As part of Daring Cities 2021, ICLEI Sustainable Mobility team organized the webinar:
Moving goods: Low carbon action plan for urban freight
on 26 October @ 14:00 – 15:00 UTC+2
Moving goods: Low carbon action plan for urban freight
Localized action plans for low-carbon urban freight in Latin America & Asian Cities
November 18, 2021
Cities moving towards a low carbon and equitable mobility future: Reflections from COP 26
November 24, 2021What does it mean to move goods in and around cities in a post-pandemic scenario? The substantial rise in E-commerce, which will result in 36 percent more delivery vehicles in the inner cities by 2030 (WEF, 2021) has put cities and companies to rethink transport infrastructure. As such, many cities have recognized the importance of more efficient and sustainable urban freight movement and operations to improve energy efficiency by implementing a mix of interventions from policies, infrastructure, technology to behavior. To ensure these interventions are well-coordinated and aligned with the vision of the city and long-term planning, an action plan is a must.
Low Carbon Action Plans for Urban Freight (LCAP-UF) are not a new concept and a few exemplary cities have developed such plans in the last decade (namely Freight Action Plan, Sustainable Logistics Plans). However, the total number of cities with these plans remains quite small and most existing are primarily from developed or Global North countries. ICLEI’s LCAP-UF guidebook was created to provide local governments with a roadmap in enhancing the freight movement and operations with a low carbon approach aiming to reduce GHG emissions. It facilitates a safe, socially inclusive, accessible, reliable, affordable, fuel-efficient, environmentally friendly, low-carbon, and resilient freight movement in the city.
This webinar provided guidance, shared insights, and best practices into low carbon action planning in Global South cities. Attendees were able to gain knowledge in developing measures to promote a low-carbon society in their urban freight network
Agenda
Welcome and introduction by the moderator
- Tu My Tran, Head of Sustainable Mobility, ICLEI World Secretariat
Guidebook launch
- Himanshu Raj, Sustainable Mobility Officer, ICLEI World Secretariat(Presentation slides)
Presentations: LCAP-UF in India, Taiwan, Colombia and Argentina
- Amar Kulkarni, Project Officer, ICLEI South Asia Secretariat (Presentation slides)
- Dr. Chinghui Liao, EcoLogistics Local Coordinator, City of Taoyuan (Presentation slides)
- María Cecilia Lazzaroni, Executive Director of Mobility Planning at Urban Development Secretariat of Santa Fe, Argentina (Presentation slides)
- Alejandra López, Urban Logistics Strategist, Urban Mobility Secretariat of Bogotá, Colombia (Presentation slides)
Moderated panel discussion / Q&A
- Tu My Tran, Head of Sustainable Mobility, ICLEI World Secretariat (moderator)
Low Carbon Action Plan for Urban Freight (LCAP-UF) - A guide to developing an LCAP-UF
EcoLogistics: Low carbon freight for sustainable cities, a project led by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, is playing a critical role in helping develop road maps for efficient and sustainable freight transport.
This LCAP-UF guidebook was created to provide local governments with a roadmap in enhancing the freight movement and operations with a low carbon approach aiming to reduce GHG emissions. It facilitates a safe, socially inclusive, accessible, reliable, affordable, fuel-efficient, environmentally friendly, low-carbon, and resilient freight movement in the city. The main objective of this guidebook is to help cities develop realistic and usable localized action plans that move away from the usual “one size fits all” model.