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55 Mobilizing Sustainable Transport for Development Jean-Pierre Loubinoux Director General International Union of Railways Paris, France Jean-Pierre Loubinoux was appointed Director-General of UIC, the worldwide association representing the rail sector, in 2009. He joined the rail sector in 1978 and held various positions including Director of the SNCF General Delegation in North America and then President and CEO of SNCF International. Jean-Pierre Loubinoux holds a wide range of responsibilities at international and professional levels. SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SHOWCASE: Legal name Union Internationale des Chemins de fer - International Union of Railways (UIC) Sector International Railway Sektor Headquarter location Paris, France Founding year 1922 Number of employees 130 Number of members 240 Website www.uic.org UIC, the worldwide railway association, groups 240 members from 100 countries, including railway companies, rail infrastructure managers, transport operators, rail-related service providers and research bodies. UIC is the voice of the railway sector and has consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It liaises with over 100 international organizations or transport associations with competence in transport issues. Rail as the backbone of sustainable transport and a part of the solution to climate change The UIC low carbon rail transport challenge (http://www. uic.org/low-carbon-rail-challenge) sets out a vision for rail as a part of the solution to climate change, saving one gigaton of CO 2 emissions. Through this initiative, UIC’s global membership is committed to halving energy consumption and carbon emissions (per passenger/tonkilometres relative to a 1990 baseline) by 2030, and then by 2050 further reduce these to 60% and 75% for energy and carbon, respectively. The final target aims to leverage these improvements by achieving a more sustainable balance between transport modes, increasing the rail passenger market share by 50% by 2030, and 100% by 2050 relative to a 2010 baseline. For freight transport the target is to equal road market share by 2030 and then increase to 50% greater than the road market share by 2050. The UIC mission is to promote rail transport at the global level, organize international cooperation among railways and help railways to meet current and future challenges of mobility and sustainable development.
Analysis and Policy Recommendations from the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport 56 Len Roueche Former Chief Executive Officer Interferry Victoria BC, Canada Len Roueche served as CEO of Interferry from 2002 until his retirement In April 2016. Prior to coming to Interferry, Mr. Roueche spent 25 years with BC Ferries, the largest ferry operator in Canada. In total, his career in the ferry industry has spanned 41 years. He holds a BA and an MA degree in economics. SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SHOWCASE Legal name Sector Headquarter location Founding year 1976 Number of members 600 Website Interferry, Inc. Maritime transport Victoria, BC, Canada www.interferry.com Interferry was formed in 1976 and is the only maritime trade association exclusively representing the world-wide ferry industry. It has over 600 individual members in 37 countries. Interferry has three primary functions: to facilitate the exchange of ideas and experience amongst members of the industry; to represent the industry on regulatory matters; and to promote the benefits of ferry transport. Ferry safety in developing countries For the past 15 years Interferry has been very concerned about the safety of ferries in the developing countries where over 95% of ferry fatalities occur. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is the body of the United Nations responsible for international shipping regulations. Unfortunately its mandate does not extend to ships operating with the territorial waters of a single nation. Despite this restriction, IMO has also shown great concern for ferry safety in developing nations where the vast majority of ferry operations are domestic. In 2006, IMO and Interferry joined together in an effort to improve this situation by engaging with the developing regions that have suffered the most from unsafe ferries, including Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines and the South Pacific Islands. Although this effort has been a slow process there have been some significant signs of change. The Philippines in particular has been a strong supporter of this project. In 2016, Manila is the host the 42nd Annual Interferry Conference with domestic ferry safety being one of the focus topics.
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