Global action towards sustainable urban mobility – delivering on UN agreements

Mark MajorSenior AdvisorPartnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT)POLIS Conference - Innovation in Transport for Sustainable Cities and RegionsBrussels, December 2017

Source: ITDP

SLoCaT 90 + Members

SLoCaT’s Advocacy

Policy Advocacy

2009- 2015 2016

Ambition Advocacy

Implementation Advocacy

Mission: 1. Integrate Sustainable Transport in Global Policies on Sustainable

Development and Climate Change 2. Leverage Action in Support of the Implementation of the Global

Policies.

Global Agendas Relevant for Transport

Habitat IIIParis Agreement on Climate Change

14th United Nations Conference on Trade and

Development

Global Processes on Sustainable Development and Climate Change present Transport Sector with Opportunities and Responsibilities

2015 2016 2016

2030 Sustainable Development Goals

Financing for Development

Global Decade of Action on Road Safety

Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

2010 2015 2015 2015

• Transport contributing to:– Energy, Health, Climate, Hunger, Urban, Consumption, Innovation, Water

• Goal 11 - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

2030 Development Agenda - 2015

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• Target 11.2

– 11.2 by 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons

• Indicator

Percentage of people within 0.5km of public transit running at least every 20 minutes.

• Annual High level Political Forum (HLFP) 2018

– Voluntary National Reports

– Ministerial level review of progress – SDG 11

2030 Development Agenda - 2015

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“to achieve a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases in the second half of this century”

• Transport: now 8 Gt – BAU 18 Gt – PA 2 Gt - 2050

• COP23

– Thematic Day, 50 + event, Daily Live Talk Show, Exhibition

• State Action

– UNFCCC process

– NDC´s - transport 75% mitigation, focus on cities, passengers, 4% adaptation, 4 Urban Form = weak

– Talanoa Dialogue 2018

• Non State Action

– Marrakesh Partnership for Global Climate Action

– 21 Global Climate Action Initiatives

– Need truly global scale

– Delivering reductions and raising ambition

Paris Agreement on Climate Change - 2015

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Transport Initiatives under the MP-GCA - 2017

• Habitat I 1976, Habitat II 1996

• + 2.5 billion urban residents by 2050

• New Urban Agenda – 2016

• Article 114

– “enabling meaningful participation in social and economic activities”

– “A significant increase in accessible, safe, efficient, affordable and sustainable infrastructure for public transport, as well as non-motorized options such as walking and cycling, prioritizing them over private motorized transportation”

• World Urban Forum 2018 - Kuala Lumpur

Habitat III -

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• Cities are “machines for accessibility”

• Provide access to social, economic and cultural opportunities for all

• Transport defines cities – for better or worse

• All great cities have great access

Vision – Urban Mobility

Climate Change:• Zero Net Emissions• Resilience

Sustainable Development:• Access• Road Safety• Air Pollution• Congestion

Climate Focus within context of Sustainable Development

Roadmap - Global Macro-Roadmap to decarbonize Transport 2050+

Urbantransformation

1

Low-carbon energy supply strategy

2

Modal efficiency improvement

3

Optimized supply chains

4Unnecessary

travel reduction

5

Tailored solutions for ‘rural’ world

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Investment in adaptation

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Economic instruments

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206020502016 2020 204020302025 2035 2045 20802070

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• Bring together countries, regional and business leaders to provide political leadership for decarbonizing the transport sector in the UNFCCC process

• Give visibility to leaders in the field and support them to realize their ambitious objectives on transport

• Raise profile of transport and raise ambition for action on transport in the context of the Facilitative Dialogue on increased ambition in the UNFCCC

Countries

Cities Companies

Political Leadership - Transport Decarbonization Alliance (TDA)

Status• High level UN agreements – use the language!• Moral obligations to deliver• Lack of delivery • Resources

Ambition• Vision – Global Roadmap• Political leadership for transport and coordinated action– TDA • Raise political attention – benefits

Implementation• Connect urban/climate/development policy makers - to tested

experience• Bankable projects• Scale up action - everywhere

Conclusions

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