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15 May 2025

First Global Carbon Pricing Scheme Approved for Shipping

International Maritime Organization sets binding emissions targets and introduces credit-based compliance

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has approved the first global carbon price mechanism for shipping, marking a major step toward climate neutrality. The Net-Zero Framework includes binding fuel standards, emissions pricing, and a credit...

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24 April 2025

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

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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

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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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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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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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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22 November 2024

Connecting the Dots Through Urban Mobility?  

Transport and Climate Change Week 2024 showcased opportunities of Multisectoral Urban Mobility – by #ConnectingtheDots worldwide.
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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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9 October 2024

Pathways to Equality: Transforming Public Transport for Women and Transgender Communities in India 

India’s transport system is undergoing a significant social transition, reflecting the broader push for inclusivity and...
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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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16 April 2024

What is Mexico’s New Mobility Strategy about?

Last June a significant change occurred in mobility sector in Mexico. A new strategy in mobility...
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5 April 2024

Safe Transition Towards Electric Buses in India

Promotion of Transformation to Sustainable and Climate-friendly Electric Mobility in India (E-mobility) implemented by GIZ and...
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28 March 2024

Smart, Inclusive and Sustainable Public Transport: The Route for Reducing Emissions in Mexico

How to improve public transport in Mexico? Searching for new and better ways to transport is important...
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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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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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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

Striving for Opportunity in the Transport Sector

The growing transport sector unfolds new working opportunities for women from various fields. At Changing 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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31 March 2023

March of Women at Changing Transport

Thank you for being part of the IWD23 campaign! The International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated...
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28 March 2023

Experiencing Gender Bias at Her Workplace

The issue of whether women have received equal treatment wherever they are is still present as...
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6 March 2023

Remarkable Feminist Voices in Transport 2023

Exceptional women working in the transport sector are not rare, but beardly have a seat at...
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14 October 2022

What it Takes to Build a “NUMP” – the Story of Uruguay

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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11 October 2022

From a Functional to a Livable City – the Story of Ecuador

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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27 July 2022

Viet Nam Accelerates Plans to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Vehicles by 2050

On the 22nd of July 2022, Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh signed an approval of...
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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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6 July 2022

Employability with a Gender Perspective in Colombia’s Transport Sector

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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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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27 May 2022

Avoid and shift – Achieving various sustainability benefits with active modes and transit

How can mobility develop its full potential to enable people an easy and safe access to...
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27 April 2022

First Implementation of SUMP in China

A new Approach in Foshan’s Green Mobility Transition With the aim of strengthening green mobility and...
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19 April 2022

A New Spirit of Sustainable Transport

The spirit of implementing sustainable transport in the beginning of 2022 was marked by a “Training...
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9 April 2022

Women on the Move – Connect & Chat

Gender visibility means discussions, conversations, like the network offers, webinars, involving members and making them talk...
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6 April 2022

On the Way to Tracking Transport in Colombian NDC

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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5 April 2022

Strengthening Transport and Climate Actions through Regional Peer Networks

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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1 March 2022

Capacity Development for Sustainable Urban Transport in Indonesia

SUTRI NAMA & INDOBUS projects support the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation The shift towards public transport...
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27 January 2022

Series of Technical Peer-to-Peer Exchanges in Latin America concludes.

“It has been very enriching for us to learn about the experiences of other cities and...
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20 December 2021

Chile presented its National Sustainable Mobility Strategy

Through the SECTRA Programme of the Ministry of Transports and Telecommunications, the Government of Chile launched...
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27 October 2021

Building Capacities for Electromobility: International Course for Latin America

GIZ launched the new International Course on Electromobility
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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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23 September 2021

Towards a Regional Vision for Sustainable Transport in Latin America and the Caribbean

The latest IPCC report reinforces that the climate crisis is the greatest threat to humanity. It...
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14 September 2021

Strengthening Urban Connectivity through ‘Buy the Service Program’ in Indonesia

The potential for population and urbanisation in accelerating the economic growth is constrained by traffic congestion....
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12 July 2021

What You Need to Know About Bus Rapid Transit

With the exponential growth of motorisation, cities have leaned towards Urban Mass Public Transport Systems to...
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2 July 2021

Urban Transport in the Covid-19 Pandemic Context

Peru is the third most affected country in Latin America after Argentina and Colombia due to...
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22 June 2021

New Guide to Structure MRV Scheme for E-buses

The guide is available in English and Spanish, and is based in the learnings on the...
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21 June 2021

Future Ahoy!

