Side
Supply Side
Demand & Supply Side
Environment & Resource
Governance
Development of Tier 3 indicators and criteria of indicators, trial self-diagnosis in the previous LCMT case towns, etc.

17. Information Exchange with ISO (1)
Background:
EWG LCMT-TF’s liaison status in ISO TC268/WG2, which is working on indicators for city services and quality of life in sustainable cities and communities, was approved in Feb 2015 by APEC Senior Officials

18. Information Exchange with ISO (2)
The APEC liaison officer attended the ISO meetings in Bridgetown, Barbados in Feb and Grasmere, UK in Jun
The most recent meeting was held on 5-9 Oct in Paris, France.
Agenda
The office of French
Standardization Association

19. Information Exchange with ISO (3)
APEC Liaison Officer will watch the progress of discussions in the work programs for indicators for smart cities and resilient cities, and for ISO37120 City Indicators revision, and will input the elements of the Concept wherever possible and adequate.
APEC Liaison Officer will provide APEC LCMT Study Group with the feedback from ISO meetings onto the development of LCT-I, so as to correlate it with the general trends in global standardization.
Next ISO meeting will be held on January 2016 in Vienna, Austria