46th APEC Energy Working Group and Associated Meetings
Da Nang, Viet Nam | 18 - 21 November 2013
APEC economies' consumption of primary energy, which is all energy, including fuels, for electricity generation, is expected to increase by 40 percent between 2010 and 2035. Growth in cities like Da Nang, Viet Nam is driving this trend.Da Nang, Viet Nam is the third entrant into the APEC Low Carbon Model Town project. Joint efforts to help improve Da Nang's clean energy and low carbon policies will boost its beach tourism and fisheries industries which hinge on a pollution-free environment.APEC is working with governments to raise their technical capacities in areas such as green building, clean energy production and sustainable transport to promote "smart communities". Da Nang, Viet Nam is a beneficiary of this expanding focus.Da Nang's participation in the APEC Low Carbon Model Town project is an opportunity for Viet Nam and the region to learn how to better manage their rising energy consumption based on consultant analysis and the implementation of best practices in urban planning.Right to left: Pham Manh Thang, Director General, Ministry of Industry and Trade, General Directorate of Energy, Viet Nam; Dr Phyllis Genther Yoshida, APEC Working Group Lead Shepherd and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy, United StatesKristin O'Grady, Program Director (APEC Energy Working Group), APEC SecretariatJapan delegatesChina delegatesMike Mylrea, Energy Specialist, US Department of EnergyRussia delegateDr Phyllis Genther Yoshida, Lead Shepherd, APEC Working Group Chair and US Deputy Assistant Secretary of EnergyIndonesia delegatesCanada delegatesChinese Taipei delegateDr Ralph Samuelson, Vice President, Asia-Pacific Energy Research CenterDelegate, APEC Expert Group on New and Renewable Energy Technologies
