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Link between energy and decarbonization
of transportation: roles of public and private stakeholders

CONCEPTUAL MAP

Link between energy and decarbonization of transportation: roles of public and private stakeholders

Energy and transportation are sectors of great relevance for society and the environment, whose interaction has a complexity that is reflected in the diversity and multiplicity of elements that are directly or indirectly related to each other.

In order to make visible and understand the interdependencies that exist when formulating and promoting strategies for the decarbonization of transportation and thus contribute to the energy sustainability of the Latin American and Caribbean economy, a conceptual map has been developed that represents the main elements of this system based on a network analysis, based on the discussions of the aforementioned workshops.

The network representation aims to identify and highlight the neuralgic points that are enabling for other elements of the energy and/or transport sector, in order to decarbonize transport. It is intended to be a useful and simplified tool to generate strategies and focus intervention efforts on these points, generating an effect in more than one action, facilitating the integration of both sectors in the search for sustainability and carbon neutrality in the region.

This section presents the map in an interactive format that allows to visualize the entire network in a comprehensive way but also to focus on specific nodes and connections. 

Diversification of the energy matrix
Reduction of fossil fuels
Energy supply and demand management
Energy auctions
Decoupling economic growth from the exploitation of natural resources
Promoting circular economy
Strengthen the governance structure in the countries of the region.
Analysis of subsidies to energy sources
Analysis of trends in the consumption of different energy sources in transportation
NDC compliances
Policies to decarbonize the energy sector
Energy demand analysis for electromobility adoption.
Eodentive and comprehensive regulations for goal alignment
Formulation and adoption of decarbonization policies
Increasing the generation and use of renewable energy sources
Strategic planning
Cost-benefit analysis
Reduction of emissions from the transportation sector
Sustainable mobility transition policies
Multi-sectoral articulation and collaboration
Strategic planning of the energy sector
Reduction of energy losses in power distribution and generation infrastructure
Strategic planning of the transportation sector (7*)
Development of incentives for low- and zero-emission mobility
Development of new business models in the transportation and energy sector
Promoting efficiency in the energy sector
Reducing the impact of emissions on health
Disincentive to the use of private vehicles
Strengthening research and development
Encourage the use of clean fuels (*1)
Promote opportunities for access to financing
Trification of private vehicle use (parking, congestion, road access, etc.)
Taxes on income, purchase and use of vehicles (*6)
Promote opportunities for access to financing
Promotion of energy efficiency in transportation (*2)
Technological improvements in the energy sector
Regulatory incentives for increased clean energy generation
Promote pilot projects
Improve vehicle technology
Support for innovative and sustainable ventures
Generation of information for the adoption of low- and zero-emission transportation (*3)
Opportunities for access to more efficient vehicles
Development of EV demand incentives
Leveling of EV costs in the automotive market
Increase fleet of flex, hybrid and retrofit vehicles
Mixed land use planning and optimization of public spaces
Adoption of the concept of smart cities to integrate the energy and transportation sectors
Reducing inequalities in access to sustainable transportation and clean energies
Attention to the demands of civil society
Integrating micromobility alternatives
Generation of public-private alliances in the transportation sector
Raising public awareness to promote and demand clean mobility
Demonstration of the non-intermittency of renewable energies
Promoting shared mobility
Implementation of intermodal systems
Optimization of logistics and cargo transport
Prioritization of quality public transportation that is sustainable over time.
Distribution and availability of energy charging points for EVs
Risk analysis (*5)
Atomized transport operators
Adoption of electromobility
Training and professionalization of transport operators
Formalize informal transportation services
Priority parking for electric mobility
Technical certifications to transport operators
Promotion of on-demand services as a complement to public transportation.

CATEGORIES

Ambitions
Financing
Strategies
Modes and types of transportation
Implementation
Operators
Electromobility
Energy source
Rules and regulations

Description of categories

Ambitions

It groups together everything that is not only goals but also visions and objectives but also visions and goals for the future as well.

Strategies

It presents all those working guidelines to achieve the objectives and groups types of structural structural actions.

Regulations

Includes public policies and frameworks to achieve to achieve the goals.

Implementation

Se refers to concrete actions, focused on advancing on advancing with the strategies strategies.

Types and modes of transportation

It groups all modes of mobility and types of transport, encompassing private, public encompassing private, public and informal, passenger and informal, passenger and freight, and different types of vehicles and services.

Financing

Includes strategies and actions that seek to provide the necessary capital necessary to implement the proposed objectives and milestones.

Energy sources

It includes not only not only the types of energy that are exploited and consumed, but also the and consumed, but also the actions to actions to promote clean energy clean energies, both electric and clean fuels and clean fuels, in order to decarbonization.

Electromobility

Includes everything related to the related to the use of electric vehicles of all vehicles of all sizes. While electromobility electromobility could be seen as a subtype of a subtype of transport, it is given its own is given its own category, as the workshops workshops placed particular emphasis on this topic and particular emphasis on this topic and a large number of and a large number of interrelated elements in the interrelated elements in the conceptual map.

Operators

Includes individuals, companies and entities involved in involved in the provision of transportation transportation services.

MAIN FINDINGS

The analysis of the relationships illustrated in the map indicates that the decarbonization of transportation requires a paradigm shift. On the one hand, reference is made to the adoption of a smart city concept that implies recognizing cities as living ecosystems in which the use of data allows optimizing their operation through the systematization and modernization of processes and services. On the other hand, the integration of the energy and transportation sectors is presented, which requires understanding transportation as part of the energy sector and vice versa, since transportation does not exist without the generation, distribution and consumption of energy.

As with any paradigm shift, this requires collaborative work in multiple areas to be developed and requires a multi-sectoral approach to implementation. It implies a transition in which both the public and private sectors understand their needs and obtain mutual benefits, thus reducing market impacts. To achieve this, it is necessary to strengthen the governance structure in the countries of the region in the areas of transportation and energy in order to boost this collaboration at a multi-stakeholder level.

The formulation and adoption of policies for the transition to sustainable mobility that include both sectors are essential to generate change. Regulatory frameworks must include mechanisms and incorporate incentives that encourage the generation and use of clean energy in line with the promotion and development of low and zero emission mobility.


It is therefore necessary to work on strategic planning by linking the transportation and energy sectors in order to diversify the generation and consumption matrix. At the same time, diversifying modes of transportation is an enabling factor for achieving decarbonization. The transition to sustainable or more energy-efficient modes of transportation contributes to reducing inequalities in access to transportation and the consumption of clean energy. In this sense, the use of alternative fuels and the implementation of operational improvements are means to initiate a transformation towards more efficient and sustainable mobility. However, these changes must be accompanied by technological improvements in vehicles, as well as the accessibility of these technologies in countries with developing economies.

Access to efficient financing, although not highlighted in the network, is an implicit and underlying element necessary to promote decarbonization strategies, and should not be disregarded. Efficient financing implies a broad knowledge of market conditions and the risks associated with the investment to be made to support the decarbonization of the sector, reducing investment uncertainty, which translates into lower interest rates and greater positive effects, i.e., a more efficient use of financing.

It is important to mention that the elements characterized are framed within energy efficiency measures that seek to reduce dependence on conventional energy sources, in addition to a better use of resources, including energy resources, through the management of energy demand. This ensures energy efficiency in the transportation sector.

Graphically representing the relationships between energy and transport allows us to visualize the connections and interdependencies in which almost all elements are, directly or indirectly, related to each other.

Three categories (elements that are grouped under a theme) with greater representation in the interconnection map are identified:

Implementation
with 17 elements

Strategies
with 14 elements

Energy sources
with 7 elements

Within this category, four elements stand out with the highest number of connections:

Strategic planning (in general for both sectors), with 9 connections.

Reducing inequalities in access to sustainable transportation and clean energy, with 9 connections.

Adopting the concept of smart cities to integrate the energy and transportation sectors, with 8 connections.

Technological improvement in the vehicles, with 8 connections.