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Green Transport: Driving Change for Sustainable Future

Join the NIAM/APRIL/UCL meeting on January 8-9, 2009, focusing on reducing environmental impacts through behavioral change in transport. Explore policy scenarios, behavioral measures, and cost assessments in addressing greenhouse gas emissions. Engage in discussions on downsizing, modal changes, and more to shape a greener future. Follow presentations on congestion charging, air quality strategies, and innovative solutions from diverse perspectives.

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Green Transport: Driving Change for Sustainable Future

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  1. NIAM/APRIL/UCL meeting, 8-9 January 2009 ‘Reducing the environmental impacts of transport with behavioural change’

  2. NIAM/APRIL/UCL meeting, 8-9 January 2009 ‘Reducing the environmental impacts of transport with behavioural change’ • Presentations: • Framework issues arising when assessing behavioural change measures • A London perspective • Behavioural change in the transport sector -the case of Sweden • Difficulties and limits in assessing the costs of the German truck toll system • The Mayor’s air quality strategy • Effect of CO2-based car registration tax on traffic PM2.5 emissions in Finland and future NTMs • Congestion charging impacts in London • Behavioural measures and the modelling process–setbacks and steps forward • Policy scenarios to meet Germany's GHG reduction targets • Developing a strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport • “Politicians, make up your minds!” • Assessing policy costs and benefits • Spanish and Holland perspective • Breakout sessions: • Downsizing and speeding • Modal change and reduced transport demand www.niam.scarp.se

  3. NIAM Meeting held at IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria. 23-24 April 2009 • Hosted by IIASA in conjunction with their meeting of the EC Life project, EC4MACS • Presentations/discussions: • Revision of the NEC and of the Gothenburg Protocol • New developments based on GAINS, addressing a wide range of efficiency, fuel switching and other measures • Dutch baseline projections • IAM in Italy covering both technical and NTM at a regional level • UK compare national projections with GAINS, with greater differences for PM2.5 • Role of behavioural change in NTM measures: proposal for a website compiling information on non-technical measures • Discussion on the TREMOVE model • JRC Ispra plans to develop regional IAM tools • Potential for trading emissions from shipping • Swedish activities with GAINS • Use of multi-criteria decision making techniques for broader consideration of ammonia abatement strategies • Initial work in the Czech Republic • Other: • submission of national emission projections, proposal for a COST action to support NIAM networking, and possible future NIAM activities www.niam.scarp.se

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