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Report to EWG38 Bali, Indonesia APEC Secretariat Presented by Luis Enrique Vertiz © 2009 APEC Secretariat Energy issues in APEC AELM Meeting in Singapore • APEC Peer Review on Energy Efficiency • Cleaner and more efficient technologies • Rationalise the medium term fossil fuel subsidies • Diffusion of climate-friendly technologies Climate Change and Sustainable Development in APEC AELM • Climate change is one of the biggest global challenge • Measures to reduce greenhouse emissions • Reducing energy intensity by at least 25 percent by 2030 • Measures unilaterally undertaken to reduce emissions • To reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation • Manado Ocean Declaration Energy issues in APEC Ministerial Meeting in Singapore • Energy efficiency improvements. • APEC Peer Review on Energy Efficiency. • 9th APEC Energy Ministers Meeting in 2010. • Climate-friendly technologies. • Promoting sustainable growth. 2009 BMC # 3 Key Points Results New COO and Director of Comm & P.A. Project Management Reform in course: Improve the transparency in project proposal evaluation. Streamline Project Administration. Revised Guidebook on APEC Projects. Improve the utility and return rate of project Evaluation Reports. To continue defining the scope and mechanisms for the eventual introduction of multi year projects. Project Assessment and Approval Process APEC Secretariat Program Management Unit process: i) Immediate fund disbursement ii) More regular project approval rounds iii) Review of ranking and classification, and iv) Possible areas of delegation and their associated risk management issues APEC Budget and Management Committee (BMC) Relevance and linkages to the fora’s working plan Effectiveness and efficiency of project and value-added Impact and sustainability, and Monitoring and evaluation process to better track if projects have achieved what they intended EWG Projects approved in BMC Session III EWG22/2009--APEC Peer Review on Energy Efficiency (PREE): Phase 2 (Japan) EWG23/2009--Operation of APEC Energy Database and Analysis (Japan) EWG24/2009-- It might be presented again in 2010 for BMC approval Progress Report of EWG Funded Projects 2007-2009 Total of Projects up to November 2009: 47 Projects Completed With Evaluation Report Without Evaluation Report 2007 Projects 17 2 15 11 Projects in Progress Contract already signed Under extension 21 21 3 Projects in Preparation Tender under assessment P.O. has not started the project 9 5 4 BMC Project Approval Sessions in 2010 Session Submission deadline Notification date Session 1 (during SOM1) Mon 1 February Friday 23 March Session 2 (following SOM 2) Wed 9 June Friday 23 July Session 3 (following SOM 3) Thursday 23 September Tuesday 2 November Projects ending on 31 December 2009 • APEC Financial year ends 31 December 2009 • 2008 numbered projects will be deemed completed on that date and any unused funds will be returned to central funds for re-allocation • All project claims of disbursement the deadline is 7 December to process in time and avoid payment problems. • If there is any energy project in circumstances of time extension please advise to make the necessary arrangements. • Project Extensions Timeline is 26th November. APEC 20th Anniversary Thank You • • • • • • APEC Secretariat 35 Heng Mui Keng Terrace Singapore 119616 Telephone: (65) 6891 9661 Fax: (65) 6891 9690 Email: [email protected] • APEC Website - www.apec.og