Title
Transport and climate change: Moving forward from COP26
Ministers' Roundtable
Ministerial Event
19 May
16:30 to 18:00
MPA2, Level 0
- lock_open Restricted participation
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The 26th session of the Conference of Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework for the Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place in Glasgow in November 2021, under the Presidency of the Government of the United Kingdom. The transport sector has played an increasingly prominent role in COP meetings over the past few years and for the first time last year at COP26, it was represented at its highest level by Transport Ministers in a meeting organised by the UK COP Presidency and the UK Department for Transport. Through the launch of "Decarbonise Transport! A Call from Business Leaders for Climate Action and Collaboration with Governments”, leaders in the private sector highlighted the need for new and innovative collaboration to reach transport decarbonisation by 2050. Transport sector achievements at COP26 marked a change in how transport is perceived by the climate change community and how climate change should be governed. The COP26 final decision text, i.e. the Glasgow Climate Pact, also marked the beginning of the phasing out of fossil fuels where the transport sector must accelerate the development, deployment and dissemination of technologies and implement policies to transition to low-emission systems, while ensuring that the transition will be just and inclusive. A summary of transport outcomes at COP26 can be found here: https://www.itf-oecd.org/sites/default/files/docs/cop26-transport-policy...
Building upon previous high-level transport and climate dialogues, including the 2021 ITF Ministers’ Roundtable (MRT) “Transport and Climate Change: Moving forward from COP25” and the Transport Ministers meeting at COP26, this MRT on "Transport and Climate Change: Moving forward from COP26" will focus on the critical policy guidance required to lead infrastructure financing and investment, including to enhance and integrate sustainable transport modes, such as public transport, walking, and cycling; to create greater partnerships and collaboration among stakeholder groups beyond the transport sector; to identify opportunities for better integration of high-level transport and climate change policy dialogues, and to support a just transition in the transport sector. Key discussion outputs will also be carried forward to high-level transport and climate change dialogues at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt in November 2022.
Specific topics for discussion are listed as follows:
1. What are existing or planned transport-related CO2 mitigation policies or initiatives that would help countries achieve the Paris Agreement goals and the Glasgow Climate Pact? In particular, what are the expectations of the role of public transport and active travel in such policies, and what policy incentives will encourage behavioural change?
2. How can the transport sector help facilitate greater collaboration among stakeholder groups, especially between public and private sector actors to jointly advance climate actions in transport?
3. What are the most important actions that Transport Ministries can take to develop COVID-19 recovery pathways that are sustainable, resilient and inclusive and will contribute to transport and climate change mitigation and adaptation measures?
The Summary Report for thisMinisters' Roundtableis available to download here:2022MRT1_Transport and Climate Change_Summary Report.pdf
2022MRT1_Transport and Climate Change_Summary Report.pdf
Speakers
Kamel El Wazir
Minister of Transport
Egypt
Georges Gilkinet
Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Mobility
Belgium
Constantin-Gabriel Bunduc
Secretary of State
Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Romania
Daniele Violetti
Senior Director, Programmes Coordination
UNFCCC
Jorge Delgado
Secretary of State for Urban Mobility
Portugal
Merav Michaeli
Minister of Transport and Road Safety
Israel
Daniela Kluckert
Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Digital and Transport
Germany
Grant Shapps
Secretary of State for Transport
United Kingdom
Mohammed Abdeljalil
Minister of Transport and Logistics
Kingdom of Morocco
Julie Kitcher
Executive Vice President Communications and Corporate Affairs
Airbus
Michael Peter
CEO
Siemens Mobility
Mohamed Mezghani
Secretary General
International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
François Davenne
Director General
International Union of Railways (UIC)
François Davenne and Georges Gilkinet discussing transport decarbonisation initiatives
Daniele Violette and François Davenne sharing a light moment
Daniele Violette and Julie Kitcher exchanging expertise
Nicholas Bell and Olivier Marchal reflecting on how transport can be decarbonised
Attendees gather at the transport and climate change roundtable
François Davenne and Mohamed Mezghani sharing a pleasant moment
Jorge Delgado, Mohamed Mezghani, and Constantin-Gabriel Bunduc discussing sustainable transport
Georges Gilkinet and Daniela Kluckert sharing a fruitful discussion
François Davenne and Julie Kitcher envisioning transport decarbonisation methods
Melinda Crane and Daniela Kluckert shaking hands
François Davenne (Director General, International Union of Railways) and Georges Gilkinet (Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Mobility, Belgium) discussing transport decarbonisation initiatives during the "Transport and climate change: Moving forward from COP26" roundtable at the International Transport Forum, ITF, 2022, Leipzig, Germany at the International Transport Forum’s 2022 Summit on “Transport for Inclusive Societies” in Leipzig, Germany, on 19 May 2022.
