Report launch: “Creating sustainable cities through low carbon freight – EcoLogistics in India and Argentina”
Wednesday, 24 March, 12:00-13:00 CET (16:30-17:30 IST, 06:00-07:00 GMT-5, 08:00-09:00 GMT-3)
Freight transport and emissions are increasing rapidly and, until now, cities were not equipped to handle the associated challenges. Only about 21 percent of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) highlighting transport refers to freight transport, however, general understanding and awareness on sustainable freight have grown exponentially in recent years.
As governments set ambitious targets to decarbonize transport, it is critical that they use data to evaluate and make science-based decisions. Through the EcoLogistics project, nine cities – Rosario, Santa Fe, Córdoba (Argentina), Capital District of Bogotá, Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley (AMVA), Manizales (Colombia), and Kochi, Shimla, Panaji (India) – have used the ICLEI EcoLogistics Self-monitoring Tool to compile and evaluate the data on the urban freight activities taking place in their jurisdictions. The data compiled forms a baseline for these cities to take informed, effective action to curb freight emissions – contributing to a sustainable low-carbon future. These cities are some of the first to compile this body of data on urban freight activities.
This session featured the launch of the EcoLogistics Report 2021 with key findings and presentations from high-level speakers and a brief Q&A.
Agenda
Welcome and the EcoLogistics Report 2021 launch
- Yiqian Zhang, Sustainable Mobility Officer, ICLEI World Secretariat (Presentation slides)
Presentations: EcoLogistics in Argentina, Colombia and India
- Sanjit Rodrigues, IAS, Commissioner-Corporation of the City of Panaji, India (Presentation slides)
- Juan David Palacio, Director, Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá, Medellín – Colombia (Video)
- Camilo Urbano, Director of Urban Planning, Despacio (Presentation slides)
Moderated panel discussion / Q&A
Closing remarks