Following the launch of the ESCAP Regional Cooperation Mechanism on Low Carbon Transport in August 2022, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has conducted a series of subregional consultation and capacity building workshops to mobilize transport ministries and key stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific region to engage in the transport and climate change policy process and to help advance the goals of the Paris Agreement through transport decarbonization strategies. In each of these workshops, representatives from ESCAP member States shared their national low carbon transport goals, policy priorities and implementation actions, as well as their experience in the development of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies (LT-LEDs). Discussions have led to the emergence of several common priority areas and needs across the Asia Pacific region.
This Regional Meeting will focus on one of these common priorities, which is the establishment and implementation of low carbon transport targets and timelines in Asia and the Pacific. This topic was identified by ESCAP member States for in-depth analysis and technical assistance due to existing gaps in the technical, institutional and financial support that they are currently experiencing in the transition to low or zero carbon transport.
This regional meeting provides an opportunity for ESCAP member States and other stakeholders to present low carbon transport targets and timelines, national goals and strategies, challenges, ways to align national roadmaps with NDCs and LT-LEDs, as well as any partnerships, tools and modeling frameworks available. It also serves as a platform for multistakeholder engagement and to identify solutions best suited for low carbon transport in Asia and the Pacific through regional coordinated action.
This meeting is part of the second phase of the ESCAP Regional Cooperation Mechanism for Low Carbon Transport in Asia and the Pacific, which supports the development and implementation of transport and climate change mitigation plans of ESCAP member States. More information on the previous regional meeting on climate financing mechanisms for low carbon transport can be found here, Regional Cooperation Mechanism on Low Carbon Transport: Identification and Development of Climate Financing Mechanisms | ESCAP (unescap.org)
