Bridging the Gap | Events

COP16

2010-11-29T00:00:00Z

COP 16 is expected to be held in Mexico from 29 November 2010 to 10 December 2010.

5th International Conference on Sustainable Transport (ICST)

2010-10-04T00:00:00Z

The conference takes place in Mexico City.

Fifth Regional EST Forum in Asia

2010-08-23T00:00:00Z

This event takes place in Bangkok, Thailand.

Cities for Mobility World Congress 2010

2010-07-04T00:00:00Z

The next World Congress of the network will take place on 4-6 July 2010 in the city of Stuttgart.

Velo-city Global

2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The Global Cycling Conference will take place in Copenhagen

GTZ Workshop on Transport and Climate Change at DW Media Forum

2010-06-21T00:00:00Z

The workshop takes place in Bonn, Germany.

Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum (UNCRD)

2010-06-21T00:00:00Z

The Forum takes place in Bangkok, Thailand.

UNFCCC Side event of ADB and IDB

2010-06-08T00:00:00Z

The Side Event takes place in Bonn, Germany.

Bridging the Gap Workshop for transport and climate change experts and policy-makers

2010-06-08T00:00:00Z

SAVE THE DATE for our seminar on Transport and Climate Change in parallel to the UNFCCC meeting of the Subsidiary Bodies in Bonn, Germany on 8 June, 2010.

UNFCCC Side event Bridging the gap between transport and climate change

2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

The official Bridging the Gap Side Event takes place in Bonn.

32nd session of the UNFCCC Convention subsidiary bodies

2010-05-31T00:00:00Z

The 32nd session of the UNFCCC Convention subsidiary bodies takes place on 31 May to 11 June, 2010 in Bonn, Germany.

Resilient Cities 2010 - 1st World Congress on Cities and Adaptation to Climate Change

2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

The Congress will be held on 28-30 May 2010 in Bonn, Germany, preceding the UN climate talks in Bonn, which are scheduled for 31 May - 11 June 2010.

Carbon Expo

2010-05-26T00:00:00Z

The Carbon Expo takes place in Cologne, Germany

International Transport Forum 2010

2010-05-26T00:00:00Z

The International Transport Forum will be held on 26-28 May 2010, focusing on Innovation in Transport.

ADB Transport Forum: Changing Course - Pathways to Sustainable Transport

2010-05-25T00:00:00Z

This event takes place at the ADB Headquarters in Manila, Philippines.

SLoCaT Partnership Meeting

2010-05-24T00:00:00Z

The SLoCaT Partnership Meeting will take place in Manila, Philippines

"The Future of Mobility" at the Shanghai Expo

2010-05-24T00:00:00Z

Keynote Speech by leading architect and urban planner Albert Speer - only limited number of seats are available!

The City of Bremen and GTZ are proud to present three workshops on "The Future of Mobility" at the Bremen Stand in the Urban Best Practice Area at the Shanghai Expo from May 24th to 26th. Events are scheduled from 2 to 5 pm and are focusing on three key topics of sustainable urban transport:

Day 1 - Mon, 24th: Transport and Urban Development
Day 2 - Tue, 25th: Low Carbon Mobility for Cities
Day 3 - Wed, 26th: The Role of Electric Vehicles

Experts and practitioners are developing a vision for sustainable urban mobility with a global perspective: A highlight will definitely be the speech of the architect Albert Speer on Monday 24th. The events are open for all visitors of the Expo and free of extra charges. However, as seats are limited to 80 persons, pre-registration until May 17th is highly recommended. To register, please send an e-mail with all your contact details and the dates you wish to participate to isabella.neuweg@gtz.de.

We are looking forward to see you in Shanghai.

CSD 18 Session: 4th Implementation Cycle: Review Session

2010-05-03T00:00:00Z

The 18th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development will take place in New York on 3 - 14 May, 2010.

World Urban Forum

2010-03-22T00:00:00Z

The World Urban Forum will take place in Rio de Janeiro on 22-26 March, 2010.

International Expert Group Meeting: United Nations Forum on Climate Change Mitigation, Fuel Efficiency and Sustainable Urban Transport

2010-03-16T00:00:00Z

The expert group meeting will take place in Seoul, Republic of Korea on 16-17 March 2010.

Shaping the Future of Urban Transport (5:30 pm)

2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

Copenhagen - Bella Center
Urban transport in developing countries is a major and fast growing source of GHG emissions. At the same time transport infrastructure and operations is vulnerable to climate change. The demand for mobility in developing country cities is expected to continue growing, to meet the need for economic and social development.

IETA side event: GHG Inventory of the Cities and how that can be used as an Input for Carbon Finance Activities (10:00 - 11:30am)

2009-12-10T00:00:00Z

Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers Hotel,

Meeting Room

Mount Everest 2

With Konrad von Ritter, The World Bank, Rafael Seixas, City of São PauloAlexia Leseur, Caisse des Dépôts, Caroline Edant, Veolia Transport, etc.

Mainstreaming integrated solutions in transition towards a carbon free global transport system (8:30 am)

2009-12-10T00:00:00Z

The GEA-Transport workshop is giving us an exceptional opportunity to catch up with the latest discussions and inputs on the possibilities for transforming the transport systems of the world and a unique chance to get your expert help for crafting and enhancing the key message and scenario narratives that should emerge from the GEA transport knowledge module.

