Brussels, 06/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - Public transport is also part of the solution to climate change. A conference on 1 December on the sidelines of the United Nations climate conference in Durban, South Africa, considered how transport policies and action on climate change should be integrated. The International Association of Public Transport (UUITP), which was among those taking part in the conference, sought to demonstrate the added value of investment in public transport in tackling global warming. The findings of a study carried out by the UITP and the International Energy Agency (IEA) revealed that, on average, public transport consumes 3.4 times less energy per passenger-kilometre than cars. The same study found that in cities where the modal share of public transport, walking and cycling is high, each citizen saves 500 to 600 litres of petrol per year. Low-carbon transport, through sustainable transport modes, also presents an opportunity to revitalise and develop economies, create jobs and enhance everyone's quality of life. The UITP, firmly persuaded that transport should be on high on the agenda as a solution to climate change, has had its PTx2 strategy in place since 2009. This strategy aims to double the public transport market share by 2025. (MD/transl.rt)