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Bonn Climate Talks DAY 2: Clip and Safe?

2012-05-17T00:00:00Z

The opening plenaries of the AWG-KP and AWG- LCA working groups' opening plenaries.

Bonn Climate Talks DAY 1: Opening Day

2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol are scheduled to continue in Bonn, Germany, until 25 May 2012.

Negotiating Session DAY1

2012-05-14T00:00:00Z

The first official negotiating session since the Durban Climate Change Conferenceopened on 14 May 2012, in Bonn, Germany.

Invitation for official side event: Designing a Successful Transport NAMA

2012-05-11T00:00:00Z

BtG has sent out the Invitation for the official side event at the 26^th session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies:

Designing a Successful Transport NAMA
Wednesday, 16^th May 2012, 20.00-21.30 (RAIL room)

It is open and free to all participants of the UNFCCC climate talks.

Find Invitation here

Transport related events at Bonn Climate Change Conference, Mai 2012

2012-05-08T00:00:00Z

Find an Overview of all Transport related events at the Bonn Climate Change Conference here

Designing a Successful Transport NAMA - Side Event at Climate Change Conference in Bonn, May 2012

2012-05-08T00:00:00Z

This event will take place Wednesday 16 May 2012 20:00 - 21:30. It will present recent findings from TRF, GIZ, UITP, Veolia Transdev & ITDP on transport NAMAs & related opportunities to build capacity & achieve sustainable climate change mitigation from land transport. Experts and negotiators will discuss topical issues such as climate finance & MRV.

Eco TransIT World Stakeholder Workshop in April 2012

2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

On 18^thof April the 2nd EcoTransIT World Stakeholder Workshop took place in Hamburg. The EcoTransIT consortium presented new Business Solutions of its multimodal emissions calculator and welcomed Hapag-Lloyd and Gebrueder Weiss as new partners.

T-NAMA preparation in Mexico

2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

EMBARQ Mexico and the Clean Air Institute organized a Workshop in Mexico City for preparing a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) for the Mexican Freight Transport Subsector. The Clean Air Institute foresees to collaborate with EMBARQ Mexico, the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources, the Secretariat of Communications and Transport and a number of private and social organizations in this effort.

Find more Information (only in Spanish) here

To find out more about Transport NAMAs visit the TRANSfer Project

E-mobility Readiness Plan Chile - A NAMA Proposal

2012-04-26T00:00:00Z

This document presents a proposal for a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) in Chile. The NAMA is expected to contribute to the ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target of the Chilean government and help put the country on a path towards a low carbon economy.

GFEI will launch 3 year work program in Leipzig on of 2nd May 2012

2012-04-24T00:00:00Z

The Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) has announced that it will be launching a new three year work program this May.It reaffirms the partners commitment to the objectives of the initiative, namely to promote debate and discussion around issues of vehicle fuel economy.

More Information & Agenda

UNDA Project on CO2 emissions presents new tool in Geneva

2012-04-23T00:00:00Z

On 24 April BtG partners GIZ, ITDP and TRL contributed to a one day expert meeting in Geneva entitled:'United Nations Global Conference on Assessing inland transport CO₂ emissions and the impact of mitigation policies.

Transatlantic exchange on sustainable transport

2012-04-20T00:00:00Z

Philippe Crist, Administrator of the International transport think tank of the OECD, the International Transport Forum, Vincent Leiner from the Clean Urban Transport Unit of the European Commission and Heather Allen, Programme Director of TRL took part in the Low-Carbon Transport Dialogue Series on Transatlantic views on Low Carbon Urban mobility supported by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Brussels.

Lee Schipper Scholarship

2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Schipper Family and EMBARQ, the Sustainable Transport Program of the World Resources Institute, in cooperation with leading scholars and policy makers, announced the creation of a Scholarship in memory of Lee Schipper.

Zero Carbon Mobility - Cycling in Lviv / Ukraine

2012-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ukrainian cities are under immense pressure: Private cars - new and used ones - are flooding cities, buses and trams are stuck in traffic jams, parking cars are blocking sidewalks and accident rates are increasing. Increasing local emissions and increasing CO₂-emissions are major concerns.

Released: "Urban Transport and Energy Efficiency"

2012-03-24T00:00:00Z

Considering the challenges of limited oil resources, increasing energy prices, climate change, environmental pollution and health risks, it is essential to establish an efficient transport system that meets demand, but consumes as little energy as possible. The new SUTP Sourcebook Module 5h titled "Urban Transport and Energy Efficiency" serves as a navigator for decision makers and stakeholders, including local and national authorities, the private sector and non-governmental organisations

Bridging the Gap 2012

2012-03-21T00:00:00Z

The Bridging the Gap Initiative works actively towards integrating transport into the current climate negotiations and climate bottom-up schemes. Five organisations with strong international expertise in sustainable transport and climate change - GIZ, TRL, Veolia Transdev, ITDP and UITP - are cooperating to improve opportunities for developing countries. GIZ and its partners hope to achieve that a Post 2012 Agreement will be fully applicable to the sustainable land transport sector.

