Micronesian Center For Sustainable Transport Mcst

MCST is a project to build and operate a Pacific country-owned and-focused world-class Centre of Excellence as a research engine to empower the long-term decarbonization of Pacific transport and the advocacy of the Pacific in related international fora and negotiations. Our vision is to provide high quality research and support to our island governments and communities and to be the vehicle of choice for research and provision of high-level scientific, technical and policy advice to RMI and regional governments on matters connected with national efforts to reduce emissions in the transport sector. MCST is an advanced approach to decarbonization situating country and community at the center with external experts on-tap, not on-top, prioritizing long-term capacity development based on education and research and committed to a paradigm-level transition commensurate with a 1.5-degree agenda that recognizes the need for bespoke Pacific transport solutions. MCST is primarily a knowledge portal and a network of leading researchers at home and globally committed to change through applied research and education. We seek to act catalytically. We draw inspiration from successful indigenous models of change agents such as the Parties to the Nauru Agreement and the Micronesian Conservation Trust. We operate on an 'all willing partners welcome' approach.