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Report on Presentation to the 36 th Meeting of the APEC Energy Working Group December 3-4, 2008 “APEC TPT-WG & EWG Collaboration on Fuel Efficiency and Alternative Fuels”. Patrick McCrudden Australia. Clear directions from APEC Leaders, Energy and Transportation Ministers
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Report on Presentation to the 36th Meeting of the APEC Energy Working Group December 3-4, 2008“APEC TPT-WG & EWG Collaboration on Fuel Efficiency and Alternative Fuels” Patrick McCrudden Australia
Clear directions from APEC Leaders, Energy and Transportation Ministers • Collaboration on Fuel Efficiency and Alternative Fuels
Leaders – November 2008 & September 2007 • Energy Security: Fundamental to the APEC Region • Energy Security enhanced by: • Improving energy efficiency • A greater uptake of alternative fuels
Eighth APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting, Darwin, Australia, May 2007 • Encouraged EWG to develop policies and technologies to: • Promote fuel efficient transport; and • Explore the uptake of biofuels and other alternative transport fuels
Fifth and Sixth APEC Transportation Ministerial Meetings Australia, March 2007 and Philippines, April 2009 • TPT-WG to look for opportunities to collaborate on developing and promoting: • Fuel efficiency transport policies and practices • Use of alternative fuels
EWG Key Groups for Alternative Fuels • APEC Biofuels Taskforce • Experts Group on New and Renewable Energy Technology
EWG Initiatives on Fuel Efficiency & Alternative Fuels • Survey of Transport Efficiency – Future of Liquid Biofuels for APEC Economies • Survey of Policy and Programs to Measure and Promote Energy Efficiency • Workshop to Promote Energy Efficiency in Transport and Alternative Transport Fuels
Future Collaboration • Representatives attend each other’s meetings and provide presentations on latest initiatives • Develop joint APEC funded project proposals