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Media www.rajawalisiber.com – Globally, transportation is currently responsible for 24% of direct CO2 emissions from fuel combustion. Road vehicles – cars, trucks, buses and two- and three-wheelers – account for nearly three-quarters of transport CO2 emissions, and emissions from aviation and shipping continue to rise. COP26 Dialogues on Sustainable Transport looks at how we can transform a major industry to one that is carbon-free.
Moderator: Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General, Global Communications, United Nations.
Guests: Liu Zhenmin, UN Under-Secretary-General, Economic and Social Affairs; Mark Brownstein, Senior Vice President, Energy Transition, Environmental Defense Fund; and Faustino DeLaSalle, Co-Executive Director, Mission Possible Partnership and Director, Energy Transitions Commission.
COP26 Dialogues at the SDG Studio in New York feature a series of conversations with UN leaders, experts, advocates and influencers on the nexus between the Sustainable Development Goals and the key areas of climate action and solutions being advanced at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow.