COP22 Declaration on Accelerated Action on Adaptation in Transport
Press Release on the COP22 Declaration on Accelerated Action on Adaptation in Transport
17 November 2016
News and Blogs
Major countries commit to increase the share of electric vehicles in government fleets
Recognizing the importance of reducing carbon emission in the transportation sector, eight major nations – Canada, China, France, Japan, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States of America – signed a Government Fleet Declaration today, pledging to increase the share of electric vehicles in their government fleets and calling for other governments to join them.
The Declaration was announced at the Marrakech Climate Change Conference (COP22) and was developed under the aegis of the Clean Energy Ministerial’s Electric Vehicles Initiative (CEM-EVI).
17 November 2016
Shifting Gear Towards Low Carbon Transport – Global Climate Action at COP22
Marrakech, 12 November 2016 – Sustainable transport leaders, catalyzing the necessary transformation alongside governments to address climate change, are meeting at the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech (COP22) today for the Global Climate Action event on Transport.
14 November 2016
LOGISTICS UN WARNS OF TRADE EMISSIONS RISE
Freight transport accounts for roughly 7 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, making it an important sector in the fight against climate change, according to the U.N. But trade-related CO2 emissions are set to almost quadruple by 2050 based on 2010 figures, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Some developing countries are making an effort to cut emissions growth.
4 November 2016
Expert panel finds that greener, more efficient and sustainable transport can save trillions and help achieve Sustainable Development Goals
28 OCT 2016 – New York, 28 October – Greater investment in greener, more sustainable transport systems is essential for propelling the economic and social development that is essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, according to an expert panel report delivered to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
31 October 2016
Transforming transport: A new initiative for sustainable urban mobility was launched in Quito
Quito- October 17, 2016
21 October 2016
A Call for Action for national governments to implement the necessary national action to deliver the transformation of urban mobility set out in the New Urban Agenda
Quito, Ecuador, 18th October 2016
The transport and development community, meeting together in Quito, Ecuador on the occasion of Habitat III, welcomes the New Urban Agenda´s recognition of the broad contribution of sustainable urban mobility to sustainable urbanization.
We support the vision for urban mobility set out in the New Urban Agenda – but it now needs to be implemented.
18 October 2016
SLoCaT Partnership Welcomes New Board of Directors
Two years after its establishment the SLoCaT Partnership welcomes a new Board of Directors. The new Board, which consists of 13 persons includes 5 of the initial Board members, 4 newly elected Board members and 4 appointed, independent Board members. With the incoming new Board, the SLoCaT Board also welcomes the two new co-Chairs Amy Kenyon of Ford Foundation and Holger Dalkman from the World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities.
17 October 2016
Proximity City improving access, avoiding transport
by Cornie Huizenga and Mark Major
Transforming urban mobility
Urban transport systems are already under pressure with growing congestion in most urban areas. To cope with the additional 2.3 billion people expected to be living in urban areas by 2050, the rising demand for transport per person and the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we need a rapid transformation in urban mobility patterns and modes.
13 October 2016