The Action PlanThe Action Plan

Presentation by Presentation by

Charles MelhuishCharles Melhuish

25 May 2006 25 May 2006

The VisionThe Vision

Asia has to promote economic growthAsia has to promote economic growth

This will require:This will require:

• Accelerated urban reformAccelerated urban reform

• Innovative transport demand Innovative transport demand managementmanagement

• Rapid implementation of new technologyRapid implementation of new technology

• Incorporation of low carbon-footprint Incorporation of low carbon-footprint fuelsfuels

Even with all these actions GHG emissions Even with all these actions GHG emissions from transport will continue to growfrom transport will continue to grow

StakeholdersStakeholders

• National, state and provincial National, state and provincial governmentsgovernments

• Local city and municipal governmentsLocal city and municipal governments

• NGOs and community groupsNGOs and community groups

• Private enterprise and investorsPrivate enterprise and investors

• International development communityInternational development community

The Vision of Urban Reform The Vision of Urban Reform and Land-use Planningand Land-use Planning

Livable and sustainable, community- and Livable and sustainable, community- and health-centric, green cities health-centric, green cities

Improve access to goods and services while Improve access to goods and services while minimizing the need to travel minimizing the need to travel

Village concept of high-density urban Village concept of high-density urban planning within mega-cities planning within mega-cities

Integrating residential, business, commercial Integrating residential, business, commercial and light industrial areas and light industrial areas

Linking villages with efficient public transport Linking villages with efficient public transport

The Vision of UrbanThe Vision of UrbanPrivate TransportPrivate Transport

• Market instruments that charge the cost of Market instruments that charge the cost of externalities to the use of private motorized externalities to the use of private motorized transportation transportation

-- Congestion, pollution, climate change and Congestion, pollution, climate change and use of public infrastructureuse of public infrastructure

• Promote increased mobility together with a Promote increased mobility together with a reduced demand for personal transport usage reduced demand for personal transport usage

-- reduce km/yrreduce km/yr

The Vision of UrbanThe Vision of UrbanMass-Transport and NMTMass-Transport and NMT

• Public transport systems that provide Public transport systems that provide door-to-door solutions door-to-door solutions

• Safe, secure, rapid and user-friendly Safe, secure, rapid and user-friendly high quality public mass-transport high quality public mass-transport

-- Bus Rapid Transit Bus Rapid Transit

• Pedestrian zones and walkwaysPedestrian zones and walkways

• Segregated cycle pathsSegregated cycle paths

• Park-and-ride car and bike parksPark-and-ride car and bike parks

The Vision for Freight and The Vision for Freight and Long Distance TransportLong Distance Transport

• Economic growth that extends the supplier Economic growth that extends the supplier and distribution chains and distribution chains

• Efficient larger capacity, long-distance Efficient larger capacity, long-distance carriers carriers

• Modal shift to less-GHG-intensive transport Modal shift to less-GHG-intensive transport modes (e.g.: railways)modes (e.g.: railways)

• Well-defined trucking routes with spatial and Well-defined trucking routes with spatial and temporal truck restrictions in other zonestemporal truck restrictions in other zones

• Fast traveler-friendly mass-transport access Fast traveler-friendly mass-transport access to well-located terminals and airports to well-located terminals and airports

The Vision for The Vision for Vehicle, Vehicle, Engine and Fuels Engine and Fuels

TechnologyTechnology • Vehicle energy efficiency and emissions “world-Vehicle energy efficiency and emissions “world-

wide” standards wide” standards

-- Zero implementation lagZero implementation lag

-- Include all durability requirementsInclude all durability requirements

-- Increased Asian leadership for 2-wheelersIncreased Asian leadership for 2-wheelers

-- Promote fleet renovationPromote fleet renovation• Correctly implemented and rigorously enforced Correctly implemented and rigorously enforced

vehicle inspection programs vehicle inspection programs • Achieve a Achieve a substantial portion of on-road substantial portion of on-road

transport to clean and COtransport to clean and CO22 efficient biofuels efficient biofuels

Co-Benefits of Climate Co-Benefits of Climate ChangeChange

International International DevelopmenDevelopmen

t t Community,Community,

NGOs NGOs

National, National, State and State and Provincial Provincial

GovernmentGovernmentss

Local City Local City and and

Municipal Municipal GovernmentsGovernments

Climate ChangeClimate Change

Energy SecurityEnergy Security

Air Quality and HealthAir Quality and Health

Traffic and CongestionTraffic and Congestion

Economic Economic DevelopmentDevelopment

Quality of LifeQuality of Life

Transport EfficiencyTransport Efficiency

BarriersBarriers• Availability of congruent and consistent Availability of congruent and consistent

knowledge of international best practices on knowledge of international best practices on climate change and sustainable transport climate change and sustainable transport

