Building the Capacity of Chile

1
Building the Capacity of Chiles Transportation
Sector for Sustainable Development through the
Clean Development Mechanism
June 6, 2003 SB-18, Bonn, Germany
2
Project Overview

• Project partners CCD, IISD, CCAP and CIDA
• Goal to build Chiles capacity to reduce GHG
  emissions and promote involvement in the CDM,
  specifically in the transportation sector
• Objectives
• Prepare pre-feasibility studies on technology and
  travel demand reduction projects
• Advance local government sustainability agenda
• Attract foreign investment in sustainable
  development
• Potential for replication help establish
  precedent for assessing transportation CDM
  projects

3
Background

• Developing country GHG emissions growing faster
  than developed countries
• The transportation sector in developing countries
  growing faster than any other sector
• - There is rapid growth in travel demand in
  developing countries

4
Background

• In Chile, the transportation sector represents
  largest source of man-made GHG emissions -
  approximately 28
• CDM represents a crucial opportunity to develop a
  sustainable transportation sector for Chile
• - increased funding flows
• - enhanced capacity
• - expanded technology

5
5 Main Project Components

1. Analyze Chile's transportation sector
2. Prepare two in-depth case studies of potential
   transportation CDM projects (Chosen from 6
   pre-feasibility studies trolley study)
3. Expand the institutional capacity of relevant
   Chilean government authorities
4. Conduct a capacity-building workshop
5. Prepare a comprehensive final report and
   disseminate the project results

6
Trolley Feasibility Study

• The first pre-feasibility study requested by the
  Steering Committee
• CO2 Emission Reduction Potential Of Electric
  Trolleys, Case Study Santiago, Chile
• Major Findings
• In this case, the way to a more sustainable route
  (trolley system) could not be paved with CDM
  alone
• Need for internalization of other costs we
  cant ask the CDM to solve all of the issues.

7
6 Pre-Feasibility Case Studies

1. A new interurban passenger rail line (from
   Santiago to Melipilla)
2. Densification around new metro stations (e.g.,
   Plaza Egaña)
3. School location optimization
4. Various bicycle opportunities (e.g., protected
   parking areas, bike lanes, car free days)
5. Clean public transit options in central Santiago
   (Zona 10)
6. A new light rail service in northern Santiago
   (Recoletta Independicia).

8
Future Impact

• This project, with its emphasis on capacity
  building and groundbreaking analysis of methods
  for structuring and implementing CDM projects,
  can
• Provide a methodology
• for future use for other
• developing countries and
• Help set precedent for
• transportation CDM
• projects

9
CHILE/CDM PROJECT

• Climate Change and Development Consultants
• Eduardo Sanhueza J.Sanhueza_at_mi-mail.cl
• International Institute for Sustainable
  Development
• John Drexhage jdrexhage_at_iisd.ca
• Jodi Browne jbrowne_at_iisd.ca
• Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP)
• Ned Helme nhelme_at_ccap.org

Made possible with support from Canadian
International Development Agency (CIDA)