“Abgefahren!”, the award-winning comic on the transport transition by the think tank Agora Verkehrswende and the...
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17 June 2021

New Tool to Assess the Electrification of Public Fleet

The E-bus global tool is now available in Spanish, and soon will include English and French...
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12 April 2021

Continued Commitment to the Development of Sustainable Urban Transport

Climate change and global warming are challenges in all countries, including Indonesia. One of the main...
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9 April 2021

Tuc Tucs, the Electric Vehicles that Will Help Women Entrepreneurs in San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala

Sariah Azucena Susana Caniz Telón gets off the Tuc Tuc with a bundle of bags at...
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8 February 2021

Report Launch on E-mobility & Low Carbon Passenger Road Transport in India

“Status quo analysis of various segments of Electric mobility and low carbon passenger road transport in...
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1 February 2021

Report Launch on Electric Mobility and Low Carbon Passenger Road Transport in India

With almost 5.9 Million km, India has the second largest road network in the world. It...
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14 December 2020

One-Stop Knowledge Platform on Green Mobility

Presently, the transport sector contributes to nearly one-fourth of the global carbon dioxide emissions and it...
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23 November 2020

Contract Models for Public Transport Services

Public service contracts between bus operators and local authorities can be an important lever for improving...
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18 November 2020

Moverity: Real World Fuel Economy Database for ASEAN

Using big data to reduce fuel consumption Motor vehicles are one of the biggest sources of...
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11 November 2020

Guidance on Monitoring of City Bus Operations

No matter the project you want to carry out – monitoring and evaluation represent a vital...
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25 September 2020

Electric Bus Fleets in Thailand – Managing the Transition

Thailand has been long known for its car industry and has been a supplier to major...
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28 July 2020

Towards a Better Normal: Philippine Government reorganises EDSA main road

The Philippine government has for years been studying options to improve people movement along the EDSA,...
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15 June 2020

Walking through the crisis: Sustainable mobility responses to COVID-19

“Public transport is not just mass transit, because mass transit cannot answer all the demands for...
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16 March 2020

Sino-German Cooperation on Low Carbon Transport

Enhancing dialogue and implementation of long-term mitigation strategies to promote low carbon transport in China
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9 March 2020

MoU to Take Action Towards Climate-Friendly Public Transport

GIZ is proud to announce it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance sustainable urban mobility...
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8 March 2020

Creating Confidence in the Feasibility of Changing Transport

With the aim of highlighting the importance of transport to limit global warming, the Transport and...
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1 January 2020

Key Steps for the Introduction of E-Buses

The introduction of electric buses presents decision-makers and (public) bus operators in cities with a multitude...
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3 December 2019

Exchanging Know-How on How to Change Transport in Indonesia

On November 27th, a group of officials from the Government of Indonesia visited the GIZ Headquarters...
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4 November 2019

Modernizing the Jeepney Sector: “I wait for it. I don’t ride the old Jeepneys.”

Maylin Tuano stopped riding old Jeepneys, the most dominant form of public transport, and started to...
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7 October 2019

Methodologies for Baselines and Monitoring in the Transport Sector

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the final episode of our joint webinar of...
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16 September 2019

Shaping Thailand’s Clean Mobility Programme

In Bangkok, transport contributes more than 50% to PM2.5 emissions and is one of the main...
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1 April 2019

Building Stronger Partnerships for Successful E-Buses

In urban areas worldwide, the concerns over air quality, noise and greenhouse gas emissions are growing....
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26 March 2019

Change Has Come for the Philippine Jeepneys

In the Philippines, Jeepneys (approximately 200,000 nationwide) are the most dominant form of public transport, accounting...
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15 January 2019

Creation of a Single Transport Authority for the Metropolitan Area of Lima and Callao

With the aim of reordering and integrating the urban public transport system of Lima and Callao,...
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21 December 2018

Raising Awareness on Mobility Obstacles: Photo Competition in the Philippines

The topic of mobility is ubiquitous in the Philippines, whether it is because of the heavy...
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11 December 2018

How the Philippines Are Modernising their Bus Services

Public transport in the Philippines is dominated by informal, poorly maintained buses and jeepneys (which started...
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29 November 2018

Why Aspire to Buy More Cars?

