Transport Day 2014 Presentations

Transport Day 2014 brought together around 200 experts on sustainable, low carbon transport and climate change on Sunday December 7th, in Lima, Peru.  The whole day event focused on how sustainable, low transport can tackle climate change.  In the breakout sessions examples were provided on some of the practices in the transport sector that can be scaled up for climate change mitigation, presentations were made on successful transport NAMAs in Latin America and around the world, discussions focused on financing of sustainable, low carbon transport and finally how transport policies can be used for adaptation to climate change.

Breakout Session 1: Mitigation Potential of Transport 

Moderator: Michael Replogle, ITDP- A Global High Shift 

Understanding INDCs

• Frauke Röser, Founding Director, New Climate Institute- Understanding Intended Nationally Determined Contributions

Measuring and Evaluating Mitigation Potential for INDCs & NAMAs

• Jean-François Gagné, Head of Energy, Technology, Policy Division, International Energy Agency- Energy Technology Perspectives: Drivers, challenges and opportunities in Sustainable Mobility
• Aimee Jaiber, Economist, International Transport Forum: Long-term CO2 mitigation potential from urban transport: Latin America, China, and India
• Cynthia Menendez, Coordinator, Economy, Environment and Climate Change, EMBARQ Mexcio- Global Calculator 2050: Transport Module

Ensuring Progress on the Road to Paris: Transport in INDCs and NAMAs – What is needed for success?

• John Christensen, United Nations Environment Program, representative of Global Fuel Economy Initiative- Improving Automative Fuel Economy as Part of INDC’s and NAMA’s
• Carlos Paredes, Head of Infrastructure and Environment Financing Department, COFIDE, Peru – National Development Bank and Financing Climate
• Valeria Revilla, Services Ambientales, Potencial de mitigación en el sector de transporte: Experiencias en La Paz, Quito y Lima

NAMAs and MRV Session

Moderator: Sudhir Surma, United Nations Environment Programme-DTU Partnership

• Andre Eckermann, Head of Project, TRANSfer, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH- Transport NAMAs:  Trends, Challenges, Answers by TRANSfer
• Frank Krämer, TRANSfer,  Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH– Transport NAMA Report 2014: Insights from experiences and ingredients for upscaling
• Telma de la Cruz, Statistics Director, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Peru- TRANSPerú – Sustainable Urban Transport NAMA
• Axel Michealowa, Managing Director, Perspectives GmbH – Challenges and Opportunities in Urban T-NAMAs and Their MRV
• Jan-Willem van de Ven, Head of Carbon Market Development and Climate Finance MRV, European Bank of Reconstruction and Development- Contributing to development of adequate MRV of Sustainable Urban Transport

Financing Session

Moderator &Introduction : Benoit Lefevre, Director Energy & Climate WRI Ross center for sustainable cities, WRI– Landscape of Current Public and Private Financial Flows

Status of finance and climate finance in the transport sector

• Adnan Rahman, Cambridge Systematics- Shaping The Role of Climate Finance For Sustainable Transport – What Are The Levers And How to Make 

Experiences in accessing and leveraging climate finance 

• Nathaly Torregroza Vargas, Director, Climate Change, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Colombia- Colombia TOD NAMA
• Fernando Farias, Inventory and Mitigation Officer, Ministry of Environment, Chile – Chile´s Santiago Transport Green Zone (STGZ) NAMA and Access to Climate Finance
• Lynée Bradley, Director Export & Agency Finance Group, Citi Experiences in Accessing & Leveraging Climate Finance

Adaptation session

Moderator: Alfred Grunwaldt, Climate Change Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank

Presentations

• Aage Jorgensen, Country Program Manager, Nordic Development Fund –Support to Adaptation Capacity in the Road Transport Sector:Overview and Early Lessons Learnt
• Néstor Roa, Infrastructure and Environment Department Chief a. i., Inter-American Development Bank- Climate Change Adaptation and Transport in Mesoamerica
• Till Below,  Climate Change Adaptation Expert, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH- Being Prepared: Resilient Urban Solutions by GIZ and Siemens