Habitat 3: Mitigating climate change through sustainable urban moblility
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Presented by Sheila Watson, Director of Environment and Research, and Deputy Director of the FIA Foundation, at Habitat 3 meetings in Berlin, Germany, on June 1st 2016.
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Habitat 3: Mitigating climate change through sustainable urban moblility
- 1. Mitigating climate change through sustainable urban mobility Safe, Clean, Fair and Green - sustainable urban transport SHEILA WATSON Director of Environment and Research, and Deputy Director, FIA Foundation Berlin, 1st June 2016
- 2. CATALYTIC PARTNERSHIPS: • Evidence • Capacity-building • Advocacy
- 3. OUR ‘SAFE, CLEAN, FAIR & GREEN’ AGENDA SAFE ROADS FOR ALL FAIR ACCESS TO MOBILITY CLEAN AIR FOR ALL DOUBLE FUEL ECONOMY
- 5. Road safety • 1.25 million road traffic deaths in 2013 • Almost half of all deaths pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists • 80% of roads where pedestrians are present which carry traffic at 40km/h or higher have no footpath.
- 6. Safe routes to school • Over 500 children die each day • Walkable pavements, safe road design, crossings and effective and appropriate vehicle speed management
- 7. Improve road safety on urban arterial roads • At least 3* (out of 5) for safety, as measured by International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP)
- 8. Prioritise pedestrians and cyclists BEFORE AFTER • Increase investments in Non Motorised Transport (NMT) to encourage active, low carbon mobility
- 10. Improve air quality of all Stroke related deaths, are attributable to outdoor air pollution. of all heart disease deaths, are attributable to outdoor air pollution. of all Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Deaths are attributable to outdoor air pollution. • 3.7 million deaths a year attributable to outdoor air pollution • Black carbon from exhausts also contributes to climate change – need low sulphur fuel and particulate filters
- 11. Double vehicle fuel economy • Existing cost-effective technology has potential to save • 33Gt of CO2 by 2050 • financial savings of $2bn by 2025 • Improved energy security and balance of payments
- 12. Current progress towards GFEI’s goal of doubling fuel economy (l/100km) Potential CO2 saved from doubling fuel economy
- 13. Invest in women’s transport security • Women’s personal security on public transport is a right • Harassment is experienced daily all around the world, but not well understood as under- reported.
- 14. All part of wider sustainable development agenda
Editor's Notes
- The FIA Foundation funds and supports a range of partners and initiatives with the aim of leveraging change. We build the case for action, support organisations and governments to introduce effective policies and programmes, and share these experiences with others to replicate and extend.
- FIA Foundation has a ‘Safe, Clean, Fair and Green’ agenda. It includes, but is not limited to road safety, air quality, affordable and accessible low carbon transport, such as Non Motorised Transport and improved fuel economy.
- With the focus this year on the Habitat III New Urban Agenda, we have put together a set of ‘asks’ for Quito – things which should be included in this agenda from the perspective of low carbon and fair mobility, clean air, and safe streets for all. We are working for cities that are ‘liveable’, and which have the transport infrastructure and framework of policies needed to make mobility work for all inhabitants. This is particularly important as the number of people living in cities is expected to double by 2050; an additional 2.5 billion people. By 2030, as many as 60% of all urban dwellers will be under the age of 18.
- The World Health Organisation produces regular updates on the number of people who die each year as a result of road traffic crashes. The latest, published last year indicates that over 1.2 million people died in 2013. This includes over 500 children each day. Road traffic injuries are now the leading cause of death for young people aged 15-29. For men of working age they inflict a mortality burden equal to HIV/AIDS. More than 90% of casualties are in middle- and low-income countries. 49% of road deaths are among cyclists (5%), pedestrians (22%), and motorcycles/ 3 wheelers (23%). FIA funds iRAP to assess the quality of roads. It has found that facilities for pedestrians are inadequate, with few footpaths on fast roads that people use to walk along.
