The 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place in Bonn in 2017, where transport was prominently featured through a series of events hosted by the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action (MPGCA). The vision of the Paris Agreement will continue to guide the development of the next two conferences till 2020 and there is now a greater sense of urgency to complete the work programme under the Paris Agreement.

For the first time since the creation of the ITF MRTs on transport and climate change, key outcomes from the Roundtable discussion this year could serve as an input to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dialogue in preparation for COP24. This Roundtable serves as a platform for transport Ministers to present and discuss existing mitigation measures, actions and progress on reducing transport carbon emissions with leaders in the private sector and international organisations.

Suggested topics for discussion include:

• The transport sector plays a major role in reducing global carbon emissions and transport Ministries play an important role in ensuring successful implementations of climate action. What mitigation measures has your country already implemented? Has your country faced barriers to implement them? Are these measures triggering behavioural and technological change? What actions are taken by the transport sector? How can we stimulate the transport sector? How can we foster the exchange of best practices and knowledge transfer to decarbonise the transport sector?
• The transformation of urban passenger transport is one priority action in the short term to decarbonise transport. In what ways can the transport sector, public transport in particular, scale up ambition and speed up climate action? What kind of best practice could be shared across cities and countries?  
• Decarbonising transport requires the identification of the right kind of investment and financing. What areas of investment are proving the most effective in carbon mitigation? What kind of assessment and evaluation tools do countries need to make sound infrastructure investment decisions, especially in an era of technological change?