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Energy Efficient Transport - Johannesburg gets ready for the Soccer World Cup
For the Soccer World Cup, the organizers are expecting thousands of fans from all over the world in Johannesburg. The thousands of visitors do not need to worry about getting to the two stadiums, Soccer City and Ellis Park, in the quickest, safest and most comfortable way as the new "Rea Vaya" Bus Rapid Transit system is now in operation.
Two weeks of negotiations but positions on key issues remain divided
The Bridging the Gap initiative was present for the two weeks of climate talks that took place in Bonn from 31 May to 11 June.This was the second of four rounds of talks that have been scheduled to take place between COP15 and COP16.The Bridging the Gap partners attended this event where they had an exhibit and held a side event and workshop.
Bridging the Gap Workshop
A Bridging the Gap workshop entitled'climate change and development in the transport sector: what do you need to achieve GHG mitigation from land transport' was held on Tuesday 8th June.The workshop was hosted by GTZ in parallel to the UNFCCC climate change negotiations in Bonn and was attended by almost 80 policy makers, academics and consultants working both within and external to the transport sector.
SLoCaT launched the Bonn Liaison Office
On June 8th, the Partnership for Sustainable Low Carbon Transport launched the "SLoCaT Bonn Liaison Office" in Bonn during a reception. The Liaison Office will support networking of the partnership in Europe and the UN City of Bonn. It's a first step towards increasing activities of the partnership that are mainly carried out by the "Conveners' Office" in New York.
Side event on "Land transport and climate policy: moving towards closer integration"
On 4th June, 2010, the Bridging the Gap Initiative held a side event on the integration of land transport and climate policy. Dr. Fernando Tudela, the principal negotiator on climate change in Mexico, gave an input speech. In his opening words, he outlined Mexico's roadmap on climate change. Transport figures quite strongly in the national strategy to reduce GHG emissions to 10% below 2000 levels by 2020. Transport is responsible for 20% of Mexican GHG emissions and are expected to double by 2015. One keystone in Mexico's climate change plan is the expansion of the railway system.
The Future of Mobility - Shanghai Expo, 24-26 May, 2010
The City of Bremen and GTZ presented three workshops at the "The Future of Mobility - Options for Sustainable Transport in a Low Carbon Society" at the Bremen Stand in the Urban Best Practice Area at the Shanghai Expo from May 24th to 26th, 2010. The workshops were scheduled from 2 to 5 pm and focused on the following three key topics for 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
More than 80 participants attended the event. Participating experts and practitioners discussed a vision for sustainable urban mobility with a global perspective. After the events participants joined in for further discussions and exchanged their experience and knowledge on the subject.
