Enhancing the Role of Transport in achieving the Sustainable Development Agenda
Written by Edna Odhiambo & Thomas van Laake from the Young Leaders in Sustainable Transport
SLoCaT welcomes a robust new Board
We are pleased to announce the new Board of Directors elected by SLoCaT, the Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport which will support, oversee and advance the work of the Partnership in the next three years. This new Board brings together an extraordinary wealth of expertise across the transport and mobility, energy, climate and cities sectors.
An independent Election Committee chaired by Mr. Lew Fulton (UC-Davis) and aided by Ms. Glynda Bathan (Clean Air Asia) and Mr. Henry Kamau (Sustainable Transport Africa) monitored the elections and counted the ballots.
Ministers’ Roundtable Transport and Climate at ITF: Moving forward from COP24
At the Annual Summit 2019 of the International Transport Forum, the roundtable on transport and climate released a joint statement expressing the need to achieve low emissions in the transport sector. The joint statement can be found here.
Webinar on Low Carbon Transport Measures of the Transport and Climate Change 2018 Global Status Report
In December 2018, the Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) published the first global report tracking the progress of transport on climate change. The Transport and Climate Change 2018 Global Status Report (TCC-GSR) brings together information streams on transport and climate change.
Young Leaders in Sustainable Transport – Call for Applications
Young Leaders in Sustainable Transport
Call for Applications
The Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) and the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) are launching the Young Leaders in Sustainable Transport programme.
Webinar about the Transport and Climate Change 2018 Global Status Report
In December 2018, the Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) published the first global report tracking the progress of transport on climate change. The Transport and Climate Change 2018 Global Status Report (TCC-GSR) brings together information streams on transport and climate change.
Affordable, sustainable and low carbon transport solutions for Africa
An overview of transport events throughout the week available here.
Progress on the roadmap for low carbon and sustainable mobility in India
The roadmap for low carbon and sustainable mobility in India kicked off in November 2018 under the aegis of PPMC, with the support of WWF in collaboration with FICCI and funded by the Michelin Foundation. The project formed in early 2019 a working group for each of the eight roadmap components. A couple of working group meetings have been already held, such as two meetings on Component 2 (low-carbon energy supply) in February 2019, a meeting on Component 5 (avoid vehicle kilometers) in March 2019 and Component 8 (economic instruments and finance) in February 2019.
Webinar on Low-carbon Transport for Development
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) invite you to a webinar about the recently published report about sustainable transport in the IsDB member countries:
Apply for the 2019 Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship by January 25
The Schipper family and EMBARQ, the sustainable urban mobility initiative of WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, are accepting applications for the 2019 Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship for Sustainable Transport and Energy Efficiency.