Keynote Address. Dr. GyengChulKIM. President

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1 * Presented at UNESCAP, KMI and KOTI Regional Expert Group Meeting on Policy Options for Sustainable Transport Development 27 Nov Keynote Address Dr. GyengChulKIM President

2 On Nov. 9, the super typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines. This caused thousands of known casualties. We re sincerely sorry for your loss. And we hope the Philippines will recover soon.

3 I. Governance for Climate Change and Transport II. Policies and Technologies for Climate Change III. Recommendations -3-

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5 Legal Governance Plan, Law, Regulation, etc. Manpower, System, etc. Manpower & Institution Finance Budget Revenue, Expenditure, etc. -5-

6 National Level Low Carbon Green Growth Act Sustainable Transport Development Act KOTI s Role Predicting the future trends in Transport Sector Sustainable Transport Planning Transport Master Plan for Climate Change Local Government Regulations & Actions Sustainable Transport Indicators / Area Designation & Management Local Level -6-

7 Vision Harmonious Development of Economy and Environment Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy 3 Strategy 4 Integration of strategies for climate change, global warming, renewable energy and sustainable development Establishment of Climate Change Response Master Plan and Energy Master Plan Establishment of national GHG management system Implementation of Emission Trading 2020 National GHG reduction of 30% compare to BAU -7-

8 Established for responding to climate change, energy crisis and environmental protection requirements Major contents - Sustainable transport area designation/ management - Sustainable transport indicators and management criteria - Making the law for effectively promoting strategies for GHG reduction - Improvement of non-motorized/carbon-free mode - Establishment of new Transport Master Plan for Climate Change every ten-years - Shifting to energy-saving low-carbon transport - Improvement of mobility and accessibility -8-

9 Vision Leading Country in Sustainable Transport Eco-friendly, Humanoriented Transport Goal Transport as Green Growth Engine Low Carbon, Low Energy Transport Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy 3 Strategy 4 Strategy 5 TDM, Efficient Traffic Operation Enhancing Walk/Bicycle Mode Public Transport Improvement Low Carbon Green Logistics Green Transport Technology Car sharing ITS Eco-drive IT-based Smart Work Walk infrastructure improvement Bicycle infrastructure improvement BRT, Intermodal connectivity center High speed rail Economic are development in KTX stations Rail, maritime mode share increase in freight Third party logistics LNG truck Green car Green car network Charging green car Fuel efficiency improvement in aviation GHG reduction 34.5m tons (34.3% of 2020 BAU) -9-

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11 Car Sharing Passenger car use reduction by car sharing 1,950,000 tco2 460,000 tco2 Eco-driving No sudden acceleration, deceleration, or stopping IT-based Smart Work Reducing trip distance and/or the number of trips 150,000 tco2 1,430,000 tco2 Source: Transport Master Plan for Climate Change, MLIT, Intelligent Transport Systems Efficient operation and management

12 817,000 tco2 Bicycle Infrastructure Improvement Public Bike Sharing System Walk Infrastructure Improvement Pedestrian priority zone, pedestrian plaza 3,000 tco2 Source: Transport Master Plan for Climate Change, MLIT,

13 One Card All Pass Nationally compatible Korean transport card Bus Rapid Transit Exclusive lane, Priority signal, shelter, etc. 20,000 tco2 High Speed Rail Korean express train, Rail system improvement 2,410,000 tco2 Source: Transport Master Plan for Climate Change, MLIT,

14 Rail, Maritime Mode Share Increase Freight shifting to greener modes 3 rd Party Logistics Fuel efficiency improved by reduction of private car use, load factor increase, and truck size increase 4,810,000 tco2 2,080,000 tco2 LNG Truck Mixture of LNG with diesel reducing GHG emissions -14- Source: Transport Master Plan for Climate Change, MLIT, ,000 tco2

15 Green Car Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle, Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle, Electric Vehicle, etc. Fuel Efficiency Improvement Enhancing the Fuel Efficiency Standard 20,240,000 tco km/l 16.6 km/l 20.0 km/l Charging Infrastructure Pilot Test in Jeju Island ( ) Source: Transport Master Plan for Climate Change, MLIT,

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17 Woomyeon Mountain Landslide (2011) Gangnam Flooding (2012) Tremendous Snowfall (2010) -17-

18 The systematic transport governance for climate change - Organically structured from the national plan to the master plan Political supporting - Sustainable transport indicator and management (by region) - Negotiated agreements (by company) Technological supporting - ICT-based technologies -18-

19 Economy vs. Environment - The controversy of different views and values between efficiency and environment - The possibility that non-flexible and uniform regulations could degrade public transport quality. Korea s Lessons - Strategically persuading the public to embrace sustainable development plan - Selection of cost-effective policies - Harmony between economic values and environmental values -19-

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21 Management Indicator (Unit) Road GHG emission per capita (tco2eq/person) Auto GHG emission per capita (tco2eq/person) Road GHG emission per unit area (tco2eq/ m2 ) Road GHG emission per GRDP (tco2eq/$) Road air pollutant emission per capita (kg/person) The number of road accident casualties per 100,000 persons The number of road accident casualties per 10,000 vehicles Satisfaction survey for public transport Mode share by public transport (%) Mode share by green transport (%) Road congestion costs per capita ($/person) -21-