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Sustainable transport can deliver savings of US$70 trillion, according to UN report

21 November 2016

by Nick Michell

Greater investment in greener, more sustainable transport systems is essential for propelling the economic and social development that is required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, according to an expert panel report delivered to Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General.

The report, Mobilizing Sustainable Transport for Development, finds that global, national and local transport systems are hampered by inefficiencies and a lack of sustainable investments, and provides 10 recommendations on how governments, businesses and civil society should re-direct resources in the transport sector to advance sustainable development.

“Transport can build prosperity in the broadest sense, enhancing ...

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