IntroducingClean Air CertificationBetter Air Quality Conference

Busan, South Korea

31 August 2016

Cities Clean Air Partnership (CCAP)

Launched in August 2014 by Clean Air Asia and the International Environmental Partnership.

Goal of setting 200 cities across Asia on the pathway to achieving improvements in air quality by 2020

CCAP’s membership base grew from 8 in 2014 to currently 42 cities.

Clean Air Certification

Have developed a draft voluntary standard that will: Recognize actions that cities take to improve air quality Increase opportunities for cities to learn from each other

and collectively address issues Make it easier to establish new collaborations with public

and private stakeholders

The focus is on actions cities can take to address air quality, not on absolute air quality levels.

Development of Certification

The draft standard has been developed drawing on input from a balanced and representative group of stakeholders.

Between September and November 2015, stakeholder consultationswere organized on the sidelines of the following events: Urban Environmental Accords Summit in Iloilo, Philippines, Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Joint Forum of the Asia-Pacific Clean Air Partnership in Bangkok, Thailand.

Stakeholders include: city networks air quality management specialists researchers and practitioners addressing pollution from transport, area sources and

stationary sources economic and development professionals

Development of Certification

Clean Air AsiaBoard of Trustees

Certification Advisory GroupSecretariat

(Clean Air Asia)

Air Quality Governance

andAssessment

Measuring Impact of Control

Measures

WORKING GROUPS

Urban Development

Challenges in addressing air pollution

Our consultations have shown there are challenges in taking action on air pollution at the city level because of the lack of:

good quality evidence demonstrating the impact of solutions (particularly in relation to behavior change)

air quality impacts being factored into economic and development decisions

engagement of urban stakeholders around solutions

Challenges in addressing air pollution

Costs of the health impacts of air pollution are not visible meaning decisions are made which cost cities more in human and financial terms in the longer term

Environmental requirements in permitting may be seen as anti-business resulting in city permits given that aren’t in-line with development plans/visions

Increasing trends in use of air polluting products i.e. vehicle use may be missed due to focusing on existing problems

IDENTIFYING CORE PERSONNEL TO TAKE ACTIONS FORWARD

ADDRESSING AIR POLLUTION UNDERSTANDING SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION

Initial suggested focus on: Particles ≤ 10µm (PM10): sulfur dioxide (SOx): nitrogen dioxide (NOx)

Recognize actions taken by Cities

CITY REGISTERS COMMITMENT.

CITY DEMONSTRATES ACTION IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

Action Emissions Inventory

Action Institutional Coordination

Actions Control Measures

Impacts taken into account in

economic and development

decisions

Alignment of urban stakeholders

around solutionsASSESSING AIR QUALITY AND IMPACTS

Action Air Quality Information

CITY REGISTERS COMMITMENT

COMPLETION OF ACTIONS

• CANDIDATE CITY submits the required documents for verification.

AUDIT

• THIRD-PARTY AUDITOR verifies that actions have been taken and completed.

Recognize actions taken by Cities

Certification awardedto successful City

Learn and share what works

CITY OFFICIALSWhat City leaders and officials need to know about Clean Air Certification and how to commit to taking action

CITY STAKEHOLDERSWhat organizations, government agencies, business and investors need to know to support city action on clean air.

TECHNICAL EXPERTSHow to link to recognized experts to address clean air challenges.

Platform presentation:

www.cleanairasia.org/ccap/resources

Learn and share what works

Building on existing resources Guidance Framework for Better Air Quality in Asian Cities Clean Air Scorecard Tool for the Rapid Assessment of Urban Mobility (TRAM) Walkability Survey Tool

Linking to existing initiatives and drivers for action

Establish new collaborations

www.cleanairasia.org/experts/

TECHNICAL EXPERTSHow to link to recognized experts to address clean air challenges.

Efforts by cities to obtain certification can foster partnerships between cities and research institutions

Establish new collaborations

Clean Air Certification can help:

Government and development agencies identify cities that understand the link between economic development and air quality and have a commitment to improving air quality. These agencies may choose to give preferential funding to certified cities.

Business make decisions, including selection of equipment and processes, phasing out or modifying older facilities and locating new facilities. Certified cities will create markets for low emissions sources and products.

Investors link air quality with profitability measures and disclosure requirements. Investors can use certification status as a decision factor for selecting suppliers and locating new facilities.

Pilot Focus

Osaka KitakyushuYokohama

(3)

KaohsiungKeelungTaichung

TainanTaipei

Taoyuan(6)

Kathmandu

(1)

JakartaMalang

SurabayaYogyakarta

(4)

BaguioIloiloPasig

Sta. Rosa

CochinCoimbatore

ShimlaVaranasi

(4) (4)

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Clean Air Asia Country Networks

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