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[2022 April 22, May 5 & 6] Building Carbon-Neutral Society for Our Common Future: the Role of Mobility in Times of Transition 기사를 twitter로 보내기 기사를 facebook으로 보내기 2022.05.19

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2022 JITC-KOTI-EACACN Capacity Building Workshop

 

Building Carbon-Neutral Society for Our Common Future

 

- the Role of Mobility in Times of Transition -

 

 

Concept Note

 

The history of search for a sustainable development path can be tracked down to the “Our Common Future” published 35 years ago in 1987, which laid the groundwork for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as we know of. Yet, facing various global challenges including climate change and COVID-19, it is argued that now is “the time to reclaim our common future ,” by putting people at the center to make meaningful progress in meeting universal goals. The bottom-line message is that we can’t have a common future if we lack a holistic perspective or fail to recognize the importance of inclusiveness in pursuit of sustainable development.

 

It is in this context that we need to approach and understand the vision of carbon-neutral society. So far, 131 governments have included carbon neutrality in their national tasks . While it needs to be in line with the spirit behind sustainable development, transitioning toward a carbon neutral society should not compromise the condition of human settlement nor the ability of industries to innovate.

 

To build a thriving carbon-neutral society with human well-being and inclusive growth at its core, this workshop is to take a deep dive into one of the areas that is going through a transformative change for net-zero emissions: the transport sector. The shift to zero emission transportation would mean carbon reductions not just of tailpipe emissions but also of lifecycle emissions. Globally, this has been translated into a relocation of road space for all users and activities of walking, cycling, public transportation and cars, as well as electrifying the existing vehicle fleets. Mobility-as-a-Service (Maas) which is a data-driven and user-centered service operated on smartphones, can also be an example of the next human-centered revolution in mobility and how the mobility industry can be potentially linked with other industries to create value-adding innovation.

 

In short, government plans for transitioning to net-zero mobility should look through an inclusive and sustainable lens and aim at not only reducing carbon footprints but also enhancing accessibility, and thus, making it easier and greener for everyone to reach destinations for goods, services, jobs and other activities. The resultant cleaner air and increased public health benefits will, in turn, lessen the fiscal burden of governments. When the efforts to ensure equitable mobility access across societies and individuals are coupled with the emissions reduction strategies in transport, the common future will no longer be just a wishful thinking, but a plausible scenario built on carbon-neutral societies.

    

Overview                                      

 

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Organizers

 
 

UNITAR CIFAL Jeju/Jeju International Training Center (JITC) 

Korea Transport Institute (KOTI) 

East Asia Clean Air Cities Network (EACACN) 

 

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Date

 
 

Pre-session: 22 April 2022 @ 15:00 – 18:00 KST 

Session 1:  4 May 2022 @ 15:00 –  18:00 KST 

Session 2:  6 May 2022 @ 15:00 –  18:00 KST 

 

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Venue

 
 

Offline (for the selectedparticipants): International Convention  Center, Jeju-do, Korea 

Online: Zoom Link to be provided by JITC

 
 

4

 
 

Participants

 
 

Local government officers from Southeast Asia, the Pacific

 

Representatives of civic groups, private sectors and leading research  institutes

 

* Participants will be asked to turn the camera on in all virtual  sessions

 
 

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Themes

 
 

The role of mobility in the road to carbon neutrality

 

Carbon offset mobility options

 

Mobility trend reflected in investment flows

 

Transition towards carbon neutral mobility - case studies

 

Best practices of co-control in the transport sector

 

 

 

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Objectives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    

Language

 
                    

 

 

         Understand various perspectives to  build carbon neutral society

 

         Raise awareness on the role of mobility  to achieve carbon neutrality

 

         Promote active learning and networking  through group presentation

 

                                            

English

 
 

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10

 
 

Cost

 

                         

Application

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    

 

 

                       

Certificate

 
                     

None

 

                        

Apply here [https://forms.gle/zrsuufC2VBLnhNi9A]by April 8 

 

         [Individual Case Study] Participants will  be asked to develop a case study to fully engage in the workshop and  guidelines will be provided after application submission.  Each participant will be asked to submit  the assignment by 20 April 2022

 

         [Group Work] Participants will be  assigned to group work based on the case study assignment submitted.  Each group will present their work in  Session 2, on 6 May 2022.

 

                     

UNITAR CIFAL Jeju/JITC Certificate of Completion will be issued upon  the following conditions:

 

- Attendance rate of over 75%                  

 

- Completion of Group Exercise (presentation)

 

    

 

 

Program Agenda   

   

 

 

> Case Study Assignment

 

Each participant will be asked to submit a case study assignment by 20 April 2022.  The case study should include examples of eco-mobility promotional activities carried out in each participant’s city/country.  In the Pre-session, participants will be assigned to groups based on the case study assignment submitted.

