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Asia is urbanizing fast. In China alone 350 million people will be added to existing and new cities in the next two decades – more than the entire US population. As a result, vehicle numbers, energy use and emissions are rising steadily. Rapid motorization combined with poor urban and transport planning have also reduced the use of public transport, walking and cycling. To decouple emissions increase with urban growth, we need better urban planning that integrates land use with systems for sustainable transport and clean energy, combined with policies and measures to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from all sources. |
Projects and Activities:
- CO2 Emissions Methodology for Transport [2]
- Comparative Review of Measures on Climate Impact of Transport [3]
- Developing Integrated Emission Strategies for Existing Land Transport (DIESEL) [4]
- Developing MRV Frameworks for Transport and Energy in Asia [5]
- Field Testing of Transport Co-benefits Manual (TCM) in the Philippines [6]
- Improving Walkability in Indian cities [7]
- Low Carbon Transport Study in Southeast Asia [8]
- Low Emission Cities for Transport and Energy [9]
- Partnership for Sustainable Urban Transport in Asia (PSUTA) [10]
- Study of Transit-Oriented Development on Travel Behavior and Benefits in Asian Mega-cities [11]
- Study on Present Condition and Future Prospect of Inter-city Road Transport in India [12]
- Support to the Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum [13]
- Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia (SUMA) [14]
- Think Pieces on Transport and Climate Change [15]
- Toolkit for Local Governments on Developing Sustainable Transport Policies and Strategies [16]
- Transport and Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Forecasts, Options Analysis, and Evaluation [17]
- Transport Data Initiative [18]
- Transport Emissions Evaluation Models for Projects (TEEMP) [19]
- Walkability Study in Asian Cities [20]
Our Low Emissions Urban Development Program consist of three components:
- Mainstream low emissions transport strategies in policy and investment decisions. A wide range of “avoid-shift-improve” strategies can lead to low emissions transport systems. Future transport emissions for Asian countries and cities and reduction strategies were determined with various emissions tools. Building on these efforts, Clean Air Asia will support national and city governments to integrate these strategies into policy and investment decisions and in urban master plans.
- Knowledge management and exchange on land use, transport and energy. Clean Air Asia will establish an Exchange Platform for Land use and Transport together with development agencies, governments and other partners. To support this, we will continue to collect for Asian countries and cities data that underpin air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions indicators for transport and energy, and develop land use indicators, such as availability of green space, km sidewalks and bike lanes, and percentage of mixed land use in cities.
- Bring walkability higher on the development agenda. Clean Air Asia will continue to work with city mayors to introduce Car Free Days in one or more streets in cities across Asia to create awareness about the need for urban space for people, better pedestrian facilities and the importance of walking and cycling to reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. This will be supplemented with surveys and awareness raising on the state of walkability in Asian cities and collaboration with government and development banks to increase investments and improve policies for walking and cycling.
For more information on our walkability work in Asia, see Walkability Asia Website [21].
Goals 2016 for Asia
- Asian countries adopt "avoid-shift-improve" transport strategies that support low emissions urban development.
- Asian countries and cities of more than 1 million people issue regular reports on key air pollution and greenhouse gas emission indicators for transport and energy.
- Asian cities of more than 1 million maintain or improve the 2000-2010 percentage share of trips by non-motorized and public transport.
Contact Persons:
Bert Fabian, bert.fabian(at)cleanairasia.org
Sudhir Gota, sudhir(at)cleanairasia.org
Alvin Mejia, alvin.mejia(at)cleanairasia.org
Program Partners:
Cambridge Systematics
Center for Environmental Planning and Technology University, India
Changan University, China
Chreod Ltd.
Department of Land Transport, Thailand
Department of Natural Resources, Environment and Housing (DoNREH), Vietnam
EMBARQ (World Resources Institute Center for Transport and the Environment)
GIZ
Hanoi Transport Development Strategies Institute (TDSI)
Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies (HIDS)
Interface for Cycling Expertise (I-CE)
Institute for Transportation Development Policies (ITDP)
Partnership for Clean Air, Philippines
Pollution Control Department, Thailand
Transport Research Laboratory (TRL)
University of California, Berkeley
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
UN Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)
Urban and Rural Construction Commission, China
USAID/USAEP
Donors:
Asian Development Bank
Institute for Transportation Development Policies (ITDP)
Institute for Transport Policy Studies (ITPS)
Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Institut Veolia Environnement
Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)
Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (PCFV)
Shakti Foundation
Sida
Transport Research Laboratory (TRL, UK)
UNEP-GEF
United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)
USAID Philippines
World Bank