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24 April 2025

SV Juren AE Demonstration Voyage Marks Milestone in Sustainable Sea Transport and Regional Up-Scaling

A significant milestone in advancing sustainable maritime transport was achieved during the 64th Board of Directors’ Meeting of the Association of Pacific Island Legislatures (APIL), held from February 24 to 28, 2025, in Majuro,...

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17 April 2025

Joining Hands To Drive Freight Decarbonisation

Kick-Off Workshop of the Sino-German Cooperation on Decarbonising Freight Transport (CDFT)

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8 April 2025

Financing the Future of Transport: Unlocking Capital for India’s EV Transition

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24 April 2025

SV Juren AE Demonstration Voyage Marks Milestone in Sustainable Sea Transport and Regional Up-Scaling

A significant milestone in advancing sustainable maritime transport was achieved during the 64th Board of Directors’...
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17 April 2025

Joining Hands To Drive Freight Decarbonisation

The project “Sino-German Cooperation on Decarbonising Freight Transport” (CDFT) kicked off its project activities with an...
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8 April 2025

Financing the Future of Transport: Unlocking Capital for India’s EV Transition

Unlocking financing is key to accelerating India’s EV transition. The "Financing Dialogue for Decarbonizing Transport" report...
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1 April 2025

Designing a Robust EV Policy for Indian States: Lessons from Maharashtra

The "Mapping Electric Vehicle Policy for Indian States" study provides a strategic framework for state-level EV...
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23 January 2025

Morocco’s Strategic Journey: Transport, Climate Action, and Future Opportunities

This article outlines the strategic framework, challenges, and perspectives regarding sustainable mobility in Morocco and its...
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16 January 2025

Inspiring Change: Practical Solutions for Sustainable Transport in Africa

Africa can lead its transformation by learning from its own success stories. The regional session of...
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13 December 2024

Next Generation of Urban and Mobility Planners Commit to Building Gender-Inclusive Cities across the World

The inclusion of all population groups in mobility planning contributes to the sustainability of transport systems...
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10 December 2024

Challenges and Progress in Public Transport in Latin America

Public transport in Latin America faces significant challenges that require creative and sustainable solutions. Whether it...
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5 December 2024

Embracing the New Urban Era

The Smarter Mobility Africa Summit, held in Johannesburg from the 2nd to 4th of October 2024,...
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2 December 2024

Vietnam Unveils Bold Plan to Cut Transport Emissions by 2030

Vietnam's Ministry of Transport has launched Decision 1191/QĐ-BGTVT, a plan to reduce GHG emissions in the...
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28 November 2024

Enhancing Child-Friendly Cities

In many cities worldwide, children often play on streets, which act as spaces for movement, leisure,...
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25 November 2024

Feminist Transport Systems: The Key to a Low-Carbon and Inclusive Future

Achieving a just, low-carbon future requires a feminist approach to sustainable transport. By addressing gender inequities,...
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9 November 2024

Transport and Climate Change Week 2024 Sends a Strong Message to COP29 in Baku

Transport Week 2024 brought together over 1,500 participants to discuss sustainable mobility solutions, emphasizing the need...
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31 October 2024

Driving Rwanda’s Green Future

The Electric Mobility Forum Kigali, held on 23-24 October and co-organised by GIZ Rwanda and MININFRA,...
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27 September 2024

Transport and Climate Change Week 2024

The seventh edition of Transport and Climate Change Week is to be hosted fully in a...
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26 September 2024

The Marshall Islands Rename First Maritime Center “Jela Meto”

Vast amounts of water separate the 29 coral atolls and 5 islands of the Republic of...
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16 September 2024

Rethinking Marshallese Canoes: Making Legacy Sustainable

The Low Carbon Sea Transport Project team in the Marshall Islands participated in an event to...
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6 September 2024

Sectoral Contributions to Achieving the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) –Asia Calls for Increased Ambition 

The contribution of transport to climate action requires a multi-factor approach, hand in hand with access...
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3 September 2024

Welcoming a Milestone for Sustainable Maritime Transport in the Marshall Islands

The state-of-the-art sailing cargo and training ship SV Juren Ae was successfully delivered to the Marshall...
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13 August 2024

Sustainable Transport Trends and the Challenge of Decarbonising E-mobility in Africa 

Minibuses play a central role in most African countries, hence it was important to discuss the...
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23 July 2024

Opportunities and Challenges of Electrifying the Minibus Sector in Africa

The electrification of smaller capacity vehicles, such as 2- and 3-wheelers, as well as full-size buses,...
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18 July 2024

Transforming Transport in Asia: Innovations and Insights for a Low-Carbon Future

Aiming to chart a sustainable path for transportation towards zero emissions by mid-century and ensuring climate...
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24 May 2024

Pioneering Progress: Unveiling the Draft National E-Mobility Policy in Kenya

As the world grapples with environmental challenges, embracing electric mobility has emerged as a crucial step...
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3 May 2024

The Paths of Sustainable Mobility in Africa Lead to Cape Town

Every day, 1 billion people on the African continent walk to work, school, hospital or home...
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22 March 2024

