City of Kitakyushu 1City of Kitakyushu

Urban Policy and Inter-city Cooperationfor Low-Carbon Green Growth

Kazuhide Umemoto

Vice Mayor, City of Kitakyushu

Urban Policy and Inter-city Cooperationfor Low-Carbon Green Growth

Kazuhide Umemoto

Vice Mayor, City of Kitakyushu

City of Kitakyushu

Population: 1 million Area: 488 km2

Industrial City with International TradeRich Nature with Biodiversity

Kitakyushu

Sone Tidal Flat

Larus saundersi（Migratory: China～Japan）

LimulinaLargest number in Japan

Hiraodai Karst Plateau with Biodiversity

City Profile

OECD Green Cities ProgrammeKitakyushu, JapanParis, FranceChicago, USAStockholm, Sweden

JapanJapan

ChinaChina

South East AsiaSouth East Asia

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City of Kitakyushu

City of Kitakyushu’s Low-Carbon Green Growth Policy

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Green Asia International Strategic Comprehensive Special ZoneGreen Innovation and Asian Economic Strategy Growing together with Asia by spreading Asia’s dynamics to the world

◎Future Eco-city of KitakyushuComprehensive approaches (for the environment, welfare, recovery and business)

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Eco-Model City

Low-Carbon Society, A Green Frontier Plan

◎International Environmental Cooperation and Business Asia’s commitment to low-carbon green growth andpromotion of city industry

◎Smart Community (Energy-oriented social system)Investing in green infrastructure and CO2 reduction

◎Creating a Recycling Society (Eco-Town)Promotion of green industry and comprehensive reduction of CO2

◎Coexistence of environment and economic growth in overcoming pollutionGreen production, Local partnership

Future

Present

Past

Future

Present

Past

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City of Kitakyushu

Environmental Experience, Technology and Know-how

1950s～1960s Present

Green Growth Experience

1950s～1960s Present

Overcoming Severe Environmental Pollution

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-sulfur dioxide-nitrogen dioxide- Atmospheric particulate matter - photochemical oxidant

The general environmental atmosphere measurement station (average)

City of Kitakyushu

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Environmental Pollution

(mg-SO3/100ｃ㎡/day)

Economic Development

(Value of Shipments: 100Billiom Yen)

1960

196119621963

1964

19651966

1967

1968

1969

1970

19711972

1973 1974

19761977

1978 1979

1980

Environmental pollution (mg-SO3 /100cm2/day)

Economic Development (Value of Shipments: 100 billion Yen)

Source: World Bank, MEIP Report, 1993

1960

1968

1980

Achieving economic development

together with environmental improvement

Compatibility of Environmental Improvement and Economic Growth

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Green Growth Experience

City of Kitakyushu

The Action Plan of Kitakyushu Eco-Model City

Solving Climate Change Increasing the City’sDynamics

Asia’s Growth & Exchange

Building a Low-Carbon SocietyCitizen awareness and a sense of community

on the environment

Creating New Values & Culture

Advanced City

Economic Development

Human Development

SustainingProsperous Lives

StrengtheningPartnership in Asia

Policy Action and a

5-year strategy

CO2 Reduction Target (2050) of Kitakyushu: 50%, Asia region: 150%

Economic growth rate (by 2050): 40%

Target  : 「Accumulative Society 」with prosperity by generations・「Low‐Carbon Society」based on industrial infrastructure・「The Elderly and Children Friendly Society 」・「International Environmental Cooperation」for Asia’s Sustainable Development

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Green Growth Plan

City of Kitakyushu

Waste Reduction and Resource Recycling

748

703 701 698 706 705 706 704 696

609

536 522 506

300

350

400

450

500

550

600

650

700

750

800

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Amoount of Waste(g/per per capita/yr)

Year

Changes in Household Waste Volume

12.1 12.3 13.1 14.6 15.2 15.8 15.0 15.8

18.9

23.1

30.0 30.6 30.4

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Year

Recycling Ratio(%)

General Waste (g/yr/per capita)

Household General Waste Recycling Ratio

Adopted a new recycling system (2006)Purpose of Recycling: 1/5 of cost

￥50 ￥12

￥12 ￥12

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Green Growth Policy (Civic Life)

Household Waste Cans·Bottles

PET Bottles Plastic Containers

City of Kitakyushu

Kitakyushu Smart Community

Period: From 2010 to 2014 Investment: Approx. 15B YenCO2 Reduction: 50% Renewable Energy: 10%

Smart Housing,Smart Hospital

PV Generation

Smart Data Center

Smart School

Public Bicycle Station

Large Storage Batteries

Smart Building

Hydrogen Station

副生水素

Natural Gas Co-generation

Power Grid

IT Grid

スマートコミュニティセンター

Hydrogen(by-products)

Wind Power Generation15,000kw(Virtual 1)

HydrogenNetwork

SmartCommunity

CenterFuel Cell

Smart Meter(Installed safety assurance function for the elderly)

Dynamic Pricing: 15 Yen ~ 150 Yen/kwh（Day） 8

Green Growth Policy (City)

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10 20 30 40 50 60 70

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012Ratio going green (%)

year

15,000 businesses surveyed in the city of Kitakyushu (2012)

Responses collected from 1,824 businesses

・Providing green products and services

・Green management, etc.

