Course: Achieving Transitions to Zero Carbon Emissions and Sustainable Urban Mobility

We are excited to have you join us on this journey towards sustainable urban mobility! On this page, you can meet the team behind the course and the guest speakers …

Building momentum is essential to implementing major change, on the ground. In this video, David Bull, ex-politician and policy-maker in the UK, provides an overview of what we mean by …

An important part of developing strategies to transition to a zero-carbon sustainable city includes engaging with a range of mobility providers. This video and accompanying article stress the important role …

Successful implementation planning depends on understanding how to achieve behavioural change. Here Dr. Tom Cohen stresses the importance of addressing behavioural change when thinking about transitioning to sustainable urban mobility …

Why is this important? Several national and international studies have shown that, in order to meet climate targets, it will not be sufficient just to electrify the vehicle fleet – …

In this first case study documentary, Annette Kayser, a senior transport policy planner from the City of Copenhagen, takes us on an interesting journey describing the evolution of her city’s …

In this video, you will be travelling to Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone. Dr. Joseph Macarthy, from the Sierra Leone Urban Research Center, and Mayor Yvonne Aki Sawyer …

Transition pathways provide a high-level strategic framework to achieve climate targets within the 2050 timescale. In most cities, systemic changes (i.e. structural changes at the scale of the city) will …

In this video, Clemence stresses the importance of accelerating transitions to zero-carbon sustainable urban mobility systems, highlighting current transport emissions as the source of the problem. We also welcome Karen …

Meeting carbon reduction targets will require a major change in policy mindsets. In this video, Prof Peter Jones describes how cities have successfully made major changes in the past, and …

Drawing on Peter’s presentation, this video from the CREATE project critically addresses the “Transport Policy Evolution Cycle” approach by exploring historical patterns of urban road traffic and car use, as …

Welcome to Week 1! In this video, you will meet your course leaders Dr. Clemence Cavoli and Prof Peter Jones who will briefly introduce you to the course. Context is …