Sustainable Domestic Maritime Transport Roadmap in the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Roadmap Workshop Kick-Starts In Majuro Situated perilously close to the ocean, the Republic of the Marshall...
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4 January 2024

Understanding Differences: Carbon Neutrality, Climate Neutrality and Net-zero Emissions

Examining the goals set by countries and the challenges associated with achieving them With approximately a...
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14 December 2023

COP28 – The Dawn of a Post-Fossil Fuel Era

COP28 – the largest climate conference to date, with almost 97,000 registered participants – started with...
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13 December 2023

Advancing E-mobility in Africa

The global transport sector, predominantly driven by fossil fuels, contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions—around 30%...
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27 November 2023

GIZ TRANSPORT AT COP28

In 2023, the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the UNFCCC will...
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23 November 2023

Connecting Women to Global Opportunities

Connections and networking are essential for the development of sustainable transport, especially when it comes to...
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8 November 2023

Walkway to Sustainable Mobility – Walk21 Conference in Kigali

Celebrating Champions of Walkability Once being called a place of no hope, Rwanda’s capital Kigali has...
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16 October 2023

Africa’s Journey Towards Sustainable Mobility

In an era where the global consensus increasingly gravitates towards cleaner and more sustainable transport solutions,...
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2 October 2023

Join a Network of Data and MRV Experts

Our experts from Colombia, Uganda, Indonesia, Thailand and the UNFCCC are expirienced with the practical challenges...
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22 September 2023

Sustainable Mobility with Renewable Energies in Morocco

Transportation plays a pivotal role in shaping societies worldwide, facilitating connections among people, and fostering economic...
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20 September 2023

Do Net Zero Targets Drive Ambitious Climate Action in the Transport Sector?

A growing number of economy-wide net zero targets have been announced in recent years. Together they...
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19 September 2023

Free Online Course Transport Data: From MRV to Action

“Transport Data: From MRV to Action” is an innovative and entertaining online course about the Measurement,...
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11 September 2023

Empowering Change

China, as one of the prominent rising economies in Asia, faces many challenges in its process...
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21 August 2023

Capacity Building to Advance Electromobility in Chile

Celebrating a momentous achievement, the Metropolitan Region of Santiago recently welcomed its 2,000th electric bus into...
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3 August 2023

Transforming Africa’s Transport Sector Through Networking: A Catalyst for Progress

GIZ is currently running a call for a first “Rethinking Transport Lab”, an exciting initiative designed...
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4 July 2023

Know Better to Fight Better: Assessing Land Transport Emissions in Morocco

Emissions from the transport sector are a major challenge for Morocco, as they are for many...
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23 June 2023

Revised NDC Action Plan: Thailand Steps up Transport Efforts

A new challenge emerges: Heatwaves, flooded streets, and congestion have already become a reality in Thailand....
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23 June 2023

In Step with Jane’s Walk

Jane’s Walk is an international event which celebrates active mobility and the exploration of urban spaces....
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17 June 2023

Changing Tracks in Africa 

The blog "Changing Tracks in Africa" highlights the need to involve the African continent in the...
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14 June 2023

Indian Delegation Visit to Germany for Knowledge Exchange on Freight and Logistics

A boost for the Indian logistics ecosystem With the launch of National Logistics Policy of India...
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6 June 2023

Keel Laying Ceremony for the Pacific Island Supply Vessel

The development of an innovative sailing cargo vessel has provided a comprehensive insight into maritime transport...
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24 May 2023

Transforming Public Transport Through Electrification in Colombia

Colombia has been a leader in sustainable transport in Latin America for many years. Already in...
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16 May 2023

Enhancing Transparency for NDCs in Asia: Technical Training by UNFCCC Secretariat and GIZ

Fathimath Raufa Moosa is Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at the Ministry of Environment and Energy of...
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11 May 2023

5 Lessons from China, India, Vietnam on Decarbonising Transport and Accelerating Climate Action

The momentum towards low-carbon and sustainable transport is growing globally, but the sector still lags behind...
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24 April 2023

Initiating Action Towards an Inclusive Transportation System in India

Her awareness of the needs of various groups of people inspired her to come up with...
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12 December 2022

“Creating a sectoral carbon budget makes climate action tangible

…Putting people in the center makes it approachable” This is how GIZ colleague Andrea Palma put...
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18 November 2022

Successful charging infrastructure roll-out – study tour findings

During their study tours, two delegations – from the Ministry of Transport of Viet Nam (MOT),...
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17 November 2022

Together for Implementation on Nov 17 at COP27

On November 17, 2022, it is Solutions Day at the climate conference COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh,...
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9 November 2022

Study tour impressions: Cycling cities – an option for India?