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Daniele Violette (Senior Director, Programmes Corrdination, UNFCCC) François Davenne (Director General, International Union of Railways) sharing a light moment during the "Transport and climate change: Moving forward from COP26" roundtable at the International Transport Forum, ITF, 2022, Leipzig, Germany at the International Transport Forum’s 2022 Summit on “Transport for Inclusive Societies” in Leipzig, Germany, on 19 May 2022.
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Daniele Violette (Senior Director, Programmes Corrdination, UNFCCC) and Julie Kitcher (Executive Vice President Communications and Corporate Affairs, Airbus) exchanging expertise during the "Transport and climate change: Moving forward from COP26" roundtable at the International Transport Forum, ITF, 2022, Leipzig, Germany at the International Transport Forum’s 2022 Summit on “Transport for Inclusive Societies” in Leipzig, Germany, on 19 May 2022.
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Nicholas Bell (UK Secondee, Secretary General's Office, ITF) and Olivier Marchal (EU & Road Counsellor of the Federal Minister of Transport, Belgium) reflect on how transport can be decarbonised during the "Transport and climate change: Moving forward from COP26" roundtable at the International Transport Forum, ITF, 2022, Leipzig, Germany at the International Transport Forum’s 2022 Summit on “Transport for Inclusive Societies” in Leipzig, Germany, on 19 May 2022.
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Michael Peter (CEO, Siemens Mobility), Daniele Violetti (Senior Director, Programmes Coordination, UNFCCC), François Davenne (Director General, UIC), Mohamed Mezghani (Secretary General, UITP), Julie Kitcher (Executive Vice President Communications and Corporate Affiars, Airbus), Constantin-Gabriel Bunduc (Secretary of State, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Romania), Diego Alberto Giuliano (Secretary of Transportation of the Nation, Argentina), Jorge Delgado (Secretary of State for Urban Mobility, Portugal), Daniela Kluckert (Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, Germany), Merav Michaeli (Minister of Transport and Road Safety, Israel) gather during the "Transport and climate change: Moving forward from COP26" roundtable at the International Transport Forum, ITF, 2022, Leipzig, Germany at the International Transport Forum’s 2022 Summit on “Transport for Inclusive Societies” in Leipzig, Germany, on 19 May 2022.
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François Davenne (Director General, International Union of Railways) and Mohamed Mezghani (Secretary General, UITP) sharing a pleasant moment during the "Transport and climate change: Moving forward from COP26" roundtable at the International Transport Forum, ITF, 2022, Leipzig, Germany at the International Transport Forum’s 2022 Summit on “Transport for Inclusive Societies” in Leipzig, Germany, on 19 May 2022.
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Jorge Delgado (Secretary of State Urban Mobility, Portugal), Mohamed Mezghani (Secretary General, UITP) and Constantin-Gabriel Bunduc (Secretary of State, Romania) discussing sustainable transport during the "Transport and climate change: Moving forward from COP26" roundtable at the International Transport Forum, ITF, 2022, Leipzig, Germany at the International Transport Forum’s 2022 Summit on “Transport for Inclusive Societies” in Leipzig, Germany, on 19 May 2022.
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Georges Gilkinet (Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Mobility, Belgium) and Daniela Kluckert (Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, Germany) sharing a fruitful discussion during the "Transport and climate change: Moving forward from COP26" roundtable at the International Transport Forum, ITF, 2022, Leipzig, Germany at the International Transport Forum’s 2022 Summit on “Transport for Inclusive Societies” in Leipzig, Germany, on 19 May 2022.
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François Davenne (Director General, International Union of Railways) and Julie Kitcher (Executive Vice President Communications and Corporate Affairs, Airbus) envisioning transport decarbonisation methods during the "Transport and climate change: Moving forward from COP26" roundtable at the International Transport Forum, ITF, 2022, Leipzig, Germany at the International Transport Forum’s 2022 Summit on “Transport for Inclusive Societies” in Leipzig, Germany, on 19 May 2022.
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Melinda Crane (Moderator) and Daniela Kluckert (Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, Germany) meet at the "Transport and climate change: Moving forward from COP26" roundtable at the International Transport Forum, ITF, 2022, Leipzig, Germany at the International Transport Forum’s 2022 Summit on “Transport for Inclusive Societies” in Leipzig, Germany, on 19 May 2022.
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