Better Rural Transport Calls for Local Solutions to Local Challenges
This blog post was originally released by the Research for Community Access Partnership (ReCAP) in here.
15 January 2018
News and Blogs
One Planet Summit Scales Up Action and Ambition on Transport and Climate Change: the Transport Decarbonisation Alliance (TDA)
The One Planet Summit, organised by the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, the President of the World Bank Group, Jim Yong Kim, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, concluded that decarbonisation of all modes of transport by 2050, in line with the well below 2 Degree Target set by the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change is possible but will require action now to enable a comprehensive transformation of this key sector in the decades to come.
12 December 2017
High-Level Stakeholders from Agriculture and Transport Sectors Discussed Actions for Rural Transformation and Food Security at COP23
A High-Level Roundtable on “Rural Transformation: Climate Resilient and Low Emission Food Systems” was held on November 14, 2017 in Bonn, Germany during COP23.
12 December 2017
Transport needs to be a key topic at the One Planet Summit
On 12 December 2017, the government of France is hosting the One Planet Summit, to celebrate the two year anniversary of the Paris Agreement.
7 December 2017
PPMC Releases COP23 Final Report: Transport Building Momentum to Raise Ambition and Define Implementation Pathways
The 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was convened in Bonn, Germany in November 2017 to build upon the pledge of action established at COP22 Marrakech, and to emphasize the need for rapid progress toward a 1.5-degree Celsius scenario, the goal of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
6 December 2017
Better Rural Transport is Key to Food Security and Zero Hunger
This blog post was originally released by the Research for Community Access Partnership (ReCAP) in here. A french version of the blog post is available here.
22 November 2017
2017 Synthesis Report on Voluntary National Reviews helps build stronger linkages between sustainable transport and the SDGs
The Second Synthesis Report of Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) (2017) was released by the Division for Sustainable Development (DSD) and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) under the United Nations.
22 November 2017
PPMC launches Key Messages on Transport and Climate Change for COP23
The key messages were developed through consultative processes, including a comprehensive survey and a consultative meeting, with a broad range of stakeholders that include business sector, civil society, development community and public sector. The 6 key messages are:
9 November 2017
Press Release: Transport Sector Is "Off Track" to Sustainability
October 19, 2017—The transport sector is not on track towards achieving sustainable mobility, according to the Global Mobility Report launched today.
The Global Mobility Report is the first ever assessment of the transport sector. It was produced by the Sustainable Mobility for All initiative (SuM4All)—a worldwide consortium of over 50 leading organizations in the transport sector.
20 October 2017