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Launch of the NAMA SUTRI Full Concept Document

NAMA SUTRIThe Ministry of Transportation Indonesia (MoT) and the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) prepared the NAMA SUTRI Full Concept Document in cooperation with the GIZ TRANSfer project. The NAMA SUTRI Full Concept Document offers a comprehensive overview of the NAMA and presents information on the mitigation measures, MRV and financing.

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TRANSfer organized side event on Climate Finance at UNFCCC COP 20

P1030143How can climate finance be used to shift traditional transport financing to low-emission, sustainable transport? How can it be used to mobilize additional financing including from the private sector for low-emission, sustainable transport? And how could climate funds such as the Green Climate Fund be structured to make them work for sustainable transport? These were the guiding questions of the side event “Green and Smart Innovations and Effective Climate Finance for Low Carbon Transport and Society”. Continue reading

Modelling GHG Emissions of Road Transport in China – New Technical Paper Published

China-Technical PaperDue to the rapid economic development in recent years, China is experiencing substantial growth in vehicle population and motorisation, which has lead to a strong increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and air pollution. In order to reduce emissions and meet the carbon emission targets, city governments and decision makers are increasingly interested in understanding the effectiveness of transportation measures.

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Transport NAMA Report 2014 published

t-nama-reportToday, TRANSfer publishes the 2014s edition of the Transport NAMA Report that is available for download here. Based on the results of a recently conducted survey and expert interview, it gives detailed insights into challenges, good practices and international support needs of Transport NAMA development, financing and MRV. Continue reading

TRANSfer at COP 20 [UPDATE Nov 20th]

The TRANSfer project, together with its networking partners, will be busy at COP 20 promoting innovative approaches to support low carbon transport. A number events will provide opportunities to discuss the latest developments in the sector. We provide an overview of events at COP 20 with TRANSfer involvement!

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Insights on the Sustainable Urban Transport Initiative (SUTRI) NAMA at COP20

indonesiaThe TRANSfer Project will share insights on the Sustainable Urban Transport Initiative (SUTRI) NAMA, its process and measures beyond at the Indonesian Pavilion at COP20 in Lima. As a knowledge-sharing platform for actual and real climate actions and efforts in Indonesia, the Pavilion is a place to exchange best practices and lessons learned. Continue reading

Transport Day 2014

PrintThe motto for this year’s Transport Day is “Transport Tackles Climate Change @ Transport Day 2014”.

The BtG/SLoCaT event will be part of COP20 on Sunday 7th December 2014 at Sheraton Hotel, Lima, Peru. International experts, the scientific community and Parties will demonstrate the potential contribution of land transport in climate change mitigation and adaptation. There, TRANSfer will hold a breakout session on NAMAs and MRV.

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CODATU XVI Conference – from the 2nd to the 5th of February 2015, Istanbul, Turkey

codatu-headerCODATU XVI conference, organised by CODATU in partnership with İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi (İTÜ), will take place in Istanbul on February the 2nd to the 5th, 2015. The topic of the conference is: “Energy, climate and air quality challenges: the role of urban transport policies in developing countries and emerging economies”. Turning around climate issues linked to urban transport, the debates and presentations will make the conference a milestone on the way to COP21 in Paris in December 2015. Continue reading

Highlights of the Transport-NAMA Session and MRV roundtable meeting from the UNEP Regional Workshop on NAMAs

CLEANAIROn Oct 1-3 GIZ held a thematic session on Transport NAMAs in Ha Long City, Vietnam

Different types of policy instruments are needed to implement the avoid-shift-improve strategy, and NAMAs can help to overcome several barriers (Presentation)

An MRV Roadmap process has been initiated to develop guidance (Reference Document) for countries to establish an MRV system and develop a set of ‘MRV Blueprints for Transport NAMAs’ (Presentation) Continue reading

TRANSfer Indonesia: ICCTF-Bappenas Climate and Development Investment Forum

NAMA_Summit_IndonesiaThe Indonesia Climate Change Trust Fund (ICCTF) and the Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS) held the International Climate and Development Investment Forum 2014, on September 12th, 2014 at Shangri-La Hotel in Jakarta.

The Forum invited 166 representatives of national and local government of Republic of Indonesia, policy makers and project planners from multilateral and bilateral donor and development agencies, as well as representatives of private sector / industry associations. Continue reading