The United Nations Industrial Development Organization's Low Carbon Transport Project hosted a workshop seminar on sustainable transport and mobility for cities in Durban on the 30th of March 2017. This workshop was presented with the aim of highlighting the benefits of using electrified mobility powered by renewable energy. The objectives of the workshop included: Enlightening members of the sustainable transport fraternity in South Africa; sharing the current policy developments for sustainable transport use and operations; discussing the environmental benefits of including electric vehicles in South Africa’s transportation modal mix; offering insights to the various types of transport modes available and those suitable for city commuting and public services; proposing methods to include green vehicles into local government fleets; discussing the possibilities of converting a fleet to electric drive vehicles through other initiatives; demonstrating macroeconomic factors to better understand how the introduction of electrified transport modes could add value to the economy of the city and South Africa at large.
3. DCCS – TRANSPORT
“Durban provides an integrated climate smart, low
carbon transport system for passenger and freight.”
• Objective 1: Durban’s spatial planning is integrated with
transport planning to reduce the need to travel;
• Objective 2: All Durban’s transport users have access to
safe, affordable, carbon efficient and climate resilient
transportation;
• Objective 3: Greenhouse gases from transport in Durban
are minimised and the energy efficiency of transport is
improved.
5. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION IN ETHEKWINI
Agric &
Landuse
0%
CERs
1%
Electricity
41%
Industrial
Process
1%
Methane
1%
SF6
0%
Stationary Fuel
16%
Transport Fuel
40%
Total GHG emissions (2014) = 29 092 003tCO2e Carbon Emissions by Source
6. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION IN ETHEKWINI
Power
Generation
Facilities
48%
Solid Waste
Facilities
6% Buildings &
Other Facilities
11%
Streetlights &
Traffic Signals
7%
Water Delivery
Facilities
3%
Wastewater
Facilities
8%
Transit Fleet
2%
Vehicle Fleet
2%
Employee Air
Travel
0%
Certified
Emission
Reduction
13%
Municipal Sector Emissions
Residential
14%
Commercial
8%
Industrial
34%
On-road and
Off-road
Vehicles
25%
Rail, Air and
Water
Transport
Systems
17%
Industrial
Processes and
Product Use
2%
Agriculture,
Land Use and
Forestry
0%
Community Sector Emissions
7. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION IN ETHEKWINI
eThekwini energy demand by sector (2010)
Residential
8%
Commerce
7%
Industry
14%
Transport
69%
Elec
Losses
1%Local Govt
1%