• Weak empowerment and linkages in many Weak empowerment and linkages in many metropolitan areas between urban and metropolitan areas between urban and transport planning, traffic management and transport planning, traffic management and enforcementenforcement

• Inadequate accounting tools that fail to take Inadequate accounting tools that fail to take into consideration the true cost of the into consideration the true cost of the externalities of on-road transport externalities of on-road transport

BarriersBarriers

• Lack of information to the consumer of Lack of information to the consumer of the true per-km cost of private transport the true per-km cost of private transport

• Limited access to capital Limited access to capital

• Lack of incentives to invest in better Lack of incentives to invest in better transport systems transport systems

• Delay in the adoption of new technologies Delay in the adoption of new technologies

• Difficulties in developing an optimum Difficulties in developing an optimum investment framework for more climate investment framework for more climate friendly transport systems friendly transport systems

Principal Policy Principal Policy InterventionsInterventions

• Promote urban reform and land use planning Promote urban reform and land use planning

- Urban design that reduces the need to travel, - Urban design that reduces the need to travel, requiring fewer passenger- or freight-kilometers;requiring fewer passenger- or freight-kilometers;

• Adopt integrated transportation planningAdopt integrated transportation planning

-- Modal shift that promotes lower fuel consumption Modal shift that promotes lower fuel consumption per passenger- or freight-kilometer traveled;per passenger- or freight-kilometer traveled;

• Improve vehicle engines and fuel technologyImprove vehicle engines and fuel technology

-- Improve the energy efficiency of individual Improve the energy efficiency of individual vehicles, to increase the distance traveled per vehicles, to increase the distance traveled per unit of fuelunit of fuel

• Introduce biofuels with lower GHG emissionsIntroduce biofuels with lower GHG emissions• Use fiscal measures to influence travel behavior Use fiscal measures to influence travel behavior

patternspatterns

Policy InterventionsPolicy Interventions

• It is only when all these policy It is only when all these policy interventions are implemented that interventions are implemented that Asia will be able to reduce the growth Asia will be able to reduce the growth in GHGs from the transport sector in GHGs from the transport sector

• Asia does not have the luxury of Asia does not have the luxury of choice choice

• Must be continuously monitored and Must be continuously monitored and updatedupdated

Action PlanAction Planwith Long Term Benefitswith Long Term Benefits

• Integrated urban and transport Integrated urban and transport planningplanning

-- Improve access to goods and Improve access to goods and services through integrated urban services through integrated urban planning and travel demand planning and travel demand management management

• Provide a substantial part of on-road Provide a substantial part of on-road transport’s fuel requirements with transport’s fuel requirements with clean and GHG efficient biofuelsclean and GHG efficient biofuels

Action PlanAction Planwith Medium Term with Medium Term

BenefitsBenefitsReducing the fuel consumed per Reducing the fuel consumed per

passenger- or freight-kilometer traveled passenger- or freight-kilometer traveled through traffic demand managementthrough traffic demand management

• Charge the externalities of private Charge the externalities of private motorized transportmotorized transport

• Mass-transit improvementsMass-transit improvements

• Nonmotorized transport Nonmotorized transport

Fuel efficiency standards for new vehiclesFuel efficiency standards for new vehicles

Action PlanAction Planwith Short Term Benefitswith Short Term Benefits

• Improving fuel efficiency in existing Improving fuel efficiency in existing vehiclesvehicles

-- Inspection, certification and Inspection, certification and maintenancemaintenance

-- Retrofit Retrofit

• Transport demand managementTransport demand management

• Fiscal measuresFiscal measures

Action PlanAction PlanContinuous ActionsContinuous Actions

• Strengthening continually-updated shared Strengthening continually-updated shared knowledge bases and common tools to knowledge bases and common tools to assist DMCs in optimizing their climate assist DMCs in optimizing their climate change decisions for urban development, change decisions for urban development, transport systems and biofuels transport systems and biofuels

• Implement public awareness programsImplement public awareness programs

• Research and developmentResearch and development

• Monitor status and progressMonitor status and progress

Thank you.Thank you.

For more information, contact For more information, contact charles.melhuish@gmail.comcharles.melhuish@gmail.com