European sleeper trains are waking up
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
After a slow and steady decline, the sleeper train – a vital link to more sustainable, connected transport systems – is waking-up and getting back on track in Europe
Citizen-led retrofitting – how the poor relation of climate policy is becoming its secret weapon
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
Citizen-led retrofitting, long the poor relation of climate policy, could now be its secret weapon in accelerating rapid transition.
A new roof for rapid transition – building low-carbon, affordable housing for communities with new ownership models
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
All across the world new approaches to home-building are emerging in response to the multiple crises of climate breakdown, unaffordable housing, deprivation and exclusion
Large-tired and tested: how Europe’s cargo bike roll-out is delivering
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
Across Europe, as cities get to grips with road congestion, air pollution and meeting climate targets, the manual and electric cargo bike is rapidly delivering.
Courting rapid change – the rise of holding polluters to account
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
The number of climate litigation cases around the world has more than doubled since 2015 – the year the Paris Agreement was signed.
On track to full electrification: Low carbon railways in India
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
India’s commitment to full railway electrification by 2023 shows that rapid rail decarbonisation is possible when strong political will and large-scale public investment are part of the equation.
The jump to pumps: how Finland found an answer to heating homes
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
In chilly Scandinavia, Finland has shown the extraordinary potential of one of the less visible renewable energy technologies – heat pumps.
Share Catch Chile’s waste reduction bus – how behaviour change, new infrastructure and different business models are cutting waste
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
This is the story of the potential for a rapid transformation of the waste crisis illustrated by one social enterprise in Chile, and its work to encourage people in communities and in industry to produce less waste and to recycle more.