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17TH World Congress on Road Winter Service, Resilience and Decarbonisation - Pre-proceedings of the Congress

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Decarbonisation Session 01 - Driving Decarbonisation with Road Investments

Tuesday, March 10 14:30 - 16:00
Chair: Fabio Pasquali, PIARC International Strategic Coordinator for Decarbonisation, Italy
Room: Room 2

The session is dedicated to the theme of decarbonising road infrastructure, addressed from various international perspectives. At the heart of the discussion lies the need to transform the way we design, build, and manage roads to contribute to global climate neutrality goals.
Speakers will present experiences and models showing how public policies, technological innovations, and economic instruments can significantly reduce transport sector emissions while improving air quality, community resilience, and the economic sustainability of infrastructure systems.
The session will offer reflections on different approaches, highlighting how decarbonisation requires an integrated vision that combines innovation, governance, and social inclusion.

  1. Welcome and session introduction
  2. Presentations
  3. Questions and Answers
  4. Conclusion
  5. Organization

Welcome and session introduction

• Ilaria Maria Coppa, Chair of TC 1.2 "Contribution of Roads to Economic and Social Development", Italy

Presentations

  • Equitable Decarbonization of Rural and Township Road Infrastructure in South Africa
    • Welekazi NDIKA (South Africa) - Member of TC 1.2 "Contribution of Roads to Economic and Social Development"
  • The Carbon Cost of Poor Highways Maintenance Design
    • Lauren SEBLONKA (United Kingdom) - Co-leader of Working Group 1 of TC 1.2 "Contribution of Roads to Economic and Social Development"
  • Sustainable Highway Infrastructure Development in Austria
    • Wolfgang TEXLER (Austria) - Member of TC 1.2 "Contribution of Roads to Economic and Social Development"
  • Decarbonising the Road Infrastructure in Nusantara: The transition towards net zero carbon emissions of the new capital city of Indonesia
    • Gede Budi SUPRAYOGA (Ministry of Public Works, Indonesia)
    Individual paper Individual paper (pdf - 6.6MB)

Questions and Answers

• Moderator: Mamadou Samba Diallo, TC 1.2 French-speaking Secretary , Senegal

Conclusion

• Fabio Pasquali, PIARC International Strategic Coordinator for Decarbonisation, Italy

Organization

Session Organiser: Ilaria Maria Coppa, TC 1.2 Chair, Italy
Session Secretary: Mamadou Samba Diallo, TC 1.2 French-speaking Secretary, Senegal