The FIA Foundation-backed Global Fuel Economy Initiative has been highlighted at the Cancun COP 16 UN Climate Change conference.
The Global Fuel Economy Initiative has been showcased by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) as of the key examples of solutions to combat Climate Change which are already available, accessible and replicable across the globe. Governments are meeting in Mexico to discuss the urgent challenge of climate change, and to try to chart the way forward to assist countries, communities and businesses to move towards low carbon, climate-resilient growth.
The GFEI is featured in UNEP’s 30/30 outreach campaign on www.unep.org/unite/30ways/. The campaign highlights 30 very imaginative ways of addressing climate change - from creating mass markets for solar water heaters, to using waste for energy or installing energy-efficient cooking stoves. It highlights the fact that across the globe, in myriad ways, from community-based programmes to large entrepreneurial endeavours, the solutions have much in common. These projects do not represent the status quo, they embody innovation and creativity; they harness benefits for the people they serve as well as help us to take the actions needed to reduce global emissions.
To find out more about these innovative solutions, go to www.unep.org/unite/30ways/ and visit the site daily until into December to see all 30 ways in which UNEP is working with governments and communities around the world on projects that could save our climate and help ensure the future well-being of the planet.
Sheila Watson, Executive Secretary of GFEI said ‘It is great that the GFEI is being highlighted in this way. We want as many people as possible to hear of our work so that they can learn what is possible right now, in terms of protecting mobility and promoting efficiency.’