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Facts at a Glance: Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate Partners

Partner Countries

  • Australia
  • China
  • India
  • Japan
  • Republic of Korea
  • United States of America

Task Forces
  • Aluminum
  • Buildings and Appliances
  • Cement
  • Cleaner Fossil Energy
  • Coal Mining
  • Power Generation and Transmission
  • Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation
  • Steel

Mission Statement
  • The Asia-Pacific Partnership (APP) is an innovative new effort to accelerate the development and deployment of clean energy technologies.
  • The Partners have come together voluntarily to advance clean development and climate objectives, recognizing that development and poverty eradication are urgent and overriding goals internationally.
  • By building on the foundation of existing bilateral and multilateral initiatives, the Partners will enhance cooperation to meet both our increased energy needs and associated challenges, including those related to air pollution, energy security, and greenhouse gas intensities, in accordance with national circumstances.
  • The Asia-Pacific Partnership will complement but not replace the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Economic Impact
Collectively, the six members of the Asia-Pacific Partnership:
  • Constitute half the world's population and more than half of the world's economy and energy use.
  • Generate 49% of the world's electricity.
  • Produce 57% of the world's crude steel, 37% of its aluminum, and 61% of global cement production.
  • Possess more than 58% of the world's recoverable coal reserves in four of the six Partner countries: United States (27%), China (13%), India (10%), and Australia (more than 8%).

Chronology
  • January 2006: Sydney, Australia. The Asia-Pacific Partnership is launched at a Ministerial meeting, where the six nations agree to a work program through eight public-private Task Forces.
  • April 2006: Berkeley, USA. The Partnership's Policy and Implementation Committee and Task Forces meet in Berkeley, California to initiate the work of the Task Forces, along with more than 300 participants from government, private industry, and research institutions from each of the six nations.
  • October 2006: Jeju, Republic of Korea. The Partnership endorses the Action Plans and associated projects of the Task Forces, and project deployment begins.
  • October 2006: Columbus, USA. In a conference hosted by the American Electric Power Company, in Columbus Ohio, U.S. Department of State and White House officials formally announce the implementation phase of the Partnership's Action Plans.

Partnership Objectives
  • Explore geological storage opportunities for carbon dioxide (CO2) storage and identify potential storage sites. This could result in millions of tons of CO2 removed from the air.
  • Provide customized power solutions based on local fuel sources in rural areas. Gasified biomass-fueled engines, for example, can provide power to some of the millions of rural residents who lack adequate or reliable power.
  • Share best practices and technologies to improve efficiency and environmental performance of power generation. Simple improvements can increase efficiency by more than 1.5% and, for example, reduce India's CO2 emissions by more than 10 million tons per year.
  • Identify energy-saving practices and clean technology options for steel facilities.
  • Work to reduce emissions of perfluorocarbons, extremely potent greenhouse gases. This can eliminate 15 to 20 million tons of CO2-equivalent per year in China, equal to 20 mid-sized coal power plants.
  • Identify incentives to reduce the CO2-intensity of cement production and deploy cleaner manufacturing technology.
  • Share clean coal methods that can reduce sulfur dioxide emissions 20 to 25%, improve public health, and reduce acid rain at minimal cost.
  • Work to reduce energy use in buildings by decreasing the power demand of appliances, office and consumer electronics, and lighting. Cost-effective efficiency improvements in existing buildings can reduce energy use by 10 to 15%.

Sources of Information
  • Environment and Climate Change Issues
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