Development of SustainableEnergy System for Transport Sector

VisionIndicatorsMechanisms

Case Study

Why important

n The transport sector has met a substantialgrowth in greenhouse emissions

n The largest share of the increase in oil usecoming from the transport sector

Vision

n Clean Fuels & VehiclesVehicle fleets in many cities around the

world are converting to compressednatural gas (CNG). Thissubstantially reduces air pollution.Ethanol is also being blended withgasoline to reduce pollution anddependence on oil. On the vehicleside, governments are adoptingmore rigorous vehicle standards. Cities are also phasing out 2-stroke engines, which are highly polluting.

Vision

n Integrated Urban Road Pricing:Road pricing scheme with tolls for

transport entering the city center. Thiswill be fully automated and the tolls will vary with time of day and day of week, to reflect congestion.

Vision

They are much less expensive and represent a significantlymore efficient use of capital than construction ofrailbased metros and, can be implemented in a fractionof the time.

n Bus Rapid Transit Systems:A new paradigm in urban mass

transit will be developed. BRT systems get buses out oftraffic, increase their averagespeed, improve their reliabilityand convenience, increasesystem capacities, thusincreasing the profitability ofsystems.

Vision

n Intelligent TransportSystems (ITS):

ITS encompass a broad rangeof communications basedon information, control andelectronics technologies tohelp to monitor andenhance system wideperformance, reducecongestion, providealternate routes to travelersand enhance productivity.

Vision

n Pedestrian & bicyclefacilities:

Ukrainian cities will changetheir vision of futuredevelopment toward a more people centeredapproach, they will have more pedestrian & bicycle related infrastructure as a means of encouraging a safer and healthierenvironment.

Visionn Long-term government planningUkrainian transport system will be common

for all big and small cities and even villages, planned according to a unified government program.

Sustainable Transportation Impacts

Air and water pollutionClimate changeNoise impactsHabitat lossHydrologic impacts

Social equityImpacts on mobility disadvantagesHuman health impactCommunity cohesionCommunity livability

Traffic congestionMobility BarriersAccident damagesFacility costsConsumer costs

EnvironmentalSocialEconomic

Quantitive and qualitative data

Survey dataUser preferencesConvenience and comfortCommunity livability

Vehicle and person tripsVehicle and person miles of travelTraffic crashes and fatalitiesRevenues and costsProperty values

QualitativeQuantitive

Economical indicators for Sustainable Transport sector

Social indicators for Sustainable Transport sector

Environmental indicators for Sustainable Transport sector

Indicators

Indicators are things we measure to evaluate progress toward goals and objectives. Such indicators have many uses: they can help to identify trends, predict problems, assess options, set performance targets, and evaluate a particular jurisdiction or organization.

Indicators

For comprehensive and sustainable transportation planning it is usually the best to choose a balanced set of indicators reflecting a combination of economic, social and environmental objectives. An indicator set that focuses too much on one type of impact or overlooks others can result in decisions that are not overall optimal.

Mechanisms

n Government and municipal programs for attraction of investments into development of clean fuels and vehicles;

n Imposing high taxes on using traditional transport and preferences for using new types of transport (in a long-term perspective);

n Popularization of virtual offices, internet commerce and remote learning

Mechanisms

n Development of government program for SD of transport sector for 50 years in cooperation with R&D institutes, universities, industry, municipal and NGO organizations;

n Introduction of SD into educational programs;

n Arrangement of public discussions in mass media with government authorities, industry and business representatives, green peace, etc to promote SD as a modern and popular style of life

Conclusion

Changing the transport sector of ukrainian energy system to a sustainable one is not an easy task. This challenge requires introduction of different mechanisms. And it is not only technical or technological objective.

Conclusion

To accomplish our vision of transport system of Ukraine in a long term we should implement deep changes not only on national or industrial level, but we should also think about how to involve each citizen of Ukraine in this process using also educational, informational, legal and economical mechanisms.