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SUSTAINABILITY FORUM
The 2023 ASECAP Sustainability Forum took place on 29 June 2023 in Vienna.
The Sustainability Forum addressed the following issues:
- What are the credible plan, vision to deploy?
- How to reach the sustainability aims, like net zero emissions in Scope 1, 2 and 3?
- How to ensure the resilience of the road infrastructure?
- How to make our infrastructure ready for the new challenges?
- What kind of investments are needed? How to finance them?
- How to approach the EU Taxonomy,which sectoral activities should be considered as taxonomy eligible and which as taxonomy aligned?
Furthermore, the motorway operators presented their view, plan, vision for a sustainable road transport infrastructure including deployment of alternative fuel plan aligned with the political goals to reach carbon-free mobility.
Final Programme
OPENING REMARKS
Video Message by Leonore Gewessler, Austrian Federal Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Video Message by Barbara Thaler, MEP, TRAN Committee, European Parliament
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Polestar 0 project: On a moonshot mission, Thomas Hörmann, Managing Director, Polestar Austria
POLITICAL SESSION: Energy transition: What are realistic scenarios for road decarbonization?
Video Message by Kristian Schmidt, Director Land Transport, DG MOVE, European Commission
TECHNICAL SESSION: Highlights to reduce CO2 emissions in road management and operation (Scope 1, 2 and 3)
Moderator: René Moser, ASFINAG
Paving the way with sustainability, Diego Galletta, Autostrade per l’italia
ASFINAG’s climate protection and environmental action program: Our strategy to achieve climate neutrality, Ulli Vielhaber, ASFINAG
Looking beyond Fit for 55, Franco Caruso, Brisa
Organising for lower scope 3 emissions, Claus Frelle-Petersen, Sund & Bælt Holding A/S
AI for highways asset management: a construction materials digital platform supporting the 2050 carbon neutrality ambition, Nicolas Miravalls, ORIS
TECHNICAL SESSION: Resilience and climate change adaptation solutions
Moderator: Alenka Košič, DARS
Natural hazards, climate change adaption and resilience: Challenges on the Austrian Alp crossing highways, Sandra Ulrich, ASFINAG
Climate change impacts on infrastructure and traffic management in Slovenia, Emilija Erent, DARS
Adaptation to Climate Change in the APCAP Network, Margarida Braga, BGI – Brisa Gestão de Infraestruturas, S.A & Luís Trabulo, Ascendi
Climate change in the Mediterranean basin: Italy’s case and the impact of climate change on road and motorway infrastructures, Valerio Molinari, Miriam Olmeda Alarcon, Ecogest
TECHNICAL SESSION: Alternative fuels infrastructure implementation plans and green innovations
Moderator: Emanuela Stocchi, AISCAT
The Milan Green Way: a pioneering MaaS (mobility as a service) project, Beniamino Lo Presti, Milano-Serravalle
Anticipating the transition towards alternative fuels, Noémie Frontère, ASFA
E-Power by ASFINAG – E-Charging implementation plan for Austria's motorways, Bernhard Hintermayer, ASFINAG
Solutions for the decarbonisation of mobility along the A22, Ilaria De Biasi, Autostrada del Brennero SpA
Autobahn’s strategy to achieve climate neutrality and e-charging implementation plan, Oliver Krenz, Die Autobahn
Invitation to the ASECAP Annual Days 2023, Serhat Soğukpinar, General Manager, ICA
SUSTAINABILITY FORUM 2022
ASECAP, in cooperation with APCAP and BRISA, held its 1st Sustainability Forum on 9 June 2022 in Lisbon on the theme
Turning challenges into strategic goals to make road infrastructure sustainable and resilient
Speakers' biographies
Briefing Report (political sessions)
Round table: How to stimulate the commitments of the stakeholders to sustainable development goals?
Moderator – Malika Seddi, ASECAP Secretary-General & CEO
Keynote speaker: Prof. José Manuel Viegas, Chairman of the Board, TIS, Portugal
Stimulating stakeholders' commitment to Sustainable Development Goals
Technical sessions:
Part 1: Actions from road operators to make the road infrastructure sustainable and carbon free
Moderator – Emanuela Stocchi, ASECAP Chair of the Safety, Sustainability & Communications Committee, AISCAT
How do we do it? Margarida Apetato, Sustainability Manager, BRISA
Save Money, Save the Planet! The role of Integrated Decision Support Systems in Infrastructure, Valerio Molinari, Majority Shareholder, Ecogest & Antonio Stornello, Co-founder, KASSANDRA SRL
How to manage sustainability in Highways, Burak Isik, Corporate Governance & Sustainability Director, ICA Investment & Operation Company
A toll motorway ESG strategy, Diego Galletta, ESG & Sustainability reporting, Autostrade per l’Italia
From CSR to ESG: the transformation of the Abertis' Sustainability roadmap, Sara Rodríguez, Corporate Sustainability Manager, Abertis
Meeting CO2 reduction targets - Actions by French toll road operators, Noémie Frontère, Project Manager, ASFA
Part 2: Actions from road operators to make the road infrastructure sustainable and carbon free
Moderator – Alenka Košič, ASECAP Chair of Data Gathering, Analysis & Statistics Committee, DARS
Sustainability at APCAP's network, Maria Margarida Braga, Senior Environmental Engineer, BRISA/APCAP
The Sustainable Mobility Plan of the Brenner Motorway, Ilaria De Biasi, Head of the European Projects Department, Autostrada del Brennero SpA, Italy
Hydrogen Refueling Station (HRS) for Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV) - an innovative project for Italian highways, Giuseppe Colombo, Technical Director, Milano Serravalle-MilanoTangenziali S.p.A.
INOV@24 – The Route for a Sustainable Future, Ana Filipa Morais, Deputy Technical Director, Norscut/APCAP
EU Taxonomy and Motorway Operators, Emilija Erent, Specialist in Tolling division, DARS
Road charging and Taxonomy - the missing link, Richard Lax, Executive Expert EU Affairs, Kapsch TrafficCom
