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16 September 2024

Rethinking Marshallese Canoes: Making Legacy Sustainable

Traditional canoes from the Marshall Islands redesigned for sustainability and endurance

The Low Carbon Sea Transport Project team in the Marshall Islands participated in an event to present the highlights of the Lagoon Component of the project. The event was organised together with the National...

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6 September 2024

Sectoral contributions to achieving the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) –Asia calls for increased ambition 

Bringing Regional Perspectives to Transport and Climate Change Week 2024

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5 September 2024

Barrier Free Mobility: Unifying Efforts Towards Inclusive Transportation

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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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7 June 2024

Synergies between Climate Action and Industrial Policy: Towards Fuel Efficiency in Thailand

Although Thailand is a major vehicle producer in Southeast Asia, it is the only country that...
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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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23 May 2024

Sustainable Mobility in Morocco: The Kingdom Consolidates its Strategy to Decarbonise Land Transport

A look back at the high-level event held in Rabat on 30 April 2024 to celebrate...
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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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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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14 February 2024

Film: Sustainable Maritime Transport in the Marshall Islands

A Vision is Turning into Reality The people of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI)...
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28 December 2023

How India is Pushing its E-mobility Transition

India’s commitment to generate 500 GW of non-fossil fuel energy by 2030 and achieve net zero...
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15 December 2023

Launching Ceremony for The Pacific Island Supply Vessel on Geoje Island

With the objective of unveiling an innovative sailing cargo ship developed through the collaborative efforts of...
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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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28 November 2023

Unveiling Knowledge and Experience: E-mobility and Fuel Economy Development in China

China has set policies to shift from traditional to eco-friendly vehicles due to rising emissions. Multiple...
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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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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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1 September 2023

What is happening on Sustainable Transport at the Africa Climate Summit & Africa Climate Week 2023?

The upcoming Africa Climate Summit 2023 is set to be a decisive gathering that will take...
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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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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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30 May 2023

Celebration of  1st Action Day for Women in Maritime  in the Republic of Marshall Islands

In this current day, women represent only 1.2% percent of the global seafarer workforce. The IMO...
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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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23 May 2023

Pathing the Way for the Thai Clean Mobility Programme

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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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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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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2 March 2023

The Many Benefits of Including Women in the Field of Transport

In a special interview in the frame of the International Women’s Day (IWD) 2023, Kawtar shared...
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2 March 2023

New Maritime Training Facility Opens in the Republic of the Marshall Islands

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5 December 2022

Changing Transport Insights – a Webinar Series

In digestible 45-minute deep-dive sessions, GIZ’s international cooperation experts present their work on transport decarbonisation in...
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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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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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7 October 2022

Lessons Learned on How to Transition to Zero-Emission Transport in India 

In India, the NDC Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA) is coordinated by the National Institution for Transforming India...
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6 October 2022

Mobility for All in Guatemala

Traditionally, family roles are highly genderized; therefore, women mostly fulfil household and care activities. This implies...
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28 September 2022

The Future of Thailand’s Sustainable Clean Mobility

BANGKOK, 26 September 2022 – the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP), together with...
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2 September 2022

Strengthening Conditions for the Implementation of E-mobility in Chile

Ambitious targets to transform transport In its NDC, Chile set targets of a 30% reduction in...
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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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25 July 2022

GIZ’s Report Launch on EV Charging Infrastructure and its Grid Integration

GIZ with IIT Bombay is organizing the e-launch of the third report “Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure...
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15 July 2022

More Women at Transmilenio’s Wheel. Why is it so Important?

Daisy Leonor Jaime’s driver’s license certifies her as a brave woman. She has been driving buses...
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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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9 June 2022

India E-Mobility series in the Renewable Watch Magazine

Monthly series on e-mobility by GIZ India Part of the e-mobility team of GIZ India is...
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9 June 2022

Guide to Electric Urban Mobility in Uruguay

In the framework of the elaboration of its National Policy for Sustainable Urban Mobility (NUMP), the...
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2 June 2022

Improve and Electrify 

The Avoid-Shift-Improve approach, implemented by the GIZ since the early 1990s, remains at the heart of...
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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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6 April 2022

IPCC: “We know what to do. We know how to do it. And now it’s up to us to take action.”

The latest IPCC report (AR6 WGIII) was published on April 4 and lays out mitigation options...
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28 March 2022

First-ever Traditional Boat Builder’s Regional Workshop in the Pacific  

The Pacific Traditional Boat Builder’s Regional Workshop that was held on the 15th and 16th of...
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10 March 2022

Launch of the first e-bus route in Ho Chi Minh City

Electric buses have started rolling on the streets of Ho Chi Minh City after months of...
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10 February 2022

Accelerating Electrification with Renewable Power? 

Electrification is high on the political agenda… Electrifying vehicles offers an efficient way to decarbonise motorised...
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8 February 2022

What we Learned from Assessing Kenya’s Regulatory Environment for Electric Vehicles

The government of Kenya is contributing actively to the momentum around electric mobility as a cornerstone...
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27 January 2022

The First Version of the International Electromobility Course for Latin America Comes to an End

Latin America has shown a solid commitment to electromobility. Significant electric fleets are now operating in...
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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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25 January 2022

Developing an e-mobility action plan in Ho Chi Minh City

Kick-start with the technical meeting in Viet Nam Our main aim of this research is to...
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26 November 2021

A critical review – Smart Charging Strategies and Technologies for Electric Vehicles

“What are the relevant strategies for smart coordinated charging that need to be adopted in different...
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9 November 2021

How to Overcome the Crises?

