Division for Sustainable Development
Links to Sustainable Development Topics by Alphabetical Order
2010/2011 CSD Topics
Transport
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CSD-18 Intersessional Meeting:
International Expert Group Meeting:
United Nations Forum on Climate Change Mitigation, Fuel Efficiency and Sustainable Urban Transport
Seoul, Republic of Korea, 16-17 March 2010
Opening:
| Name | Affiliation/Title | Presentation |
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| Bang Ki-Yual | President, Korean Energy Economics Institute (KEEI), Republic of Korea | Speech |
| Tariq Banuri | Director, Division for Sustainable Development, UNDESA | Speech |
Welcome Messages |
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| Kang Nam-Hoon | Director-General for Energy Policy, Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE), Republic of Korea | Welcome Address |
| Yeo Hyung-Koo | Director-General for Comprehensive Transport Policy, Ministry of Land, Transport & Maritime Affairs, Republic of Korea | Welcome Address |
| H.E. Louis Alberto Ferraté Felice | Minister of the Environment & Natural Resources, Guatemala; Chairman of CSD-18 | Welcome Address |
Presentations:
| Name | Affiliation/Title | Presentation |
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Keynote address |
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| Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker | Lead Author of “Factor V”; Co-Chair, International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management |
Perspectives for Reducing Resource Use in Urban Transport |
| Karlson Hargroves | Executive Director, The Natural Edge Project, Griffith University and The University of Adelaide |
A Convenient Truth: Perspectives for Reducing Resource Use in Urban Transport |
Session I: Trends and issues in development of urban public transport |
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| Sangjin Han | Centre for Green Growth Research Korea Transport Institute |
Reshaping Transport System for Green Growth in Korea |
| Li Huaqiang & Guo Jinyi |
Vice Department Chief, Department of Road Transport, Ministry of Transport (MOT), China Senior Researcher, China Academy of Transport Sciences |
Policy Options for Public Transport Development in Chinese Cities |
| Sanjeev Kumar Lohia | OSD (Urban Transport) & E.O. Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, India | Development of Urban Public Transport Infrastructure and Services in India: Initiatives, Challenges and Potentials for International Cooperation |
| M. Ph. Jorge Macias | Environment Consultant, Center for Sustainable Transport, Mexico | Assessing the multiple co-benefits of urban public transport |
Session II: National experiences and case studies in expanding urban public transport services for sustainable development |
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| Mohamed Fathy Farag Ali | Project Manager for the Sustainable Transport Project funded by UNDP/GEF, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA), Minstry of Environment. Cairo, Egypt | Sustainable Transport Project for Egypt |
| Sandra Lopez | Advisor, Climate Change Mitigation Group, Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Planning, Republic of Colombia | National experiences in expanding urban public transport services: BRTs in Bogota, Cali and Pereira; Cable cars in Medellin |
| Seyed Mehdi Tashakkori Hashemi | Senior Advisor to Mayor of Tehran; Professor, Amirkabir University of Technology | Urban Public Transport Planning in Tehran and the outcome of the implemented BRT-Lines |
| Tayo Orekoya | Director, Corporate and Investment Planning, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, Nigeria | The Bus Rapid Transit System in Lagos, Nigeria |
| Daryati Asrining Rini | Head, TransJakarta Management Body, Jakarta, Indonesia | Urban Public Transport System in Jakarta |
| Lloyd Wright | Executive Director, Viva Cities, South Africa; Consultant to UNCRD | Bus Rapid Transit: Selected case studies and projects in Africa |
Session III: Roundtable Discussion: New ways to finance public transport projects/systems of developing countries |
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| Daniel Bongardt | Transport Advisor, SUTP Project Director, German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) | The Road from Copenhagen: Options for Promoting Investment in Sustainable Urban Transport |
| Holly Krambeck | Carbon Finance Unit, World Bank | Climate-based Financing Mechanisms in Practice: Urban Transport GHG Mitigation |
| Osamu Mizuno | Senior Program Manager, Climate Change Mitigation, Global Environment Facility (GEF) | Investing Sustainable Urban Transport (GEF’s experience) |
