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UNECE - Environmental Challenges to Sustainable Inland Transport

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Maruxa Cardama, Se c re t a ry Ge n e ra l,SLOCAT P a rt n e rsh ip fo r Su s t a in a b le Lo w Ca rb o n Tra n sp o rt

Transport failing - Globally

● Lack of access - Billions do not have affordable, safe access to socio -economic opportunities. - “Leave no one behind”

● Urban congestion - 6%+ GDP in some cities

● Rising transport greenhouse gas emissions - threaten achieving the Paris Agreement – 40% GHG emissions in cities from freight

● Air pollution - blights the lives of billions.

● Road safety - 1.3 million per year / 500 children per day

Tested, cost effective solutions available - not implemented at scale.

Governance challenge

Action - Precursors

● Transport problems and solutions rising on the international policy agenda

● Transport solutions part of public discourse (e.g. e-mobility, ICE phase out, urban cycling, # flightshame , urban access regulations)

● State and Non -State actors working together

● Paris Agreement compatible lending

• Avoid and Shift strategies

• Application of “ polluter pays ” principle (marginal social cost pricing)

• Elimination of fossil fuel subsidies (5,000,000,000,000 $ / year)

• Data for better policy making and implementation

• Coordination of policy action across levels of government - countries and cities

• Frameworks for “new” mobility modes – public policy impact of private sector -driven innovation

• Freight/logistics focus

• Integrated spatial planning and transport planning • Definition of sustainable transport investments / private sector financing models

• Cost effective solutions and innovation adapted to low -income countries and emerging economies - Informality

• Comprehensive action on aviation (avoid and shift ) and maritime emissions

Action - Missing

# e n ro u t e t o COP 26

● Transport community to centre social media activities around #WeAreTransport

● Use #enroutetoCOP26 fo r ou t re a ch a c t ivit ie s from COP 25 t o COP 26

● Offic ia l COP 26 t w it t e r a n d h a sh t a g : #TIMEFORACTION .

● P le a se fo llow ou r ch a n n e ls fo r u p d a t e s:

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ppmc -transport.org/cop26/Key messages for COPSustainable transport eventsCOP reporting

Background information for the official record

SLOCAT Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport

The SLoCaT Partnership: Enabling Knowledge and Action

Knowledge products and data analysis

International multi -stakeholder partnership

Primary focus: Land transport

Geographic footprint: Developing countries in

Africa, Asia and LAC

Policy analysis and advocacy

Multi -stakeholder dialogue and coalition building

www.slocat.net

Founded 10 years ago, today SLoCaT consists of over 90 members

Transport global policy p ro ce sse s in 20 20

● 2nd UN Global Sustainable Transport Conference - 5 - 7 May. Beijing, China

● Chilean Presidency Transport and Climate Change Ministers meeting, 26th MAy, Berlin, Germany

Transport “pathway” to COP26

Transport “pathway” to COP26

● Minister Roundtable - International Transport Forum 2020 - 27 - 29 May, Leipzig, Germany

● London Climate Week - 27 June - 5 July

● Pre -COP - Italy, (TBD)

● COP26 - 9 - 19 Nov, Glasgow, UK

Knowledge for policy

Compilation of policy measures, targets and market trends

Ce n t ra l d a t a re p o sit o ry o n t ra n sp o rt a n d c lim a te ch a n g e

Illu st ra t io n o f c lim a te a n d d e ve lo p m e n t syn e rg ie s

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Work towards the 2020 edition underway:

Strategy Team o f e xp e rt s p ro vid in g g u id a n ce a n d fe e d b a ck

A global network of national focal points fo r d a t a a n d p o licy co lle c t io n

Country fact sheets t o p re se n t p ro g re ss t o w a rd s t ra n sp o rt d e ca rb o n isa t io n

www.slocat.net/tcc-gsr

Translating TCC -GSR Kn ow le d g e fo r P o licy Im p a c tRe g io n a l In fo g ra p h ics, ca se s t u d ie s a n d w e b in a rs

April 2019 |Key findings

Participating partner: GIZ

May 2019 |UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement

Participating partners: UNFCCC, Walk21, FIA Foundation

Trends in Africa, Asia and Latin America

Disseminated at Regional Climate Weeks, COP25, and other key international events

https://bit.ly/36gjxmV https://bit.ly/2MOwGvB

http://www.slocat.net/tcc-gsr

Compilation of member’s works in Africa, Asia and Latin AmericaArticles released at Regional Climate

www.slocat.net/news/2018/2030/2033

Partnerships for delivery

- P a rt ie s a n d No n -P a rt y a c t o rs - d e live rin g t o g e t h e r- SLOCAT UNFCCC MP GCA Tra n sp o rt Fo ca l P o in t - s in ce 20 16- Jo in t ly w it h ITF sin ce 20 18

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Action - Ambition - Advocacy

Thank you for your attention!

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