sustainable transport

Formula E cars at the 2021 New York race in Red Hook, Brookyln.
UN/Joon Park

From electric dreams to supercharged reality: the road race to a clean energy future

29 July 2021
Climate and Environment

The global Formula E electric race series, a partner with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP),  has grown in popularity since it launched some seven years ago, attracting the attention of major car manufacturers, changing people’s perceptions of electric vehicles, and bringing the world one step closer to a sustainable transport future.

Passengers look out of the window as a train pulls into a railway station in Delhi, India.
Unsplash/Killian Pham

Greening of India's railway network on track

4 October 2020
Climate and Environment

An ambitious plan to make one of the world’s largest and most complex railway networks a net zero carbon emitter by 2030 is moving full steam ahead, although without the steam, thanks, in part, to support from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).

A train snakes its way through Seoul in the Republic of Korea.
UN Photo/Kibae Park

At UN forum, Asia-Pacific countries highlight importance of transport for sustainable development

21 November 2018
Economic Development

Gathered at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Organization’s development wing in the region, countries have highlighted how new technologies – especially smart devices – are making transport systems safer and greener.

At the UN in Geneva, the automated parking of a car is demonstrated using mobile technology. (file 2015)
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

UN resolution paves way for mass use of driverless cars

10 October 2018
Economic Development

A resolution to ensure the safe use of automated vehicles was passed at the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Global Forum on Road Traffic Safety in Geneva, on Wednesday.

Nancy Young.
UN Photo/Andita Listyarini

Greener airplanes can benefit nature and society

3 November 2016
General News

Greener or more environmentally-friendly airplanes can bring benefits to nature and society and help reduce poverty; that’s according to Nancy Young, an aviation expert appointed by the UN Secretary-General to provide recommendations on sustainable transport.

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