Environmental Impacts of International Transport Workshop, Leipzig, 27 May 2009

Transport is increasingly the focus of climate change policies. The 2008 International Transport Forum examined policies to mitigate CO2 emissions from surface transport. Its conclusions on the key measures to reduce emissions are being taken forward, notably through a Global Fuel Economy Initiative with partner organisations. Globalisation has been accompanied by conspicuous increases in the volume of aviation and maritime transport and their emissions of greenhouse gases are growing rapidly. This workshop examined Policies for reducing the environmental impacts of international transport and cut pollution cost effectively to optimal levels. Workshop Outline Workshop Conclusions  -  also available in Russian

Background Documents

Airbus and Environment Christian DUMAS, VP Environmental Affairs, Airbus Climate Change due to Globalisation through Urban Land Use and Transportation Interactions Making International Transport Pay Its Climate Bill  --  Slides Per KÅGESON, Nature Associates, Sweden Aviation Global Deal Group Contribution to a Sectoral Approach Andy KERSHAW, British Airways The Impact of Climate Change Policy on Competition in the Air Transport Industry Peter FORSYTH, Department of Economics, Monash University, Clayton, Australia JTRC Discussion Paper No.2008-18 Competitive Interaction between Airports, Airlines and High-Speed Rail Summary and Conclusions of Round Table, 2-3 October 2008, Paris JTRC Discussion Paper No.2009-7 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Potential from International Shipping Philippe CRIST, Joint Transport Research Centre of the OECD and the ITF JTRC Discussion Paper No. 2009-11 Policy Instruments to Limit Negative Environmental Impacts from Increased International Transport. An Economic Perspective Kurt VAN DENDER and Philippe CRIST, Joint Transport Research Centre of the OECD and the International Transport Forum JTRC Discussion Paper No. 2009-9