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

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Strategic Direction Session on Decarbonisation - Decarbonisation of the road sector

Wednesday, March 11 09:30 - 11:00
Chair: Fabio Pasquali, PIARC International Strategic Coordinator for Decarbonisation, Italy
Room: Room 4

The focus will be on three topics: a) 2015-2025 Decarbonisation old and new plans and actions: failures, achievements and perspectives; b) Players and roles in the decarbonization arena for the next 15 year: policies, NRAs, industry, innovation, finance, etc. c) Key strategic points to achieve a substantial reduction in GHG road-based emissions by 2040. The speakers represent a wide range of responsibilities and experiences and their views will reflect different visions and strategies. The aim is to propose some points of a priority agenda for the next decades.

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

Welcome and session introduction

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

Presentations

  • Decarbonisation of highways: the French path
    • Christophe BOUTIN (France) - President of ASECAP, Executive director of ASFA , Board member of IBTTA
  • Enabling Transport Decarbonisation Through Technology and Innovation
    • Clarissa HAN (Australia) - National Leader for Sustainability and Resilience Division in NTRO, TC 2.4 "Road Network Operations and ITS for Sustainability"
  • Decarbonization in Operation and Construction
    • Andreas FROMM (Austria) - Managing Director of ASFINAG
  • The Chinese Equation: Balancing Scale, Speed, and Innovation in Road Decarbonization
    • Junyi ZHANG (China) - Chair Professor at Southeast University of Nanjing, Jiangsu (School of Transportation), Leader of WG2 of TC 4.5 "Decarbonization of Road Construction and Road Maintenance"

Questions and Answers

• Moderator: Mansi Desai (UK), Technical Director and Head of Sustainability, Pell Frischmann (UK), TC 4.5 Working Group Leader WG3

Conclusion

• Mansi Desai (UK), Technical Director and Head of Sustainability, Pell Frischmann (UK), TC 4.5 Working Group Leader WG3
• Fabio Pasquali, PIARC International Strategic Coordinator for Decarbonisation, Italy

Organization

Session Organiser & Secretsary: Fabio Pasquali, PIARC International Strategic Coordinator for Decarbonisation, Italy