EcoCities and Eco-Partnerships: U.S.-China-India

Vatsal Bhatt, PhD

Stony Brook University

New York, USA

• U.S.-China Ten Year Framework for Cooperation on Energy and Environment – managed by the China’s National Development and Reform Commission and U.S. Department of State

• 42 EcoPartnerships: U.S. and Chinese sub-national public and private stakeholders – Sharing best practices, Fostering innovation and Promoting sustainable development

• Strive to derive tangible benefits for U.S. and China• Strength is in offering innovative solutions to pressing

challenges

• No silver bullet• Test and scale them to benefit both countries

• Partnerships to identify and respond to a range of barriers that limit implementation and management of sustainable urban development practices and plans

• Participating U.S. cities: Chicago, Atlanta, Denver, Columbus, Los Angeles, Edison NJ, Philadelphia and San Francisco

• Participating Indian cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Surat, Bhubaneswar and Vadodara

• Participating Chinese cities: Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hefei, Kunming, Nanjing, Tianjin and Beijing

• Create policy mechanisms and strategies and deploy public-private projects

U.S.-India-China Partnership for Near-Zero Energy Cities

Evaluation Criteria 评价标准

Performance of Demonstration Cities

示范城市绩效

鹤壁Hebi合肥Hefei

济源Jiyuan

廊坊Langfang

日照Rizhao

潍坊Weifang

Theme 1: Prepare a Comprehensive Long-term Energy Plan for Eco-City with integrated solutions制定综合的能源规划 25Theme 2: Encouraging Compact and Mixed-use Development in cities鼓励紧凑混合的用地布局 25Theme 3: Make the building fleet energy efficient and renewable inclusive促进建筑节能和可再生能源的利用 30

Strategy 1: Develop standards, codes and policies to encourage energy efficiency in buildings 5Strategy 2: Encourage use of captive and renewable energy in buildings 5Strategy 3: Integrate natural and local materials into building codes 5Strategy 4: Reduce water consumption in buildings 5Strategy 5: Launch energy awareness campaigns and training programs 5Strategy 6: Implement a Net-zero Energy/Passive Building in Demonstration EcoCity (get 5 points for each additional 3 buildings) 5

Theme 4: Encourage the use of Renewable Energy and Smart Grids可再生能源与智能电网 30Theme 5: Encourage Low Energy and Clean Transportation清洁能源 30Theme 6: Encourage Industrial Energy Efficiency and circulareconomy 鼓励工业节能和循环经济 30Theme 7: Encourage Energy Efficiency in Water and Waste Management and Producing Renewable Energy 水处理、废弃物中的节能 30

Guidelines & Indicators

Achievable Targets & Suggested Strategies

Integrated Systems Analysis

• Recognizes and Awards Leadership for Performance in

Sustainability and Quality of Life

• Cultivating a New Generation of High-Performance Cities

• Innovative approach for cities across the world to compare &

compete

U.S. Green Building Council

Stony Brook Center on Circular Economy

New York City Department of Environmental Protection

India and China – Partnerships with National and City Governments, academia and industries

Industries:

• National Grid

• 6 Founding Members

• National BioFuels Alliance

• NYS Smart Grid Integration Center

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority

Governors Island Trust

Suffolk County

Brookhaven Town

Africa – Governments + SBU Turkana Basin Center

SBU Advanced Energy Research Center