Outputs

1) Policy Review

Policy Review will be a written legal analyses (with at least 8 pages in outlines and 24 pages in full-text excluding appendixes) by desktop research with secondary data and information on two themes – “Green Energy Technologies Empower Net-Zero Energy Transition (General APEC region)” and “BCG Economy Models Enhance Net-Zero Societal Transformation (Thailand).” It will indicate critical issues in the APEC economies that lead to the key findings that help us make valid policy recommendations as references for the panel discussion. As the authorities are engaged in the international treaty and comply with its obligation by net-zero for ESG, we need legal studies that focus on developmental policies regarding the role of bioenergy technologies and BCG models in achieving net-zero and how it will contribute to resilience, sustainability, and inclusivity of APEC economies.

Review content:

-  Introduction

-  Literature review

-  Conclusion

Literature review structure:

Theme I

-  Background of bioenergy development in the APEC region

-  Policy recommendations on bioenergy development Theme II_

-  Background of BCG development in Thailand

-  Policy recommendations on BCG development

Target audience:

-  Net-Zero MSMEs in APEC economies

-  Policymakers and experts from developing economies

-  Delegates from APEC fora such as PPSTI, EWG, and SMEWG

- Stakeholders from NGOs such as OECD and ASEAN

2) Green Synergy Solutions Events

Green Synergy Solutions Event will include a Workshop, Training Course, and Demo-site Best Practice in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Workshop speakers such as policymakers and experts will address BCG-related policy issues and share knowledge and experience of cutting-edge Bioenergy, BCG, and Net-Zero development. Training Course participants are young entrepreneurs from MSMEs, colleges, and universities. Experts with relevant academia or industrial backgrounds will guide and teach the entrepreneurial trainees to present innovative and entrepreneurial solutions to environmental and social issues with feasible business models. Demo-site Best Practice will be held at the Asian Development College for Community Economy and Technology (AdiCET), Chiang Mai Rajabhat University (CMRU) (https://www.adicet.cmru.ac.th/web2019/about-us/). AdiCET features a demo-site of renewable energy technologies to showcase real applications for sustainable living, which will provide participants a place to practically explore how the application of Green Synergy mechanism works to realize the Net-Zero Emissions. The event will ensure participation with at least 14 economies, 8 travel-eligible economies, 12 experts, 40 participants, and 40% female for gender equality. Besides, this project set target goals of 55% of participants, 60% of participants from developing economies, and 50% of female participants with knowledge increase. Green Synergy Solutions Event will occur in Chiang Mai, Thailand in September, 2024. An Event Summary Report will capture the key takeaways of this event.

Purpose:

Workshop (APEC fund)

To build capacity for developing economies with abilities, skills, and technical know-how on Bioenergy technologies and BCG models.

Training Course (APEC fund)

To strengthen MSMEs’ business competitiveness on entrepreneurship, innovation, and start-ups by presenting Net-Zero technical and social solutions.

Demo-site Best Practice (Self-fund)

To reinforce and cultivate economies' capabilities on application of Green Synergy.

Tentative Agenda:

Day 1 (APEC fund)

Theme I - “Green Energy Technologies Empower Net-Zero Energy Transition” Morning: Workshop I

1.  Speeches by 4 speakers (with Q&A)

2.  Panel discussion by 1 panelist (with key findings)

3.  Post-event evaluations Afternoon: Training Course I

1.  Speech by 1 speaker

2.  Pitch presentations by 6 young entreprenuerial teams (with Q&A)

3.  Pitch review discussion by experts (with key learnings)

4.  Post-event evaluation Day 2 (APEC fund)

Theme II - “BCG Economy Models Enhance Net-Zero Societal Transformation"

Morning: Workshop II

1.  Speeches by 4 speakers (with Q&A)

2.  Panel discussion by 1 panelist (with key findings)

3.  Post-event evaluations Afternoon: Training Course II

1.  Speech by 1 speaker

2.  Pitch presentations by 6 young entreprenuerial teams (with Q&A)

3.  Pitch review discussions by experts (with key learnings)

4.  Post-event evaluation Day 3 (Self-fund)

All day: Demo-site Best Practice

3) Project Report
Project Report will contain the project introduction, Green Synergy Solutions Event, outlined and full-text Policy Review, conclusion, and other annexed information such as agenda. In the Project Report, the section of Green Synergy Solutions Event will mention implementations and outcomes of the Workshop, Training Course, and Demo-site Best Practice (Self-fund). Policy Review will be outlined at least 8 pages (minimum) in the main body and appended in full-text 24 pages (minimum) as an annex of the report. The review will comprise descriptive and analytical studies on STI policies and regulations and at least 2 policy recommendations on “Green Energy Technologies Empower Net-Zero Energy Transition” and “BCG Economy Models Enhance Net-Zero Societal Transformation,” respectively. Project Report will be at least 24 pages in total excluding the annexes.