While the benefits of cycling are widely acknowledged, from decreased congestion and improved air quality to...
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9 November 2022

Messages from Dakar – What Africa’s Transport Community is bringing to COP27

From 6 to 18 November the global community is convening at the COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh,...
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4 November 2022

GIZ TRANSPORT AT COP27

COP27 under the UNFCCC will be held between November 6 and November 18, 2022. As in...
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31 October 2022

Moving Transport to Net Zero

What is necessary to reach net zero emissions in the transport sector on a global level?...
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28 October 2022

Still alive? An update on the COP26 initiatives for transport decarbonisation

One year ago, the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow became the birthplace of four new global...
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30 September 2022

Together, we change transport: BMWK hosts partners from Viet Nam and India 

Transforming transport is key to achieving net zero emissions goals and limiting global warming to 1.5°C....
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21 July 2022

Way Forward on Decarbonising Urban Mobility in South-East Europe

Countries in South-East Europe face obstacles when moving towards with sustainable mobility practices and overall decarbonization...
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15 June 2022

Future Ahoy!

Sometimes it doesn’t hurt to try something new. “Future Ahoy!” is the result of such a...
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23 May 2022

Common Challenges Require Joint Solutions

Will we succeed in decarbonising transport until mid-century? This was the key question at Transport and...
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9 May 2022

Transport and Climate Change Week 2022

The 5th edition of the annual Transport and Climate Change Week was an opportunity to “travel...
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11 April 2022

The Path to Zero – A Vision for Decarbonised Transport in Asia

A Report by the Council for Decarbonising Transport in Asia The Council for Decarbonising Transport in...
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20 December 2021

How will the New German Government Approach Transport?

Authors: Sebastian Ibold and Daniel Bongardt On December 8, 2021, a new German federal government was...
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2 December 2021

Viet Nam’s Green Growth Strategy – a Springboard for Upcoming Climate Change Strategies

The government of Viet Nam has been vigorous in establishing its targets and commitments on greenhouse...
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22 November 2021

Did Glasgow shift up gears on climate ambition in transport?

COP26 outcomes concerning mobility and transport On Nov 19th, 2021, we discussed with you the implications...
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17 November 2021

GIZ Transport Team at COP26 – Experiences, learning and climate ambition for transport

After two weeks of negotiations and milestones for global climate action, the 26th summit of the...
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16 November 2021

Glasgow Shifts Up Gears

On Saturday night, the British presidency concluded the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United...
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15 November 2021

COP26 – A launchpad for new partnerships in transport

Countries have been gathering in Glasgow to discuss how to achieve what has been agreed in...
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5 November 2021

The Second UN Global Sustainable Transport Conference in Beijing

Following up on the first Global Sustainable Transport Conference held in 2016 in Ashgabat, the Second...
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28 October 2021

GIZ TRANSPORT AT COP26

The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)...
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13 October 2021

How to achieve carbon free transport in Asia by 2050

I personally have the vision that the children of today will take their own children to...
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29 September 2021

Why is a bank interested in e-buses?

The electrification of bus fleets combines the benefits of public transport and electric mobility in terms...
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18 May 2021

Decarbonising Transport in China | Project Kick-off China component NDC TIA

The Chinese government has made the commitment on carbon peaking and neutrality and is developing a...
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18 March 2021

Protected: Council for Decarbonising Transport in Asia – Depository

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12 March 2021

Four Ways How Transport Projects at GIZ are Going #digitalbydefault in 2021

Digitalising tools, a collaboration between the Telekom and GIZ transport projects on exploring AI-solutions for mobility,...
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11 March 2021

NDC TIA Kick-Off Vietnam: “For our climate, transport decarbonisation is key”

On 15 March 2021, Le Anh Tuan, Vice Minister of Transport and Helene Paust, Deputy Head of Development Cooperation of...
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18 December 2020

En Route to COP26: Transport decarbonisation is essential to green, equitable recovery

Scheduled 12 months prior to the postponed COP26, the event was designed to accelerate collective and...
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15 December 2020

5 years Paris Agreement – 5 years of Action in Transport

Five years have passed since the leaders of 196 nations signed the Paris Agreement and committed...
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17 November 2020

En Route to COP26

From December 1st to 3rd, different sectoral actors gather to discuss strategies for a quick, efficient,...
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19 October 2020

ASEAN Smart City Summit 2020

At the ASEAN Smart City Summit on 22 Oct 2020, Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport and the NDC...
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18 December 2019

Without the Transport Sector, the Paris Agreement’s Goal Is Out of Reach

In order to stay in line with the climate target of 1.5°C we need to ramp...
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5 December 2019

CHANGING TRANSPORT at COP25

According to UN Environment’s latest Emissions Gap Report, current ambition under the Paris Agreement are not...
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12 June 2019

Improving Air Quality for Peruvian Cities and Citizens

Breathing clean air and having a clinical history free of respiratory diseases are luxuries that millions...
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3 December 2018

CHANGING TRANSPORT at the COP24

The earth’s average yearly surface temperature is currently one degree above pre-industrialization levels. According to the...
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9 October 2018

Transport and Climate Change Week: Presentations

Here you can find the list of the presentations used during the Transport and Climate Change Week,...
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7 January 2018

Cities and Climate Change (CiClim)

Integrating climate-friendly urban and mobility planning  
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16 November 2017

New Technical Brief Outlines Mitigation Requirements of Transport Sector

The Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT), the Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear...
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19 October 1920

Guide for Quantifying GHG Emissions and Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SCVPs)

This document explains the relevance of quantifying GHG emissions and local air pollution, and finally explains,...
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