One Planet Mobility Y systemic approach to reducing footprint in cities

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One Planet MobilityY systemic approach to
reducing footprint in cities
Michael Narberhaus, WWF-UK Beijing, June 19th
2009
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Outline Presentation
One Planet Future The environmental challenge
of urban transport One Planet Mobility A
systemic response Towards a new model of
mobility lessons for China?
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Reducing footprint for a One Planet Future
U.S.
UK
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One Planet Future means sharing
Countries with high footprint per capita
Per capita consumption (no. of planets)
China
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leapfrogging
Afghanistan
Countries with low footprint per capita
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A vision for a One Planet Future
Thriving eco systems High bio diversity
Zero carbon energy
Sustainable use of commodities
Sustainable water use
ONE PLANET FOOD sustainable systems of
consumption and production
Sustainable Cities
Poverty eradication
ONE PLANET HOMES - sustainable systems of
consumption and production
ONE PLANET ECONOMY
ONE PLANET FINANCE
ONE PLANET EDUCATION
ONE PLANET MOBILITY - sustainable systems of
consumption and production
ECONOMY prioritises wellbeing and manages the
absolute use of resources and emissions FINANCE
a financial sector that enables an economy that
thrives within planetary limits EDUCATION an
education sector that enables people to make a
One Planet Future happen
By 2050 humanitys global footprint stays within
the earths capacity to sustain life and the
natural resources of our planet are equitably
shared
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Outline Presentation
One Planet Future The environmental challenge
of urban transport One Planet Mobility A
systemic response Towards a new model of
mobility lessons for China?
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Transport is the only sector in Europe with
increasing carbon emissions
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Rising car ownership
Forecast in millions
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Incremental efficiency improvements outweighed by
demand
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Cars are still an aspiration for a better life
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The American dream
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and its consequences
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Picking the technology winner Electric Vehicles

• Land use, habitat fragmentation and soil sealing
  
• Competition for renewable energy
• Impact from infrastructure construction and
  maintenance
• social and health impacts, noise, accidents

BUT
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Public transport is not a silver bullet
Full LCA includes the energy and carbon from
infrastructure and real occupancy rates
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Outline Presentation
One Planet Future The environmental challenge
of urban transport One Planet Mobility A
systemic response Towards a new model of
mobility lessons for China?
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Working with the urban frontrunners towards a new
model of sustainable mobility
Barcelona Lille Freiburg Malmö
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REAP Linking global production to local
consumption
REAP Resource and Energy Accounting Programme
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Taking the whole supply chain into account
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Linking local policy to global environmental
limits
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A process for systemic change

• Sustainable transport not only a technical but
  also a political problem
• Non system oriented initiatives of the past have
  been unsuccessful GHG emissions in transport
  still rising car culture
• Mobility is a complex social, political,
  technical and environmental system that requires
  a systemic approach
• Mobility behaviours are deeply culturally rooted
  and require complex social and political
  responses that go beyond straight forward
  implementation of public policy

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One Planet Mobility A vision for urban transport
By 2050 European cities have implemented a new
model of sustainable mobility that allows to
achieve carbon reductions from personal mobility
that are compatible with overall targets in the
EU of 90 to 95 emissions reductions.
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Outline Presentation
One Planet Future The environmental challenge
of urban transport One Planet Mobility A
systemic response Towards a new model of
mobility lessons for China?
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Need to prioritise solutions for sustainable
urban mobility

• Overall the avoidance of motorised travel is
  more environmentally friendly
• Avoiding unnecessary travel is a cheap way to
  increase the energy efficiency of local economies
  
• Travel avoidance and public transport offer huge
  opportunities to increase the quality of life in
  cities

The whole pyramid offers multiple opportunities
for carbon reductions
Reduce the need for travel Switch to a low or
no- carbon mode Efficient technologies New
technologies
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Less mobility can mean a better quality of life
Transport is not an end in itself. It is a means
for a better life. The goal is not to improve
transport, but to improve quality of life.
Enrique Peñalosa, Ex Mayor of Bogotá, 1998-2000
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Smaller cities, higher density less energy
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Key requirements to reduce the need for urban
mobility

• Increase densities of cities for shorter
  distances and to make public transport a viable
  alternative
• Encourage mixed use developments for higher
  accessibility of work places and services
• Support pedestrianisation for better cycling and
  walking

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Benefits from reduced mobility

• Better health
• Less noise
• More competitive and resilient local economies
• Better social cohesion of local communities

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Lessons for China?
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Thank you. Michael Narberhaus
mnarberhaus_at_wwf.org.uk