Growing Trend of Businesses Going Green

Green Growth Policy (Industry·Economy)

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City of Kitakyushu

Eco Premium (Green Products ·

Green Services)

ShibauraA Rental Apartment

with PV Power generation system(Awarded 2005「New Energy Grand Prize

」

in Awards for Economy and Industry)

Takagi

Automatic Sprinkler

with moisture sensor for

saving water supply

Technology and products that reduce environmental impacts in the

city (through resource saving, energy saving, 

easy maintenance, reuse, etc.) are

designated  as “Eco  Premiums”, which are promoting  environmental activities 

throughout industry by expansion and integration of the system.

Sales increased by certification system boosted sales, rather than evaluation on the environmental

performance

E.g.) Company A’s

energy‐saving

CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp) lighting :Increased from 50M Yen to 2B Yen per annum.

TOTO Neorest Hybrid Toilet. RH Series

4.8L per flushPower and Waste Saving Toilet

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Green Growth Policy (Industry·Economy)

City of Kitakyushu

Kitakyushu Eco-Town~ Environmental business to build a resource recycling society~

Comprehensive Eco-Industrial Complex ·

Recycle ComplexPractical Research Area

Overview: Research Facilities – 15, Industrial Facilities - 27Outcome: Environmental preservation and Economic development

Environment: CO2 Reduction – 0.38M ton/yr, Resource Saving·Energy Saving

Economy: Investment - About 66B Yen(Local Government : National Government : Private sector=1:2:7)Employees: About 1,340 (including part-time workers)Visitors: 1M (from 1998 to Dec. 2011)

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Green Growth Policy (Industry·Economy)

City of Kitakyushu

International Environmental Cooperation: For Green Growth in Asian Countries

（1980～2010 Cumulative Total）

6,207 from 138 countries,Asia: 4,163 from 43 countries

Inter-city Environmental Cooperation NetworkResearchers from overseas

（KITA)

International Environmental Strategy InstituteJapan International Cooperation (JICA) Kyushu International CentreKitakyushu International Techno‐cooperative Association (KITA)Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Kitakyushu UrbanCentre Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women (KFAW)Kitakyushu Environmental Management AssociationKitakyushu Interdependent Business Consortium for Sustainable Development(KICS)

Kyushu Recycle and Environmental Industry Plaza (K‐RIP).Kitakyushu Asian Center for Low Carbon Society

Joint Activities by 10 Cities from Japan·

China ·

KoreaCoastal Clean-up Project

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Asia’s Green Growth and Inter-city Cooperation

Environmental Cooperation Network of Asian Cities

Yearly Cumulative Total

City of Kitakyushu

199322

65,000

25%

10 hours

0.2 kgf/㎠

26,881

72%

48％

Number of Personnel/ 1,000 persons per water tapMaximum Water Supply per day

（㎥/day）

Water Supply Ratio in District

Operation Time

Average Water Pressure

Number of Households

Ratio of Non-Revenue Water (water leaks)

Ratio of Water Bill Payment

20064

235,000

90%

24 hours

2.5 kgf/㎠

147,000

8%

99.9%

Significant Improvement in Phnom Penh

Direct supply is possible up to the 3rd

floor

Average level

of Kitakyushu

Outcome of Environmental Cooperation in Asia: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh is now supplying its citizens with drinking water 24 hours a day.

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Asia’s Green Growth and Inter-city Cooperation

City of Kitakyushu

OECD Green City Program (Model City)

Kitakyushu, Japan

Paris, France

Chicago, the United States

Stockholm, Sweden

Green Growth（ＯＥＣＤ）

・Urban green growth means fostering economic growth and development through urban activities that reduce impacts of wealth on environmental externalities, natural resources and eco-systems.

・Making the traditional urban economy green and expanding green cities to boost growth, job creation and attractiveness of cities, leading to effective urban policies to respond to climate change.

・These are the results of interaction among economic efficiency, process and environmental goals at the urban level.

Towards Green Growth

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City of Kitakyushu

Creating a city where people shine through, and a prosperous, peaceful and energetic city

~ Using the city’s experience in overcoming pollution and its constant innovation ~

Concept Backcasting

ForecastingStrengths of Kitakyushu

Kitakyushu: The Future Eco-City

Collaborations among businesses, public and private sector and universities

Talents in Technology (Innovation)

Networking with Asian countries (via internationalcooperation)

Response to Super-Aged Society

・The City Using Energy Wisely

・The City Preserving Nature

・The City Recycling Resources

・The city where people live healthy lives

・The city where families share wisdom

and energy

・The city where parents take care of

children

・The city prepared for natural disasters

・The city exchanging the talented and technologies

Recovery SupportInternational Environmental Project

Environment

A desirable city of the future (2050)

