Dear Sustainable Transport CoP Members

We would like to share with a new publication by CAI-Asia and UNEP-PCFV.

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MANILA, 24 March 2011 – The substantial increase of two and three wheelers in the Asian region needs to be addressed. In some Asian countries like India and Indonesia, two and three wheelers (motorbikes, bikes, e-bikes and auto-rickshaws) are even expected to outpace the growth of cars. This trend creates a potential risk as more people prefer private individual travel than public transport.

The UNEP Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (PCFV) and Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) Center jointly prepared a publication to help inform Asian policy makers on the options for addressing emissions from 2-3 wheelers and including them in future transport planning. Entitled Managing Two and Three Wheelers in Asia, this report analyzes the social and environmental impacts of motorized two and three-wheelers and provides an array of tailpipe and non-tailpipe measures to curb these.

Download a full copy of the report here.