- The FIA Foundation is working with partners to support implementation of specific policies which can improve urban mobility and help to deliver safe and sustainable cities for the future. For Habitat III we are calling for safe routes to school to prevent the tragedy of children dying on their way to and from school. Over 500 children die on the roads each day, with many more injured. FIA Foundation supports partners in countries such as South Africa and Tanzania which are introducing a package of measures around schools to improve safety. This includes pavements, safe crossing, and measures such as speed humps to reduce speeds. FIA Foundation supports the Save Kids Lives campaign – so far over 1 million people have called for action for road safety to halve deaths by 2020. The FIA Foundation released a report last year called ‘Safe to Learn’ which provides detailed analysis of the issues and shares experiences and solutions
- The FIA Foundation is also calling a particular focus on improving the safety of the fast ‘arterial’ roads in and out of cities. These high speed roads can be particularly dangerous if not designed appropriately. The FIA Foundation wants to see all roads assessed for safety and given an International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) star rating, with the highest risk roads then prioritised for safety upgrades to a minimum ‘3 stars’ or better. Evidence suggests that each improvement in star rating corresponds approximately to halving the number of deaths. We also work with a series of other partners to improve safety - including national NGOs, global institutions like the World Bank and WHO, and through our member network of auto clubs, for country action to improve legislation, increase awareness and support effective enforcement. We support the Road Safety Fund, and the train future leaders from around the world through the Road Safety Leadership Initiative are supporting the World Resources Initiative to engage city planners to deliver improvements based on its Cities Safer by Design publication.
- Pedestrians and cyclists are particularly vulnerable – particularly in developing countries where there may not be adequate infrastructure. FIA Foundation’s Share the Road programme works with countries in East Africa to introduce policies on non-motorised transport policies, including in Kenya, where the Nairobi City County Government, has set the aim of working towards making this ‘active mobility’ the mode of choice. Now we want to see a global change in government and donor policies with systematic investments in walking and cycling road infrastructure.
- Share the Road highlights the ‘triple win’ from investments in walking and cycling – mutually reinforcing benefits. Poor households in developing country cities spend up to 25% of their income on travel. The option of being able to safely cycle or walk to work or school is a win-win-win for sustainable mobility. It protects the environment and air quality by supporting non-motorised modes, it saves time and money and significantly extends travel distances and pool of employment opportunities, and it can also confer real health benefits. Cities such as Bogota in Colombia have shown that by investing in cycle lanes you can significantly increase cycling, reducing emissions, congestion and improving access to jobs and services – all while saving lives. Share the Road is working to raise this up the agenda globally.
- Clean air is vital in cities where so many people live. The WHO estimates that 3.7 million people die a year from outdoor air pollution, and vehicles are a significant source of harmful emissions. Poor air quality contributes to stroke, heart disease and respiratory deaths. The FIA Foundation has supported the Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles – and helped eliminate lead from petrol, and is now working to reduce the sulphur content of fuel. As our recent report on ‘Reducing pollution emissions’ shows – particulate matter (PM) is a serious threat to health, but also contributes to climate change through ‘black carbon’ which absorbs heat, and raises atmospheric temperatures. Introducing new standards on vehicles and fuels to introduce particulate filters on vehicles can significantly reduce these emissions.
- The Global Fuel Economy Initiative has shown that using existing cost-effective technologies it is possible to double vehicle fuel economy- i.e. use half as much fuel for each km or mile travelled. Our State of the World report, published at COP21 in Paris in December 2015 shows that this could save 33Gt of CO2. We estimate that financial savings would be $2bn by 2025, which could help fund transition to electric plug-in vehicles. Other benefits include improved energy security and balance of payments. GFEI has regular updates of this analysis – the latest was published a few weeks ago in Leipzig.
- This material illustrates the progress towards GFEI’s goal of doubling average fuel economy for new vehicles by 2030. It is taken from our State of the World report. It shows that progress has been made towards the GFEI target, but that more progress is needed. Progress has been higher in OECD countries than non-OECD countries. However, vehicle growth is set to be highest in non-OECD countries over the coming decades, meaning it is vital to also focus on these markets. Analysis by GFEI partner the IEA shows that doubling fuel economy can play an important role in reducing carbon emissions, as part of a wider set of measures in the transport sector – including ‘avoid’ and ‘shift’.
- New research funded by the FIA Foundation by Heather Allen – independent consultants. Looks at women’s experiences of public transport – and in particular, the issue of harassment and unwanted or threatening behaviour. It explores the scale of the issues, and the information gaps, and tested a methodology for gathering new evidence from users of public transport in South Africa. The next stage will be to expand the fieldwork to new cities and develop a toolkit of policy responses.
- The FIA Foundation’s ‘Safe, Clean, Fair and Green’ agenda corresponds with the many cross-cutting areas of the Sustainable Development Goals – including the goals on Health (3), Energy (7), Cities (11) and Climate Change (13). As well as Habitat III, we are supporting the G20 through its energy efficiency task force, and also in the Climate Change Process – both the follow-up from Paris and the upcoming COP22 climate conference in Marrakech in November 2016.