Transport sector

(iii) Making improvements in the transport sector

(f) Automotive sector, transport equipment and electronics.

This sector covers trade, transport, transit and telecommunications.

Development of the transport sector in Arab States

All Parties reported measures in the transport sector.

The transport sector is Italy apos s perennial weak point.

Box 1. CO2 and N2O emissions from the transport sector

In the transport sector, lead emissions had been reduced in recent years.

Promoting commercialization and privatization programmes in the transit transport sector, including assistance in the identification of private sector partnerships .

Several Parties identified certain trends in the transport sector including the increase in road transport at the expense of both commuter and freight railway use and maritime transport.

In one Party (CHE), virtually all emission reductions occur in the transport sector.

The impact of the embargo in the transport sector was 182,048,000 during this period.

The Network involves various governmental bodies, including the Department of Transport, in view of the increasing levels of rape in the public transport sector.

Experts came from trade, transport and other ministries and agencies, as well as from private sector organizations, public and private transport companies, and specialized organizations dealing with trade, transport and multilateral negotiations.

Problems relating to efficiency in the transport sector included the lack of organized transport systems in most cities, in addition to an ageing car fleet.

A number of measures are being implemented or are planned to curb the growth of emissions from the transport sector, mainly by promoting public transport.

quot Fuel tourism quot also contributes substantially to the emissions attributed to the transport sector.

The most likely sector expected to attract comments from importers is the transport sector, as the availability and quality of transport services would have had an impact on their business in the form of delays or costs.

Advances in the longstanding efforts to reform and restructure the transport sector have had mixed success.

In assessing the transport sector, the TEAM will have to divide the assessment into the different modes of transport (road, rail, air and sea)in relation to the different forms of transport (bulk, breakbulk, containerised).

(g) Action to reduce CO2 emissions from freight transport agreement should be sought on action to reduce inefficiencies in the freight transport sector which distort the market and lead to imbalances between the different transport modes.

The following actions on the part of the Ministry of Transport (Maritime Transport Sector General Authority for Land Border crossing Points) and the Ministry of Aviation (Airport Authority)

(h) Partnerships at the national level, involving Governments, local authorities, non governmental organizations and the private sector, for strengthening transport infrastructures and developing innovative mass transport schemes. Atmosphere

The transport sector has grown much faster than gross domestic product, while the population has remained stable.

The Governments of most land locked and transit developing countries have long regarded the transport sector as their exclusive domain, and private sector involvement was discouraged.

Players that would be consulted with regard to the transport sector include Government, port and airport authorities, trade facilitation committees, transport associations, transport operators and intermediary services, traders, chambers of commerce and international operators calling on that country.

(a) Assistance in efforts to promote private sector participation in the transport sector and assistance to operators, particularly in the field of operational and management know how

Progress towards market oriented reforms and the involvement of the private sector is having a positive impact on the development and modernization of the transit transport sector.

The share of the transport sector ranged from 50.5 per cent (Norway) to 7.1 per cent (Czech Republic).

UNCTAD has also established a partnership with the private sector by supporting the activities of a non governmental, private sector driven forum for the promotion of multimodal transport.

Some Parties noted that currently there is limited scope for substitution of non petroleum fuels in the transport sector.

Nine of the 27 Parties submitted project proposals relating to the transport sector aiming at reducing vehicle energy intensity.

The Division will also incorporate adequate measures to address new security threats in, or related to, the transport sector.

They also underlined that the private sector should, where appropriate, play a more active role in transit transport operations.

Many of them are deliberately encouraging competition in the transit transport sector particularly with regard to the road transit subsector where the role of private sector operators is increasing.

Progress also depends on sector strategies, including strategies for agriculture, infrastructure, forestry, fisheries, energy and transport, which all require environmental safeguards.

The emphasis is on enhancing public awareness, improving energy efficiency on the demand side and better management of the transport sector.

Most of the growth in emissions over the past few years has come from increased electricity production and the transport sector.

The involvement of the private sector in transit transport operations was being encouraged by many land locked and transit developing countries.

On the institutional and policy front, liberalization policies have given the road transit transport sector a big boost in all subregions.

Cooperation between ESCAP and ECO in this sector goes back to 1993, when ESCAP provided an input into the Outline Plan for the Development of the Transport Sector in the ECO Region.

Governments freely intervened in policy setting and planning for transport operations and set the norms and objectives for the development of the sector, giving little attention to the commercial viability of state run transport entities.

(b) Resource mobilization and issues related to the development and maintenance of transport infrastructures, including development financing issues and private sector participation

The transport sector is the largest single consumer of commercial energy in human settlements, accounting for nearly half of all petroleum consumption.