Objective
APEC’s Energy Working Group (EWG) and its subfora have identified a broad range of strategic goals to works towards between 2019-2023. These include, for example, the advancement of clean energy in the region, promotion of energy efficiency and low-carbon communities, and strengthening regional energy security. They are in line with the APEC aspirational goals endorsed by APEC Ministers and Leaders to 1) double the share of renewables in the APEC energy mix by 2030 and 2) reduce APEC’s energy intensity by 45% from 2005 levels by 2035. These ambitious goals and projects require extensive data gathering and synthesis, in addition to the work the policymakers are already doing. Each APEC economy has excellent Universities that could provide additional capacity for this work by offering project-based courses based on the information and analysis that policymakers identify as necessary to meet APEC energy goals. The two half-day workshop will bring together APEC members, faculty from APEC universities, and members of APERC to talk about potential EWG/University collaboration. The policymakers and faculty will work closely together to choose projects that would be beneficial for both the EWG and the university partner.

Project Objective

1. Build the capacity of workshop participants by developing a network between the EWG, APERC, and University faculty in APEC economies
2. Share an example of collaborative projects by Universities in APEC economies that address the APEC energy efficiency and renewable energy goal.
3. Develop project ideas, between the policymakers and University faculty in APEC economies, as project-based courses that will help inform energy efficiency and renewable energy goals