Enhancing the Utility and Sustainability of Popular Transport
by Wilma Nchito, Director of Research and Postgraduate Studies, University of Zambia Mini buses in Lusaka waiting for customers. Minibuses are the main form of transport in Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia. These minibuses are mostly utility vans transformed …
Bridging the Climate Finance Gap for Sustainable Transport: The Crucial Role of the “Baku to Belém Roadmap”
As the global community urgently seeks pathways to mitigate climate change, the “Baku to Belém Roadmap to 1.3 Trillion” aims to scale up climate finance for developing countries and emerges as a critical initiative to accelerate the shift towards sustainable, …
Accelerating Ambition: Strengthening Transport Actions and Commitments in the Next Round of NDCs
As countries prepare the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in 2025, there’s a vital opportunity to enhance climate action in the transport sector. Our Five-Point Plan for Transport in New NDCs offers guidance designed to help policymakers set …
Call for Applications SLOCAT-VREF Young Leaders in Sustainable Transport Programme
SLOCAT and the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) are accepting applications for the fifth cohort of the SLOCAT-VREF Young Leaders in Sustainable Transport programme until 4 April 2025. Established in 2019 by VREF and SLOCAT, the Young Leaders in …
Transport Decarbonisation Index: How It Supports LMICs in Achieving Sustainability, evidences from our new scientific article.
SLOCAT, UEMI, Lew Fulton, Jacob Teter and Pierpaolo Cazolla have published a scientific article introducing the Transport Decarbonisation Index (TDI) to the academic community. The TDI is a tool designed to help low and middle-income countries (LMICs) transition to sustainable …
From Madrid to Delhi, making public transport cheaper improves lives
By Gavin Thomson, Senior Campaign Strategist on Transport & Mobility at Greenpeace International Around the world, Greenpeace campaigns to bring down the cost of public transport, to let people travel further more sustainably. When we make public transport more affordable, …
Reflections on 28 years of advocacy on air quality and sustainable transport
By Cornie Huizenga, Former Executive Director of Clean Air Asia, Secretary General of SLOCAT Partnership, Co-team leader of Asian Transport Outlook (ATO) and EST Expert Keynote delivered at the occasion of the High-Level 16th Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum in …
COP29: A Brutal Reflection of the Need for More Ambitious Climate Action in Transport
By Maruxa Cardama, Secretary General of SLOCAT As the curtain fell on COP29, I was left with a mix of frustration and resolve. This year’s climate talks failed to deliver substantive outcomes on critical fronts such as scaling up climate …
Press Release: SLOCAT Welcomes Greenpeace International and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) as New Partners
SLOCAT Welcomes Greenpeace International and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) as New Partners SLOCAT is excited to welcome Greenpeace International and the International Transport Workers’ Federation as new partners in its international, multi-stakeholder ecosystem of world-class experts and change-makers. …
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Apply now: Communications Specialist Position description SLOCAT is the international, multi-stakeholder partnership powering systemic transformations and a just transition towards equitable, healthy, green and resilient transport and mobility systems for the people and the planet. We deliver on our mission …
Tough Questions, Smart Answers on All Things Transport, People and Planet
Tough Questions, Smart Answers on All Things Transport, People and Planet Voices across generations of change makers – A podcast series About this series Tough Questions, Smart Answers on All Things Transport and Planet is a space curated by the …