BSR Issues Implications for Transport on Climate Change from the IPCC 5th Assessment Report
Busines for Social Responsibility (BRS) issued a summary report to distill key findings on the effects of transport on climate change from the recently released Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report. The report includes implications for road, rail, air, and shipping and is part of BSR’s Business in a Climate-Constrained World Initiative.
UN Secretary-General Appoints Membership of High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the membership of a High-level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport to provide recommendations on sustainable transport actionable at global, national, local and sector levels.
European Parliament's Committee on Transport Chaired by Green Party Cyclist
Michael Cramer, an MEP for Alliance ’90/The Greens, was elected chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism on July 7 for a two-and-a-half year term. It is expected that with the leadership of Cramer, Europe’s transport future will become greener and more sustainable.
OWG Final Report on SDGs and Targets calls for pro-growth sustainable transport
Shanghai, July 24 2014
The final report of the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which concluded in the early hours of 19 July in New York, represents a major breakthrough for the sustainable transport community.
Tracking Transport @ UNFCCC Negotiations
Tracking Transport at UNFCCC Negotiations
Following the successful experience of tracking UNFCCC Negotiations from a transport perspective in Lima during COP20, the Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport will continue to track how transport is reflected in negotiations on the road to Paris.
SAVE THE DATE: 1st Ministerial and Policy Conference on Sustainable Transport in Africa
The 1st Ministerial and Policy Conference on Sustainable Transport in Africa is designed to provide a platform for high-level attention and policy dialogue on access to environmentally s
Sustainable Transport Africa (STA)
World Bank publishes report to estimate multiple benefits of transport policies
Shanghai, China
SLoCaT Partnership and Bridging the Gap Initiative present at the ADP Technical Expert Meeting in Bonn
On 4-15 June 2014, the June session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) took place from in Bonn, Germany. This was a follow-up to the two technical expert meetings (TEM) were held in March 2014 on on renewable energy deployment and energy efficiency improvements, which are critical for bridging the pre-2020 ambition gap. Parties called for a follow-up meeting after these meetings to look at the progress reached since March and discuss the way forward up to Lima to enhance mitigation ambition.
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