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Asian Workshop on Energy and Environmental Technologies

Asian Workshop on Energy and ENvironmental Technologies

In November 2007, the Asian Network of Major Cities 21 held its annual general meeting in Manila and agreed, based on the common awareness that global warming is a serious environmental problem that threatens the existence of humankind, Asian cities will co-operate to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
→Manila Declaration

As the first step towards this goal, the Asian Workshop on Energy and Environmental Technologies, a working level meeting, was held as per the details below.

Dates of the
Workshop:

February 13-14, 2008

Content:

<Feb. 13> Introduction to energy conserving and renewable
energy technology in Japan and Tokyo.

Reception

<Feb. 14> Tours to energy conserving and renewable energy
facilities within Tokyo.

Place:

< Feb. 13> KEIO PLAZA HOTEL

< Feb. 14> Tours of various facilities

Purposes:

The workshop aims to further promote global warming
countermeasures in each of the participating cities by
introducing Japanese energy conservation and renewable
energy technology and organizing on-site facility tours.
The program is based on requests from participating
cities and implemented with the cooperation of
private-sector organizations.

Participating
Major Cities:

Bangkok, Delhi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur,
Metropolitan Manila,

Taipei, Yangon, Tokyo (8 cities in total)

*7 national embassies also joined the
program as observers.

Host:

Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Co-host

Japan Bank for International Cooperation(JBIC)

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Sponsor:

Tokyo Environmental Public Service Corporation

Supporter:

The Energy Conservation Center, Japan

Other:

Carbon offsets were used to eliminate the
CO2 emissions resulting from this meeting.

*  On February 8, 2008, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation and Tokyo Metropolitan Government signed a "Memorandum on Mutual Cooperation Related to Climate Change Countermeasures"

*  On February 4, 2008, Tokyo Environmental Public Service Corporation was designated as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Centre for promoting activities to prevent global warming.

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Contact

Planning and Coordination Section,
Urban and Global Environment Division,
Bureau of Environment

tel : 03-5388-3565

Email : sgw.toshikan@kankyo.metro.tokyo.jp

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