Cop 28 Unece Escap Final Agenda and Concept Note 6dec2023
Cop 28 Unece Escap Final Agenda and Concept Note 6dec2023
Cop 28 Unece Escap Final Agenda and Concept Note 6dec2023
Background: The global transport sector has the highest reliance on fossil fuels
of any sector and in 2021 accounted for almost one quarter of global
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The road transport sector, including passenger
cars, buses, heavy and light duty commercial vehicles, quite unlike other inland
transport sub-sectors, such as rail and inland waterway transport, and much
more than the aviation and maritime sectors combined, is a main polluter
accounting for approximately 77 per cent of global transport related GHG
emissions. Therefore, the road-based transport sector bares a unique
responsibility in helping countries meet their climate change mitigation goals
with solutions already available to drastically reduce its climate impact.
Objective: This high-level policy dialogue offers a unique platform for member
States of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and United
Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to take
stock of ongoing and planned regulatory and practical efforts aimed at
decarbonizing the transport sector, in particular inland transport, and at
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strengthening transport system climate change preparedness through the
adoption of appropriate adaptation and resilience measures.
1. Finalized in 2015, the Paris Agreement and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development both represent universally approved policy visions
and ambitious objectives. Connecting these two global processes will require
coherent national development and implementation of policies that can achieve
the sustainability and climate change targets. As transport plays a significant
role in achieving both objectives, how can countries further advance sustainable
transport development targets and the goals of the Paris Agreement at the
same time?
4. To ensure a just transition, what are the policies in place in your country to make
sure low carbon mobility remains affordable and safe for all?
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PROGRAMME (75 min)
Contacts
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ESCAP Transport Division:
Ms. Wei-Shiuen Ng: wei-shiuen.ng@un.org
Mr. Alejandro Garcia Macias: alejandro.macias@un.org
DESA:
Mr. Richard Roehrl: Richard.roehrl@un.org
UNECE includes 56 member States in Europe, North America and Asia. However,
all interested United Nations member States may participate in the work of
UNECE. Over 70 international professional organizations and other non-
governmental organizations take part in its activities. The UNECE Inland
Transport Committee (ITC), a global United Nations platform administering a
broad range of legal instruments is considered by a growing group of member
States as indispensable for the development of efficient, harmonized, and
integrated, environmentally sound, safe, and sustainable inland transport
systems. At its annual session in February 2023, ITC mandated the development
of an ambitious strategy and action plan for mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions from the sector for adoption at its session next year.
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific: