Kitakyushu Smart Community Project

Kitakyushu Asian Center for Low Carbon Society Environment Bureau, City of Kitakyushu

TOTO Ltd. Nippon Steel Corporation

Yasukawa Electric Corporation

Major companies in Kitakyushu area

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Toyota Motor Corporation Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Kanmon Straits Octopuses

Ouma Bamboo Shoots

Wakamatsu Special Tomatoes

Kokura Beef

Buzen-Sea Oysters

Rich nature and branded food materials

Karst Plateau Hiraodai Wakamatsuhoku Beach

Population: 977,000 (2010) Area: 487.88 Km2

GDP: 3,430 billion yen (2010)

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

City located near to other Asian nations, rich in nature, and developed as a manufacturing area

Japan

Kitakyushu City

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Overcoming Severe Pollution: Kitakyushu’s Experience

1960s Today

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Partnership Residents observing a private company

Environmental supervision & environmental infrastructure

Local Government Private Enterprises

Cleaner Production & pollution control equipment

Study session on air pollution measures with university professors

Key Factors: Partnerships among Multi-Stakeholders

Residents

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(Value of Shipments: 100Billiom Yen)

Environmental Pollution(mg-SO3/100ｃ㎡/day)

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Balance of environmental policies and economic policies in Kitakyushu City

Environmental pollution (Sulfur oxides) (mg-SO3/100 cm2/day)

Economic development (Manufactured product shipment values: 100 billion yen)

Environmental pollution was removed along with economic development.

Source: “Survey on the Japanese Experience” by the World Bank

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Contribution to environmental improvements in Dalian, China

(Dalian City received the Global 500 Award in 2001.)

Driving forward the waste composting project with Surabaya City, Indonesia

(Adopted by over 20,000 families)

Partnership with other Asian nations for mutual prosperity

Exchanged memorandum for cooperation on eco-town with Tianjin City (At the Prime Minister’s

official residence)

Accepted trainees: 7,453 persons from 150 nations; Dispatched specialists: 175 persons to 25 nations Promotion of cooperation networking between Asian cities and environmental improvement projects

UN ESCAP Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development (2000)

(62 cities in 18 nations) Kitakyushu Initiative Network

Water supply project at Phnom Penh Air pollution survey in Mongolia

Development of international cooperation on environmental issues

Tehran

Beijing

Iran

Pakistan

Karachi

Bophal

India

Yangon

Doti Silgadi Biratnagar

Kampur Hetauda

Dhaka Bangladesh

Nepal Kathmandu

Lekhnath Dahnkuta

Myanmar

Thailand

Nonthaburi

Bangkok

Quetta

Pakistan

Jeju

Colombo

Korat Cambodia

Siem Reap Ho chi Minh

Vietnam

Lanzhou

Ulan Bator

Mongolia

China

Jayewardenepura Kotte Malaysia

Chongqing Guiyang

Dalian

Yantai Rongcheng

Taiyuan Zhenjiang Zhangjiagang

Neibo

Sjemzjen

Jiangyin

Shanghai

Macao

Sibu

Philippines Bago

Cebu

Indonesia

Medan

Sidoarjo

Jakarta Bekasi Balikpapan

Surabaya

Weihai

Hong Kong

Yokohama South Korea

Japan

Jeonju

Hiroshima

Pohang

Fukuoka

Kitakyushu Ube

Jeonju

Cheongju

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Government-run Yawata Steel Works Industrial Wastewater Exhaust Emission

We have developed as an Industrial City

Aggravation of Pollution Problems

Women's Movement against Environmental Pollution

Establishment of “KITA” (1980)

City Government Organizational Arrangement, Ordinance, and Pollution Control Agreement with Companies

Private Enterprise Cleaner Production

Improvement of Production Process Treatment of Pollutant, Tree Planting

Kitakyushu Eco-Town(1998 ) Environmental Preservation

and Industrial Promotion

Environmental International Cooperation (1988～)

Grand design on World Capital of Sustainable Development (2004)

Agenda 21 Kitakyushu (1996)

