Reducing transport related emissions for a better

environment and human healthOutcomes of the THE PEP 2015

Symposium

Palais des NationsNov 17 2015

Report from ModeratorFranklin Apfel

World Health Communication Associates , UK

Keynote Presenter and Panellists

Professor Nino Künzli, Deputy Director, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute.

Panellists Richard Ballaman(UNECE Working Group LRTAPC ) Kjetil Aasland, (Permanent Mission of Norway in Geneva) Maria Neira (WHO) Serge Ficheux (UNECE Working Party on Noise) Laurence Rouïli (INERIS, France) Maria Berrini (Milan Mobility Agency) Hervé Levifve (Deputy Mayor’s office, Paris).

Question 1 – TrendsEmissions and Risks

• Measurement- larger studies, better modeling, more sensitive

• More focus on quality of emissions (and noise)• New health outcomes of interest- Diabetes,

Obesity

Key messages Much higher burden of disease

No threshold of no effectClean air policies work

Question1 – Management Trends

Move toward the enforcement of agreed standardsemissions and noise ;Continuing resistance to adopt evidence based air quality standards (EU);Continuing absence of global ethical standards;Integration into urban planning ;Focus on reducing volume of cars .

Question 2 – Regulatory frameworks

• UNECE CLRTAP and Gothenburg Protocol • WHA Resolution May 2015• EU regulations on noise• National Regulations – example France

Messages Ratify Gothenburg Protocol

Utilise existing platforms – urged actionsSupport Ministers and Mayors to take more

leadership

Question 3- Communication

• Need to strengthen• WHA Resolution great step forward • Opportunities – COP 21, WHA 2016,

Batumi 2016 Messages

Be opportunisticBe synergistic- use collaborative strategies

Explore new technologies

Question 4 – Priorities for THE PEP

• Disseminate, adapt and create assessment and monitoring tools

• Continue to facilitate knowledge exchange- across countries and levels

• Actively engage with upcoming opportunities

MessagesKeep doing what you are doing

Do better Do More

Thank you

franklin@whcaonline.orgwww.whcaonline.org

@franklinapfel