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Recommendations for Improving Transportation Energy Efficiency in APEC Economies Recommendations For Improving Transportation Energy Efficiency In APEC Economies Laura VAN WIE MCGRORY Abstract The March 2009 APEC Workshop on Policies that Promote Energy Efficiency in Transport (WPPEET) produced broad consensus that APEC economies should aim to increase transit-oriented development and integrated land-use planning, and minimise private motorised transport. The workshop recommendations for APEC economies included methods of overcoming institutional barriers and information gaps, as well as, the adoption of best practices to both improve the energy efficiency of vehicles and promote efficiency in the entire transport system. The workshop recommendations also suggested a stronger role for APEC in supporting needed research into key areas related to energy efficiency in transportation, and acting as a clearinghouse of information. Introduction The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Workshop on Policies that Promote Energy Efficiency in Transport (WPPEET) – held at the APEC Secretariat in Singapore on 24-25 March, 2009 – provided a lively forum on a range of transport topics, including fuel economy standards, operational efficiency programmes, freight efficiency, mass transit, reducing road congestion, and land use and urban planning. While the workshop focused on policies that could decrease the energy intensity of the transport sector in APEC economies, participants unanimously recognised the importance of energy efficiency and transportation within the larger context of climate change and sustainable economic development. Discussion also focused on how to write transportation into global climate policy. 42 JOURNEYS | November 2011 Particularly for developing economies, an emphasis on the economic and other cobenefits of energy efficient transport policy can help leaders overcome the perceived tradeoff between economic growth and adopting measures to cut emissions. For instance, reduced road congestion resulting from a modal shift from private-motorised transport to public transit – such as, a bus rapid transit or subway system – significantly improves road safety, local air pollution, and economic productivity. ...for developing economies, an emphasis on the economic and other co-benefits of energy efficient transport policy can help leaders overcome the perceived trade-off between economic growth and adopting measures to cut emissions.
There was broad consensus among WPPEET participants that transit-oriented development, integrated land-use planning, and minimised private motorised transport should be among every economy’s primary development goals. The “Avoid-Shift-Improve” framework used by the Asian Development Bank provides a succinct lens for evaluating transport policy: Comprehensive transportation policy aims simultaneously to avoid travel, encourage a shift from motorised to non-motorised and low-carbon transport, and improve the efficiency of existing systems and vehicles. The WPPEET participants recommended the introduction of this framework into further discussions of APEC activities related to efficient transportation policy. Recommendations The recommendations emerging from the presentations and discussions at WPPEET fell into three categories: Recommendations for APEC Economies: Overcoming Barriers M a n y e c o n o m i e s f a c e c h a l l e n g e s integrating transportation policies with Table 1: Policies to encourage vehicle and transport system efficiency Recommendations for Improving Transportation Energy Efficiency in APEC Economies energy and planning p o l i c i e s . The WPPEET experts suggested measures for overcoming institutional barriers and the lack of reliable and comprehensive information, and for ensuring effective education of policy-makers and the public. Recommendations for Economies: Best Practices in Transport Policy The workshop recommendations also included specific policies for APEC economies to consider in addressing transportation energy efficiency. The policies are divided into strategies for improving the energy efficiency of vehicles, and strategies for promoting energy efficiency in the entire transport system (Table1). A Role for APEC APEC has an important role in supporting needed research into key areas related to energy efficiency in transportation, and acting as a clearinghouse of information on these issues. WPPEET workshop participants specifically recommended two measures; firstly, studies to improve and fill gaps in information, and secondly, the creation of a forum on energy-efficient transportation. Policies to Encourage Vehicle Efficiency Policies to Encourage Transport System Efficiency • Increasing Fuel Economy of New Vehicles • Reducing Road Congestion • Improving Operational Efficiency • Land Use and Urban Planning • Energy Efficiency in Freight • Mass Transit JOURNEYS | November 2011 43
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