1901

1950

1960's

Reduction of Domestic Waste by Introducing New System and Citizen Participation

(First one at Designated Cities)

Overcoming Environmental Pollution

Decision of Establishing PCB Treatment Facility (2001) Johannesburg Summit (2002) identified

Kitakyushu Initiative for a Clean Environment

1980's

Implementation and Evaluation of Practical Activities

Pollution Control Policy

Local Diplomacy Policy

Resource-Circulating Society Policy

Sustainable Society Policy

Low Carbon Society Policy

Eco-Model City(2008), Future City(2011), “Green Asian” International Strategic Integrated Zone (2011) of Japan, and

Model City of OECD’s Green Cities Programme (2011) Creation of Local and

Global Sustainable Society

KITA: Kitakyushu International Techno-cooperative Association

2002

2008

Kitakyushu’s Environmental Assets for Sustainable Development, Chronological Table of our Environmental Policy

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Kitakyushu Eco Town

Center

Kitakyushu Smart Community Kitakyushu Hibiki Biotope

Resource Recycling Society Low Carbon Society Natural Symbiosis Society

Citizen’s Power (Environmental Education and Awareness Raising)

Policy Structure toward Sustainable City Development

Sustainable Society

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Approved 1997, Started operations 1998 No. business facilities: 29 No. research facilities: 16

Collection/treatment of rare metals

Automobile recycling R&D on recycling

technologies for solar power systems

Fluorescent lighting recycling

・Investment ~66 billion yen ・Employees ~1,300 ・Visitors ~1,000,000 (1998-March 2012)

Japan’s Largest Eco-Town

Kitakyushu Eco-Town Project

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Factory Visit

Japan-India Recycling City Cooperation Project Supported by METI, Japan

Eco-Town Cooperation in Surat City, Gujarat

Vibrant Gujarat (Kitakyushu booth)

【Purpose】 “Practical Application of Experience from the Kitakyushu Eco Town Project” Implement cooperative actions for creating a sound material-cycle society in India through the practical application of know-how related to the construction and operation of Eco-Towns owned by local autonomies. 【Outline of the Cooperation】 ① Assisting in making a plan on creating a sound material-cycle society ② Introducing policies of Japan and Kitakyushu ③ Inviting administrative and corporative personnel to Japan for training ④ Implementing Business meetings of enterprises

Kitakyushu Eco-Town Project

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Kitakyushu Smart Community Development Project

Creating a new lifestyle with locally produced and locally consumed energy Selected as one of four bases in Japan in April 2010

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Smart buildings Smart housing

Power grid

Hydrogen network

Wind power

Natural gas co-generation

Next-generation SS

Solar panels

IT grid

Smart schools

Installing a large quantity of smart meters

Hydrogen by-products

Fuel cells

Local power conservation center

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Leading Figures from India Visiting Kitakyushu

Sri Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Honorable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, India visited in Kitakyushu in November, 2014

Mayor Kenji KITAHASHI introduced Kitakyushu’s environmental policy, history and advanced environmental technologies including Eco Town and Smart City project. Also discussing about “City to City Cooperation” between Kitakyushu and Andhra Pradesh, in terms of Smart City and Water issues solution.

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Amitabh Kant , CEO of DMIC DC Visited in Kitakyushu

in February, 2010

Mr. Amitabh Kant, CEO of DMIC DC visited Kitakyushu Eco Town. “Stand point of making town is necessary for India to develop our future. Policy of City of Kitakyushu is the best case in terms of realizing good combination in social system and environmental technology”

“ＩＳＧＡＮ ＡＷＡＲＤ of Excellence 2014”

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In addition to international environmental cooperation, when it comes to international environmental business development, our hope is to see the advancement of a uniquely Japanese approach, different from that of other countries, that will respect and bring joy to local residents.

Kitakyushu Rejuvenate communities through overseas environmental business

development primarily by Kitakyushu companies.

Asian cities Mitigate pollution and

improve quality of life while reducing CO2

Building Win-Win Relationships

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