SLoCaT Partnership Welcomes New Board of Directors
Two years after its establishment the SLoCaT Partnership welcomes a new Board of Directors. The new Board, which consists of 13 persons includes 5 of the initial Board members, 4 newly elected Board members and 4 appointed, independent Board members. With the incoming new Board, the SLoCaT Board also welcomes the two new co-Chairs Amy Kenyon of Ford Foundation and Holger Dalkman from the World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities.
Ramon Cruz represents SLoCaT Partnership at the Partnership Exchange Event during High Level Political Forum
New York, USA- July 18, 2016
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Calls to Unite the Transport Sector to Push towards Climate Neutrality
The Executive Secretary of the United National’s Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Cristiana Figueres, has called to reunite the transport sector worldwide in the push towards climate neutrality and connect the patchwork of policies we can expect from at least 189 different national climate action plans designed for different national circumstances.
Zero Draft of the New Urban Agenda while Encouraging, Leaves Room for Improvement on Transport
Shanghai, May 16th 2016
The Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) conducted an analysis on the Zero Draft of the New Urban Agenda (NUA)- the expected outcome document of the Habitat III Conference- from the perspective of sustainable transport.
Stakeholders Agree to Continue and Broaden the Paris Process on Mobility and Climate
Paris, France
Draft Rural Transport Stakeholder Database
In order to map out different stakeholders working on rural transport issues, the SLoCaT Partnership started the development of a Rural Transport Stakeholder Database. The stakeholder database specifically focuses on those organizations working on rural transport issues at regional and global levels.
Transport sector sees momentum for action on Transport and Climate in response to UN Secretary-General's call to reshape the world's transport systems.
What can the transport sector do to make COP 21 a success?
UN Secretary-General urges transport ministers to act on climate change
Leipzig- May 27, 2015
Ban Ki-moon: “It is time to reshape the world’s transport systems”
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the world’s transport ministers to accelerate efforts to combat climate change and “find new green solutions”.
City Initiatiatives on Transport and Climate Change
A SLoCaT Partnership analysis presents an overview of different city initiatives on sustainable, low carbon transport, in which action is taken by cities, mayors or civil society.