The delegation of the Eurasian Economic Commission headed by the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure of the EEC Arzybek Kozhoshev took part in the meeting of the 85th session of the Inland Transport Committee of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, dedicated to the climate agenda, ecology and climate change.
“The annual session of the Inland Transport Committee and the forums and conferences held on its sidelines consolidate the efforts of all economic entities to develop transport activities at the international level,” said Arzybek Kozhoshev.
The EEC Minister informed the meeting participants about the work of the Eurasian Economic Commission on the climate agenda. According to him, most of the areas of Eurasian integration regulated by the EAEU Treaty contain a corresponding segment: this concerns, for example, industrial cooperation, agro-industry, technical regulation, energy, transport.
Arzybek Kozhoshev said that a high-level working group has been formed in the Eurasian Economic Commission to develop proposals for the convergence of positions within the framework of the climate agenda. The first package of measures (roadmap) has been prepared, which includes such measures and directions as: development of proposals for the formation of joint market and non-market carbon regulation mechanisms, definition of measures to stimulate low-emission transformation in transport, energy, metallurgy, chemical industry, construction, agriculture; Eurasian initiatives of low-carbon development, green financing, formation of a Bank of Climate technologies and Digital initiatives; coordination of efforts to promote the interests of the EAEU countries in the climate sphere in the international arena.
The Eurasian Economic Commission in its work focuses on reducing the harmful effects of transport on the environment and human health, the introduction of alternative fuels and renewable energy sources in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase the share of the use of economical and environmentally friendly vehicles. Work in this direction was started during the formation of road maps on transport policy for 2018-2020. Now it continues within the framework of the roadmap for 2021-2023.
Arzybek Kozhoshev expressed confidence that only the synchronization of joint actions will create conditions for achieving the set goals and make the world cleaner.
During the session The Committee held a number of bilateral meetings of Arzybek Kozhoshev. Prospects for cooperation in the development of the transport sector were discussed with the leadership of the UNECE Secretariat and the Sustainable Transport Division. With the Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications of Belarus Sergey Dubina considered the issues of implementation of international treaties and UN conventions. At a meeting with the Secretary General of the International Coordinating Council for Trans-Eurasian Transportation Gennady Bessonov, some aspects of cooperation between international organizations were touched upon.
During the meeting with the Minister of Highways and Expressways of India Vijay Kumar Singh, the intentions of the parties to discuss cooperation within the framework of the meeting of Ministers of Transport of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Delhi were confirmed.
Source: EEC website
