Transport systems are vital enablers of economic growth, trade and connectivity, essential for ensuring the continuity of supply chains, access to services, and the overall functioning of economies. Yet, transport also accounts for nearly a quarter of global energy-related CO₂ emissions, whereas increasingly frequent and severe weather events are disrupting transport systems, threatening safety, causing economic losses, and limiting access to workplaces, markets and essential services.
UNECE is responding to these challenges through both mitigation and adaptation work defined in its decarbonization strategy for inland transport adopted in 2024, as well as with its stress-test framework for evaluating the resilience of transport systems, a new template for preparing the inland transport–specific components of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and by developing a globally harmonized methodology for measuring vehicle carbon footprints.
At COP30 side events co-organized with ECLAC and ESCAP, UNECE showcased these tools and explored actions to accelerate the transformation of commitments into concrete actions for a cleaner, more resilient global transport future.
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