迪拜，2023年12月4日至今 今天, 在迪拜举行的COP28会议上, 阿拉伯联合酋长国, Government of the United Kingdom (as the ZEV Transition Council (ZEVTC) co-chair), 荷兰政府, 世界银行, 亚马逊, DHL集团, 道富银行, C40, CALSTART 和 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH confirmed their alignment with the Collective for Clean 运输 Finance. 在一起,y will spearhead lighthouse projects that will help accelerate the global deployment of zero-emission buses, 中型和重型货运, 两轮和三轮电动化.
The Collective for Clean 运输 Finance (The Collective) was formed last year at COP27 to address gaps within transport climate finance by facilitating radical collaboration between governments, 企业和金融机构. The Collective already connects 80+ organizations with the long-term objective of creating a global deal flow to scale investments in clean transport. 它是由 World Business Council for Sustainable 发展 (WBCSD) and is supported by the UN 气候 Change High-Level Champions, Nand & Jeet Khemka基金会, 智能货运中心, 联合国环境规划署的全球电动交通方案, 世界银行’s Global Facility to Decarbonize 运输 和 ZEVTC.
Despite record investments in transport electrification, proportion of climate finance directed to road transport is insufficient to meet the 1.5°C commitment of the 2015 Paris Agreement – particularly in low- and middle-income countries. 运输 decarbonization projects are ramping up to become large-scale, with many low- and middle-income countries investing, 例如, 在电动公交车上. 然而, many sustainable transport and electric mobility projects are still subject to high initial capital investment costs and risks due to slow regulatory environments and inadequate policy frameworks. This often hinders financial institutions’ engagement in the transition at scale. 政府, 企业 and financial institutions must join sides to effectively accelerate investments in clean transport.
The Collective was established to address this challenge by activating a global network of governments, 金融机构及公司. Members of the Collective engage in cross-sector dialogues to aggregate individual companies’ demand for zero-emission fleets in alignment with national political ambition for transport decarbonization. 作为下一步,y will collectively design blended financing strategies, policy frameworks and infrastructure deployment that reflect the optimized risk profile 和 scale of the projects.
In a first phase launched today during an event at COP28, stakeholders will align around lighthouse projects like the 印度电动巴士大挑战, 印度电子货运加速器(e-FAST) 和 Global Facility to Decarbonize 运输’s Regional Financing Facility for Sub-Saharan Africa – global best practices which provide concrete opportunities for action, while demonstrating innovative financing mechanisms and collaborative approaches.
Since its foundation, Collective has been highlighted as a key initiative under the 突破议程 and is listed as one of the transformative initiatives driving the ZEVTC Global ZEV Transition Roadmap to be launched on 5 December at COP28, 助力解决全球投资缺口.
“The number of countries that have signed the Global MOU for zero-emission buses and trucks is still growing. 扩大零排放交通, effectively mobilizing public and private sector investment stakeholders is key. The Collective for Clean 运输 Finance is uniquely positioned to move the transition forward,” Vivianne Heijnen, Minister for the Environment, Netherlands.
“The Collective is providing crucial international leadership to embed cross-sectoral collaboration processes vital for scaling much-needed investment in clean transport. Through the Road 运输 Breakthrough 和 ZEVTC, UK is proud to be working alongside the Collective to systematically strengthen international support for developing countries and I look forward to this collaboration going from strength to strength as we jointly implement crucial work under the new Global ZEV Transition Roadmap from 2023,” Ed Webber, Deputy Director of Financing and Sectors Transition, Government of the United Kingdom.
“The World Bank is already prioritizing efficient, low-carbon urban transport that connects people to opportunities and essential services. The Collective for Clean 运输 Finance will further help accelerate efforts to finance and scale the decarbonization of transport,” Guangzhe Chen, 世界银行’s Vice President for Infrastructure.
“There is ground for optimism in the global race to net-zero – but policymakers and investors must be aligned to deliver needed infrastructure and zero-emission vehicles. In supporting this important initiative and its lighthouse projects in crucial vehicle segments of e-buses and e-trucks, we are taking one further step in the right direction,” 荷兰国际集团(ing)安徒生, Under-Secretary General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
“By collaboratively formulating investment plans and aligning demand for zero-emission vehicles, 企业, investors and governments can accelerate the shift to net-zero transport. This is an essential turn in the race to zero,” Her Excellency Razan Al Mubarak, UN 气候 Change High-Level Champion for COP28.
“自2019年以来, C40 和 ICCT have supported cities in Latin America in the transition towards zero emission buses as part of the Zero Emission Bus Rapid-deployment Accelerator (ZEBRA) Partnership, securing commitments by manufacturers and investors to scale up the technological and financial solutions to decarbonize bus fleets in the region. Although there are many success stories to celebrate, more action is needed to support cities in these efforts, increasing investment in public transportation is one of the most cost-effective actions that we can take to reduce climate emissions, 创造绿色就业和包容性机会, and improving the livelihoods of everyone in cities,” Cassie Sutherland, Managing Director for the 气候 Solutions and Networks team, C40.
“智能货运中心 is happy to drive this effort to align and catalyze investments in clean transport together with this group of global leaders. Cross-sector collaboration is crucial to accelerate action, particularly for commercial vehicle segments and for reducing the emission impacts of global freight transportation,” Christoph Wolff, 智能货运中心首席执行官.
杰西卡·T. Donohue, PhD, Head of Global Investment 洞察力s, Sustainability and Impact at 道富银行, said, “Getting to net zero by 2050 is undoubtedly an arduous task. 但是通过明智的决定, action from all sectors of the economy 和 mobilization of capital – combined with the right investments – it is possible to bring about impactful change. Transition finance is something that all stakeholders can get behind. We know we can’t operate in isolation to drive change at scale and strategic collaboration is needed to build upon the efforts already realized by the CCTF.”
“The TUMI E-Bus Mission is offering technical advice and facilitating mutual exchange for cities in the Global South to prepare for the implementation of e-buses resulting in a greener and more livable future. 将决策者聚集在一起, 商业和金融机构, as the Collective for Clean 运输 Finance does, 高端电动巴士采用的关键是什么,” Elke Huttner, 气候变化部门的负责人, Environment and Infrastructure within GIZ’s global division (GloBe).
“Businesses and governments must cooperate towards de-risking and scaling of green infrastructure projects. That is why we co-founded The Collective for Clean 运输 Finance at COP 27 and are proud to see lighthouse projects emerge today that will advance transport climate targets, as well as demonstrate the value of collaborative approaches in finance,” 乌代·卡姆卡副主席 Nand闪存的 & Jeet Khemka基金会.
For more information, please contact Thomas Deloison, Director, 流动性 at WBCSD deloison@eotogar.net.
