Latin American Carbon Forum

Sector 5 – Mobilizing carbon finance for sustainable urban transport

Example of NAMAs in the transport sector in

Mexico

Hilda Martínez SalgadoOctober 15, 2010

EMBARQ Network

Mission: Catalyze sustainable mobility solutions in order to improve the Quality of Life in Mexican cities.

CTS México

Projection of fleet and total emissions (2009-2030)

The country’s vehicle fleet triple from 8.3 millions vehicles in 1996 to 21.5 millions in 2006 (average growth rate: 9.6%)

A projected increase of more than two fold in the vehicle fleet (27 million in 2009 to 70 millions in 2030)

A similar increase in C02e emissions (from 190 M ton in 2009 to 413 M ton for 2030)

Low Carbon Growth for Mexico Study (MEDEC)

Source: Low Carbon Development for Mexico study, CTS-World Bank 2008

Marginal Abetment cost curves

Source: Low Carbon Development for Mexico study, CTS-World Bank 2008

Optimization of conventional bus system in Mexico City (1)

MEDEC: Bus optimization estimated net benefits are estimated to be around 96.6 $/t CO2e (considering travel time savings and health benefits)

PECC Objective: Build a modern, urban public transport management system which responds to sustainability criteria and implies a high (positive) social impact, in cities with more than 100 thousand inhabitants.

Optimization of conventional bus system in Mexico City (2)

Components of NAMA:Establishment of the necessary institutional structure (e.g. regulatory entity)

Planning of the necessary changes of the bus system (e.g. route planning, concession management)

Implementation of the bus optimization (e.g. bus route changes, public awareness campaign, implementation of a monitoring system)

Optimization of conventional bus system in Mexico City (3)

Emission reduction:Decrease in number of busesDecrease in overall km-travelModal shift

MRV: No. of buses, VKT of buses, modal split, progress in implementation.

Financing: Barrier removal costsInformational barriers Institutional barriersFinancial barriers

Implementation:Local Ministries of transport (Mexico City and State of Mexico)Federal government (through PROTRAM)

Conclusions

NAMAs are a way for developing countries to achieve sustainable development

NAMAs opens a window of opportunity for carbon finance in the transport sector

NAMAs should be based on well developed national and/or sector strategies.

THANK YOUHilda Martínez S

hmartinez@ctsmexico.orghttp://www.ctsmexico.org