Landscape for Mitigation and Finance in Georgia's Urban Mobility Sector

The report identifies a range of urban mobility mitigation measures for Georgia, categorising them by mitigation potential, cost, and readiness. While 'low-hanging fruit' options exist in public transport and demand reduction, the report highlights significant financing barriers for municipalities, particularly smaller ones. It argues that the absence of a national transport coordinating entity hinders the flow of international finance and the development of necessary project appraisals.

• There are several 'low-hanging fruit' urban mobility measures for Georgian municipalities characterized by high political or technological readiness, high mitigation potential, and neutral to low abatement costs for the government, though these are not yet standard practice nationwide. These primarily involve public transport policies and measures to avoid or reduce transport demand.
• Certain high-impact options, such as electrification and the phasing out of fossil fuel vehicles, face lower readiness in Georgia due to social and political barriers, despite being low-cost. Conversely, non-motorized transport and electrification are seeing growing readiness due to their potential to improve socio-economic welfare and economic productivity, despite having high abatement costs.
• Municipalities face significant barriers in accessing international finance for technology and infrastructure. While larger cities like Tbilisi and Batumi successfully secure funding, smaller municipalities often fail to meet international donor criteria without national government support. Accessing funds requires burdensome administrative capacity and technical expertise for project appraisals, feasibility studies, and cost-benefit analyses.
• The lack of a national transport coordinating entity in Georgia creates a shortage of investment plans, policy signals, and implementation guidelines, which reduces investor confidence. The report suggests that establishing such an entity, alongside a national fund and institutional capacity building for smaller municipalities, would facilitate finance access.

APA

NewClimate Institute (2022). Landscape for Mitigation and Finance in Georgia's Urban Mobility Sector. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/landscape-for-mitigation-and-finance-in-georgias-urban-mobility-sector

Chicago

NewClimate Institute. Landscape for Mitigation and Finance in Georgia's Urban Mobility Sector. 2022. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/landscape-for-mitigation-and-finance-in-georgias-urban-mobility-sector.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{newclimateinstitute2022landscape, author = {{NewClimate Institute}}, title = {{Landscape for Mitigation and Finance in Georgia's Urban Mobility Sector}}, institution = {NewClimate Institute}, year = {2022}, month = apr, url = {http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/landscape-for-mitigation-and-finance-in-georgias-urban-mobility-sector}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }