Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate

Brief description:

The Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP) is an innovative international effort to accelerate the development and deployment of clean energy technologies.

Six countries – Australia, India, Japan, China, South Korea and the US – are members of this partnership, which has identified a range of coal and gas technologies that they believe can significantly reduce GHG emissions.  The Callide Oxyfuel demonstration in Queensland, Australia, is considered a flagship project.

The six national governments have agreed a framework for working with the private sector and research partners to develop solutions to the issues of energy security, air pollution and climate change in ways that promote sustainable economic growth.  APP has eight public-private sector task forces that include cleaner fossil energy, power generation and renewable energy.

The initiative was established in 2006, with Australia taking a leading role in its administration and funding. Its current action plan, Cleaner Fossil Energy330, is relevant to the development of CCS. In particular, the cleaner fossil energy taskforce has identified IGCC as a key technology.

Australia has committed A$200 million over 5 years to the so-called AP6 projects, including:
- A$8 million for assessing post-combustion capture for coal-fired power stations in AP6 countries
- A$5 million for CO2 enhanced coal-bed methane
- A$3 million for CCS programmes
- A$2 million for ultra-clean coal
- A$500,000 for oxyfuel combustion technology