When I meet with friends to “catch up” or interact with colleagues the topic of using...
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12 November 2018

Strengthening Commitments and Synergising Actions Across Indonesian Ministries

The NAMA Support Project SUTRI NAMA and its component INDOBUS held its first Steering Committee Meeting...
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17 July 2018

A New Initiative to Electrify Public Transport Launched in Costa Rica

“For Costa Rica it is fundamental to generate a transformational change in transportation, to not only...
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19 June 2018

MiTransporte

Mitigating emissions from the transport sector in Costa Rica
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11 May 2018

Modernising Public Transport in the Philippines

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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12 April 2018

SUTRI NAMA and INDOBUS Projects Kick-off in Indonesia

The implementation agreement for the SUTRI NAMA and INDOBUS has been signed by the General Secretary...
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12 April 2018

Public Transport Modernization Expo in the Philippines

a transformational large-scale initiative and flagship project of President Duterte’s administration,...
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12 April 2018

Changing Transport in Thailand

When arriving in Thailand it is next to impossible to avoid the topics of transport and...
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1 January 2018

MobiliseYourCity Partnership

Accelerating the transition of sustainable urban mobility
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28 September 2017

Reverse Innovation in Urban Mobility

Air pollution, noise and a lack of space – German municipalities are looking for ways to...
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9 April 1921

Local Funding Options for Public Transportation

This report evaluates eighteen options for local funding instruments eligible to support finance public transport projects...
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6 October 1920

Content Overview Bus Fleet Renewal Toolkit

This content overview helps you nagivate through this toolkit. Note that many of the posts listed...
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6 July 1920

Guidance for a Bus Sector Transformation

A reform of the bus sector changes the way bus services are planned, procured, monitored and...
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1 July 1920

Barrier Analysis

Local barriers can prevent transit agencies from successfully renewing their bus fleets. Therefore, it is key...
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6 June 1920

Stakeholder Engagement

The identification and involvement of important stakeholders and actors for busfleet renewals is crucial for the...
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7 May 1920

Setting Up a Steering Structure

Bus fleet renewal projects need a clear steering structure and suitable organisational structures. We include here...
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6 May 1920

European Case Studies

Organizations and local governments in various European countries and cities have launched and successfully implemented bus...
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9 April 1920

Capacity Development Strategies

Capacity Development Plan for an Electric Bus Corridor in Mexico City The Capacity Development Plan by...
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6 April 1920

Standard Indicators

Many GIZ projects focus on sustainable urban mobility, public transport and freight logistics in countries around...
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16 March 1920

Zero-Emission Bus Seminars from Latin America

Many Latin American countries have deployed zero-emission buses in various cities. The successful transition of urban...
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7 March 1920

MRV Guidance

A vital step for successful implementation of a strategy, policy, programme or project is the assessment...
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7 March 1920

Best Practice Financing

Two reports on financing mechanisms from the Philippines and from Brazil show best practice examples. In...
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6 March 1920

Project Presentations

The TRANSfer project has developed exemplary project proposals from the Philippines and from Costa Rica. The...
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7 February 1920

Overview Trainings

To further your skills and expand your horizon on the development and implementation of bus fleet...
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7 February 1920

Best Practice MRV

Analyzing air pollutant emissions on certain routes, evaluating the performance of new buses on demonstration corridors...
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7 February 1920

Financial and Economic Impact Analysis

Cost-benefit analyses are critical for deciding if a project should be implemented for societal benefit.  Here...
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7 February 1920

Options for Operational Models

Business models for public bus transport can be of various kinds. In order to be particularly...
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