ITF Transport Outlook 2017: CO2 mitigation measures for transport will not achieve climate ambitions
Current and foreseeable policies to mitigate carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions from global transport activity will not suffice to achieve the international community’s climate ambitions, a new study published by the International Transport Forum (ITF) finds.
Polis – European Cities and Regions networking for innovative transport solutions
Polis is a network of International and European cities and regions working together to develop innovative technologies and policies for local transport.
Since 1989, European local and regional authorities have been working together within Polis to promote sustainable mobility through the deployment of innovative transport solutions.
Project for solar-powered electric boat transport in the Middle East and North Africa receives US$1 million UN Energy Grant
14 December 2016, New York
Association in Peace with the Environment (Guatemala)
ABOUT ASSOCIATION IN PEACE WITH THE ENVIRONMENT
Daring Cities Make Bold Air Quality Commitment To Remove All Diesel Vehicles By 2025
Mexico City, Mexico (2 December 2016) – At the C40 Mayors Summit in Mexico City, it was announced that Diesel vehicles will be removed from Paris, Mexico City, Madrid and Athens by 2025, as part of unprecedented effort by mayors to improve the quality of air for their citizens. These pioneering cities also pledged to incentivise alternative vehicles and promote walking and cycling infrastructure. Worldwide, 3 million deaths each year are linked to exposure to outdoor air pollution according to WHO, with the vast majority of these deaths occurring in cities.
COP22 Declaration on Accelerated Action on Adaptation in Transport
Press Release on the COP22 Declaration on Accelerated Action on Adaptation in Transport
Major countries commit to increase the share of electric vehicles in government fleets
Recognizing the importance of reducing carbon emission in the transportation sector, eight major nations – Canada, China, France, Japan, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States of America – signed a Government Fleet Declaration today, pledging to increase the share of electric vehicles in their government fleets and calling for other governments to join them.
The Declaration was announced at the Marrakech Climate Change Conference (COP22) and was developed under the aegis of the Clean Energy Ministerial’s Electric Vehicles Initiative (CEM-EVI).
Shifting Gear Towards Low Carbon Transport – Global Climate Action at COP22
Marrakech, 12 November 2016 – Sustainable transport leaders, catalyzing the necessary transformation alongside governments to address climate change, are meeting at the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech (COP22) today for the Global Climate Action event on Transport.