K i t a k y ushu pu r s ue s t he ‘Env i r o n men t a l Fu t u r e C i t y ’ f o cu s ed on humans C i t i z e ns( )

Experiences in responding to an aging society

Towards Green Growth

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City of Kitakyushu

Green Asia International Strategic Comprehensive Special Zone

Seven Major Sectors of National New Growth Strategy

Green Innovation Asian Economic Strategy

Life Innovation TourismLeading Nation in Science

·Technology·Telecommunication

FinanceEmployment

·

Human Resources

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Green Asia International Strategic Comprehensive Special Zone

Absorbing Asia’s energy, Going toward the world beyond Asia and Growing together with Asia

Goal

Target Achieving additional revenue of about 5T Yen by 2010 (About 10% of nation’s target of 50T Yen ）

Collaboration among businesses, private and public sector and universities, under strong leadership promoting growth with environmental improvements

Strengths of Kitakyushu(Local Resources)

Having a technology know-how brand as a top runner on the environment

Close Network with Asian Countries

Asset of Kitakyushu

Partnership among Kitakyushu City,

Fukuoka Prefecture,and Fukuoka City

Toward Green Growth

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City of Kitakyushu

Utilizing Inter-city Network Based on Green Technology and International Cooperation

President

KitakyushuKitakyushu

- KITA-

EnvironmentalCooperationCenter

- KITA-

EnvironmentalCooperationCenter

IGESKitakyushuUrban Centre

IGESKitakyushuUrban Centre

Organization

Kitakyushu Asian Center for Low Carbon Society

Assistance for technology exports

Assistance for technology exports

Nurturing Specialists

Nurturing Specialists

Survey Research

Information distribution

Survey ResearchInformation distribution

Functions

President

Hiroshi Komiyama(Former President of University of Tokyo)

Global Leading Expert on Environment Issues

Promoting Low Carbon Society in Asia with Green Technology of Kitakyushu and Japan as a part of Green Business

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Promoting Green Business by Asian Center for Low Carbon Society

City of Kitakyushu

Promoting Green Business by Asian Center for Low Carbon Society

廃棄物処理・リサイクル処理施設

◆ A hub for exporting urban environmental infrastructure

Government

Asian Center for Low Carbon Society

FinancialInstitution

PrivateEnterprise

Relevant research institution, including universities and government

Ensuring a hub for urban environmental infrastructure to accelerate attracting talented people and knowledge from home and abroad

An essential domestic hub for exporting urban environmental infrastructure

targeting Asia

◆Building a Green City (An environmentally-friendly city)

Power, water, resources, pollution, traffic information of infrastructure exporting countries

・An example of a model city of Kitakyushu

Kitakyushu’s

Eco-Town

Water

and sewageTreatment Technology

Smart Community

Pollution Control Technology(CP)

Urban environm

ental Infrastructure package

Exporting Overseas

(Elements of Package)

Knowledge structuring via

public-private collaboration

System

Finance Technology

Study

浄水場

Commercialization (Customized Package) of technology and know-how on urban environmental infrastructure with public-private collaboration, led by Asian Center for Low Carbon Society

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マンション

シティオペレーションセンター（クラウド形式）

정수장

下水処理場

工場

water

heat·gas

waste·resources

Electricity

住宅

風力発電

PVEV ・PHV

Optimal Management

Traffic Information보

Pollution information(air,water)

発電所

Mansion

City management centerCloud Computing )

Sewage treatment

Factory

Wind power

PVEV ・PHV

Power plant

Waste treatment ·Recycling facilities

Housing

City of Kitakyushu

◆ Development of a package of water and sewage technology and know-how

○Marketing and Sales utilizing an international hub(Water Plaza in Kitakyushu)

KitakyushuScholars

(University Professors)

Institutions(JICA,, JBIC

, etc.)

111 PrivateEnterprises

National Government

Public PrivatePublic PrivatePartnershipPartnership

○Main body of Public-Private Collaboration(Kitakyushu Oversea Water Business Association)

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Experience and Know-how of Technology Cooperation

MOU with Hai Phong,Vietnam

Medals received from Cambodia

Improvement of non-revenue water from 72% to 8% (Cambodia)

◆ Demonstration of Smart Community, Development of a package of technology and know-how

CEMS (지역절전소)CEMS (지역절전소)

○Building New Energy System, including Japan’s first Dynamic Pricing (Consumers are allowed to participate )

① Development of New Products• CEMS, HEMS, BEMS (Energy Management System)• Smart Meter• Large scale battery system

②Commercialization of Smart Community• Local Energy Management System Package with Dynamic Pricing and Large scale battery

③Demonstration of new business with Smart Grid Technology

Exporting a 「water and sewage system」

package,

「Smart Community (Local energy)」to Asian countries

Promoting Green Business by Asian Center for Low Carbon Society

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Wind Power Generation( Virtual)By-product

Hydrogen

Power Grid

Smart Building

Public Bicycle Station

Smart School

Data Center

internet Network

Next generation SS

Natural Gas Co-generation

Wind Power Plant 0.15M KW

Smart HousingH

ydrogen N

etwork

PV Generation

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