Information flyer available here

Training on Sustainable Transport and Climate Change

2012-03-20T00:00:00Z

This training was supported by GIZ and jointly organized by Transport Research Laboratory (a UK-based research company), Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities, Ateneo School of Government's Catalyzing New Mobility in Cities Project, Partnership for Clean Air (CAI-Asia Network in the Philippines), and Metro Manila Development Authority. The training was held last March 19-20 at the Conference Room of the Ateneo School of Government, in Loyola Heights, Quezon City.

Low Carbon future for Asia

2012-03-15T00:00:00Z

Bridging the Gap Partner TRL took part in a mid-term meeting held in Bali/Indonesia from 21-22 February,attended by policy makers and transport experts from Indonesia, the Philippines, PR Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. A three year major piece of research is underway funded by the Nippon Foundation and organised by ITPS, the Japanese based International Institute for Transport Policy Studies looking at possible pathways to as low carbon transport future for ten South East Asian countries.

NAMA database re-launched by ECOFYS

2012-03-15T00:00:00Z

Ecofys re-launched its NAMA Databaseon the 7^th of March as a wiki-based collaborative platform, where users can contribute information on ongoing activities.

TRANSfer Project published first Draft of Handbook NAVIGATING TRANSPORT NAMAS

2012-03-14T00:00:00Z

Recently the TRANSfer Project published a first draft of the Handbook "Navigating Transport NAMAs". The purpose of the handbook is to provide practitioneers in the transport sector around the world with practical step-by-step guidance on how to design and implement climate change mitigation actions in this complex sector. The final handbook will consist of a generic part with general information on transport NAMAs and a number of case studies which will be based on practical experiences from partner countries.

Indonesia: GUIDELINE FOR IMPLEMENTING GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION ACTION PLAN

2012-03-13T00:00:00Z

Indonesia recently published its Guideline on how to implement GHG emission reduction measures. It explains how Indonesia is planning to go about reducing GHG emission by 26% in 2020 from the BAU level with its own efforts and reaching 41% reduction if it secures international support.

100 Days to go to Rio+20: 100 Days to Avoid that Sustainable Transport falls by the Wayside in Rio in June

2012-03-12T00:00:00Z

From 20-22 June the world community will gather again in Rio de Janeiro to discuss, and hopefully agree on, an effective strategy to make development in the world more sustainable. The meeting is called Rio+20 because it was 20 years ago that the world community met in Rio to discuss environment and development.

Course Announcement for Training on Sustainable Transport and Climate Change

2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

March 19th-20th 2012, Quezon City/Philippines

The target audience for this course are transport stakeholders such as national and local government officials, or others responsible for transport. The participants will gain insights into sustainable transport and climate change initiatives and processes and gain awareness of the opportunities and benefits available to developing countries resulting from a low carbon approach to transport policy, planning, and development.

EU to raise transport levies to finance Green Climate Fund

2012-02-29T00:00:00Z

EU Member States' finance ministers met in Brussels to discuss mechanisms to raise climate funds, which would help finance the Green Climate Fund.

Overview of fuel efficiency and emissions of trucks in Germany

2012-02-23T00:00:00Z

The TRANSfer project has published the presentation "Fuel efficiency and emissions of trucks in Germany - An Overview", which analyses and discusses the road freight transport situation with heavy-duty trucks in Germany.

WB offers "Low Carbon Development" Course

2012-02-16T00:00:00Z

The World Bank (WB) offers the e-learning course "Low Carbon Development", mainly targeted at policy-makers and planners.

Joint ADB-GIZ publication:'Changing the Course'

2012-02-08T00:00:00Z

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) jointly published the illustrated book'Changing Course in Urban Transport - An Illustrated Guide', which highlights the transport challenges in Asian cities, including the growing trend towards motorised transport - a major factor behind the rise in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Defra publishes UK CCRA 2012

2012-02-02T00:00:00Z

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published the Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) UK Government Report 2012.

BtG at Transportation Research Board 2012

2012-02-01T00:00:00Z

The 91^st Annual Meeting of the US Transportation Research Board was held in Washington January 22-26^th 2012. The program had over 650 sessions covering all transportation modes and was attended by more than 4,000 international professionals.

Bridging the Gap's Durban Report was highlighted in several sessions.

Land Transport and Climate Change News - Issue 1/2012, January 2012

2012-01-31T00:00:00Z

Did Durban deliver?

2012-01-31T00:00:00Z

The Bridging the Gap initiative has published its Durban Report titled "Did Durban deliver? The 2011 climate conference and its implications for land transport".

The paper is the Initiative's analysis of the COP17's outcomes which are of the most relevance to the land transport sector. The report contains a summary of the proceedings from the UNFCCC in Durban and their significance to that sector. The paper also provides recommendations and suggests opportunities for the land transport community.

Transforming Transportation 2012

2012-01-30T00:00:00Z

This year's Transforming Transportation conference held at the Word Bank focused on "Big ideas to scale up sustainable transport".

Several Bridging the Gap members participated in the conference.

