Scope of Assignment:
A key component of SDG 7 is the target of
doubling ...
Scope of Assignment:
A key component of SDG 7 is the target of
doubling the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency by 2030. The
transport sector was responsible for 28% of global final energy consumption in
2016, but has been notably lagging in energy efficiency investment and coverage
for energy efficiency policies and regulations. With sustainable urban mobility
also becoming increasingly important for human health, productivity, and
economic development in fast-growing cities in developing countries, there is
an opportunity to distill best practices, integrate planning systems, and
strengthen policy and regulatory coverage to design more efficient and
sustainable mobility systems, for people and goods, and help deliver multiple
SDG benefits.
Against this backdrop, SEforALL is in search
of a consultant to conduct market and policy research that contributes to the
design and implementation of an intervention that demonstrates how the
efficient use of energy and technology, coupled with strong regulations and
policy, can enable faster, safer, cleaner and more affordable urban mobility
systems for people and goods.
1.
Market Research
- Conduct
a detailed assessment of current sustainable urban mobility initiatives
undertaken by MDB’s, national and sub-national governments, private companies
and philanthropic organizations to determine best practices and lessons learned
in interventions that that enhance access to affordable and sustainable
mobility for people and goods in urban settings.
- Undertake
a stakeholder assessment for those engaged in these activities listing key
organisations and contacts. Include a assessment of strengths and weaknesses of
organisations.
- Conduct
an overall policy assessment of personal, commercial, and industrial
sustainable mobility policies to identify gaps and best practices at the
municipal, sub-national, and national levels as they apply to urban areas. This
assessment shall include an assessment of policy and regulatory synergies
between different levels of government, and conversely where gaps in one
jurisdiction undermine the intended outcomes of another. The assessment shall
also focus on policies and regulatory frameworks specific to energy efficiency,
renewable energy, and technology deployment, as they enable faster, safer,
cleaner and more affordable urban mobility systems for people and goods.
- Conduct
a technology assessment that identifies those transportation and mobility
systems and technologies that create enhanced access to affordable and
sustainable urban mobility when accompanied by strong energy efficiency and
regulatory measures put in place by municipal, sub-national and national
governments.
- Based
on metrics established in the global goals, assess the SDG benefits that are
derived from faster, safer, cleaner and more affordable urban mobility systems
for people and goods, and provide examples where they can be quantified.
- Identify
possible partners and organizations (including governments, MDB’s, public
institutions and private organizations) funding investment in urban sustainable
mobility.
2.
Lead development of a work program in Sustainable Urban Mobility in line with
overall SEforALL objectives
- Lead
in the design of an intervention that demonstrates how the efficient use of
energy and technology, coupled with strong regulations and policy, can enable
faster, safer, cleaner and more affordable urban mobility systems for people
and goods. This shall include:
- Identification of jurisdictions where enhanced
policy and regulatory frameworks have enabled more energy efficient urban
mobility systems that utilize renewable energy and innovative technologies
- Identification of jurisdictions where the
presence of stronger policy and regulatory frameworks could enable more
efficient urban mobility systems with stronger reliance on renewable energy and
technologies that enhance energy productivity.
- Based on available and quantifiable data, develop
of a framework to measure the outcomes of the intervention as they contribute
to the realization of the SDGs.
3.
Design of a Panel Discussion to be held at COP24, Katowice, December 2018
Design a 90 minute panel discussion to discuss the
findings of the assignment including identifying potential key note speakers
and writing speaker briefs.
Outputs:
Reporting to the
Energy Efficiency Policy Advisor, the Energy and Transport Consultant will:
- Provide a detailed market, policy and technology assessment
on sustainable mobility for people and goods. This assessment will
include a review of sustainable mobility initiatives, a policy review of gaps
and best practices for efficient urban mobility systems, technologies at scale
that enable less reliance on fossil fuels, an assessment of SDG benefits, and
possible partners for an SEforALL-led intervention. This should be summarized
in a main report not exceeding 100 pages and an Executive Summary not exceeding
20 pages.
- Design of intervention. The consultant will
lead the design of an intervention on Sustainable Urban Mobility. The
intervention concept shall include a preliminary Theory of Change, scope of
work, list of potential partnerships that could be formed to deliver the
intervention.
- Design of a Panel Discussion to be held at COP24, Katowice,
December 2018. Design a 90 minute
panel discussion to discuss the findings of the assignment including
identifying potential key note speakers and writing speaker briefs.