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UN Sustainable Transport Conference calls for accelerated action to achieve net-zero emissions

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The Second UN Global Sustainable Transport Conference concluded with a call to accelerate progress towards achieving sustainable transport that would result in major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and in improving the lives of millions of people. Connectivity is also an issue.

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VW of America boosting research in US for electric mobility and sustainable transportation

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VWGoA) is boosting its automotive research in the United States to further accelerate electric mobility and sustainable transportation innovation. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

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UN Secretary-General assembles high-level advisory group on sustainable transport

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The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has formed a 12-member advisory group charged with promoting sustainable transport systems to further growth and development while protecting the environment and limiting the impact on climate change. Most of that will be caused by a projected surge in the number of vehicles around the world.

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DHL Global Forwarding purchasing 60M liters of Sustainable Marine Fuel from GoodShipping

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DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, and GoodShipping are further expanding their long-standing partnership. DHL Global Forwarding has been working with GoodShipping for five years, sharing the same aspiration for greener ocean freight via insetting.

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Report Finds That Urgent Changes in Transport Financing Required to Enable More Sustainable Transportation Globally

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The report, A Paradigm Shift Towards Sustainable Low Carbon Transport , finds that more than $1.5 Transportation is central to the social and economic activity of people across the world. Transport is also typically responsible for around 80% of developing cities' local air pollution and more than 1.3

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Univ. of Michigan receives grant from Alcoa Foundation for sustainable transportation research in Detroit, Beijing

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The University of Michigan will receive a $250,000 grant from Alcoa Foundation to support U-M’s Sustainable Mobility and Accessibility Research and Transformation ( SMART ) project. The grant will be used to develop and apply practical solutions to the challenges of sustainable transportation in the Detroit and Beijing regions.

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8 development banks commit to provide more than $175B to scale up support for sustainable transport

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Developing countries have the opportunity to leapfrog to a greener future of less motorization, shorter commutes, and more energy efficient transport systems. Global CO 2 emissions from the transport sector are projected to increase nearly 50% by 2030 unless significant changes are adopted. —ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda.