EcoCities and Eco-Partnerships: U.S.-China-India. Vatsal Bhatt, PhD Stony Brook University New York, USA

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1 EcoCities and Eco-Partnerships: U.S.-China-India Vatsal Bhatt, PhD Stony Brook University New York, USA

2 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

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4 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

5 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 U.S.-India-China Partnership for Near-Zero Energy Cities Create policy mechanisms and strategies and deploy public-private projects

6 Evaluation Criteria 评价标准 Theme 1: Prepare a Comprehensive Long-term Energy Plan for Eco-City with integrated solutions 制定综合的能源规划 25 Theme 2: Encouraging Compact and Mixed-use Development in cities 鼓励紧凑混合的用地布局 25 Theme 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 5 Strategy 2: Encourage use of captive and renewable energy in buildings 5 Strategy 3: Integrate natural and local materials into building codes 5 Strategy 4: Reduce water consumption in buildings 5 Strategy 5: Launch energy awareness campaigns and training programs 5 Strategy 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 30 Theme 5: Encourage Low Energy and Clean Transportation 清洁能源 30 Theme 6: Encourage Industrial Energy Efficiency and circular economy 鼓励工业节能和循环经济 30 Theme 7: Encourage Energy Efficiency in Water and Waste Management and Producing Renewable Energy 水处理 废弃物 鹤壁 Hebi 合肥 Hefei 示范城市绩效 济源 Jiyuan 廊坊 Langfa 日照 ng Rizhao Guidelines & Indicators Achievable Targets & Suggested Strategies Integrated Systems Analysis 潍坊 Weif ang

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8 U.S. Green Building Council 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

9 Stony Brook Center on Circular Economy Industries: National Grid 6 Founding Members New York State Energy Research & Development Authority National BioFuels Alliance NYS Smart Grid Integration Center SBU Advanced Energy Research Center New York City Department of Environmental Protection Governors Island Trust Suffolk County Brookhaven Town India and China Partnerships with National and City Governments, academia and industries Africa Governments + SBU Turkana Basin Center