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Webinar: Financing the Decarbonisation of Public Transport: Lessons from the Clean Development Mechanism

29. September 2026
15:00 - 17:00 | Europe/Brussels (UTC+2)
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Eurasia Climate and Environment Webinar

Urban transport is at the heart of global climate action. Yet, discussions on decarbonisation are often dominated by vehicle electrification. While zero- and low-emission technologies are essential, they alone cannot deliver the scale of emissions reductions required.

The greatest opportunity to decarbonise urban mobility lies in reducing dependence on private cars through integrated land-use and transport planning, attractive public transport, and active mobility. Before investing in cleaner vehicle fleets, cities must first create mobility systems that encourage people to choose public transport, walking, and cycling over private car use.

This webinar will explore how cities and regions are placing modal shift at the center of their decarbonisation strategies, while integrating fleet electrification, clean energy, and digital technologies as complementary measures.

Drawing on international experiences and the evolving global climate agenda, including the discussions leading to COP31, participants will gain practical insights into building low-carbon, people-centered urban mobility systems.

What You Will Learn

  • Why modal shift is the most effective long-term strategy for reducing transport emissions.
  • How integrated land-use and transport planning creates accessible, compact, and low-carbon cities.
  • How to design an attractive mobility ecosystem through high-quality public transport, active mobility, and seamless multimodal integration.
  • The role of fleet electrification, clean energy, and digital technologies in supporting—not replacing—modal shift.
  • How cities can align their urban mobility policies with national climate commitments and international decarbonisation goals.

Who is it for?

This webinar is designed for professionals involved in shaping, planning, financing, and delivering low-carbon urban mobility, including:

  • Public transport authorities and operators
  • City and regional governments
  • Urban planners and transport planners
  • National ministries responsible for transport, climate, energy, and urban development
  • Sustainability and decarbonisation specialists
  • Mobility, infrastructure, and energy companies
  • Consultants, researchers, and academic institutions
  • International organizations and development finance institutions
  • Professionals working on active mobility, shared mobility, digital mobility, and multimodal integration
  • Policymakers responsible for climate commitments and sustainable urban development

It will be particularly relevant for cities and organizations seeking to move beyond a vehicle-only approach to decarbonisation and develop integrated, people-centered mobility strategies.

Programme

– Representative of Ministry of Transport of Turkey

– Jaspal SINGH, UITP

In the context of COP31 in Türkiye, the session will consider how public transport can strengthen its position within climate finance discussions and how cities, transport authorities, governments, financial institutions and the private sector can work together to translate the sector’s mitigation potential into investment.

  • Veronique Andries, Chair of UITP Sustainable Development Committee, ALSTOM

An introduction to the role of public transport in urban decarbonisation and its historical participation in international carbon markets. The session will present the recent work of UITP on this field.

  • Mr. Verma, Delhi Metro, India
  • Representative from Guadalajara, Mexico
  • Representative from Transmilenio, Colombia
  • Representative from Eurasia

Moderator: Daniela Luque, Chair of UITP Latin America Sustainable Development Committee, VGMOBILITY

A detailed look at the methodologies developed for Mass Rapid Transit and Bus Rapid Transit under the CDM.

The session will examine how these methodologies sought to quantify emissions reductions from public transport, including the treatment of:

  • Modal shift
  • Baselines and emission factors
  • Passenger demand and behavioural assumptions
  • Additionality
  • Monitoring and verification
  • Project boundaries and system impacts
  • Philip Turner, UITP

A discussion of the main barriers that limited the uptake of CDM methodologies in the public transport sector. What should future approaches do differently?

This session will explore how climate finance methodologies could better reflect the characteristics of urban public transport, including the need for simpler and more scalable approaches, improved use of standardised data and benchmarks, proportionate monitoring requirements and stronger recognition of the multiple climate benefits generated by public transport.

Q&A and Closing

16:25 – 16:30

Speakers

Jaspal SINGH

Sr Director Membership & Global Operations
Membership & Global Operations
Canada

Dr Feyzullah GÜNDOĞDU

Senior Advisor Academy, Head of Eurasia
UITP
Belgium

Aigerim SARI

Junior Manager – UITP Eurasia Office
Membership & Global Operations
Türkiye

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Have a question about this webinar?  Feel free to reach out to our team.

Aigerim SARI

Junior Manager – UITP Eurasia Office
Membership & Global Operations
Türkiye

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