6 December 2015

IEA Report; Renewable Energy Sources in Transport (RES-T) are Crucial for Avoiding Climate Change

Driving renewable energy for transport – next generation policies

Renewable energy sources in transport (RES-T) are crucial for avoiding climate change.

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6 December 2015

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

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2 December 2015

Multilateral Development Banks Join Forces to Ramp up Climate Action in Transport

Eight multilateral development banks today issued a joint statement, committing to accelerate their efforts to mitigate transport emissions and recognizing the need for more action on the resilience of transport to climate change.

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1 December 2015

African cities need to push for green, inclusive transport, forum hears

The need for cleaner and more efficient vehicles, public transport and adequate infrastructure for non-motorised transport in Africa is an issue that has received attention at the ongoing Transport Forum in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

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25 November 2015

PIANC Think Climate Coalition Releases Action Plan on Navigating a Changing Climate

PIANC’s Think Climate Coalition has released its action plan, “Navigating a Changing Climate,” to outline the work committed by the partners of the initiative to help the inland and maritime navigation infrastructure sector respond to climate change.

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20 November 2015

PPMC Dialogue with Asian Countries Confirms Need for Accelerated Action on Transport and Climate Change

On November 18, The Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT), on behalf of the Paris Process on Mobility and Climate (PPMC), led a regional dialogue on transport and climate change at the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) Ninth Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum in Asia.

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17 November 2015

Volvo Research and Educational Foundations Releases Five Research Briefs on Sustainable Transport

The Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) has produced a series of research briefs to summarize the state-of-the-art and/ or latest new research findings on various topics in sustainable transport. These 2-pager articles are written by well-informed policy makers, practitioners, and researchers in a “popular science” style with related illustrations. 

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