[sustran] Re: FW: WSSD Johannesburg - WBCSD Sustainable Mobility Event

John Whitelegg ecologic at gn.apc.org
Tue Jul 30 16:23:53 JST 2002


Dear Colleagues,

These discussions are not much use until real people get a voice.  At the
very least a discussion of this kind should give a right of reply to those
for whom car ownership is an impossibility eg

the 1-2 million people who arrive at Calcutta's 2 main railway stations
every day and struggle with the appalling road traffic environment to get to
their final destination.

Who is speaking for children, the elderly, the mobility disadvantaged and
those who want to live a quiet life away from the noise, danger and stink of
the cars produced by Renault and fuelled by Royal Dutch Shell?

This meeting is part of the problem.

very best wishes

John Whitelegg
Editor
World transport Policy and Practice


----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Barter <geobpa at nus.edu.sg>
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Subject: [sustran] FW: WSSD Johannesburg - WBCSD Sustainable Mobility Event




-----Original Message-----
From: mobility at wbcsd.org [mailto:mobility at wbcsd.org]
Sent: Monday, 29 July 2002 11:40 PM
To: Paul Barter
Subject: WSSD Johannesburg - WBCSD Sustainable Mobility Event


WSSD Johannesburg - Sustainable Mobility Event

The WBCSD Sustainable Mobility Project is very pleased to invite you to
attend the Sustainable Mobility side event during the WSSD in South
Africa. The event takes place on September 2, 11:00 am-12:30 pm, at the
Hilton Hotel, Johannesburg.

The event features a panel discussion between leading voices from
business and politics addressing the main challenges facing
transportation systems worldwide and actions needed to foster
sustainable mobility. Among the persons in the panel are both Mr. Philip
Watts, Chairman of the Committee of Managing Directors of Royal Dutch/
Shell Group of Companies, and Mr. Louis Schweitzer, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Renault.

The Sustainable Mobility Project, sponsored by the World Business
Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), aims to develop a vision
for sustainable mobility 2030 and possible pathways for getting there.
The project is scheduled to end in December 2003. The member companies
include BP, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Michelin,
Nissan, Norsk Hydro, Renault, Shell, Toyota, and Volkswagen.

Refreshments and food will be served.

Please register online (http://www.wbcsd.org/summit/wbcsdevents.htm# )
or return the registration form to Catherine Morel at Fax: +41 22 839
3131, or email: morel at wbcsd.org. Please be aware that all participants
must be registered by the United Nations in order to attend. For further
information, please visit the Summit Logistics on the BASD website
(http://www.basd-action.net/resources/logistics.shtml).



PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO PEOPLE IN YOUR NETWORK THAT WILL BE IN
JOHANNESBURG AND MIGHT HAVE AN INTEREST IN SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY.


Please have a look at our "July 2002 Progress Report", that will be
officially launched during the WSSD, by entering:
http://www.SustainableMobility.org/publications/publications.asp
where the report can be found and downloaded.
For news on the project and on sustainable mobility in general, please
visit: http://www.SustainableMobility.org


Kristian Pladsen
WBCSD Sustainable Mobility Project
Communications Manager
Tel: + 41 22 839 31 00





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