Joining efforts to transform mobility through partnerships and collaborations
by Carolina Chantrill, Asociación Sustentar Asociación Sustentar started as a group of classmates and friends who shared political science as a major and were concerned about the climate change crisis. Ten years ago, pollution and climate change was merely in …
Sustainable transport in African cities: Challenges and opportunities through the 15-minute city planning approach
by Nikola Medimorec with inputs by Bianca Ryseck, Cabrel Tokam, Fatoumata Diallo, Richard Unuigboje and Robert Ambunda Achieving a safe, efficient, low carbon, and affordable mobility and transport system can be enabled through more efficient planning concepts that prioritise proximity …
SLOCAT Partnership Annual Partnership Meeting 2022 and Annual Report 2021
The SLOCAT Partnership Annual Partnership Meeting 2022 was a special occasion for us to interact, learn and reflect on SLOCAT’s achievements and strategic horizon. The meeting featured sessions where SLOCAT partners shared key initiatives by their respective entities and provided …
Preliminary Analysis of Coherence Between Commitments and Initiatives Launched at COP26 and the NDCs of Signatory Countries
Are Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) aligned with the commitments and initiatives on transport announced on the occasion of COP26? The SLOCAT Secretariat has cross-referenced transport commitments and initiatives announced at COP26 with the new NDCs submitted by countries which signed …
Transport commitments and initiatives launched at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26)
COP26 saw an unprecedented number of commitments and initiatives on sustainable, low carbon transport. In this section we will take a closer look at some of them and provide a preliminary analysis of the degree of alignment between and the …
Taking Stock of COP26 Outcomes and Looking Ahead
by Maruxa Cardama, Secretary General, SLOCAT Partnership Photo from UNFCCC (2021) After some very busy months at the SLOCAT Secretariat, we have finally had a moment to reflect on the implications of the UN Climate Change Conference 2021 (COP26) outcomes …
Climate Strategies for Transport: An Analysis of Nationally Determined Contributions and Long-Term Strategies
This report analyses trends in the transport decarbonisation ambition, targets and actions in the climate strategies submitted by countries in the framework of the Paris Agreement. Specifically, the analysis focuses on Long-Term Strategies (LTS) starting from 2016 and on Nationally …
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 …
An Urgent Call for Radical Transport Climate Action to Accelerate Implementation of Sustainable
Development Goal 13
by Emily Hosek and Alice Yiu, SLOCAT Partnership The transport sector has an immense impact on our planet’s climate, and as the fastest-growing source of global emissions, the decisions that we make today about how we move people and goods …
Green Transport I Costa Rican Municipalities cycling towards a green mobility transformation – The Case of Montes de Oca and Curridabat
In recent decades, the use of private vehicles has grown dramatically in the Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica (GAM). Currently, more than a third of daily trips are made by car or motorcycle, and this is projected to expand, …