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PROJECT INTERIM REPORT March

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INTERIM REPORT

Short title of the PPP project: ACE(Advancing CarbonNeutral Economy)

Name of the private company: TV Nord (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.

If applicable, name of local partner(s): ASSISTIntended project term: October 2011 April 2013

Actual project term: October 2011 March 2012Date of report: March 31, 2012

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Project overview was presentedduring the forum andparticipants were able to raisequestions to the implementers.All participants received projectbrochure. Overall 175participants attended thesesessions

1. December 19, 2011Shanghai43 Participants

2. December 22, 2011Beijing45 Participants

3. March 22, 2012Chongqing51 Participants

4. March 26, 2012Guangzhou36 Participants

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B

3 A total of 120 representatives of

energy-intensive companies

participated in four AwarenessSessions (1 day) in the

identified cities

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Representatives of energy-

intensive companies were

invited to attend the project 1-day Awareness Session. These

sessions highlighted the

international practices that

organizations can implement to

curb their carbon emissions.

Overall 136 participants

attended these sessions

1. December 20, 2011Shanghai38 participants

2. December 23, 2011Beijing38 participants

3. March 23, 2012Chongqing35 participants

4. March 27, 2012Guangzhou25 participants

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Reasons for deviations / Comments on consequences (where appropriate, state for each indicator): We targeted200 representatives for the multi stakeholder sessions but overall 175 participants attended the sessions and the events

were successful in terms of bringing multi stakeholders and exchanging their views on the carbon neutrality principles.

The awareness sessions were attended with greater interest from the participants and 136 participants attended thesesessions as against our target of 120. This indicator is completed well ahead of time (completed in March) as the actual

timeline for completion is Sep 2012.

Initially one of the sessions was planned in Tianjin however considering that Beijing is the capital city and is very closer

to Tianjin and also TUV NORD has an office set up in Beijing, the session was conducted in Beijing instead of Tianjin. As

expected the Beijing session attracted good number of participants and was a successful event.

Result II Planned Target Actual Target Appraisal(A,B,C,D,E

Local capacity is strengthened to achieve carbon neutrality. Project has started tostrengthened local capacity

through the development of an

online assessment tool for

carbon footprint calculations.

C

Reasons for deviations / Comments on consequences: Not applicable

Indicators - Target State

Evidenceto beproved by(date)

Evidence tobe proved by(e.g copyagreement,etc.)

Actual StateAppraisal

(A,B,C,D,E

)

1 Online Assessment Tool for

Carbon Footprint Calculations

is developed.

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assessment

tool

The development of the toolhas started and we expect thetool be completed by end ofMay 2012.

C

Reasons for deviations / Comments on consequences (where appropriate, state for each indicator): The carbononline assessment tool, the tool is still being developed and purposefully we have finished the 1-day awareness session

before the time line and collected feedbacks from the participants so as to include the inputs in the development of the

tool.

3. DETAILS ON THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT

The targeted activities of the project for the first 5 months were achieved by the implementingpartners. Proper awareness on carbon neutral economy was raised among the energy-intensivecompanies, concerned government agencies, local industry association, academe and other relevantorganization. This was attained through the conduct of Multi stakeholder Forum and AwarenessSession and development of project promotional materials.

The Multi stakeholder Forums created the necessary stir in the locality for the concept of carbonneutral economy. Participants in identified 4 locations (Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing andGuangzhou) were very keen during the discussion of the project overview covering the background,objectives, targeted activities and benefits. Representatives of the industry, government agencies

and local associations were very active during the Open Forum especially when they learned that

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technical assistance will be provided to selected companies on implementing carbon reductionstrategies.

Awareness Sessions, though targeted to be implemented on the latter part, were successfully being

organized in the identified 4 locations. The strategy of the project implementers to conduct the

awareness session on the following day after the Multi stakeholder Forum was very effective in termsof marketing and invitation and attendance of participants. Attendees were able to better appreciate

the following concept: Carbon Neutrality and the Underlying Concepts; International Standards on

Carbon Neutrality (ISO 50001, ISO 14064, PAS 2050); Determining, Quantifying, Reducing and

Offsetting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions based on various international standards; and Benefits

and challenges of implementing Carbon Neutrality in an organization. Session speakers were experts

from TUV NORD, ASSIST, Low-Carbon Economy Research Center at the Shanghai Academy of

Environmental Sciences, Carbon Accounting Center of Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange,

Carbon Disclosure Project Representative, Beijing Environment Exchange Centre, Carbon Capital

Investment, China Building Materials Academy, Guangdong Low-Carbon Development Promotion

Association and Research Centre of Low-Carbon Technology and Economy, Sun Yat-sen University.

In addition, a broader audience was reached and better understanding was achieved through thecommunication and visibility materials. In particular, brochure was designed, reproduced anddistributed among the participants of multi stakeholder forums and awareness sessions, theposter/banner was publicly displayed during various events in the identified 4 cities, and flyers wereutilized in inviting participants. Moreover, project templates (word, power point, CD cover) weredeveloped as part of C&V strategy.

4. APPRAISAL OF THE PROJECT TARGETS ACHIEVED

The project has an appraisal of A or B to most of the indicators meaning that most of the targeted

activities are either surpassed or fulfilled and hence the overall appraisal as of this interim period isreported as B.

The experience of TUV NORD in conducting trainings in multiple locations of China and expertise ofASSIST in managing PPP projects have been a good combination in devising strategies to executethe project activities. In most cases, project activities were implemented in advance.

The carbon online assessment tool, the tool is still being developed and purposefully we have finishedthe 1-day awareness session before the time line and collected feedbacks from the participants so asto include the inputs in the development of the tool.

5. PROSPECTS

The awareness level on carbon neutral economy of the local companies and relevant organizationshas been increased through the conduct of the kick off events. It is expected that this level will furtherincrease and that local capacity will be built through the implementation of other project activities.

The development of the online carbon foot print assessment tool and its translation in local languagewill facilitate its utilization among local companies.

The training material to be developed by the project in two languages and the conduct of train-the-trainer workshop are expected to create and qualify a pool of local trainers on carbon neutraleconomy. They will serve as multiplier agents as they can facilitate the continuous knowledgetransfer on carbon neutrality concepts. This will add value to the online assessment tool that wasdeveloped by the project as more companies will appreciate and use it.

The technical assistance program of the project will create greater impact of the project. With theinterests that the representatives of the companies showed during the kick off events, the

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