Urban and Regional Carbon Management

International Workshop: Towards Low Carbon Cities - Understanding and Analyzing Urban Energy and Carbon

February 17 - 18, 2009
Nagoya, Japan

Organizers

Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University
Global Carbon Project (GCP)
National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)

Supporters

Ministry of Environment, Japan
Aichi Prefecture
Nagoya City
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

Venue: Noyori Conference Hall, Nagoya University
Address: Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
Language: English

Aims

To strengthen and develop networks in the areas linking urban energy use, urban development and carbon management in the climate change mitigation context;
To share research results and modeling and analyses challenges and approaches, and to discuss ways to overcoming them;
To explore ideas for developing joint activities such as syntheses, harmonized cross-comparative studies, and policy analyses;
To link scholarly endeavors to policy relevance and bridge research and policies.

Workshop Agenda

The program of both the Symposium and the Workshop are also available here in pdf format, in English or in Japanese.

For a list of the speakers and their affiliation please click here.

For a list of all the participants and their affiliation please click here.

See the agenda for Day 1, February 17, 2009
See the agenda for Day 2, February 18, 2009

Day 1, February 17, 2009

Moderator: Prof. Hidefumi Imura

9:00	Registration
09:30 – 09:40	Welcome Address from Host and Co-organizer	Prof. Yoshitsugu Hayashi Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University
09:40 – 09:50	Welcome from Co-organizer Explanation of Aims and Objectives	Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal Global Carbon Project

	Session I: Urban System Modeling (Chair: Prof. Hidefumi Imura)
09:50 – 10:05	Modeling Urban Energy Systems with SynCity	Dr. James Keirstead Imperial College London
10:05 – 10:20	The Energy Revolution, Cities & Washing Lines: Cities and the International Energy Agency	Dr. Nigel Jollands International Energy Agency
10:20 – 10.35	Energy and Environmental Implications of Carbon Emission Reduction Targets: Case of Kathmandu Valley	Prof. Ram M. Shrestha Asian Institute of Technology.
10:35 – 10:50	Modeling 2050 Energy and CO2 Scenario for Bangkok	Mr. Aumnad Phdungsilp/ Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal Durakaji Pandit University/ Global Carbon Project
10:50 – 11:00	Discussions
11:00 – 11:15	Coffee Break
11:15 – 11:30	Modeling of Geographically Explicit Land Use Scenarios	Dr. Yoshiki Yamagata National Institute for Environmental Studies
11:30 – 11:45	Urban Agglomeration Economies in Climate Policy: A CGE Modeling Analysis	Dr. Fabio Grazi Centre International de Recherche sur l’Environnment et le Developpment (CIRED)
11:45 – 12:00	Climate Change and Cities: Integrated Assessment of Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation	Dr. Richard Dawson Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at New Castle University
12:00 – 12:15	Decarbonising Cities: From Models to Competing Pathways	Prof. Simon Guy Architecture Research Centre, The University of Manchester
12:15 – 12:25	Discussions
12:25 – 13:30	Lunch

	Session II: Urbanization, Urban Form and Land Use in China (Chair: Prof. Toshiaki Ichinose)
13:30 – 13:45	Modeling for Urban Energy and CO2 for Beijing	Dr. Jiang Kejun Energy Research Institute, China
13:45 – 14:00	How Developing Countries Find Their Own Way to Urban Sustainability? - Thinking from the Building Energy Research in China	Prof. Yingxin Zhu Tsinghua University
14:00 – 14:15	Shanghai Urban Transport Policy, The Impact of Metro on Land Use as well and Travel	Prof. Haixiao Pan Tongji University Shanghai
14:15 – 14:30	City Forms, Land Use and Transportation in Chinese Cities	Prof. Chen Jin Beijing Normal University
14:30 – 14:45	Discussions
14:45 – 15:00	Coffee Break

	Session III: Presentations from Global Environment Research Fund (MOE-J) Project “Study on the Strategic Urban Planning and Assessment of Low-Carbon Cities” (Chair: Prof. Hidefumi Imura)
15:00 – 15:10	Objective and Research Framework	Prof. Hidefumi Imura Nagoya University

