Final SLoCaT Report on 2018 Voluntary National Reviews: Showcasing the Critical Role of the Transport Sector to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
The High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development is the United Nation (UN)’s central platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
New Video on the Critical Role of Rural Transport in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
The Research for Community Access Partnership (ReCAP) has release a new video that explores the critical role of rural transport in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The video underwrites, with research evidence and expert views, five key messages that address the importance of improved rural access and how it contributes to realising key SDGs such as poverty alleviation, food security, gender equality, economic growth, good health and education, etc.
HLPF 2018 Blog: "Urban Mobility at a Crossroads" by Secretary-General of the International Association of Public Transport
Mohamed Mezghani, Secretary-General of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) has released a blog to the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2018 to show that the active collaboration of both the private sector and civil society, including the public transport sector, alongside governments and administration, needs to be encouraged to create more resilient and sustainable societies through the Sustainable Develo
Transformation is picking up speed in the power sector, but urgent action is required in heating, cooling and transport
Renewable power accounted for 70% of net additions to global powe generating capacity in 2017, the largest increase in renewable power capacity in modern history, according to REN21’s Renewables 2018 Global Status Report (GSR). But the heating, cooling and transport sectors – which together account for about four-fifths of global final energy demand – continue to lag far behind the power sector.
2018 Talanoa Dialogue Offers Opportunities to the Contribution of Transport in Achieving the Targets of the Paris Agreement
This report applies a sectoral analysis on the Talanoa Dialogue Inputs and analyzes how sustainable transport was reflected in the Talanoa Dialogue Inputs. The findings show that transport receives little overall attention but, if mentioned, it is part of the solutions towards realizing the Paris Agreement targets.