Train to Copenhagen

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Train to Copenhagen

• An international communications campaign
• about how rail is a part of the solution
• for how to reverse the increasing emissions
  from the transport sector
• Official side event
• AWG-LCA AWG-KP, Barcelona, 4th November 2009

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The side event
Sustainable transport solutions and new thinking
are the only ways to curb emissions from the
transport sector The Train to Copenhagen is
bringing people to Copenhagen and COP 15 to the
people and will demonstrate this in praxis.
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Programme
19h45 Welcome and introduction to the Train to
Copenhagen, Margrethe Sagevik, International
Union of Railways (UIC) 19h50 IEA low CO2
transport scenarios to 2050 the role of rail
Lew Fulton, International Energy Agency
(IEA) 20h05 The global rail position paper on
climate change, Holger Dalkmann, Transport
Research Laboratory (TRL) 20h20 Emissions
reductions in praxis, the Spanish high speed
example, Juan Luis Martín Cuesta,
Renfe 20h35 Statements from Train to Copenhagen
partners (5 min each) WWF One Planet Mobility,
Peter Lockley Youth Climate Change, Melody
Hossaini, British Council Gender Climate
Change, Sandra Freitas, Global Gender and Climate
Alliance Seal the Deal, Jan Kappen, UNEP
21h00 Questions discussions 21h10
Conclusions Network cocktail
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Train to Copenhagen
Bringing people to Copenhagen and COP 15 to the
people

• The concept
• A communications campaign aiming to highlight
  the environmental performance of the rail sector
• The expected outcome
• Increase focus on rails contribution to reducing
  emissions in the transport sector in the post
  2012 climate agreement

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Train to Copenhagen
Main elements

• Events in Kyoto, Brussels and Copenhagen
• Kyoto Copenhagen (symbolic train journey)
• Climate Express (Brussels Copenhagen on 5th
  December)
• Global rail position paper on climate change
• Website (www.traintocopenhagen.org)
• National campaigns

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Train to Copenhagen partners
European Environment Agency
Transport Research Laboratory
United Nations Environment Programme
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The green link between Kyoto and COP15
Kyoto UIC Asia Environmental conference

• Objectives
• Tribute to Kyotos role in the Climate Change
  Agreement history!
• Capacity building and technology transfer
• Starting point of the message to be brought
  forward by the Kyoto Copenhagen the symbolic
  train journey

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Kyoto Copenhagen by train A symbolic journey
Transportation of message and broadcasting
observations
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The Climate Express

• 5 December 2009
• Departure Brussels 09.10
• Arrival Copenhagen 22.30
• 12 hour on-track seminar, with
• workshops, debates, exhibitions
• and press briefing
• 450 passengers High profile testimonials,
  delegates,
• media/press, NGOs and
• intergovernmental organisations

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Programme
19h45 Welcome and introduction to the Train to
Copenhagen, Margrethe Sagevik, International
Union of Railways (UIC) 19h50 IEA low CO2
transport scenarios to 2050 the role of rail
Lew Fulton, International Energy Agency
(IEA) 20h05 Keeping climate change solutions on
track, Holger Dalkmann, Transport Research
Laboratory (TRL) 20h20 Emissions reductions in
praxis, the Spanish high speed example,
Juan Luis Martín Cuesta, Renfe 20h35 Statements
from Train to Copenhagen partners (5 min
each) WWF One Planet Mobility, Peter Lockley
Youth Climate Change, Melody Hossaini,
British Council Gender Climate Change, Sandra
Freitas, Global Gender and Climate Alliance
Seal the Deal, Jan Kappen, UNEP
21h00 Questions discussions 21h10
Conclusions Network cocktail