LOW-CARBON MOBILITY CHALLENGE TOOLKIT

The Low-Carbon Mobility Challenge Toolkit, published by WWF South Africa, provides a comprehensive guide for municipalities to organize experiential learning events that promote sustainable transport. The challenge encourages teams to navigate a city using low-carbon transport options, with the winner being the team with the lowest carbon footprint rather than the fastest time.

• The transport sector in South Africa is a significant driver of climate change, accounting for 13% of the country's total Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and 23% of energy-related emissions.
• South Africa's transport emissions are heavily influenced by urban sprawl and a legacy of apartheid spatial planning, which has created a high dependency on private vehicles.
• The Low-Carbon Mobility Challenge is designed as an experiential learning tool where teams compete to reach checkpoints using walking, cycling, public transport, or electric vehicles, with the victory determined by the lowest carbon footprint.
• The toolkit recommends a diverse team composition of four to eight teams, with no more than four people per team, including city officials, business people, students, residents, and influencers.
• Organizers are advised to plan the challenge three to five months in advance, following a detailed ten-week work plan that includes stakeholder engagement, route planning, permit acquisition, and the development of a city-specific carbon calculator.
• The toolkit emphasizes the use of social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat) to create hype during planning and to allow participants to live-stream their experiences on the day of the event.

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} }