EcoLogistics
A project designed to reduce local pollution and global emissions by solving urban freight challenges.
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EcoLogistics
Freight vehicles – especially those in urban environments – produce more emissions and congestion than those that carry passengers alone. Difficulties in loading and unloading, navigating traffic and last-mile delivery all contribute to serious environmental challenges.
To address this, nine cities India, Argentina, and Colombia are developing urban freight strategies through EcoLogistics. In project countries, a large share of emissions comes from urban freight.
The project, led by ICLEI, is designed to advance effective regulatory, planning and logistical instruments at all levels of government to support low-carbon urban freight. Participating project cities develop viable alternatives to low-quality ,diesel-powered freight vehicles, particularly for last-mile logistics. A key target for the project is the development of national policy recommendations based on the outcomes observed in the project cities.
Aims
Through EcoLogistics, ICLEI aims to advance effective regulatory, planning and logistical instruments at all levels of government, develop viable alternatives to low-quality, diesel-powered freight vehicles, highlight urban freight as a priority area for local, regional and national governments, strengthen institutional capacity through multi-stakeholder participation and encourage a multilevel governance approach to urban freight policy.
Activities
Through EcoLogistics, local governments:
- Project possible scenarios for implementing mitigation measures for urban freight.
- Develop tailor-made national policy recommendations for each project country.
- Report actions on the carbonn Climate Registry.
- Establish multi-stakeholder working groups.
- Develop and apply a self-monitoring tool to measure urban freight emissions performance.
- Set concrete urban freight targets in line with existing urban master plans, transport plans and national climate targets.
- Run demonstration projects in collaboration with project stakeholders.
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For more information, contact ecologistics@iclei.org or visit https://sustainablemobility.iclei.org/ecologistics/
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