About The 2026 energy crisis bears notable similarities to the 1970s oil crises. Faced with fuel shortages and economic disruption, many countries pursued structural changes rather than short-term fixes, investing in efficiency, alternative energy, and reduced dependence on oil. France and Japan, for example, enacted policies to incentivize low-carbon, more efficient energy systems that reduced…
Location: China
About Forging a Zero-Emission Freight Era: A Core Pathway to Sustainable Logistics Driven by global climate action and the energy revolution, the Zero-Emission Freight Corridor (ZEFC) is a strategic imperative for green transport. It represents more than a technology shift — it marks the genesis of a systemic transformation connecting industrial upgrading, energy security, and…
About This publication from ITDP and UC Davis, supported by the FIA Foundation, presents a first of its kind global and country-level analysis of how growing vehicle sizes are shaping urban passenger transport — and what that means for road safety, energy use, battery demand, and greenhouse gas emissions. Focusing on Brazil, China, India, Indonesia,…
About This STA Spotlight case study on the City of Tianjin, China, the 2024 Sustainable Transport Award (STA) winner, highlights the city’s collaborative efforts to expand non-motorized transport and street infrastructure to dramatically improve walking, cycling, and public transit connections. According to Climate Watch, China’s transport-related CO2 emissions alone account for 11% of all global…
About this Edition The BRT Standard (BRTStandard.org) is both a framework for understanding BRT and an evaluation tool for BRT corridors based on international best practices. BRT experts have evaluated the elements that receive points in the BRT Standard in a wide variety of contexts. When present, these elements result in consistently improved system performance…
The 2023 issue of the Sustainable Transport Magazine has been re-designed and re-imagined, offering readers a dynamic, in-depth look at the challenges and opportunities to sustainable urban mobility in today’s world. From issues of gender and race to the power of transport digitalization, to the impacts of human-centered design, the content in Issue No. 35…
About In the years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many cities and countries have taken action to position and promote active mobility—cycling and walking—as transport modes. Demand for active mobility during the pandemic skyrocketed, and cities and governments responded by making more space on streets, providing free access to bikeshare systems, and allocating…