Transport will be the fastest growing sector in terms of contributions to greenhouse gasses in Asia. Yet, relatively limited attention has been given so far to the formulation of dedicated policies to reduce the growth in greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector in Asia. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in cooperation with the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia), with support from the Government of the United Kingdom, through the Department for International Development (DFID) have initiated a study with the aim to contribute towards the development of an overall investment framework on climate change under the Group of Eight (G8) Gleneagles’ Action Plan on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development which was agreed upon in July 2005. In addition 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.
This workshop will present the working paper on promoting energy efficiency in the transport sector and solicit comments and recommendations from the participants.
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Session 1: Workshop Opening
Opening Remarks
Geert van der LindenVice-President, Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development Group, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Introduction and Objectives of the Workshop
Charles Melhuish, Lead Transport Sector Specialist, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
GhG and local air pollutant emissions attributed to the transport sector: a global perspective
Lew Fulton, Task Manager, Sustainable Transport Division of Global Environment Fund (GEF) Coordination, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Scenarios for CO2 emissions from the transport sector in Asia
John Rogers, Trafalgar S.A. Mexico/ ADB Consultant
Session 2: Transport and Climate Change Mitigation: International Experience
Climate Change and the Transport Sector – State and city based initiatives in the USA
Lewison Lem, Postdoctoral Visiting Scholar,University of California Transportation Center
Japanese efforts to reduce CO2 from the transportation
Shobhakar Dhakal, Executive Director, Global Carbon Project - Tsukuba International office
Review of experience in Europe
Axel Friedrich, Head of Division, Environment and Transport, Umweltbundesamt, Germany
Session 3: Urban Design, Land-use and Transport Demand Management
The Role of Market-based Instruments – Road Pricing, Parking Fees, and Congestion Charging
Wei-shuen Ng, EMBARQ
The success of Singapore in designing its city and managing transport
Loh Chow Kuang, Deputy Director, Policy and Planning Group, Land Transport Authority
Can Indian cities redesign their structure and transport systems towards a low(er) carbon future, the case of Ahmadebad?
Shivanand Swamy, Professor & Associate Director, Centre for Environment Planning & Technology (CEPT), Ahmedabad, India
Session 4: Asian Country Outlook
Transport Sector and Climate Change in China: Forecast and Policy Recommendations
He Kebin, Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University/ ADB Consultant
Transport Sector and Climate Change in India: Forecast and Policy Recommendations
Ranjan Bose, The Energy and Resources Institute, India/ ADB Consultant
Sustainable Urban Transport in Shanghai
Changhong Chen, Professor, Shanghai Academy for Environmental Sciences, People’s Republic of China (PRC)
Session 5: Biofuels: Energy efficiency and GHG emissions implications in Asia
Liquid Biofuels for the Land Transport Sector in Asia: Implications for the Global Environment
Jerome Weingart, ADB Consultant
Brazilian Ethanol Experience and the lessons learned relevant to Asian Countries
Richard Sellers, Former Head of the Renewable Energy Unit, International Energy Agency
Development of Bio-Diesel Industry in the Philippines
Richard Torres, Philippine Operations Manager, D1 Oils South East Asia
The Development of Biofuels in China
Dehua Liu, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University
Role of Biofuels in the Indian Transport Sector
Aditi Dass, Senior Program Officer, Winrock International India
Session 6: Reducing C02 emissions from the transport sector
Vehicle technology: 2 and 3 wheelers in Asia: Current and future greenhouse gas emissions
Narayan Iyer, Technical Adviser, Bajaj
The Potential for Modal Shift to Public Transport in Asia
Cornie Huizenga, Head of Secretariat, Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities
Session 7: Action Plan for Reducing the Growth of CO2 in the Transport Sector in Asia
Presentation of Action Plan
Charles Melhuish, Lead Transport Sector Specialist, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
Investment Implications of the Action Plan
Cornie Huizenga, Head of Secretariat, Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities
Monitoring Progress in the Implementation of the Action Plan
John Rogers, Trafalgar S.A., Mexico/ ADB Consultant
Session 8: Closing Session
Next Steps in Reducing the Impact of Transport on Climate Change
Charles Melhuish, Lead Transport Sector Specialist, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
Closing of the workshop
Klaus Gerhausser, Deputy Director-General, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
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