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DTSTART:20161111T090000Z
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LOCATION:Marrakesh\, Morocco
SUMMARY:COP 22 Side Event: Strengthening the Focus on Freight Transport in 
 the Climate Agenda
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Freight transport accounts for 42% of transport CO2 emissions a
 nd is increasingly recognized as an important sector that has a role to pl
 ay in curbing global GHG emissions. An increasing number of sustainable tr
 ansport initiatives are being developed or implemented to move ahead with 
 this agenda. In this context\, UNCTAD is organizing a side event on the ma
 rgins of COP 22 to identify and discuss the freight transport and climate 
 agenda nexus. More specifically\, the event aims to help:Raise awareness a
 bout the role of sustainable freight transport in enabling an effective su
 stainable development path.Share best practices in the field of low-carbon
  and sustainable freight transport and discuss potential collaboration acr
 oss modes and among stakeholders from both the public and the private sect
 ors.Articulate a way forward. Target audience: Governments\, industry\, IG
 Os\, NGOs\, financing institutions\, academia\, civil society\, and\, gene
 rally parties involved or interested in freight transport and its sustaina
 bility.Panelists will include representatives from government\, IMO\, tran
 sit and transport corridors\, experts in low-carbon transport. &lt\;div cl
 ass=&quot\;row\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/c
 op-22-side-event-strengthening-focus-freight-transport-climate-agenda
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