Second Consultation Draft: Roadmaps for Cleaner Fuels and Vehicles in Asia
The second consultation draft of the report: "Roadmaps for Cleaner Fuels and Vehicles in Asia" is now available for comments. This second consultation draft includes a new chapter 4 which presents the results of a supplemental analysis on the use of octane enhancing additives in gasoline. We request that comments are submitted before January 10, 2008 by email to au.ables@cai-asia.org with cc. to cornie.huizenga@cai-asia.org. Upon receipt of the comments the report will be finalized and edited.
Responses to First Consultation Draft
Reactions to the initial comments matrix as posted on the CAI-Asia website show that inclusion of Appendix 2 without any countervailing views leaves the inaccurate impression that the material in Appendix 2 represents the scientific consensus on the use of MMT as a fuel additive. In the interest of presenting a more balanced perspective on this important topic, we have added Appendix 6, the information of which was provided by one the study’s authors. Appendix 6 gives an initial overview of additional information; this to show that there is an active scientific debate on the subject. More >>
The Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) and representatives from the Oil Industry had agreed to conduct a dialogue to contribute towards the improvement of urban air quality in Asia in July 2003 in Singapore. This agreement was concretized in the "Singapore Statement" as agreed by both parties. As an input to the Dialogue process, CAI-Asia and international experts have developed a document which can guide decision-makers and other stakeholders in establishing the use of cleaner fuels in Asia.
This workshop will gather representatives from the oil industry, vehicle manufacturers, Asian governments, and development institutions to discuss how Asian countries should move forward in developing their fuel quality roadmaps.
The study will also be an input into the first Governmental Meeting on Urban Air Quality, which CAI-Asia will co-host with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) and the Ministry of Environment in Indonesia in September 2006.
Session 1: Opening
Opening Remarks
Nessim Ahmad, Director, Environment and Social Safeguard Division
Introduction and Objectives of the Workshop
Cornie Huizenga, Head of Secretariat, Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities
Challenges in developing fuel quality roadmaps in countries with advanced roadmaps: The case of Thailand
Ms.Mingquan Wichayarangsaridh, Director of Air Quality and Noise Management Bureau, PCD, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Auto Fuel Quality Road Maps in India
Ranjan Bose, Senior Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi, India
Towards Cleaner Fuel in Indonesia
Ridwan D. Tamin, Assistant Deputy for Mobile Source Emission Pollution Control, Deputy Minister for Environment Pollution Control, Ministry of Environment
Session 2: International Experience in Advancing Cleaner Vehicles and Fuels
The Case of Europe
Axel Friedrich, Head of Division, Environment and Transport, Umweltbundesamt, Germany
The Case of the USA
John Guy, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, United States – Environmental Protection Agency
The Case of Japan
Keiko Hirota, Japan Automotive Research Institute
Session 3: Fuels and Vehicles
Fuel Quality and Vehicle Emissions
Michael Walsh, ADB Consultant
Controlling emissions from in-use and new 2 and 3 wheelers in Asia
Narayan Iyer, Advisor, Bajaj Auto Ltd. India
Retrofitting in-use vehicles to take advantage of cleaner fuels
John Guy, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, United States – Environmental Protection Agency
Session 4: Economic Instruments for Advancing Cleaner Fuels
The role of pricing, taxation, and incentives for introducing cleaner fuels in Asia
Grant Boyle, ADB Consultant
The Costs and Benefits of Low Sulfur Fuels
Kate Blumberg, Research Director,International Council on Clean Transportation
Economic instruments for advancing cleaner fuels in China
Dongquan He, Director Transport, Energy Foundation China
Session 5: Production of Cleaner Fuels in Asia
Overview and Challenges
John Courtis, ADB Consultant
A regional approach to provide cleaner fuels
Ean Bee Loke, Fuels Technology Group, Shell Global Solutions (Malaysia)
The experience of India on producing Cleaner Fuels
A. A. Gupta, Deputy General Manager, Fuels & Environment, Indian Oil Corp. and N. S. Murthy, Sr. Vice President, CTS, Reliance Industries Limited, Jamnagar
Pakistan's Steps Towards Developing Fuel Quality Roadmaps
Muhammad Azam, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Government of Pakistan
Session 6: Presentation and Discussion of the Recommendations of the CAI-Asia Paper on Developing Fuel Quality Roadmaps in Asia
Developing Fuel Quality Roadmaps in Asia
Kong Ha, Chairperson, Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities
Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles
Lew Fulton, Task Manager, Sustainable Transport Division of Global Environment Fund (GEF) Coordination, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Session 7: Working Groups Session
Working Groups Cornie Huizenga, Head of Secretariat, Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities
Presentation Working Group Results
Next Steps Cornie Huizenga, Head of Secretariat, Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities
Session 8: Closing Session
Closing Remarks Kong Ha, Chairperson, Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities
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