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Republic of Korea emphasises role of transport in its vision of green growth
As climate talks continue into its second day in Bonn, a side event hosted by the Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center (OECC) of Japan highlighted the developments in several countries including Indonesia, Laos and the Republic of Korea on NAMA formulation and MRV of mitigation actions, and the support provided by Japan and Australia in these efforts.
Mr. Heung Kyeong Park of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea, presented on his country's vision of Green Growth, comprising implementation strategies in four key sectors including transport. The promotion of low emission/high fuel efficiency automobiles, shifting to public transportation/rail/bicycles, hybrid vehicles, bio fuels, electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles feature as part of the sectoral strategy for transport. The promotion of green lifestyles (including eco-driving) was also mentioned.
Parties note the importance of transport in a side event on National Communications
As formal sessions of the climate talks began today with immediate disagreements between countries on the schedule of work, a side event organised by the UNFCCC Secretariat was held to share experiences of several developing countries in preparing their National Communications. Argentina shared the challenges which faced the country in putting together its Second National Communications (SNC), including the lack and inconsistency of data, as well as the limited commitment and participation from various governmental bodies. In the course of preparing the SNC, transport was one of five topics which Argentina focused on, to identify enabling activities for mitigation.
Commenting from the floor, representatives from Bhutan and Timor Leste also noted transport as key sectors which require attention. Bhutan in particular highlighted the increasing congestion due to the rapid growth in the number of vehicles, and shared her experience in managing this growth through vehicle import taxes.
Bridging the Gap opens information stand as climate talks resume in Bonn
The Bridging the Gap Initiative has arrived in Bonn to observe the thirteenth session of the AWG-KP and the eleventh session of the AWG-LCA, which is taking place from Monday, 2 August to Friday, 6 August 2010 at the Hotel Maritim.
The Initiative's work on integrating transport and climate change policy is represented at an information stand (No. 16, directly opposite Saal Beethoven) where delegates are invited to discuss all matters concerning the role of the transportation sector in contributing to low carbon and climate resilient growth. Delegates may also contact Ko Sakamoto (ksakamoto@trl.co.uk / +447827890804) directly, for further information.
United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn
The thirteenth session of the AWG-KP and the eleventh session of the AWG-LCAbwill take place from Monday 2 August to Friday, 6 August 2010 at the Hotel Maritim in Bonn.
The sessions will be preceded by preparatory meetings of the Group of 77 and China, the African Group, the small islands developing States and the least developed countries.
World Bank Report on Urban Transport and CO2 emissions in Chinese Cities
The World Bank has published a working paper titled "Urban Transport and CO2 emissions: Some evidence from Chinese cities" that seeks to establish a baseline for carbon dioxide transport-related emissions in China. The paper shows that growth in carbon emissions in transport have so far outpaced the carbon dioxide emission reduction achieved by vehicle efficiency and fuel performance improvements. The study also found that the level of urban transport-related carbon dioxide emissions varies significantly not only among cities of different levels of per capita income, but also among cities of similar income level. This implies that in addition to the motorization level that is generally associated with per capita income, other policy factors such as priority to public transport and restriction on private cars are also significant determinants of carbon dioxide emissions.
ADB Study Offers Framework to Measure and Reduce Carbon Emissions from Transportation Projects
The ADB is the first multilateral development bank to estimate the carbon footprint of its transport sector assistance, which this report identifies as 792 million tons for the projects supported by ADB between 2000-2009, about equal to the annual land transport emissions of Thailand. With the report, ADB breaks new ground in identifying various ways to measure how much its transport sector activities contribute to climate change as a function of the nature and cost of the infrastructure it invests in and the amount of mobility that infrastructure provides for passengers and freight. The report shows that local pollution reduction and CO2 reduction are correlated. Three-fourths of ADB's transport sector investments in the past decade have been in building expressways and the report finds these substantially increase CO2 emissions.
