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International Workshop on Transportation and the Clean Development Mechanism Jodi Browne, IISD August 25, 2004 - Santiago, Chile Transport and Climate Change Transport Emissions Climate Change The transport sector is responsible for ~ 25% of CO2 emissions worldwide, and this contribution is increasing Key factors Travel activity (vehicle kilometers traveled) Mode split Vehicle energy intensity Fuel carbon content Transport & Climate Change The rate of increase of CO2 emissions from transport is much higher in developing countries than developed countries. Developing country growth = 3.2% per year Developed country growth = 1% per year (World Energy Outlook, 2001) Developing World Context Doubling of developing cities urban population by 2030 2 billion new residents X 6 trillion additional vehicle kms/yr = ~600 billion additional liters of gasoline/yr or ~1.9 billion tonnes of GHG yearly Energy Sector GHG Emissions 1998 Commercial 9% Agricultural 1% Transport 33% Manufacturing 23% Electricity 34% In Chile, transportation represents 2nd largest source of GHG emissions in the energy sector approximately 33% Transport Emissions in Chile Airplanes 9% Buses 10% Ships 13% Cars & Light Trucks 36% Heavy Trucks 22% Taxis 10% Climate Change Context Kyoto Protocol: establishes reductions for industrialized countries, for the period of 2008-2012 Transport has not received much focus in international climate change discussions Why? Difficult to quantify… Clean Development Mechanism Entry point for developing countries is through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Projects take place in developing (host) countries that reduce GHG emissions, contribute to sustainable development, and the carbon reduction credits (CERs) are transferred to investing country CDM PROJECT CERs Developing Sustainable Dev’t Investment Opportunity Investment country New Markets Tech Transfer (host) Investing country (purchaser) Transport & CDM Of the 100+ projects currently in the CDM pipeline only 5 are transportation…of those, none address travel demand CDM represents a crucial opportunity to develop a sustainable transportation sector e.g. Chile - increased funding flows - enhanced capacity - expanded technology Transport & CDM Project: Chile Project Partners: IISD, CCAP, CC&D, CGTS Funded by Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Explore the potential to reduce GHGs and promote transportation CDM projects in Chile Potential for replication: Help establish precedent for assessing transportation projects for CDM potential Project Goals Examine and address methodological hurdles to CDM projects in the Transport Sector Work to share our lessons and build capacity to develop own projects Why Chile? Transport challenges & solutions Commitment to CDM Strong modeling capacity Excellent data Possible CDM projects currently being examined… 1) Area 10: Technology switch of buses within downtown area of Santiago 2) Bike Infrastructure: Developing bike lanes, storage, facilities 3) Location Efficiency: Concentrating mixed-use developments around metro stations International Workshop Day 1: Share results/gain input on initial results from the project Day 2: Showcase examples & lessons from other countries Day 3: Move the Transport and CDM/climate change discussion forward Gracias! http://www.iisd.org/climate/south/ctp.asp