The Action Platform: Urban Electric Mobility Initiative (UEMI) was initiated by UN-Habitat and the SOLUTIONS project and launched at the UN Climate Summit in September 2014 in New York. The UEMI aims to contribute significantly to the overall goal of limiting the increase in global mean temperature to two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by decreasing urban CO2 emissions globally. As one of the Action Areas of the UN Climate Summit the UEMI aims to phase out conventionally fuelled vehicles in cities and integrate electric mobility into a wider concept of sustainable urban transport.
UN-Habitat Action Platform
The secretariat of the Urban Electric Mobility Initiative was established to facilitate the operation of the Urban Electric Mobility Initiative. The UEMI secretariat develops partnerships with local authorities, industry, SMEs, knowledge and network partners to implement innovative urban electric mobility solutions. The UEMI partnership currently consists of over 150 partners collaborating on implementation-oriented projects.
UN-Habitat Action Platform
The secretariat of the Urban Electric Mobility Initiative was established to facilitate the operation of the Urban Electric Mobility Initiative. The UEMI secretariat develops partnerships with local authorities, industry, SMEs, knowledge and network partners to implement innovative urban electric mobility solutions. The UEMI partnership currently consists of over 150 partners collaborating on implementation-oriented projects.
Sustainable energy and mobility can make positive contributions to a number of policy objectives, nationally and locally. In particular in cities there is a great potential to create synergies between for example safety, air quality, productivity, access and climate change mitigation. The UEMI secretariat acts as resource centre and provides opportunities for direct collaboration on projects focusing on sustainable urban mobility and the role e-mobility can play in it. The UEMI secretariat pools expertise, facilitate exchange and initiate implementation oriented actions. The resource centre aims to bridge the gap between urban energy and transport and boosting sustainable transport and urban e-mobility.
The Urban Electric Mobility Initiative (UEMI) aims to help phase out conventionally fuelled vehicles and increase the share of electric vehicles (2-,3- and 4-wheelers) in the total volume of individual motorized transport in cities to at least 30% by 2030. The UEMI is an active partnership that aims to track international action in the area of electric mobility and aims to initiate local action. The UEMI delivers tools and guidelines, generates synergies between e-mobility programmes and supports local implementation action.
UEMI and UN-Habitat are jointly running a Change Maker capacity building programme, which works towards the implementation of sustainable urban development measures, assessing the opportunities for equal access to urban basic services. This partnership focuses on closing the implementation gap between applied research and policy action to foster sustainable development around the world. UEMI develops implementation-ready concepts bringing together local demand, technical expertise and policy advice with financing institutions. These partnerships focus on closing the implementation gap between applied research and policy action to foster sustainable development around the world.
Based on the Memorandum of Understanding with UN-Habitat, the UEMI secretariat works on the development of national action plans for low-carbon urban development and local implementation concepts to deliver on the New Urban Agenda and the Paris Agreement (www.urban-pathways.org). This will support national and local action and international dialogues linked to the UNFCCC and Habitat III processes. To assess the gap between current climate change mitigation actions and efforts required for a 1.5 Degree Stabilisation Pathway national and city-level decarbonisation pathways are being developed by the UEMI in close cooperation with a network of partners from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
The SOLUTIONS Network
The UEMI builds on the SOLUTIONS project and brings together a wealth of experience and technical knowledge from international organisations, consultants, cities, and experts involved in transport issues and solutions. The overall objective is to make a substantial contribution to the uptake of innovative and green urban mobility solutions across the world, by facilitating dialogue and exchange, promoting successful policy, providing guidance and tailored advice to city officials, and fostering future cooperation on research, development and innovation.
Contact
UN-Habitat: Andre Dzikus (andre.dzikus@un.org), Debashish Bhattacharjee (debashish.bhattacharjee@un.org), Stefanie Holzwarth (stefanie.Holzwarth@un.org)
UEMI Secretariat: Oliver Lah (oliver.lah@uemi.net), Sunny Kodukula (sunny.kodukula@uemi.net), Alvin Mejia (alvin.mejia@uemi.net), Emilie Martin (emilie.martin@uemi.net), Edmund Teko (edmund.teko@uemi.net), Barbara Lah (barbara.lah@uemi.net), Jacqueline Senyagwa (jacqueline.senyagwa@uemi.net), Juan Carriquiry (juan.carriquiry@uemi.net), Lorena Saavedra (Lorena.Saavedra@uemi.net), Abhisek Karki (abhisek.karki@uemi.net), Judith Oginga Martins (judith.oginga@uemi.net)
UEMI Secretariat, Kopenhagener Strasse 47
10437 Berlin, Germany, +49 30 44024210
UN-Habitat: Andre Dzikus (andre.dzikus@un.org), Debashish Bhattacharjee (debashish.bhattacharjee@un.org), Stefanie Holzwarth (stefanie.Holzwarth@un.org)
UEMI Secretariat: Oliver Lah (oliver.lah@uemi.net), Sunny Kodukula (sunny.kodukula@uemi.net), Alvin Mejia (alvin.mejia@uemi.net), Emilie Martin (emilie.martin@uemi.net), Edmund Teko (edmund.teko@uemi.net), Barbara Lah (barbara.lah@uemi.net), Jacqueline Senyagwa (jacqueline.senyagwa@uemi.net), Juan Carriquiry (juan.carriquiry@uemi.net), Lorena Saavedra (Lorena.Saavedra@uemi.net), Abhisek Karki (abhisek.karki@uemi.net), Judith Oginga Martins (judith.oginga@uemi.net)
UEMI Secretariat, Kopenhagener Strasse 47
10437 Berlin, Germany, +49 30 44024210