 

 

 

 

 

> Pre-session

 

 

Participants will be assigned to groups to develop a carbon neutrality advocacy plan for your city.  A case study on Eco Mobility best practice will be presented by a speaker to support the participants in executing the group work.  Participants will be asked to present their group work in Session 2, on 6 May 2022.

 

 

                                    
 

Week

 
 

Time

 
 

Details

 
 

Pre-session

 

 

 

April 22

 

(Fri)

 

15:00~18:00

 

KST

 

*3 hours
 
 

 

ONLINE only

 
 

15:00 -15:20

 

(20 mins)

 
 

Ice-breaking

 

in celebration of the  “Earth Day”             

 

15:20 – 16:00

 

(40 mins)

 
 

Presentation - Eco  Mobility Case Study

 

Speaker: Beatrice Chng, Program Manager, ICLEI EAS

 
 

16:00 – 16:30

 

(30 mins)

 
 

Open Floor

 

Q&A between speaker  and participants

 
 

16:30 – 16:40

 

(10 mins)

 
 

Break

 

16:40 – 16:50

 

(10 mins)

 
 

Introduction of Group Work

 

- Development of a Carbon Neutrality Advocacy  Plan

 

Promoting “Eco  Mobility” for Carbon Neutral Society

 
 

16:50 – 17:40

 

(50 mins)

 
 

Group Discussion

 

Preparation of group  presentation on 6 May Session 2

 
 

17:40 – 18:00

 

(20 mins)

 
 

Questions & Answers

 

Wrap-up

 
 

 

 

 

> Main sessions

 

 

Participants will be able to acquire up-to-date information on the carbon neutral mobility through lectures and case presentations in Session 1. Building up on the group activity in Pre-session and drawing upon the lessons from Session 1, participants will make a presentation on their ‘advocacy plan’ for a carbon neutral society in Session 2.

 

 

                                                                 
 

Week

 
 

Time

 
 

Details

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Session 1

 

 

 

May 4

 

(Wed)

 

15:00~18:00

 

KST

 

 

 

*3 hours
 
 
 

 

 

 

ONLINE

 

+

 

OFFLINE

 

(HYBRID)

 
 

15:00 – 15:10

 

(10 mins)

 
 

Opening  Remarks

 

Amb. Hong-ghi Choi, JITC

 

Introduction of the Program

 

Hwajin Kim, Senior Program Officer, JITC

 
 

15:10 – 15:40

 

(30 mins)

 
 

Presentation - KOTI

 

The role of mobility in the road to carbon neutrality  – Korea’s case

 

Speaker: Hun Ki Lee,  Head of Global Transport Cooperation Center, KOTI

 
 

15:40 -16:10

 

(30 mins)

 
 

Lecture (1) – Seoul  Urban Solutions Agency

 

Carbon offset mobility options

 

Speaker: Su Jin Kim,  Transportation Senior Specialist, SMG

 
 

16:10 -16:40

 

(30 mins)

 
 

Lecture (2) - GGGI

 

Mobility trend reflected in global  investment flows

 

Speaker: Chang Sun  Jang, Transport and Sustainable Mobility Lead

 
 

16:40 – 17:00

 

(20 mins)

 
 

Questions & Answers

 
 

17:00 – 17:10

 

(10 mins)

 
 

Break

 
 

17:10 – 17:40

 

(30 mins)

 
 

Panel Discussion

 
 

17:40 – 18:00

 

(20 mins)

 
 

Questions and Answers

 
 

18:00

 
 

End-of-session 1

 
 

 

 

 

 

Session 2

 

 

 

May 6

 

(Fri)

 

15:00~18:00

 

KST

 

 

 

*3 hours

 

 

 

ONLINE only

 
 

15:00– 15:05

 

(5 mins)

 
 

Opening

 
 

15:05 – 15:30

 

(25 mins)

 
 

Keynote Presentation –  EACACN

 

Best practices of co-control in the  transport sector

 

Speaker: Jasmine Kim,  Program Manager, EACACN

 
 

15:30 – 15:50

 

(20 mins)

 
 

Case Study  - China’s case

 

(Topic: City’s experience in mobility  transition towards carbon neutral and lessons learned)

 

City/Speaker:Chris Liang, Operations Manager, Shenzhen Bus Group, China

 
 

15:50 – 17:50

 

(4 groups,

 

30 mins per  group)

 
 

Group Presentations  & Experts Feedback

 

- Development of a Carbon Neutrality Advocacy Plan

 

Promoting “Eco Mobility” for Carbon Neutral Society

 
 

17:50 – 18:00

 

(10 mins)

 
 

Closing Remarks

 

Amb. Hong-ghi Choi, JITC

 
 

*Program subject to change

 
       
 

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