Railway Gazette: Rail must be more efficient, convenient, reliable and cost-effective to be widely used
The editor-in-Chief of the Railway Gazette Christopher Jackson has published a new article “Cleaner greener and leaner” in the January Railway Gazette continuing the discussions at the Read More »
United Nations General Assembly Adopts a Resolution on Promoting Multimodal Transit Corridors
On December 22nd 2015, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a new Resolution entitled “Towards comprehensive cooperation among all modes of transport for promoting multimodal transit corridors”. The resolution was initiated by the Government of Turkmenistan and co-sponsored by 85 United Nations (UN) member states.
SLoCaT Preliminary Analysis of COP21: Paris Agreement Creates Great Opportunities and Responsibilities for the Transport Sector
The SLoCaT Partnership observed the negotiations in COP21 and published daily reports to report on the negotiations from a Transport perspective. We have now completed our initial assessment of the Paris Agreement and the associated COP21 decision. A more complete and definite report will be issued early 2016.
CEOs Around the World Release Climate Leadership for Automotive Statement
CEOs from 79 companies and 20 economic sectors under the World Economic Forum have released the CEO Climate Leadership for Automotive Statement on December 10th, 2015.
Chairs’ Summary of COP21 High level Event on Zero Emission Vehicles
On 8 December 2015, at the Netherlands Pavilion at the UNFCCC COP21 meeting, high level representatives from government, the private sector, civil society and international organizations met to discuss the role that zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) play in mitigating climate change.
Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment of the Netherlands Publish “Around the World in Eighty Days of Climate Actions in Transport” Report
“What’s important now is to make these actions [INDC transport actions] visible and connect them to the ambitions of the transport-organisations. We are aiming to achieve critical mass, so that we can accelerate progress towards results. With this publication we hope to boost that acceleration.”
New SLoCaT-GIZ TRANSfer Report on How to Systematically Use Climate Finance for Sustainable Transport
The SLoCaT Partnership working with the Read More »