emissions Archives

6 December 2015 In News By Alice Yiu

New SLoCaT Report: Transport Sector Shows Substantial Mitigation Potential, but Achieving 2DS by 2030 Remains a Challenge

INDCs show promise for transport but require further ambition to meet targets

3 December 2015 In News By Alice Yiu

Global Green Freight Leaders Write Open Letter Pledging to Reduce Emissions from Goods Transport at COP21

Paris, December 3, 2015: Countries, organizations and multinational companies published an open
letter to the citizens of the world today, highlighting their commitment to green freight and outlining
the steps they were going take to reduce emissions from the global freight sector.

19 August 2015 In News By Alice Yiu

57% of Global Transport Emissions covered by Current INDC's

A transport-focused summary of currently submitted Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC)- 18^th of August 2015.

19 August 2015 In News By Alice Yiu

Joint Research Centre Report Shows Increasing Trend of Renewables in Transport

Renewable Energy in Transport Saved 33.8 Mt CO₂eq in 2012, up from 24.4 Mt CO₂eq in 2009.

11 June 2015 In News By Alice Yiu

Transport and Environment Briefing: EU Vehicle Emission Standards Are Essential to Meet the 2030 EU Emission Targets

A recent briefing by Transport and Environment titled ‘Road to 2030:How EU Vehicle Emission Standards help Member States Meet Climate Targets‘ shows that CO2 standards for new cars, vans and trucks are essential to meet the 2030 EU emission targets; depending on assumptions, they can close around half of the gap between targets and ‘business as usual’ trends, according to the study.

3 June 2015 In News By Alice Yiu

The 2015 Global Climate Legislation Study shows an increase in transport legislation & emission targets

A recent study by the London School of Economics (LSE) and Grantham institute on climate change and the environment was published in June 2015 with the objective of compiling climate change-relevant legislation in the world in one easily accessible database for legislators, researchers and policy-makers.