Transport

The major annual event hosted by the Climate Group and New York City, in conjunction with the UN General Assembly (UNGA) opens this Sunday 17 September, with some 400 sessions taking place across the city.

This second report in the series assesses progress over the past 12 months against the recommendations made in the inaugural Breakthrough Agenda Report across five key sectors – power, hydrogen, road transport, steel and agriculture.

There is still an urgent need to implement and scale up “a rigorous ‘all of economy, all of society approach’” this decade, according to the first-of-its-kind global stocktake technical report released today.

Ademola Ogunbanjo, Executive Vice President at Oando Clean Energy joins the Climate Champions to talk about how they are launching a 12,000 electric bus fleet in Lagos, Nigeria, by 2030. Sending a strong signal of change, Mr. Ogunbanjo explains what this means for the road transport sector in Nigeria, and how other corporations both in […]

IMO member states have adopted a landmark resolution that sends the clearest signal yet that the shipping industry is committed to achieving net zero by 2050.

To mark World Oceans Day, we delve into the maritime industry’s net zero transition. CMB CEO Alexander Saverys explains how the company is helping propel the change through their advocacy for green hydrogen.

Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP27, will join a meeting in Abidjan to advance climate mitigation solutions through mobilizing finance for African climate projects.

Plans being drawn up to incentivise low carbon shipping must be inclusive and equitable, warns Tuvalu government official Asela Peneueta.

Migrating to carbon-neutral aviation such as battery-electric and hydrogen flights could require up to 1,700TWh of clean energy by 2050. FInd out what else it will take.

The IEA’s new Global EV Outlook report concludes that, by the end of the decade, electric car sales are on track to cut annual emissions equivalent to Germany’s entire economy.

If the aviation industry were a country, it would be the 7th largest source of CO2 emissions in the world. This film, part of The Climate Pledge’s Future Forward series, illustrates how a collaboration between Neste and JetBlue is helping to decarbonize the aviation industry.

In this short film, Amazon discusses the challenges to decarbonising its delivery fleet, from vehicle design to infrastructure needs.

The IPCC has made it clear: We have the science base and the solutions we need to seize this brief window of opportunity to give our own and future generations a stable planet.

For at least three months beginning this coming summer, a south Berlin neighborhood will embark on a novel experiment: eliminating parking spaces.

New study finds net zero is likely to lead to substantial benefits for public health – and that these benefits are greater with faster and more ambitious change.

The UN Climate Change High-Level Champions have taken stock of the contribution of non-State actors at COP27 with their closing event – COP27 Action Agenda: Progress & Priorities – wrapping-up a two week programme of over 50 events.

Green Corridors are specific shipping routes where the feasibility of zero-emission shipping is catalyzed by a combination of public and private actions. Jesse Fahnestock, Head of Research and Analysis at the Global Maritime Forum, explains why Green Corridors are fundamental to Shipping’s Race to Zero.

By signing the ZEV Declaration at COP27, BEEAH Group has become the first organisation in the UAE that has pledged to transition to zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) and contribute to net-zero emissions targets nationally and globally.

Ten organizations signed the Joint Statement on Green Hydrogen and Green Shipping, committing to rapid adoption of green hydrogen-based fuels this decade to get on track for full decarbonization of the shipping sector by 2050, and calling on policymakers to help achieve the ambitious targets.

We need to produce what people want, in a way the planet can afford. Read on for more about how both the Breakthrough Agenda, and action within individual industrial sectors, are stepping up to this challenge. 

All actors and initiatives play their part in shipping’s transition and collectively come together to achieve a common goal to decarbonize shipping in line with the 1.5°C trajectory of the Paris Agreement. Read our joint statement.