A Discussion on Green Recovery and the Transition of Transport. Leaders at COP26 made it clear:...
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8 November 2021

The Future of Electric Mobility

Driving electric vehicles: a vision towards sustainable development ⚡️ Electric Vehicles (EV) have become a promising...
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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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19 October 2021

A long way to go: Striving for climate neutral aviation

If the CO2 emissions of the aviation sector were measured as a country, it would be...
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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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29 September 2021

Financing the Intermodal Freight Transport in Java, Indonesia

The Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia and GIZ through TRANSfer III Project are...
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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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23 September 2021

Women in Green Hydrogen tackles Inequality in the Sector

Women constitute just 20 % of panel speakers at green hydrogen conferences. Founded in 2020, Women...
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14 September 2021

Road Map Policy for Truck Fleet Modernisation in Indonesia

The cooperation between GIZ and Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia through the TRANSfer...
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10 August 2021

The role of green hydrogen and Power-to-X in defossilising transport

The Hydrogen Hours and panel discussion with the World Economic Forum  part of Transport and Climate Change Week 2021 addressed...
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12 July 2021

TCCW 2021: Four publications, a tracker, a novel and a network

The Transport and Climate Change Week 2021 was not only full of interesting sessions, workshop and...
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5 July 2021

Out now! SLOCAT Transport and Climate Change Global Status Report – 2nd edition

Moving the world towards zero transport emissions requires fast and fundamental changes at all scales. Yet...
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2 July 2021

Morocco NDC Update: New Ambitions for the Transport Sector

Morocco updated its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...
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29 June 2021

The Role of NUMPs in Promoting Electric Mobility in Uruguay

Due to urban growth of recent decades, governments of all regions have pointed out the relevance...
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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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13 June 2021

Transport and Climate Change Week

Building confidence in change  For the fourth time we bring together experts and decision-makers from all around...
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27 April 2021

Electric Mobility and Climate Goals in China

What are the current developments and perspectives of electric vehicles in China? How significant are these...
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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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16 March 2021

Thailand and Germany Call for Energy and Mobility Transition

On 12 March 2021, German Embassy Bangkok and GIZ joined up to launch the “Moving and...
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11 February 2021

Financing Mechanism for Intermodal Freight Transport Action Programme in Java, Indonesia

Together with the Indonesian government, the TRANSfer project is working on shifting freight transport from road...
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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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25 November 2020

Launch of Women in Green Hydrogen (WiGH) network

BERLIN, Germany (November 24, 2020) Green Hydrogen – an emerging sector that is heavily dominated by men when it...
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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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10 November 2020

Launch of Practitioner Toolkits for Action on Low Carbon Transport

Technology is nothing. What’s important is that you have a faith in people, that they’re basically...
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2 November 2020

State of Electric Mobility in Kenya

Electric mobility provides a good opportunity for Kenya to reduce emissions from transport (by about 0.6...
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30 October 2020

Digital Library on Green Mobility (DLGM) in India

The Digital Library on Green Mobility (DLGM) portal for Low Carbon Transport, especially Electric Mobility, in...
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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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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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6 August 2020

Taxes and Congestion Charges: Study Identifies Financing Mechanisms for Sustainable Mobility

With the aim of increasing the resources that can be allocated to sustainable urban mobility projects...
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26 May 2020

Electric Mobility to Enhance NDC Ambitions

Latin America currently contributes 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. However, estimations show that, without firm...
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25 May 2020

COVID-19 Recovery Programmes and PtX in Transport

Power to X (PtX) based on green hydrogen (H2) is one important route to advance the...
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4 May 2020

Towards E-buses in Colombia

Public transport systems electrification is essential for the Colombian National Government in order to reduce GHG...
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30 March 2020

15 Electric Buses to Be Rolled Out on Costa Rican Streets in 2020

An important aspect of Costa Rica’s ambitious plan to decarbonize its economy until 2050 includes the...
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30 March 2020

Costa Rican Entrepreneurs Tackle Climate Change

Could you imagine receiving your latest overseas delivery via a carbon neutral cargo ship? How about...
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23 March 2020

Green Hydrogen and Power to X – The Silver Bullet for Decarbonizing Transport?

“We have to highlight this idea of PtX – For aviation, it could be the solution.”...
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7 January 2020

Power to X

The International PtX Hub: Catalyzing green hydrogen on a global scale
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16 October 2019

Moving Chile

Upscaling Electric Mobility in Chile and Internationally
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4 October 2019

Transitioning to Low Carbon Sea Transport in the Republic of Marshall Islands

Supports the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) in delivering its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
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20 September 2019

International Tender on Three E-Buses for Costa Rica

GIZ will purchase three battery electric buses and the charging infrastructure for a pilot project in...
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10 Principles for Sustainable Urban Transport

If you believe that you suffer (potential) negative social and/or environmental consequences from IKI projects, or wish to report the improper use of funds, to voice complaints and seek redress, you can do so using the IKI Independent Complaint Mechanism.