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Call for Applications for SLOCAT-VREF Young Leaders in Sustainable Transport programme

The SLOCAT Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport and the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) are accepting applications for the third round of the SLOCAT-VREF Young Leaders in Sustainable

13 September 2021

Request for Proposals – Short-term consultancy on reform fossil fuel subsidies and scale up renewables in transport

The transport and energy sectors are interlinked. To decarbonise economies, the transport and energy sectors need to align their strategies. A planned 6-8 page issues brief (paired with 6-8 country

7 September 2021

WCTRS Workshop on Decarbonizing the Transport Sector through Innovative Technologies

World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS) Special Interest Group (SIG) F2 on Transport, Climate Change and Clean Air Virtual Workshop: Decarbonizing the Transport Sector through Innovative Technologies 20 September

6 September 2021

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

5 August 2021

Moving Forward Series: Opening streets for people

by Seble Samuel, SLOCAT-VREF Young Leader in Sustainable Transport The LEDS GP Transport Working Group is publishing a series of five papers co-authored by young people from around the world

16 July 2021

Moving Forward Series: Job Creation Through Green Transport

by Cyprine Odada, SLOCAT-VREF Young Leader in Sustainable Transport The LEDS GP Transport Working Group is publishing a series of papers co-authored by young people from around the world on

8 July 2021

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

7 July 2021

Moving Forward Series: Sustainable Freight Transport in the Aftermath of the Pandemic

by Agnivesh Pani, SLOCAT-VREF Young Leader in Sustainable Transport The LEDS GP Transport Working Group is publishing a series of papers co-authored by young people from around the world on

30 June 2021

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

25 June 2021

Resilient Transport I Managing climate risks in the road sector

by Aage Jorgensen, Program Manager, Nordic Development Fund Heavy rains caused a landslide that took away the road, Rwanda 2021. Photo credit: FinnOC Roads are a key asset for Africa.

22 June 2021