Young Leaders’ Perspectives for Just Transformations to Sustainable Transport
SLOCAT and the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) launched in May 2019, the Young Leaders in Sustainable Transport programme. The programme builds bridges between the transport community and young people and explores new perspectives by creating an interface between knowledge and policy. It will also raise the capacity of young people and provide them new skills in evidence-based policy analysis for sustainable
transport.
Young people are recognised as the torch bearers of sustainable development and the vanguards in the struggle against climate change. By working directly with young leaders, the transport community will empower the generation who can help foster far-reaching and unprecedented change and build long-lasting bridges with other constituencies.
The voice of young people needs to be heard COP30 places people at the centre of climate action. It embraces global participation through the Global Mutirão, an initiative designed to connect with people’s realities on the ground. In this spirit, the fifth cohort of SLOCAT – VREF Young Leaders in Sustainable Transport are sharing their perspectives on effective climate action in transport, drawing on their areas of expertise, which include energy, freight transport, road safety and transit-oriented development.
Each Young Leader showcases the benefits of a specific action, outlines what a global goal could cover and identifies synergies with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Their work also shows the role that young professionals and young people play in implementing these actions.
