12 October 2021

Smart Freight Centre joins our vibrant, international and multi-stakeholder Partnership of change-makers

We are excited to welcome Smart Freight Centre (SFC) to our vibrant, international and multi-stakeholder Partnership of change-makers.   Smart Freight Centre is a global mission-driven organisation dedicated to a more efficient and zero emissions global freight transport sector. SFC brings together …

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7 October 2021

Company strategies: What transformations compatible with carbon neutrality are required to decarbonise freight transport?

Organizing partners: MICHELIN, SLOCAT Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport and IDDRI (Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations) Date and time: October 15th, 9:30pm-10:30pm (CST) / 3:30-4:30pm (CEST) Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_p7Ah4hbyT-uHjqh-GMiCNw Overview Freight transport emissions represent currently about 10% …

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7 October 2021

Multi-stakeholder policies and proposals to advance global sustainable transport

Co‐organized by: SLOCAT, C40 Cities, CALSTART/Drive to Zero, Climate Group/EV100, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), International Association of Public Transport (UITP), MOVIN’ON by Michelin, Sustainable Mobility for All Partnership (SUM4All), Transport Decarbonisation Alliance (TDA),  Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI), …

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7 October 2021

National strategies for enhancing climate ambition: Systemic transformations and their enablers

Co‐organized by: The SLOCAT Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport, Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), The NDC Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA) Date and time: 15 October, 14-15 PM CST, 8-9 AM CEST. Registration link:   https://forms.gle/4BUHVzGgYw1K7oEZ7 …

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1 October 2021

EST Forum pre-event: Decarbonising Asia’s Transport Sector

EST Forum pre-event: Decarbonising Asia’s Transport Sector – How to Deliver on Proposed Goal 1a of the Aichi 2030 Declaration (12 October 2021, 12:45-15:00 Bangkok time)  Decarbonising the transport sector is an imperative to achieve the Paris Climate Agreement goal …

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24 September 2021

Second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference: Official UN updates and SLOCAT activities

Overview 14 to 16 October 2021 in Beijing, China Concept note by the UN can be found  here, including the  registration details Conference format: Virtually for majority of international participants; in-person for diplomats, businesses and international organisations representatives who are …

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Call for Applications for SLOCAT-VREF Young Leaders in Sustainable Transport programme
13 September 2021

Call for Applications for SLOCAT-VREF Young Leaders in Sustainable Transport programme

The SLOCAT Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport and the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) are accepting applications for the third round of the SLOCAT-VREF Young Leaders in Sustainable Transport programme. The SLOCAT-VREF Young Leaders in Sustainable Transport programme …

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7 September 2021

Request for Proposals – Short-term consultancy on reform fossil fuel subsidies and scale up renewables in transport

The transport and energy sectors are interlinked. To decarbonise economies, the transport and energy sectors need to align their strategies. A planned 6-8 page issues brief (paired with 6-8 country typology factsheets) will investigate how these sectors can collaborate more …

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6 September 2021

WCTRS Workshop on Decarbonizing the Transport Sector through Innovative Technologies

World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS) Special Interest Group (SIG) F2 on Transport, Climate Change and Clean Air Virtual Workshop: Decarbonizing the Transport Sector through Innovative Technologies 20 September 2021 13:00 – 16:30 CEST Global transport volumes have been …

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5 August 2021

Equitable Transport | Public transport for all: Towards an inclusive and low carbon transition

by Suzanne Spooner, Project Manager and Knowledge Manager, AFD The French Development Agency undertook to make its activity be 100% consistent with the Paris Agreement, which involves financing projects promoting a long-term low-carbon transition – and excluding projects that support …