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XXVIIth World Road Congress
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Special Project Session 2 - Carbon neutrality of the road sector

Wednesday, October 4 14:30 - 18:00
Chair: Patrick MALLÉJACQ, Secretary General of PIARC
Room: Conference Hall, 4th floor

Road transport is vital for society to function and, for the foreseeable future, is expected to remain the dominant mode of transport for people and goods. However, the construction, operation, maintenance and use of the highway infrastructure are responsible for large quantities of carbon emissions. Knowledge of the non-reversible, damaging consequences of climate change has resulted in global acceptance of the need to reduce carbon emissions in all sectors of human activity, including the highways sector. However, as efficient transport is vital to national economic growth, actions to reduce carbon emissions must not negatively impact the development and maintenance of high-quality road infrastructure, particularly for LMICs.

This session aimed to identify actions being undertaken as well as potential new options to progress towards carbon neutrality.

  1. Welcome and session introduction
  2. Presentations
  3. Questions and answers
  4. Presentations
  5. Questions and answers
  6. Session Wrap up and Conclusions
  7. Final Conclusions

Welcome and session introduction

• Patrick MALLÉJACQ, Secretary General of PIARC

Presentations

  • Presentation of the PIARC report on carbon neutrality of the road sector
    • Martin LAMB (United Kingdom) - ITEN
    Presentation Presentation (pdf - 2.0MB)
  • The USA perspective
    • Gina AHLSTROM (FHWA, United States) - Secretary of PIARC Committee 4.1 on Pavements
    Presentation Presentation (pdf - 1.3MB)
  • Decarbonization efforts of the Japanese government and companies
    • Tsutomu YOSHIGI (PASCO Corporation, Japan) - Member of PIARC Communications Commission
    Presentation Presentation (pdf - 1.1MB)
  • Austria's climate action framework for the road sector
    • Robin KRUTAK (Austria) - Desk Officer, Austrian Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
    Presentation Presentation (pdf - 1.0MB)
  • Carbon footprint calculation as a tool towards decarbonization
    • Antonio MURUAIS RODRIGUEZ (MITMA, Spain) - Engineer in the Maintenance Road Department
    Presentation Presentation (pdf - 2.1MB)

Questions and answers

• Moderator: Patrick MALLÉJACQ, Secretary General of PIARC

Break

Presentations

  • Carbon Reduction initiatives by Indonesian Road Administrator: Promoting the utilization of Natural Asphalt
    • Alfa ADIB ASH SIDDIQI (Senior Engineer, Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Indonesia)
    Presentation Presentation (pdf - 1.5MB)
  • Integrated toolkits for assessing carbon emissions of road infrastructure – The Indian perspective
    • Avishreshth (Avi) SINGH (TU Delft, Netherlands)
    Presentation Presentation (pdf - 1.6MB)
  • Carbon neutrality of the road sector - The Minnesota perspective
    • Nancy DAUBENBERGER (Commissioner of the Minnesota DoT, United States)
    Presentation Presentation (pdf - 1.5MB)
  • Knowledge-sharing on decarbonization issues in the national context of EU members
    • Fabio PASQUALI (ANAS, Italy) - Incoming Strategic Theme Coordinator
    Presentation Presentation (pdf - 509KB)

Questions and answers

• Moderator: Patrick MALLÉJACQ, Secretary General of PIARC

Session Wrap up and Conclusions

• Patrick MALLÉJACQ, Secretary General of PIARC

Final Conclusions