German Development Minister Müller announces a new mobility initiative in support of global transformation of transport and traffic systems

by Alice Yiu | Jun 2, 2016 | News

In view of the upcoming global human settlements conference Habitat III, to be held in Quito, Ecuador, in October, Federal Development Minister Gerd Müller and the Mayor of Berlin, Michael Müller, today inaugurated the German Habitat Forum. Against the backdrop of...

UNFCCC Executive Secretary Calls to Unite the Transport Sector to Push towards Climate Neutrality

by talya.enriquez | May 19, 2016 | News

The Executive Secretary of the United National’s Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Cristiana Figueres, has called to reunite the transport sector worldwide in the push towards climate neutrality and connect the patchwork of policies we can expect...

Zero Draft of the New Urban Agenda while Encouraging, Leaves Room for Improvement on Transport

by talya.enriquez | May 16, 2016 | News

Shanghai, May 16th 2016 The Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) conducted an analysis on the Zero Draft of the New Urban Agenda (NUA)- the expected outcome document of the Habitat III Conference- from the perspective of sustainable...

Clean Air Asia Report: China's Air Pollution Policies Shows Initial Progress in 74 Cities but Still Have A Long Way to Go

by Alice Yiu | Mar 16, 2016 | News

The implementation of the Chinese “Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan” (the ‘Action Plan’) has received much attention since it was published in September 2013. Clean Air Asia released the report, “China Air 2015: Air Pollution Prevention and...

Measuring, reporting and verifying emissions in the transport sector

by Alice Yiu | Mar 1, 2016 | News

While the transport sector is a key promoter of development and economic growth, it also causes significant GHG emissions. Therefore, it is crucial to address the transport sector when planning or implementing mitigation action. But how to assess the impact of...