Blog Posts: sustainable transport

President Biden signed an executive order that gives federal agencies 90 days to devise a plan for a zero-emission federal fleet in the United States. These four recommendations can help guide the federal fleet transition plan toward best outcomes.

The ocean is traditionally viewed as a victim of climate change, rather than a source of solutions. A new report from WRI aims to help governments explore ways to include oceans-based climate solutions into NDCs.

Global momentum to tackle the climate crisis has been building since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015. The world has proven that it is ready for more ambitious climate action.

In the United States, the ballot box decides many innovative efforts toward sustainable energy. This year, citizens across the country used their votes to support renewable energy, efficient housing, sustainable transportation and climate action finance, all of which will help ensure a clean energy transition.

As cities re-open from the COVID-19 pandemic, urban planners and designers are considering how to make urban and transport infrastructure more resilient. A recent study from WRI China found that dockless bike-share systems can be an excellent and sustainable last-mile urban mobility solution.

75 years ago, the United Nations was founded on the belief that countries must work together to address global issues. As the world faces climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, some national governments are living up to this belief more than others — but crucial actors may be able to turn the tide.

Zoleka Mandela draws on her grandfather's legacy in speaking out against the injustice of the hidden epidemic that threatens children, especially in the developing world. In this podcast, she is joined by Claudia Adriazola-Steil, director for health & road safety at the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, as they discuss the unimaginable toll—emotional and economic—taken by road deaths, and what we can do to turn this loss into action.

Los Angeles Air Force Base, the first federal facility with a plug-in electric fleet of vehicles on the ground, has gone a step further. Now these EVs are the first in California to provide vehicle-to-grid services, with batteries that can send energy back to the grid, enabling cleaner, more efficient, more reliable power.

Chile's protests are the result of years of worsening socioeconomic inequalities. Transportation is one area where they're felt most acutely.

Decarbonizing the transport sector would create a cleaner, healthier and more affordable future for everyone, and it can be done without sacrificing the interconnectedness we've come to expect from modernity.