Energy Seminar - Tradeoffs and Contradictions: Transportation as a Key to Latin America's Clean Energy Future, Latin America mini-series (2 of 4)

Speaker: 

Bernardo Baranda Sepúlveda, Regional Director, Latin America of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)

Latin America is one of the most urbanized regions of the world. And its transportation sector, despite the widespread use of ethanol in Brazil, will need to clean up both in terms of conventional and greenhouse gas emissions if it is to avoid long term pollution and climate change impacts. Public transportation, urban design, and improvements to freight transport are critical areas that will determine whether or not the regions gets cleaner or dirtier over the next twenty years.

Brief Bio: Since 2003 Bernardo Baranda Sepúlveda has been involved in urban sustainable mobility projects. He is currently the Regional Director for Latin America of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (www.itdp.org) working in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina closely with interested parties (Cities’ Governments, Multilateral Institutions, NGOs, Consultants, Academics, Media, etc…) to help reduce travel times and Greenhouse Gas while increasing the equity, safety & attractiveness of the public space in cities.