A governance of climate change mitigation in transport sector and selected co-benefits in Indonesia: the case of Bandung City

There is a large potential for cost-effective solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to improve the sustainability of the transport sector that is yet unexploited, in particular in the urban context. Considering the cost-effectiveness and the potential for co-benefits, it is hard to understand why energy gains and mitigation action in the transport sector is still lagging behind the potential. Particularly interesting is the fact that there is substantial difference among countries with relatively similar economic performances, such as the OECD countries in the development of their transport CO2 emission over the past thirty years despite the fact that these countries had relatively similar access to efficient technologies and vehicles. This study aims to apply some well established political science theories on the particular example of climate change mitigation in the transport sector in order to identify some of the factors that could help explain the variations in success of policies and strategies in this sector. The analysis suggests that institutional arrangements that contribute to consensus building in the political process provide a high level of political and policy stability which is vital to long-term changes in energy end-use sectors that rely on long-term investments. However, there is no direct correlation between institutional structures, e.g. corporatism and success in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector. Environmental objectives need to be built into the consensus-based policy structure before actual policy progress can be observed. This usually takes longer in consensus democracies than in politically more agile majoritarian policy environments, but the policy stability that builds on corporatist institutional structures is likely to experience changes over a longer-term, in this case to a shift towards low-carbon transport that endures.

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Continuity and Change: Dealing with Political Volatility to Advance Climate Change Mitigation Strategies—Examples from the Transport Sector

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su9060959 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. 959 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Oliver Lah

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climate Change Mitigation ◽

Mitigation Strategies ◽

Transport Sector ◽

Continuity And Change ◽

Change Mitigation

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Health Co-Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation Policies in the Transport Sector: Systematic Review

Journal of Transport & Health ◽

10.1016/j.jth.2016.05.018 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. S70-S71

Author(s):

Caroline Shaw

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Climate Change Mitigation ◽

Transport Sector ◽

Change Mitigation ◽

Mitigation Policies

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Health co-benefits of climate change mitigation policies in the transport sector

Nature Climate Change ◽

10.1038/nclimate2247 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 4 (6) ◽

pp. 427-433 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

Caroline Shaw ◽

Simon Hales ◽

Philippa Howden-Chapman ◽

Richard Edwards

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climate Change Mitigation ◽

Transport Sector ◽

Change Mitigation ◽

Mitigation Policies

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Green House Gases (GHG’s) Emission Reduction Measures and Verification Challenge at Transport Sector

MATEC Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/matecconf/201815901027 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 159 ◽

pp. 01027

Author(s):

Haryono Huboyo ◽

Hari Wibowo ◽

Winda Retna Sari

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Traffic Control ◽

Climate Change Mitigation ◽

Government Regulation ◽

Absolute Difference ◽

Transport Sector ◽

Traffic Impact ◽

The Absolute ◽

Mitigation Action ◽

Change Mitigation

The Ministry of Transportation Republic of Indonesia adopted several co-benefits activities related to climate change mitigation action through 2010-2014. In order to claim these activities results as climate change mitigation action, Ministry of Environment and Forestry need to verify them. The verification covers data accuracy, consistency, transparency and completeness of data quality and information. The author also verify the other parameters such as the calculation method, managerial system, monitoring system and funding support. In this program, several mitigation actions were implemented such as Area Traffic Control System (ATCS), traffic impact control, parking management, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, smart driving, non-motorized transport, shifting from private vehicles to rail transport, rejuvenating of navigation facilities, aircraft fleet rejuvenation, renewal of the operation and maintenance system of airplane and improvement of flight navigation system during take-off and landing. The absolute difference results between claim and verification for all climate change mitigation actions based on Government Regulation (PP) No. 61/2011 were 13.44% - 43.5%. While for mitigation action beyond PP 61/2011, the absolute difference were 0% - 67.31%. There are no mitigation action satisfying all verification criteria. Based on these verification activities, The Ministry of Transportation should refine the method of mitigation action.

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