15:10 – 16:00

Planning and Assessment of Low-Carbon Cities

Urban Typology and Key Factors of Determining Low-Carbon Cities: Specificities and Universalities	Dr. Toshiaki Ichinose National Institute for Environmental Studies
Urban Growth, Buildings, Infrastructures and Energy: Development of Analysis Tools	Dr. Hiroki Tanikawa Wakayama University Dr. Akio Ohnishi Dr. Osamu Higashi Nagoya University
Assessing the Role of Technologies: Prospects of Development and Diffusion of Low-Carbon Technologies	Prof. Tsuneo Takeuchi Dr. Noriko Sugiyama Nagoya University
Towards Low Carbon Cities in Rapidly Urbanizing Asia: Climatic Change Mitigation Strategy in Building Sector	Ms. Yukiko Yoshida National Institute for Environmental Studies

16:00 – 16:40

Key Elements for Realizing Low Carbon Cities

Energy Demand Data for Japanese Buildings	Dr. Yujiro Hirano Nagoya University
Challenges and Opportunities for New Building Energy System	Prof. Masaya Okumiya Nagoya University
The Role of Land Use and Transportation System	Dr. Hirokazu Kato Nagoya University

16:40 – 16:55

Discussions

16:55– 17:00

Summary and Closing for the Day

Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal
Global Carbon Project

17:00 – 18:00	Side-Event: Poster Session – Presentation of Relevant Research Activities by Participants –
18:00 – 20:00	Reception (Venue: Restaurant Hananoki (in Nagoya University Campus)

Day 2, February 18, 2009

09:30 – 09:40	Opening	Prof. Hidefumi Imura Nagoya University
	Session IV: Energy and Emissions: Accountings and Policy Implications (Chair: Dr. Hiroki Tanikawa)
09:40 – 09:55	Forming an Emissions Inventory, Energy Scenarios and Plans with Stakeholders: The Greenhouse Gas Regional Inventory Project - GRIP	Dr. Sebastian Carney Research Fellow School of Environment and Development (SED) University of Manchester
09:55 – 10:10	Measuring Low Carbon Cities	Dr. Julia Steinberger Institute for Social Ecology Vienna
10:10 – 10:25	Urban Energy Use and CO2 Emission from Cities of China	Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal Global Carbon Project
10:25 – 10:40	Discussions
10.40 – 11.00	Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:15	Energy Use and Carbon Emissions from Global Cities	Prof. Christopher Kennedy University of Toronto
11:15 – 11:30	Urban Scale Energy Consumption Estimate for the European Union (EU27)	Dr. Niels Schulz Imperial College London
11:30 - 11:45	Extended Life Cycle Assessment of Transportation System and Energy	Dr. Naoki Shibahara Nagoya University
11:45 – 12:00	Discussions
12:00 – 13:30	Lunch
	Session V: Cities and Climate Change Initiatives (Chair: Mr. Hideyuki Mori)
13:30 – 13:40	International Co-operation of Cities in Climate Change Policy	Mr. Hidenori Nakamura Policy Researcher, Policy & Governance Team, Programme Management Office, IGES
13:40 – 13:50	Cities and Climate Change Initiatives at OECD	Ms. Jan Corfee-Morlot Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
13:50 – 14:00	Cities and Climate Change Initiatives at ADB	Mr. Sharad Saxena Asian Development Bank
14:00 – 14:10	Urban Climate Change Research Network and International Panel for Cities and Climate Change Assessment	Dr. Stephen A. Hammer Columbia University
14:10 – 14:20	Clean Air Initiative and Initiatives towards Climate Co-benefits	Dr. Alvin Mejia Clean Air Initiative-Asia Center
14:20 – 14:50	Discussions
14:50 – 15:10	Coffee Break
15:10 – 17:00	Overall Discussions Moderated by Prof. Hidefumi Imura and Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal Discussion items: Key observations from this event on modeling challenges and carbon emissions from cities Potentials for joint activities, possibilities for syntheses documents and publications Feedback on URCM book project Harmonizing various initiatives Next step for this Forum
17:00 – 17:10	Summary and Closing	Prof. Hidefumi Imura Nagoya University Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal Global Carbon Project

Documentation

For the benefit of the larger community, all the outcomes will be posted on the website after the events (the files of speakers’ presentations will be posted subject to approval by the speakers).

Registration

This is a closed-workshop, in principle, aimed at invited experts. However, based on strong interests from relevant persons who can provide substantive inputs, few could be accommodated.

Please send pre-registration request to Ms. Yukako Ojima (ojima.yukako [at] nies.go.jp) or Dr. Osamu Higashi (higashi [at] urban.env.nagoya-u.ac.jp) with your name, your title and organization, and contact details.

Contact

For substantive information, please contact Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal, Global Carbon Project.