World population in cities Decarbonization of urban transport Guido Bruggeman Current 2050 50% 70% World population in cities 95% of the urban expansion will take place in developing countries Developing countries lack good governance to deal with it 1.3 2.5 Number of cars (billion) THE BIG PICTURE Urbanization - Motorization - Climate change - Pollution

In cities….. Global energy consumption Global CO₂ emissions 70% Global energy consumption 75% Global CO₂ emissions Share of transport in emissions 30% Cities account for 80% of economic output Earth’s land occupation 3%

The vehicles and fuel we use Travel by environmental friendly modes DECARBONISATION AND URBAN MOBILITY The way we move around in our cities The way we plan our cities The vehicles and fuel we use PLAN SHIFT IMPROVE A B C Transit Oriented Development Travel by environmental friendly modes Cleaner vehicles and fuel 3

MOBILITY Land-use The carbon footprint starts with land-use and urban planning Land-use MOBILITY Transport System Low-carbon cities grow compact and rely on mass transit 4

URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORT CARBON EMISSIONS Atlanta and Barcelona have similar populations but very different carbon output Atlanta Barcelona 5

GASOLINE CONSUMPTION AND URBAN DENSITY 6

URBAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Good urban planning can reduce the carbon footprint by: Integration of urban planning, land use and transport planning Transit Oriented Development (TOD) along public transport corridors Building compact cities and combatting urban sprawl Keeping strict control over land-use Curb on shopping-malls unless served by good public transport Traffic Impact Studies  obligatory for project developments Cities should be in better control of the urban development of their cities 7

PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT MODES SHIFT PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT MODES CITIES Adopting a sustainable transport action plan for promotion of walking, cycling , public transport, school transport (and stick to it) Allocating serious budget for improvement of sustainable transport  Setting targets and keeping the city administration accountable for it Impose much better internal coordination, organisation and coherent policies NATIONAL GOVERNMENT Amendments to legislation in all aspects in order to support sustainable transport modes Financial support to cities through a Sustainable Transport Support Fund 8

CLEANER VEHICLES AND FUEL IMPROVE CLEANER VEHICLES AND FUEL The push towards cleaner vehicles is mainly a task for the national government. Fiscal policies Annual vehicle tax dependent of vehicle emissions Lifting purchase tax and import duties on hybrid and electric vehicles Ban of vehicles in cities that do not meet certain emission criteria Improvement of fuel quality by legislative measures Promotion of electric public transport through national green public transport fund (subsidies) Contact: guido.bruggeman@planet.nl 9