Bridging the gap

Pathways for Transport in the Post 2012 Process

Innovations and Effective Climate Finance for Low Carbon Transport

Bridging the Gap Initiative – Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy (TAISE) Frank Krämer Side Event Cop 20 Friday, 5 th December 2014 15:00 – 16:30 Side Event Cop 20 Page 1

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Transport currently not recognised in climate regime Climate not recognised in transport

Need to “bridge the gap” and include transport in the climate agenda

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Objective

: Developing and emerging economies increasingly contribute to GHG mitigation in transport using NAMAs. 

Budget

: €7 million (2010-2016, BMUB funded)

Workstream 1 (country level):

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Partners:

Indonesia, Colombia, South Africa, Peru, Philippines + associated countries

NAMA Development NAMA Financing NAMA Implemen tation Workstream 2 (international level): International learning process on MRV, Financing, etc.

linked to the UNFCCC negotiations Page 3 Page 3

The Process and its objectives (1.5 – 2 years)

Expert Group

(physical and virtual meetings and work; STD, CF, T Finance Experts)

Outputs

Back ground Study Policy Brief Input to T NAMA Handbook Training course others …?

Outreach activities

  Events, e.g.: ADB Forum, COP+T Day, MDB Rio+20, GCF, TRB Activities: tbd

Objectives/ Results:

(1) Shift unsustainable to sustainable financing.

(2) Climate Funds used eff ectively for ST.

(3) Increased involvement of the private sector in ST.

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Questions (2) Traditional transport financing (1) Sustainable, low-carbon transport financing  How can climate finance be used to …  (1) shift traditional to low-carbon transport financing and  (2) mobilize additional financing (including from the private sector) for sustainable, low-carbon transport  How to structure climate funds (such as the Green Climate Fund) to make them work for sustainable transport Page 5

Speakers • •

Frank Krämer

, advisor, GIZ,

Dr. Eugene Chien

, Chairman, TAISE: Introduction

Cornie Huizenga

, Secretary General, Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT):

Climate Finance as the engine for more sustainable transport

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Adnan Rahman

, Cambridge Systematics:

Shaping the role of climate finance for sustainable transport – What are the levers and how to make them work?

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Xiaomei Tan

, Climte Change Specialist, Global Environmental Facility (GEF):

The GEF’s experience in leveraging the private sector to fund sustainable transport projects

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Syamsidar Thamrin

, Head, Indonesian Climate Change Trust Fund (ICCTF):

Experiences with structuring and channeling of climate finance in SUTRI NAMA, Indonesia

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Dr. Hsiao-Kang Ma

, Professor, National Taiwan University:

Funding mechanisms for public bicycle system in Taipei City

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Dr. Yi-Hung Chen

, Professor, National Taipei University of Technology:

GHG Reduction through Electronic Toll Collection -Taiwan Experience Moderator: Heather Allen,

Programme Director Sustainable Transport, TRL (Transport Research Laboratory) Page 6