Mobility and Air Quality Rob de Jong, Head Transport, UN Environment - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Global Initiative for Child Health & Mobility Mobility and Air Quality Rob de Jong, Head Transport, UN Environment

Air Pollution • Air pollution causes ~7 million premature deaths every year • Deteriorating with about 8% per year • 2 billion children AQ levels exceeding WHO standards; 300 mln exceeding 6 times

Transport and Air Quality Source: S. M. Gaita et al.: Source apportionment and seasonal variation of PM2.5 in Nairobi

Impact on Children • Health impacts (incl. respiratory diseases) • School attendance • Impacts development – physical and cognitive • Life time health impacts - lung and immune development • Impacts on unborn child • Mainly children in low and middle income countries (x80)

Children Vulnerable • Body still developing – lungs and immune • Breath more air (faster and more) • Low by ground • More outside • Indoor – mothers cooking exposure

UNICEF Report

UN Environment • UN Environment Assembly Resolution • New AQ programme • Assessment and Monitoring, Law, Technology, Policy,… • Mobility – Non Motorized Transport – Cleaner Vehicles • Air quality; CO2 emissions; Short lived climate pollutants; Energy; Switch to low carbon societies; Road safety

Mobility & AQ – Cooperation FIA Foundation and UN Environment • Global level – Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) – Sustainable Mobility for All (SuM4ALL) – Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) – Paris Climate Agreement • Operational level – Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (PCFV) – Share the Road (StR) – Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) – Electric Mobility (eMob)

UN Environment’s Transport Focus UN Environment key activities • Cleaner fuels (~40 country projects) • Cleaner and more efficient vehicles (~50 country projects) • Non motorized transport (~8 country projects) • Public transport (~5 country projects) • Electric vehicles (~30 country projects) • Clean Ports (5 country projects)

Promoting low sulphur diesel fuels: Africa example Status in 2005 Expected end 2017

Need for Vehicle Emission Standards Philippines adopted Euro 4 emission standards in 2016

Thank you! rob.jong@unep.org