The 1st WCPC Conference

Fukushima, Japan, Nov.3-4, 2016

Intitutionalization of Solar Cities

Movement

Jong-dall Kim

Professor, School of Economics and Trade ,

Kyungpook National University, Korea
President, International Solar Cities Initiative

Cities and fossil fuel

1. Modern cities have mushroomed on their rich fossil nutrient supply.
The very logic of their global rise and regional spread is founded on
the availability of powerful, centralized and inexpensive fuels: coal,
petroleum and natural gas-yielding fossil urban structures
2. Urban development depends on fossil fuel. Fossil fuels supply 85% of
the world commercial energy 75% of this is used to support cities

2. Fossil fuel use increased from 8 billion TOE in 2002 to over 11 billion
in 2012, paralleling the rise in global urbanization(IEA).

Solar Cities mission

1. is to introduce new and renewable
energy sources in cities and towns

2. is to lower greenhouse gas

emissions and fossil fuel
dependency

Solar Cities scope

Community, industry and market
development

RE energy technology applications

Urban and regional greenhouse/energy planning

Framework of ISCI
ISCI Congress has been recognized as major international event in
the field of green urban energy policy, consisting of
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Mayors Meeting(policy)
Academic Conference,
Business Forum
Citizens Forum
Exhibition.

International Solar Cities Congress

2nd Congress
Oxford, UK

4th Congress
Dezhou,
China

1st Congress
Daegu, Korea
11 14-18,
2004

3rd Congress
Adelaide, Au.

5th Congress
BuenosAires,
Arg.

Sustained Actions for SC

Legal & Educational

Framework

Strategic
Approach

Green
Budget & Fund

Ratification of the Basic Act on Solar City

Developing Academic Curricula for New and
Renewable Energy

Systematic approach covering

Industrialization(SCRM/PRM), Larger Deployment(demo projects)
Infrastructure(code/DB), Markets(commercialization)

Re-orientation of private-public finance

toward green (policy, R&D, SOC)

Beyond Government (need for moral growth)

Continued support from the public
- the key to success of Solar City Project
- public awareness and participation

Support from business community

- meeting its needs to adapt & change
- setting policy initiatives
: tax credit & subsidies

Solar City Project can be just extension of

industrial development or real acceration of
sustainable development.

That is dependent on energy and urban

transition