1) The document proposes a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) for Belo Horizonte, Brazil to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through improvements to the city's transportation system. 2) The NAMA would implement policies and projects to expand public transit networks and encourage shifts to non-motorized transport modes in order to save 36% in GHG emissions, 25% in travel time, and 19% in transport costs by 2030 compared to a business-as-usual scenario. 3) Monitoring and evaluation of the NAMA's impacts would be based on detailed transport modeling and surveys to track changes in mobility patterns and emissions reductions over time.

1. Scoping Post 2012 Climate Instruments: Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions –NAMAsCase Study on Opportunities in Brazilian Cities – Belo HorizonteEMBARQ, The WRI Center on Sustainable TransportSupported by: Inter-American Development Bank

2. Proposed Framework forthe NAMAPublicpolicyobjective NAMA Components GHG Mitigation Co-BenefitsFinancingInstitutionalSettingsMonitoring, Reporting and Verification MRVRiskAnalysis

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4. Goals

5. NAMA Components

6. Roadwayand TransitNetworks(Supply 2008)Socio-EconomicCharacteristics Origin-DestinationMatrix(Demand 2008)Roadwayand TransitNetworks(Supply 2020)Socio-EconomicCharacteristics(Demand 2020)Structure and ParametersTransportModel CalibrationBase Year 2008TransportModel ApplicationBase Year 2008Travel TimeVehicle KilometersTravel TimeVehicle KilometersEmissions Factors2008GHG Emissions2008GHG Emissions2020Emissions Factors2020

7. For 2030 expected reductions of 1millionCO2eq tons compared with baseline, for a cumulative value of 9 million CO2eqtons

8. In 2030 182 million hours saved in public transport and 170 million hours saved in private transport. Economic equivalent: USD 1,300 million

9. Air Pollutants

11. ClimateChangeFundingPotential

12. http://www.bogotacomovamos.org/datos/AE_14_Bogota_Como_Vamos_2009.pdf1600 surveys, error 2.6% with a 95% confidence level

13. ConclusionsFor 2030 the plan is expected to save 36% in GHG, 25% in travel time, 19% in transport costs and 39% in particulate matter as compared with a projected linebase (BAU)The potential funding from climate change sources is small as compared with the funding needs, but a supported NAMA will help in removing implementation barriers. Base GHG and co-benefits estimation in good transport planning: Detailed modeling with good information on demand and supply Integration of multiple elements under the plan: active and public transport, land use and transport demand managementBase climate change funding on the reduction potential, not the size of the investmentsBase MRV on activity surveys (mobility objectives)