A just transition for transport workers: The foundation for sustainable and decarbonised transport pathways
As stakeholders from around the world are coming together for the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, we note COP28 President-Designate Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber’s call for countries to have “an honest conversation” on …
Tackling Transboundary Haze Pollution in Southeast Asia
By Dr. Supat Wangwongwatana, Air Pollution Expert, Faculty of Public, Thammasat University Senior Advisor, Thailand Environment Institute Since early 1990, transboundary haze pollution has been a recurring challenge which poses significant social, economic, and environmental impacts to the Association for …
The Green Revolution in Thailand Steering by Electric Buses
By Dr. Yossapong Laoonual and Dr. Kotchakarn Nantasaksiri, Mobility & Vehicle Technology Research Center (MOVE), King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand At the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2021 (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Thailand’s Prime Minister pledged to reduce …
Advancing the Goals of the Paris Agreement through Regional Cooperation
By Wei-Shiuen Ng, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Member States of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) across the Asia Pacific region have shown different priorities …
Achieving a green energy transition in Vietnam’s transport sector through electric mobility
By Le Anh Tuan, Hanoi University of Science and Technology; Nguyen Thi Yen Lien, University of Transport and Communications and Dang Tuyet Ly, NDC Transport Initiative for Asia – GIZ An electric bus on the road in Hanoi, Vietnam. The …
Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action Action Event on Transport and Human Settlements
Event at COP28 Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action Action Event on Transport and Human Settlements Urban Evolution: Championing tomorrow’s low carbon and resilient human settlements and transport network “Pioneering change in cities, buildings, waste, freight and passenger air, water …
COP28 Presidency Land Transport Roundtable
Event at COP28 COP28 Presidency Land Transport Roundtable Achieving Systemic Transformation at the Required Speed and Scale 6 December 2023 I 13:00-14:30 I Al Saih Roundtable, Blue Zone I Programme Organised by: COP28 Presidency Delivery Partner: SLOCAT Partnership on Sustainable, …
Putting Transport and Mobility Systems on Track for a 1.5°C Future
Event at COP28 Putting Transport and Mobility Systems on Track for a 1.5°C Future 6 December 2023 | 17:45 – 19:15 | Al Waha Theater, Blue Zone I Programme Organised by: COP28 Presidency Delivery Partners: Air Transport Action Group (ATAG), …
COP28 Transport Community Reception
Events at COP28 Transport Community Reception at COP28 The COP28 Transport Community Reception is co-hosted by the Climate Compatible Growth programme, FIA Foundation and SLOCAT Partnership. The reception will be held on 4 December 2023 at 19:00-21:00 in the Hotel Voco …
Rebuilding China as the “Kingdom of Cycling” by Putting People and Planet First
By Daizong Liu, Xianyuan Zhu and Alphonse Tam, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy China In the 1980s, Chinese cities often had thousands of cyclists take to the streets during rush hour and the country was often recognised as a …