2015 is a key year in developing a global agreement on climate change. Ambitious action on transport is essential to successfully implement the agreement to be reached on climate change in Paris, France in December 2015.
At the Rail Forum Europe dinner held in Brussels on the 14th of September; 80 participants, including MEPs, representatives of the European Commission and Member States and rail stakeholders gathered to discuss railways role in sustainable transport.
In preparation of COP 21, countries have agreed to publicly outline their post-2020 climate action plans, known as their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). Jordan and the Ivory Coast have recently submitted their INDCs and transport relative mitigations are quite substantive.
The President and Chief Executive Officer of Michelin, Jean-Dominique Senard, delivered a speech at the Convergences World Forum 2015 to highlight the role of the Lima Paris Action Agenda (LPAA) in enhancing innovation and cooperation for various stakeholders in sustainable transport.
Grütter consulting was founded 1996 and has dedicated itself primarily to relating carbon finance with transport. Its founder Jürg M. Grütter works in this area since 1992 and had formerly directed greenhouse gas abatement projects in the transport, industrial and energy sector on behalf of Swiss government. Grütter consulting is a private stock company with headquarters in Switzerland and branch or partner offices in China, India, Korea, Lao PDR, Vietnam, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.