Outputs: 

1)  Best Case Study Research and Report

As one of the essential outputs of the Project, the Best Case Study Research and Report aims to summarize the existing excellent experience and provide references for the broader stakeholders among member economies. The PO’s team and external researchers will co-conclude the Report, no less than 30 pages.

The Report includes but is not limited to the following basic content:

a)  Research method, includes but is not limited to literature review, surveys, desk work, and online interviews with experts/entrepreneurs (what is low-carbon and low-carbon economic model and why it is important for APEC and UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs); What are the main characters and catalogs at present for technology empowering low-carbon model; How to select cases);

b) Research framework (3-5 technology application scenarios as for wind, solar, hydrogen, and nuclear energy; developed and developing economies will be put on an equal footing); the Report’s rough structure will follow by Introduction, Methodology, Best Practices Findings, and APEC Technology Empowers Low-Carbon Principles;

c) Case studies about the advanced technology that has been practiced and proven to be effective and efficient in characteristic industries/scenarios to promote low-carbon goals (no less than 10 economies, with 20 practices); The selection and analysis of the case will follow a stepwise approach, including defining and categorizing the case studies, and creating a best practice portfolio. A draft checklist will be developed to evaluate the selected cases based on their compliance with the low-carbon goals, tech innovation, sustainability, inclusiveness, and adaptability. And

d) TELCA Principles (one page with no less than 6 pieces). The draft version is summarized from the key findings of case studies and will be released in a specialized session at the Seminar. All experts and participants are welcome to make inputs and modifications to the Principles. The final version will be included with the Report seeking endorsement from PPSTI and become an APEC publication. The Principle is dedicated to being used as a reference for follow-up projects, cross-fora projects, and member economies who would be interested in initiating projects related to the low carbon topic.

2) Seminar in China

A three-day event will be held in China from around August to Oct. 2024, which will be an important opportunity to exchange views, share cases and build consensus among members.

On Day 1, six keynote speakers will offer their insights and policy dialogue on the low-carbon ecosystem, following 3 group capacity-building discussions on policy incentives and case exchange related to characteristic technology applications among different member economies, with the goal of identifying commonalities and principles among APEC members.

On Day 2, the Best Case Study Research and Report will be released and discussed among experts and participants via subgroups and PO will invite representatives from best practices to present and exchange ideas.

A wrap-up session will be set at the end of the day to conclude the Principles. On day 3, two ground visits of technologies, no more than 2.5 hours each, will be set as driven forces from both public and private. On-site, round table discussions are also expected to be taken as a capacity-building experience. The Seminar will be recorded and the purpose of recording is only for note-taking. A post-event evaluation survey of the participants and speakers will be conducted within the 2 weeks after the event, which will include a question of whether the workshop has addressed satisfactorily gender issues related to the main topic.

Speakers for the seminar will be invited by PO according to the following criteria: 1. from the private sector, since PPSTI is highly praised by the PPD and the project will keep the private sector’s involvement 2. preferable speakers from case practice report 3. women would be prioritized since gender equality issue will always be underlined.

No less than 6 self-funded Tel/Video meetings and interviews will be hosted by the PO’s team before, between, and after the Seminar. PO’s team considers it a more effective way to maintain coherence and focus of discussions.

3) APEC Technology Empowers Low-Carbon Principles

As one of the most important outputs of the Project, PO’s team expects to achieve no less than 6 pieces of APEC Technology Empowers Low-Carbon Principles during the Seminar, where we will set a targeted session. The Principles is expected to be a one-page written document which will be endorsed by PPSTI and consider a possibility to submit to cross fora consultation, such as ABAC, PPWE, and EWG. 

Outcomes: 

1) Improved networks and collaboration opportunities for policymakers and stakeholders in APEC economies.

Through joint efforts on putting together and sharing views from both public and private sectors, this Project is expected to inspire closer partnership and more frequent dialogues between entrepreneurs/startups and policymakers/regulators who participated in the Seminar in order to enhance policy sharing and awareness.

Measured via tailored post-event survey questions/questionnaires taken by seminar participants.

2) Increased resources for member economies to create more effective regulatory environments and policy responses to support the low-carbon development model.

Through this project, a series of technology-driven carbon neutrality solutions in wind, solar, hydrogen, and nuclear is of high potential to be introduced and presented to shareholders, which will increase inclusive collaboration and engagement of the APEC public and private sectors as well as bringing potential possibilities on further applying low-carbon technologies in decrease the climate change.

Measured via the best practice report.

3) Increased knowledge amongst project participants on the low-carbon emerging technologies and relevant barriers, policies, and technologies

As an APEC-funded project, participants from different member economies and non-APEC economies, either public or private sector, who join the Seminar and access the best cast study report, are expected to be inspired and increased knowledge from it and the technology empowers low-carbon principles. As relevant barriers, policies, and technologies will be targeted, a successive and in-depth APEC project initiative of TELCA is probably to be seen. 

Measured via tailored post-event survey questions/questionnaires taken by seminar participants.

Beneficiaries: 

PO regards the seminar/topics set and discussed in the project are interlinked. On one hand, the bloom of technology innovation is the tangible result of innovation promoting regulation and policies as well as adapting to fast-paced changes in the whole world. On the other hand, regulations, and policies are often made, to some extent, with reference and feedback from the private sector as well. There are intertwined relations between the policy and the practical world.

Therefore, the beneficiaries of this Project should be

Direct beneficiaries are seminar participants and audiences. Seminar participants will be professionals in the field related to wind, solar, hydrogen, and nuclear energy, either policy/public or residence/private, and must have previous practical experiences in related interactions for example, officials from the municipal bureau of ST and in charge of policy design for low-carbon managements. Seminar participants will be nominated by all PPSTI members and invited to tel/video interviews before, between, and after the seminar, and take part in the drafting of TELCA Principles. POs are expected to send direct beneficiaries’ lists in the General Information Circular (GIC) 8 weeks before the event date.

Audiences are local people in China, from either the public sectors or private sectors, such as startup service agencies for tax, law, registration, and IP protection agency, investors for startups, and municipal representatives for clean energy institutions. PO will seek help from PPSTI China to select and organize local audiences. The audience will be encouraged to join the discussion on the draft TELCA Principles with seminar experts, participants, and PPSTI officials from the member economies. It will give local people in China to dialogue with APEC experts from other member economies.

Government policymakers in the field of low-carbon and circular economy, particularly from APEC developing member economies, are primary target beneficiaries of the policy recommendations after the Best Case Study Research and Report gets endorsed by PPSTI. The document will be a useful reference and resource in policy-making and enable policymakers to access broader opinions from private and practical sectors.

Long-term beneficiaries such as technology-driven start-ups, especially those who obtained solid technologies in low carbon, will also benefit from the project since they will be invited to present at the seminar, exchange ideas with different shareholders, and have a possibility to be included as one of the best practice examples in the project report. This Project is expected to inspire them to build further collaboration with counterparties from member economies. Furthermore, this Project will avoid specific descriptions of any commercial product or service, while staying focused on how the technology could help and empower low-carbon development.