Mobilize Net-Zero – Facilitating the global transport transformation

Transport accounts for a quarter of energy-related CO2 emissions, growing faster than in other sectors. A global transformation of transport is pivotal for limiting global warming to 1.5 °C. The project aims for national governments to increase their commitments towards decarbonizing transport with the support of international partnerships. To this end, establishing a partnership of pioneering countries is being explored. Through this partnership and exchange platforms such as Transport and Climate Change Week, international learning is being promoted and awareness is raised. An online tool based on artificial intelligence (Transport Transformation Tracker) informs stakeholders about the status of reforms. In East Africa, a flagship project on paratransit will be prepared and knowledge on the decarbonisation of transport will be disseminated. In Latin America, sustainable mobility encouraging electrification and a shift to public transport is promoted in ten countries.

Project data

Countries: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru, Panama, Rwanda, Paraguay, Uruguay
IKI funding: 4,270,000.00 €
Duration: 12/2022 till 01/2030
Status: open
Implementing organisation: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Political Partner: Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) - Peru

Ministry of Environment - Panama

Ministry of Environment - Uruguay

Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) - Costa Rica

Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources - Dominican Republic

Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MADES) - Paraguay

Ministry of Finance (MF) - Brazil

Ministry of Finance and Public Credit - Mexico

Ministry of Infrastructure Rwanda

National Planning Department of Colombia

Secretariat of Strategic Affairs of the Presidency of the Nation - Argentina
Implementing Partner: Agora Verkehrswende – Agora Transport Transformation gGmbH

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State of implementation/results

The Transport and Climate Change Week 2024 took place from 4-8 November. The 7th edition was under the motto “Connecting the dots – Fostering global transport action” and has again enabled peer learning, sharing of country experiences and the strengthening and building of global and regional networks (www.transportweek.org). A total of 16 sessions were held in three languages with 1548 registrations from 108 different countries. The Transport Week 2025 will take place in Berlin from 22-26 September as an invitation-only event with the narrative "Time to Be Accountable - Looking at the past, shaping the future".
On 11-13 June 2024 the event "Regional Exchange on Minibus Electrification in Africa" took place in Kigali, bringing together decision-makers from government bodies, and representatives from academic institutions in the region to discuss how to work together to modernise the minibus sector across the continent. The event was organised in co-operation with the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF), MobiliseYourCity, and the Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI) (changing-transport.org/…).
Publication of a good practice paper on updating NDCs in June 2024 (changing-transport.org/…).
The project has assessed the status quo of 100 international partnerships currently engaged in decarbonising the transport sector and its subsectors. The analysis serves as a basis for exploring strategic options to strengthen climate ambition in transport through international partnerships.
The "NDC Transport Tracker" (changing-transport.org/…), which originally was developed by the project Advancing Transport Climate Strategies (TraCS), was updated and its relaunch presented to the public on 29 August 2023. It is an online database providing information on transport-related content in government documents such as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Long-Term Climate Strategies (LTS). NDCs and LTS are continuously analysed, and the results are published online. (github.com/…).
By 30 July, 29 countries had submitted their third NDCs, with 90 percent including transport-related targets or mitigation and adaptation measures, reflecting the sector’s growing importance in national climate strategies.
As part of the NDC update process, the project supports GIZ teams in 12 countries to help Ministries of Transport integrate climate goals into national plans.
It also collaborates with international partners to advance transport climate policy. Additionally, the Transport Data Commons Initiative (TDCI) launched its beta TDC Portal during #TTDC25, marking a key step toward open, shared transport data and global engagement.
The Changing Transport newsletter has returned. Published quarterly, it features updates on recent activities and developments available via the Changing Transport Knowledge Portal. (civicrm.changing-transport.org/…;reset=1).
RWA:
- In 2024, the first regional exchange on minibus electrification was held in Kigali, fostering collaboration among African governments and academia. A discussion paper followed.
- In April 2025, Uganda held consultations to present its paratransit reform roadmap to key stakeholders and operator associations.