Home | Contact Us   Conference | Newsletter | Publications | Recent Studies | Organizations | Links      Back to Conference Lists Seminar on Global Warming and Road Transportation: The Impact of Motorization in Fast-Growing Developing Nations such as China and India DATE November 15, 2005 LOCATI0N RITZ CARLTON 1150 22nd Street, NW Washington, DC Seminar: 2:30 - 5:00 PM Reception: 5:00 - 6:30 PM HOST Japan International Transport Institute  JITI's Study Report for the Seminar  Seminar Photos Japan International Tranport Institute Catherine Gilbert 1819 L STREET, N.W. SUITE 1000 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 PHONE:+1- 202-833-9763 FAX: +1-202-833-9769 jiti@japantransport.com www.japantransport.com Activities of our institute are made possible through the generous assistance of the Nippon Foundation.   Seminar on Global Warming and Road Transportation: The Impact of Motorization in Fast-Growing Developing Nations such as China and India PURPOSE This seminar intends to shed light on how much impact motorization in fast growing economies like China and India have on global warming and the need to address this issue in a global setting. If China's economy grows at the current speed and motorization takes off on a potentially unprecedented scale, energy consumption and CO2 emissions from road transportation in China, which remain relatively low now, will climb sharply. Additionally, China's share in total energy consumption and CO2 emissions in the world will grow significantly. The same is likely to happen in India in the longer term. Yet the two countries are not covered by the Kyoto Protocol, and not legally bound to reduce CO2 emissions. Kyoto University's Institute of Economic Research and JITI have developed a projection model of future energy consumption and CO2 emissions from road transportation in China. This model helps us to understand the significant impact of rapid motorization in China on global warming. In our presentations, we will also examine India's road transportation and CO2 emissions and discuss the difference and similarities between these two countries. OPENING REMARKS Jiro Hanyu President, Japan International Transport Institute  Bio  Speech Text   Presentation KEYNOTE SPEECHES Takamitsu Sawa Director, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University  Bio  Presentation PRESENTATIONS Iwao Matsuoka Research Associate, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University  Bio  Presentation Sanjay Marwah Research Manager, Japan International Transport Institute  Bio  Presentation COMMENTS Lee Schipper Director of Research, The Center for Transport and the Environment, World Resources Institute  Bio  Presentation Robert "Bob" Larson Senior Advisor, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  Bio  Presentation Shigenori Hiraoka Senior Representative, Japan International Transport Institute  Bio  Presentation     Legal | Terms | Privacy | Email JITI Copyright © 2005 Japan International Transport Institute. All Right Reserved.