Copenhagen: Bridging the gap with land transport (4:30 pm)

2009-12-10T00:00:00Z

16.30 - 18.00
Room: Dan Turell

Innovative transport solutions - essential in mitigation strategies and part of technology cooperation (3:30-5:30 pm)

2009-12-09T00:00:00Z

Official Side-Event of the German Federal Environment Ministry in COP15 with Hubert Steinkemper (German Federal Environment Ministry), Thomas Becker (BMW), Regine Günther (WWF) and Daniel Bongardt (GTZ) at the EU Pavilion.

Transport out of the Greenhouse - from COPenhagen to Implementation (10:00-12:00 am)

2009-12-09T00:00:00Z

International seminar with John Whitelegg and Holger Dalkmann.

DTU Transport, Technical University of Denmark, Bygningstorvet 116, Kgs Lyngby ('Frokoststuen')

A role to play for the land transport sector in the post 2012 world (10:30 am)

2009-12-07T00:00:00Z

Room Schuman at EU Pavilion- Bella Center, Copenhagen
We will present sustainable land transport policy scenarios, examples and suggestions for a low carbon road map for developed and developing countries and how they can be better facilitated through a climate agreement.

Symposium: Towards a Low Carbon Transport System (1:30 pm)

2009-12-05T00:00:00Z

On 5 December, in Copenhagen, transport, energy and climate experts from Asia, Europe and the US will explore how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by the year 2050.

Train to Copenhagen (9:12 am)

2009-12-05T00:00:00Z

For the occasion, a special train will run between Brussels and Copenhagen.
Departure is planned for 5th December, in Brussels, 9:10. So be ready!

Side Event at the UNFCCC Barcelona Climate Talks - The future for land transport: A final plea on the negotiating text on November 3, 2009

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

On November 3, 2009, the Bridging the Gap Initiative successfully hold a Side Event at the Barcelona Climate talks. The initiative presented the need to act in the transport sector and presented the latest suggestion for the negotiations within the AWG-LCA.

Negotiating out of a Deadlock for Transport

2009-10-01T00:00:00Z

Parallel Event at the UNFCCC Bangkok Climate Talks.

Parallel Event at the UNFCCC Bangkok Climate Talks "Negotiating out of a Deadlock for Land Transport" on October 1, 2009

2009-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Parallel Event "Negotiating out of a Deadlock for Land Transport" took place on October 1, 2009 at the UNFCCC Bangkok Climate Talks. Over 50 participants and several negotiators from various continents (Africa, Asia and Europe) attended the Side-Event, watched the presentations and discussed...

ADB-ESCAP Workshop on Transport and Climate Change on 25 September, 2009 at Bangkok, Thailand

2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

Over 50 participants from developing and developed countries met in Bangkok on 25th September to discuss strategies to promote a more sustainable low carbon development path for the transport sector in developing Asia. Presentations and discussions emphasized the need for an integrated approach which simultaneously addresses local problems such as air pollution, congestion and road safety as well as tackling the global problem of climate change.

3rd Workshop Bridging the Gap: Post 2012 Instruments and MRV for Transportation on September 17, 2009

2009-09-17T00:00:00Z

The third Workshop of the "Bridging the Gap" initiative was held on 17th of September in Brussels. It was hosted by UITP and aimed at a better recognition of sustainable transport in the climate change negotiations process in COP15 in Copenhagen. About 30 transport and climate change experts highlighted the transport sectors increasing share in GHG emissions and required appropriate attention in the negotiation process.

UN-DESA Expert Group Meeting on Transport for Sustainable Development

2009-08-27T00:00:00Z

Transport Experts and senior researcher from all around the world met on August 27-28 in New York for a Group Meeting on Transport for Sustainable Development. Main objectives were analysis of trends, issues and policy options.

Side event at sixth session of the AWG-LCA and the eighth session of the AWG-KP on June 10, 2009

2009-06-10T00:00:00Z

MRV, NAMA, and sectoral approaches: ensuring a role of land transport in the Post 2012 framework. The side event took up a recent call for action from transport experts — the Bellagio Declaration — and presented specifc suggestions on how to integrate land transport into a climate change agreement.

2nd Bridging the Gap Workshop held in Bonn on June 6, 2009

2009-06-06T00:00:00Z

The second Workshop of the initiative "Bridging the Gap" aimed at recognizing sustainable transport is recognized in the climate change negotiations process in COP15 in Copenhagen. Experts discussed options for Financing Low Carbon Transport Systems, Technology Transfer and Measuring the effects of NAMAs.

Side event at fifth session of the AWG-LCA and the seventh session of the AWG-KP on April 1, 2009

2009-04-01T00:00:00Z

GTZ along with TRL, UITP, Veolia Transport and UIC jointly organised a side event at the Bonn climate talks. The side-event was titled "Bridging the gap - how to include transport in the Bali Road Map".

1st Bridging the Gap Workshop held in Paris on March 27, 2009

2009-03-27T00:00:00Z

The first Workshop of the initiative "Bridging the Gap" aimed at recognizing sustainable transport is recognized in the climate change negotiations process in COP15 in Copenhagen. Experts discussed options for Post 2012 - AWG LCA (sectoral no lose targets - link to National Mitigation Action Plan), the future of the Clean Development Mechanism (POA, Sectoral CDM), Joint Implementation, Emission Trading Schemes/challenges/risks within the sector and Adaptation (link to mitigation actions in developing countries).