| Implementing partner: Universidad de los Andes |
| Consortium partner: Cardiff University |
| Implementation period: August 2021- September 2024 |
| Sector: Just Energy Transition |
The road freight transport sector accounts for 4.61% of CO2 emissions in Colombia and 42% of the country's transport sector. To support the country reach the goal of zero emissions by 2050, and the intermediate goals of reducing GHG emissions by 51% and black carbon by 40% by2030, the project aimed to build the roadmap towards reaching the national CO2 emissions targets for the road freight transport by catalysing the adoption of low and zero emission technologies and best environmental practices within the sector in Colombia.
This project worked together with key transport stakeholders to help decarbonise Colombia’s road freight sector. Through workshops and seminars, it helped building the capacity of key stakeholders in state-of-the-art industry practices to transform the sector. The project aimed to help increase the adoption of low-emission technologies and better environmental practices by proposing strategies for improving fleet configuration, management and logistics and use of renewable fuels.
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"Carriers want to reduce pollutant emissions from automotive freight transport, but many do not know how to reduce them, or how much it costs. In its first year, the Giro Zero project presented strategies that carriers, entrepreneurs and regulators in the sector can use to reduce emissions."
- Carlos E. Hernández, Professor, School of Management, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)