Outcomes

1	Policy recommendations of net-zero based on bioenergy: Policy Review with recommendations will guide representative regulators, technology developers, and young entrepreneurs from MSMEs in practicing ESG approaches. The policy recommendations will elaborate on issues such as clean and renewable energy transition for net-zero and BCG economic transformation based on net-zero MSMEs through various pathways reflecting the different circumstances in the APEC economies. During the panel discussion, the above delegates will share and exchange ideas or opinions on policies and regulations regarding the development of affordable and practical bioenergy and net-zero technologies for ESG.
2	Capacity Building and Networking on Green Synergy Solutions: Green Synergy Solutions Event, including the Workshop, Training course, and Demo-site Best Practice (Self-fund), will equip participants with theoretical knowledge and technical know-how on Green Synergy Solutions to innovatively solve problems and improve circumstances for social and environmental issues. Besides, the Training Course for young entrepreneurs will build capacity for MSMEs on BCG approach practices with technical and social solutions of Green Synergy, improving opportunities for MSMEs by making them more competitive, specialized, and innovative in ESG markets. Furthermore, the event will strengthen cooperation and collaboration via a connective network among governments, academia, research institutes, industries, and other public and private sectors in the APEC region.
3	Resilience, sustainability, and inclusivity in the APEC region: Project Report’s informative and knowledgeable content will be accessible as a paperback and electronic publication. Its dissemination will benefit units and sectors such as MSMEs in making ESG impact and raising awareness of the importance of advancing affordable and reliable bioenergy access for energy resilience, facilitating clean and renewable energy for environmental sustainability, and promoting net-zero MSMEs for inclusivity of BCG economic growth. It will facilitate long-term co-prosperity and intergrowth across the APEC economies in pursuing a resilient, sustainable, and inclusive future for all.

Beneficiaries

Green Synergy Solutions Event will involve representative regulators, technology developers, and young entrepreneurs from public and private sectors in the APEC economies. Representative regulators are policymakers responsible for regulatory issues of ESG, net-zero emissions roadmap, energy transition, and economic transformation in governmental sectors. Technology developers are experts with professional backgrounds in cutting-edge biohythane, net-zero, clean and renewable energy, BCG economy, etc., working in academic, industrial, and other public and private sectors. Young entrepreneurial trainees from MSMEs can be undergraduates, graduates, and postgraduates interning or working on relevant green business models and innovative green products. The above speakers and participants will be the main attendants of the Workshop, Training Course, and Demo-site Best Practice (Self-fund).

Policymakers will address their investigations and observations on retrospective and prospective ESG development in their economies. Experts will share their knowledge and findings on relevant theoretical and technical applications of Green Synergy Solutions.

Young entrepreneurs will understand more about bioenergy, net-zero, and BCG from the Workshop delivered by policymakers and experts, develop skills to find and present innovative entrepreneurial solutions in the Training Course, and gain Green Synergy technical practice experience from the Demo-site Best Practice. Representative regulators, technology developers, and other participants may exchange ideas and opinions with each other on relevant issues during the event. Finally, yet essential for gender equality, there will be at least 40% female speakers and participants in the event.

Since this project applies the Aotearoa Plan of Action, it enables policymakers and experts to transfer knowledge and experience, developing human resources and skills for the future. It also encourages participants to propose innovative and entrepreneurial solutions, addressing the current environmental and social issues. Through the outputs, including Policy Review, Green Synergy Solutions Event, and Project Report, the outcomes will build a resilient and interconnected APEC region for economic prosperity, enable an innovative environment for a sustainable future, and affirm an equal and inclusive future for all. On the above basis, this project will move APEC economies closer to fulfilling the Putrajaya Vision 2040.