August 25 to 27, 2004 | Santiago, Chile

Summary of the Transportation and CDM workshop (49 kb)

In August 2004, the Government of Chile hosted an international workshop to share results from a project exploring the application of the Clean Development Mechanism to the transportation sector in Santiago. The primary goal of the workshop was to bring members of the transport, development and climate change communities together to advance the discussion of the fit between the CDM and the transport sector. The workshop focused on:

• bringing international experience and expertise to bear on the cutting edge analysis currently being conducted as part of the transport and CDM project in Chile;

• furthering discussion on limitations of the current CDM rules, and what types of creative solutions might better facilitate sustainable transport initiatives; and

• providing constructive suggestions to policy-makers and transport planners on how to incorporate emission reductions considerations into transportation planning.

The first day of the event was devoted to exploring the outcomes of the project to date, and emphasized the sharing of knowledge and capacity building between Chilean government representatives and other local stakeholders. The remaining two days provided an opportunity to explore projects being undertaken in other developing countries and the implications of their findings for the CDM.

Presentations made during the three days of the workshop are listed below.

Wednesday, August 25

Examining Possibilities for CDM in the Transportation Sector: Lessons from Chile

• Review of Transportation Activities (Español) (5,015 kb)
  Guillermo Díaz, Sub-secretary of Transportation, MOPPT

• Introduction to Project & CDM (676 kb)
  Jodi Browne, International Institute for Sustainable Development

• Case Study I: Bus Case Study (Español) (236 kb)
  Eduardo Sanhueza, Climate Change and Development

• Case Study II: Bicycles Case Study (637 kb)
  Steve Winkelman, Centre for Clean Air Policy

• Case Study III: Location Efficiency Case Study (1,466 kb)
  Chris Zegras, IISD

• Case Study III: Location Efficiency Modeling Approach (299 kb)
  Francisco Martinez, LABTUS, University of Chile

Thursday, August 26

Transportation & Climate Change Projects: Lessons for the CDM

• Opening & Summary of Day 1 (25 kb)
  John Drexhage, International Institute for Sustainable Development

• Project 1: Bus Maintenance Project (India) (1,082 kb)
  Kaushik Deb, The Energy and Resources Institute

• Project 2: LPG Bus Project (Indonesia) (467 kb)
  Martha Maulidia, Pelangi

• Project 3: TransMilenio Project Bogota (Columbia) (35,849 kb)
  Angelica Castro, TransMilenio

• Project 4: TranSantiago Project (Chile) (Español) (2,036 kb)
  Eduardo Giesen, TranSantiago

• Project 4: TranSantiago PDD (Chile) (Español) (353 kb)
  Raul O'Ryan, Deuman

Friday, August 27

Transportation, Climate Change & the CDM: Moving forward

• Transportation and CDM to date, and Summary of Day Two (114 kb)
  Jodi Browne, International Institute for Sustainable Development

• New possibilities: how to make the CDM more conducive to transport projects? (Español) (158 kb)
  Eduardo Sanhueza, Climate Change and Development

• How best to reduce emissions from transportation in developing countries? Options for exploration at COP-10 (281 kb)
  Steve Winkelman, Center for Clean Air Policy
  John Drexhage, International Institute for Sustainable Development

Partners

This workshop is made possible with support from:

• Canadian International Development Agency
• Department of Foreign Affairs CDM/JI Office
• Corporacion Andina de Fomento
• TranSantiago