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2018 Asia Pacific Clean Air Partnership Joint Forum and Clean Air Week
Theme: Solutions Landscape for Clean Air <
Name of organization:
UN Environment and Clean Air Asia
Title: Doubling fuel economy in Asia
Meeting dates and time: 20 March 2018, 14:00 – 18:00
Session or meeting
background:
UN Environment is supporting many countries in improving
vehicle fuel efficiency, through its work with the Global Fuel
Economy Initiative (GFEI). This initiative is led by the FIA
Foundation, UN Environment, the International Energy Agency,
the International Council for Clean Transportation, UC Davis,
and the International Transport Forum.
In Asia, UN Environment is working with several regional and
national organizations to develop fuel economy policies by
understanding their vehicle fleet and developing fiscal
policies to encourage adoption of more efficient vehicles. UN
Environment is working with GIZ and Clean Air Asia.
Objectives:
To share experiences in developing national policies for more
efficient vehicles including electric and the challenges and
benefits of having regional approach in promoting policy
development
Agenda and expected
speakers: See below
Expected participants: 40
Contact persons
Bert Fabian, Programme Officer, UN Environment
Kathleen Dematera, Transport Coordinator, Clean Air Asia
Programme
Time Agenda Speaker
14:00 – 14:15 The Global Fuel Economy Initiative and
Integrating Electric Vehicles
Bert Fabian, UN Environment
14:15 – 14:45 Overview of Global Fuel Economy Policies Zifei Yang, International Council
for Clean Transportation
14:45 – 15:15 Developing a fuel economy roadmap for
the ASEAN, and the impact of Thailand’s
fuel economy policies
Gessarin Gunthawong, GIZ
15:15 – 15:30 Open Forum
15:30 – 15:45 Coffee/Tea Break
15:45 – 17:30 Panel on national challenges in developing
fuel economy policies and regional
harmonization efforts in Southeast Asia and
South Asia
Myanmar - Naing Naing Linn,
Ministry of Industry (TBC)
Sri Lanka – Thusitha
Sugathapala, University of
Moratuwa
Nepal – Rajan Thapa, Clean
Energy Nepal
17:30 Closing Remarks
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