The combustion engine has fundamentally reshaped the world’s cities and streets. Over the past decade, the transport sector has grown to represent the “fastest growing fossil fuel combustion sector worldwide,” and now accounts for 15% of the global share of emissions.

These trends, compounded by car-centric planning models, drive lethal air pollution and an unsustainable emissions trajectory that is incompatible with global climate targets. To solve this, the IPCC states that “electric vehicles powered by low emissions electricity offer the largest decarbonisation potential for land-based transport.” Combined with transport planning to support pedestrians, cyclists and collective transport users, cities can phase out the transport sector’s dependency on fossil fuels, and promote human wellbeing within planetary limits. 

Following Treaty endorsements, cities can prioritise electric and active transport models as key elements of urban mobility. Join this session and hear from leading transport voices around the world who are expanding transport electrification and putting active and sustainable mobility at the core of their cities.

Speakers include:

• Seble Samuel, Fossil Fuel Treaty

• Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker, Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa

• Marcela Guerrero Casas, Co-Founder of Local South and Open Streets Cape Town

• Chris Dekki, Director of Global Advocacy and Engagement, SLOCAT

• Lucas Snaije, Research & Advocacy Manager, BYCS

Interpretation will be available in both French and Spanish.