See what others say: Reviews about the Durban outcome

2012-01-29T00:00:00Z

The document below provides a short summary of reviews by different organizations about the outcome of COP 17 in Durban, South Africa.

The Bridging the Gap initiative is currently preparing an own Durban Report, which will be published on our website soon.

TRANSfer Project Website

2012-01-27T00:00:00Z

The'TRANSfer - Towards climate-friendly technologies and measures' project launched the www.TRANSferProject.org website.

The website offers an overview of the project and provides information on its activities.

Ukrainian Center for Cycling Expertise launched

2012-01-19T00:00:00Z

Kyiv Cyclists' Association with the support of German International Cooperation (GIZ) has launched the Ukrainian Center for Cycling Expertise (UCCE).

UCCE is an information hub accumulating all cycling-related documents and best practices useful for municipalities, traffic engineers and everyone interested in the development of cycling infrastructure.

Sustainable Mobility in Ukrainian Cities: Cycling ahead

2012-01-05T00:00:00Z

The international conference "Development of Sustainable Mobility in Ukrainian Cities: Cycling ahead" (Lviv/Ukraine, 6-7 December 2011) focused on the development of cycling in Ukrainian cities: approaches, bestpractices and lessons learnt.

A Joint Study on the Effectiveness of Climate Finance

2011-12-27T00:00:00Z

The joint study "Improving the Effectiveness of Climate Finance: Leveraging Methodologies" by Overseas Development Institute, Climate Policy Initiative, Environmental Defense Fund, and Brookings Institution provides a closer look at the theory and practice of leveraging private sector investment.

TRANSfer - Germany's Support for Developing Countries' NAMAs in the Transport Sector

2011-12-21T00:00:00Z

The TRANSfer side-event, co-organised by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), took place on Friday, the 2nd December 2011 in the EU Pavilion at COP17 in Durban (South Africa).

Side event at COP 17 - How can cities achieve integrated effective solutions?

2011-12-19T00:00:00Z

Organised by Climate Action and ICLEI, the side event on the 7^thDecember hosted representatives of the private sector (construction, banking, energy) to discuss the future of the cities in respect to built environment, transport, utilities and economic development.

Ramon Cruz from ITDP gave a thorough update on actions of the cities towards sustainable transportation.

COP 17 Side event - Tackling Climate Change and transport: Strategies and best practices from around the world

2011-12-15T00:00:00Z

Bridging the Gap organised and held a side event in collaboration with the South African Ministry of Transport on the 6^th December at COP 17 in Durban.

Experts from multilateral development banks joined governmental officials to discuss climate mitigation strategies at the transport sector.

WCTR Special Interest Group, Side Event at COP 17

2011-12-14T00:00:00Z

World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR) invited various experts to discuss urban mobility, policy instruments, freight and maritime transport, on December 5th at COP 17 in Durban.

"Time to Tackle the Transport Sector" - BtG at COP 17

2011-12-12T00:00:00Z

The Bridging the Gap official side-event "'Bridging the Gap' between transport and climate policy: time to tackle the transport sector" took place on Thursday, 1^st December 2011 at COP 17 in Durban.

Around a 100 people attended the event - a demonstration of the growing interest in transport and climate change.

WHO publishes Transport Report as part of Health in the Green Economy Series

2011-12-09T00:00:00Z

The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the transport report of the series "Health in the Green Economy" at United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP17) in Durban, South Africa.

Impressions from Transport Side Events at COP 17

2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Various side-events that included the transport sector took place during the second day of the COP17.

COP 17 side event "Tools for the Road" by ITDP and ICCT

2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The side event "Tools for the Road: A data-basedanalysis of transportation policyoptions to meet near term GHG targets" at COP 17 in Durban was hosted by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP).

It took place on 2 December from 10:15 am to 11:30 am at Standard Bank Premises.

For more information please see the event flyer below.

COP17 kicks off in Durban

2011-11-28T00:00:00Z

The 17^th Conference of Parties (COP17) kicked off in Durban, South Africa.

The Bridging the Gap Initiative actively supports actions to ensure that the transport sector contributes towards climate change mitigation.

Land Transport and Climate Change News - Issue 6/2011, November 2011

2011-11-24T00:00:00Z

List of Land Transport Events at COP 17 (Durban)

2011-11-23T00:00:00Z

The'Bridging the Gap' Initiative has prepared a list of land transport related events that will be taking place at COP17 in Durban, South Africa.

The list also includes the side events organised by'Bridging the Gap'. The agendas of our events will be available soon.

Transport Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) communications

2011-11-22T00:00:00Z

The Bridging the Gap initiative has mapped the intentions to conduct transport NAMAs that Parties have communicated to the UNFCCC under the Copenhagen Accord.

This map will be developed to reflect additional transport NAMAs proposals, and so please check back for updates.

TRANSfer participantes in CCAP MAIN dialogue - Santiago de Chile

2011-11-21T00:00:00Z

Carlosfelipe Pardo, Project Manager for TRANSfer Colombia, participated in the 2nd MAIN Dialogue organized by CCAP in Santiago de Chile.