“Public Consultation Opens on Low Carbon Transport Criteria Under The Climate Bonds Standard”
By Sean Kidney, October 27, 2015
After a year under development, the Read More »
New Report Shows Potential for Significant Emission Reductions Through Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform
Removing fossil fuel subsidies would significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions within five years
Successful Regional Dialogues in Latin America on Sustainable Transport Actions to Mitigate Climate Change
On the framework of the 4th Latin-American Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS LAC) Annual Workshop, the Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) and Michelin Challenge Bibendum, as part of the Paris Process on Mobility and Climate (PPCM), and the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) organized a Regional dialogue on sustainable transport actions to mitigate climate change, jointly with the LEDS LAC Transport Group and Read More »
SLoCaT Preliminary Analysis of INDCs Sees Potential for Ambitious Action on Climate Change in the Transport Sector
Intended Nationally-Determined Contributions (INDCs) represent a unique opportunity to increase bold mitigation and adaptation measures in transport and other sectors, as for the first time, countries are communicating their intended actions to reduce emissions and increase resilience on sectoral scales in the context of the UNFCCC system.
PAIRC Publishes “International Climate Change Adaptation Framework for Road Infrastructure” Report
A framework providing an iterative approach to climate change adaptation.
ITF Policy Brief on Shipping and Climate Change: Shipping Emissions in 2050 Could Represent up to 14% of Total Global Emissions if Action Is Not Taken
The International Transport Forum (ITF) has released its latest policy brief, “Shipping and Climate Change: Where are we and which way forward?” The policy brief analyses the situation of maritime transport in the context of the upcoming UN climate change negotiations at COP 21, which is taking place from November 29 to December 11, 2015 in Paris, France.
SLoCaT Analysis on Renewable Energy and Transport
An analysis on strategies to decarbonise fuel and energy use in the transport sector
Air Pollution Plummets during Car-Free Day in Paris
Vehicle ban for 30% of roads in Paris on the 27th of September plummets both air and noise pollution.
On September 27th, 2015, Paris has launched its first Car-Free Day to ban vehicles from 30% of its roads in the city. The minor reduction in traffic has successfully to cut air and noise pollution significantly.
Contribution of Transport Commitments to Global Goals on Sustainable Development: The 2015 SLoCaT Transport Commitments Report
“Sustainable Transport matters when it comes to improving people’s lives”. This together with: “The transport sector is taking important action to address the two key global policy processes of 2015: sustainable development and climate change” are major findings of the 2015 SLoCaT Transport Commitments Report.
Launch 80 Days Campaign on Climate Action in Transport
2015 is a key year in developing a global agreement on climate change. Ambitious action on transport is essential to successfully implement the agreement to be reached on climate change in Paris, France in December 2015.