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14 July 2026

Offside on Climate? What World Cup Host Countries Say About Transport in their NDCs

From Russia 2018 to Saudi Arabia 2034, a look at how nine host countries address transport in their climate plans

The 2026 World Cup is projected to generate 7.8 million tonnes of CO2e, most of it from fans' travel. We read the climate plans of every host country since the Paris Agreement and found...

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24 June 2026

Partnering for Action

Global Alliances and Opportunities for Decarbonising Transport

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8 June 2026

How the Global Energy Crisis is Making the Case for Electric Paratransit in Africa

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24 June 2026

Partnering for Action

Transport and Climate Change Week returns for its 9th edition as an online conference from 5...
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25 March 2026

Advancing Gender Equality in Kenya’s E-Mobility Sector

Kenya is in the midst of an accelerating shift to electric mobility: new policies, growing industry...
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26 February 2026

A New Era for Assembly, Manufacturing, and E-Mobility in East Africa

As East Africa positions itself as a regional manufacturing and e-mobility hub, regulatory certainty has become...
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18 February 2026

The Journey of an Electric Vehicle Battery from the Road to the Grid, Back to the Road

Electric mobility is gaining momentum in Kenya. Report on the Analysis of the Current Battery Ecosystem...
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11 February 2026

The Regulatory Engine Behind Kenya’s Electric Mobility Transition

Electric mobility in Kenya has moved beyond pilot projects. Today, electric motorcycles dominate early adoption, particularly...
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6 November 2025

CO₂ is the Product of Combustion

What really happens when a car’s emissions are put to the test? During a visit to...
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17 October 2025

Kenya Charts Path for Circular Battery Systems through German Study Tour

A Kenyan delegation visited Germany to learn from global leaders in battery circularity. The tour featured...
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2 October 2025

Time to be Accountable at Transport and Climate Change Week

The 8th Transport and Climate Change Week took place in Berlin under the motto “Time to...
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15 August 2025

Shockproof Your Transport Policy

This article highlights the importance of grounding transport policy in science and solid evidence, especially in...
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10 June 2025

Catalysts for Change: Champions Paving the Way for Sustainable Transport in Africa

The call for nominations for the 2025 edition of Catalysts for Change: Champions paving the way...
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4 June 2025

What Kenya’s New NDC Means for the Transport Sector

Kenya is ramping up its climate ambition. In a landmark move, the country has submitted its...
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6 January 2025

Put Less in, Get More Miles out: A Conversation Around Regulating Vehicle Efficiency to Reduce CO2 Emissions

Countries are enhancing vehicle efficiency by reducing emissions and improving fuel economy. Chile and Colombia demonstrate...
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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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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 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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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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16 September 2023

Delivering Peer Networks for Sustainable Mobility

From the 11th to the 15th of September, the 6th edition of the Transport Week took...
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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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22 November 2022

A Fitness Regimen for the Planet

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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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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2 August 2021

Four Years of Advancing Climate Strategies in Kenya’s Transport Sector

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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13 January 2021

NDC Update Kenya: Enhanced reduction target

The updated NDC sets out two important developments from its first NDC, which was submitted in...
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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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17 July 2020

Seven Essentials of Designing and Monitoring a Climate Change Strategy for the Transport Sector

When the Advancing Transport Climate Strategies (TraCS) project started in 2017, the implementation of Kenya’s Climate Change...
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20 May 2020

Digital Applications and their Influence on Mobility in Kenya

The service is super!  Rachel Kamau, as she waits for her ride-hailed minivan Over the past...
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8 March 2020

7 Questions for 2 Women in Kenya’s Climate Change Coordination Unit

Background The transport sector is by far much more male dominated than other sectors of the...
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10 February 2020

Kenya’s Transport Sector – The Pacesetters of Climate Change Reporting

What is the point of doing something if you are not going to measure progress and...
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15 January 2019

Two Years and Counting: Bringing the Vision of Transport and Climate Change to Life in Kenya

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

New and Improved Data on Road Transport in Kenya

Kenya is one of the first countries in the entire region of East and Central Africa...
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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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28 November 2018

Photography Contest Winner Announced!

With the objective of capturing public perception of the state of mobility in Kenya, the Advancing...
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24 July 2018

Photo Contest: Sustainable Transportation in Kenya

+++ Submissions open on Monday 23th July 2018 and close on 20th August 2018, 11:59 pm +++ Given the...
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5 May 2018

A Glimpse into Germany’s Transport Sector

 He who plants roads will harvest traffic. Thilo Becker – at his introductory talk on transport...
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3 February 2018

Webinar: Transport in NDCs

On Monday, 29th January 2018, the 1.5h webinar Transport in NDCs – lessons learnt and how...
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1 November 2017

TraCS to Support Revision of Transport Section in Kenya’s National Climate Change Action Plan

“Climate change was not a priority before TraCS…” said the head of the Roads Services Unit...
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30 October 2017

Advancing Transport Climate Strategies (TraCS)

Supporting climate strategies in transport and identifying appropriate action plans.
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15 August 2017

Transport and Climate Change Training held in Kenya

Kenyan State Department of Transport together with the Advancing Transport Climate Strategies hosted a training working.
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6 August 1920

Tutorial: How to use the Data Collection Template for Kenya

The tutorial provides basic information on how to use the document, including how to navigate through...
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11 May 1920

Kenya: Transport Inventory and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Tool

The Transport Inventory and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting (TrIGGER) tool is a simple bottom-up spreadsheet model...
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