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This report analyzes the carbon footprints and attitudes toward climate change of individuals aged 50 and over in the UK, dividing them into baby boomers (50-64), seniors (65-74), and elders (75+). It finds that baby boomers have the highest overall carbon footprint due to high spending on travel and consumption, while elders have the highest climate impact per pound spent due to carbon-intensive home heating. While the over 50s generally express fear and motivation regarding climate change, they report frustration with barriers to low-carbon living and believe the UK government and businesses must provide stronger leadership.

This document is a fact sheet containing a table of individual green municipal bonds issued in the United States during 2017, detailing the issuers, amounts issued in USD, dates, project types, and CBI certification status.

This guide by the Climate Bonds Initiative provides a framework for issuing certified green bonds in the transport sector, with a specific focus on the Brazilian market. It outlines the Climate Bonds Standard, the certification process, and the technical eligibility criteria for various transport assets to ensure alignment with the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

This guide by the Climate Bonds Initiative outlines the standards and certification process for issuing green bonds in the transport sector, with a specific focus on the Brazilian market. It details the requirements for project eligibility, emission thresholds, and the multi-step certification process designed to align investments with the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Climate Agreement.

This fact sheet from the Centro de Movilidad Sostenible discusses the environmental and safety impacts of the global trade in used light vehicles, highlighting the disproportionate burden on low- and middle-income countries and the need for stricter import regulations.

This case study describes EcoBodaa, a Kenyan tech startup that designs and manufactures electric motorcycles tailored for African road conditions. With support from Persistent Energy Capital, the company has developed locally assembled bikes with lower maintenance costs and a battery-swapping model to replace petrol-powered motorcycles in the boda boda and delivery sectors.

This industry brief by GreenCape examines the 'Electric-vehicles-as-a-service' (EVaaS) model as a strategy to accelerate the transition of commercial fleets, specifically light delivery vehicles (LDVs), to electric vehicles (EVs) in South Africa. It identifies key financial and operational barriers to EV adoption and proposes a bundled subscription model to mitigate high upfront costs and infrastructure requirements.

This executive summary presents a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) assessment of a proposed mass rapid transit (MRT) system in Pampanga, Philippines. The assessment, conducted in collaboration with the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), compares traditional financial valuations with a sustainable approach that accounts for socio-economic and environmental externalities over a 30-year period from 2023 to 2053.

This executive summary presents a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) assessment of three mobility scenarios for Indonesia to achieve net-zero transport by 2050. The analysis compares strategies based on 'avoid, shift, and improve' interventions, concluding that a combined approach of public transport investment and private vehicle electrification yields the highest societal benefits.

This fact sheet from the International Institute for Sustainable Development argues that urban planning, specifically the creation of "complete communities," is an underutilized tool for reducing energy consumption and emissions, particularly in North America's car-centric cities.

This guide explains how to configure fuel economy data for transport analysis within the LEAP software, covering unit selection, aging profiles, and the calculation of stock average fuel economy.

This technical guide from the Stockholm Environment Institute explains the mathematical equations used for transport analysis within a demand technology framework, specifically covering stock turnover, fuel economy, mileage, energy consumption, and pollutant emissions.

This report analyzes three transport and mobility energy consumption scenarios for Estonia up to 2050, with a detailed cost-benefit analysis through 2030. It compares a 'Business-as-Usual' (BAU) approach, a 'Low-Intervention' (VS) scenario, and a 'Knowledge-Based' (EE) energy-efficient scenario, evaluating their impacts on energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and public finances.

This report, titled "Low-Carbon Development for Mexico" (MEDEC), provides a comprehensive economic and technical analysis of options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Mexico through 2030. It evaluates 40 specific interventions across five sectors—electric power, oil and gas, energy end-use, transport, and agriculture and forestry—comparing a baseline scenario with a low-carbon alternative. The study finds that Mexico can stabilize its emissions at roughly 2008 levels while maintaining economic growth by implementing cost-effective, often "no-regrets" measures, many of which provide significant co-benefits in public health and energy security.

This policy brief presents a simulation model of the Colombian vehicle fleet from 2025 to 2050, analyzing the transition of compressed natural gas (GNV) in the transport sector. The analysis finds that without explicit exit policies, GNV consumption will persist at significant levels despite a general trend toward electrification, particularly within the traditional bus segment.

The World Resources Institute proposes a global transport sector target for 2035: a 35% shift to green fuels and a 25% reduction in energy consumption compared to 2022. This goal aims to provide a shared framework for countries to inform their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) following the COP28 global stocktake.

The World Resources Institute's Transport Emissions & Social Cost Assessment (TESCA) guide and Excel tool provide a framework for developing countries to quantify transport emissions (covering 9 pollutants and 18 transport modes) and their associated social costs. The process involves data quality analysis, inventory estimation, and the calculation of eco-efficiency indicators to support cost-efficient policy-making, while explicitly addressing the high uncertainties inherent in social cost and health data.

This working paper evaluates the costs and benefits of implementing financial incentives, such as purchase subsidies and registration rebates, to increase electric vehicle (EV) adoption in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Costs and Emissions Appraisal Tool for Transit Buses is an Excel-based tool that allows transit agencies to compare the costs and emissions of two bus fleets (up to three bus types each). It supports custom local data or default data for Brazil and the United States to calculate total costs and emissions.

A case study on Porto Alegre's planned transport interventions finds that a BRT system could reduce annual CO2 emissions by 25-31 thousand tonnes compared to a business-as-usual scenario with fare integration, whereas fare integration alone might increase emissions.