| Peter O’Neill | Lead Infrastructure Specialist, World Bank | Urban Transport in Developing Countries: Challenges, Strategies and Examples |
| Michael Pellot | Director of Research and Development and International Affairs Transportation, Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB), Spain | Shared Responsibilities in Public Transport Between Authorities and Operators |
| Graham Smith | Director, HSBC Project and Export Finance, United Kingdom | How Banks Look at BRT Projects (and what cities can learn from them) |
Associated special event: Asian mayors signing the Kyoto declaration on the promotion of environmentally sustainable transport (EST) in cities |
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Welcome Remarks |
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| H.E. Louis Alberto Ferraté Felice | Minister of the Environment & Natural Resources, Guatemala; Chairman of CSD18 |
Welcome Remarks and Statement |
| Osami Sagisaka | Director General, Environmental Transport Policy Division, Environmental Management Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan | Welcome remarks and statement |
Presentations |
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| Kang Jong-Pil | Director General of Climate Change Bureau, Seoul Metropolitan Government | Climate change and eco-friendly transportation policy |
| Kazunobu Onogawa | Director, United Nations Centre for regional development (UNCRD) | Asian environmentally sustainable transport (EST) initiative, integrated strategy and Kyoto Declaration on the promotion of environmentally sustainable transport in cities |
| Lloyd Wright | Executive Director, Viva Cites and Expert Member of the Regional EST Forum | City Transformations: Making it happen |
The Kyoto Declaration with signatories |
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Session IV: Technological progress in motor vehicle technology |
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| Oh Jeon-Keun | Team Leader, Battery Business Unit, SK Energy, Republic of Korea | Enabling e-mobility: Overview on battery technology development for electric vehicles |
| Francisca Duarte Pacheco | Consultant, Lissabon, Portugal | Portuguese Electric Mobility Program |
| Sophie Punte & Cornie Huizenga |
Executive Director, Clean Air Initiative for Asian cities (CAI-Asia), Manila, The Philippines Board Member of Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) and Convener, Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLOCAT) Partnership |
Opportunities and Challenges for Fuel and Emission Reductions in Trucks in China and Asia |
| Akira Sekiya | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology | Reducing the Climate Impacts of Mobile Air Conditioning |
Session V: Innovative business models for green growth |
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| Robin Chase | Co-Founder of Zip-Car and Founder of Goloco, USA | Sharing cars: What works, What Hinders and How Technology Can Help |
| Frank Tietze | Institute for Technology and Innovation Management, Hamburg University of Technology and Co-Founder of ARKTIK-GmbH, Germany | Innovative Business Models in Offsetting Emissions from Private Motor Vehicles: The Case of ARKTIK- a System Innovation for Sustainable Mobility from Germany |
Session VI: Policy options for promotion of fuel efficient cars |
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| Adrian Bradbrook | Professor, Adelaide University, Australia | Overview on Fiscal Policy Options to Promote Sustainable Transport |
| Takashi Gunjima & Mr. Ohki |
President, Japan Automobile Recycling Center, Japan Senior Managing Director, Japan Automobile Recycling Center, Japan |
End-of-life vehicle recycling: Japan’s automotive recycling law |
| Roh Keon Ki | Director, Energy Cooperation Division, Ministy of Knowledge Economy (MKE), Republic of Korea | Promotion of Fuel Efficient Vehicles in Republic of Korea |
| Drew Kodjak | Executive Director, International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), USA | International Experience with Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Economy Standards |
| Kim Young-Duk& Han Hyun-Ok& Moon Young Seok |
Pusan National University, Republic of Korea Korea Energy Economics Institute, Republic of Korea |
Can a gasoline tax reduce carbon emissions? |
Session VII: Promotion of non-motorized transport |
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| Kim Ki Ho | Director, Asian Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea | How to Reduce CO2 Emission: An Urban Design Approach thru Greenways |
| Christian Schlosser | Human Settlements Officer, Human Settlements Financing Division, UNHABITAT | Compact Urban Development and Reduction of Motorized Travel, Energy Use and CO2 Emissions |
Conclusion & Recommendations |
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