Despacio at COP21

Despacio spent the last two weeks in Paris at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21). We helped coordinate the Sustainable Low-Carbon Transport Partnership (SLoCaT) booth in the Green Zone and the joint FIA Foundation–ITDP–TRF booth in the Blue Zone. We provided visitors with general information about the work of SLoCaT and other organizations, as well as the central role of sustainable transport in mitigating climate change. Despacio also assisted at Transport Day 2015, an important event which SLoCaT, the Bridging the Gap Initiative (BtG) and Michelin Challenge Bibendum (MCB) organized to give visibility to the transport sector in the fight against climate change. See the PPMC page for COP daily reports and more information on sustainable transport.

Carlosfelipe Pardo, Despacio’s executive director, gave three presentations during the COP. The first was «Promoting low-carbon transport,» a GIZ TRANSfer event at the German Pavillion. Pardo’s presentation focused on mitigation policies in Colombia and TRANSfer’s efforts to implement a NAMA for active transport and travel demand management.

For Pardo, one of the most gratifying parts of the COP was the opportunity to explain Despacio’s philosophy and work to people from around the world.. And to give them Despacio stickers, obviously!