LOW-CARBON MOBILITY CHALLENGE TOOLKIT

The Low-Carbon Mobility Challenge is a competitive event where teams navigate a city using low-carbon transport modes, with the winner determined by the lowest carbon footprint rather than speed. The toolkit outlines the conceptual framework, stakeholder engagement, team composition, and a detailed operational plan for organising the event. It emphasizes shifting users from private vehicles to public, shared, or non-motorised transport to meet South Africa's climate goals. The guide includes a ten-week work plan, safety protocols, and monitoring tools such as carbon calculators and experience logs to evaluate changes in participant behaviour.

• The transport sector is a significant driver of climate change in South Africa, accounting for 13% of the country's total Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and 23% of energy-related emissions.
• Private vehicle ownership and usage are identified as the fastest-growing sources of transport-related GHG emissions in South Africa, exacerbated by urban sprawl and the legacy of apartheid spatial planning.
• The Low-Carbon Mobility Challenge is designed as an experiential learning tool where teams compete to complete a journey with the lowest carbon footprint using modes such as walking, cycling, public transport, or electric vehicles.
• To ensure the event's success, organisers are advised to form diverse teams of four to eight groups, comprising city officials, influencers, business people, residents, and students.
• The toolkit prescribes a structured ten-week planning cycle that includes strategy meetings, route planning, permit acquisition, and the development of a city-specific carbon calculator.
• The event incorporates subsidiary challenges at checkpoints to engage the public in debates on low-carbon mobility, such as requesting public pledges or interviewing citizens for social media.

APA

WWF South Africa (n.d.). LOW-CARBON MOBILITY CHALLENGE TOOLKIT. https://wwfafrica.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/greentrust_lowcarbonchallenge_toolkit_final2019_web_2.pdf

Chicago

WWF South Africa. LOW-CARBON MOBILITY CHALLENGE TOOLKIT. n.d. https://wwfafrica.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/greentrust_lowcarbonchallenge_toolkit_final2019_web_2.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfsouthafricandlowcarbon, author = {{WWF South Africa}}, title = {{LOW-CARBON MOBILITY CHALLENGE TOOLKIT}}, institution = {WWF South Africa}, url = {https://wwfafrica.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/greentrust_lowcarbonchallenge_toolkit_final2019_web_2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }