International Association for Public Transport (UITP)

The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) is the international network for public transport authorities and operators, policy decision-makers, scientific institutes and the public transport supply and service industry.

We cover all modes of public transport: metro, bus, light rail, regional and suburban rail, and waterborne transport.

International Energy Agency (IEA)

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is an autonomous organisation which works to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for its 28 member countries and beyond.

Founded in response to the 1973/4 oil crisis, the IEA’s initial role was to help countries co-ordinate a collective response to major disruptions in oil supply through the release of emergency oil stocks to the markets.

WWF International

WWF is one of the world’s largest and most respected independent conservation organizations. It is an independent foundation registered under Swiss law. WWF is a global organization acting locally through a network of over 90 offices in over 40 countries around the world. On-the-ground conservation projects managed by these offices are active in more than 100 countries. The central secretariat for the network (called WWF International) is located in Gland, Switzerland.

Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy

Sustainable development requires an integrated approach to policy and science because many of the issues it raises cannot be addressed within a single department or using the tools of individual scientific disciplines. This is where the Wuppertal Institute’s research programme begins – by taking an interdisciplinary approach and working towards systems understanding. Applied sustainability research is the Wuppertal Institute’s stated mission.

Contact Us:

Döppersberg 19, 42103 Wuppertal, Germany

Volvo Research and Education Foundations (VREF)

The Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) is a generic term for four independent foundations. For the millennium the Board of VREF has initiated a new research programme to be funded – Future Urban Transport (FUT). The foundations commonly support the programme by providing funds for research and educational projects

The four VREF foundations are: