Fleets for the early deployment of electric vehicles

PROGRAM

13:00-13:10 Welcome and introduction

13:10-13:40 Scaling up the ambition of EV deployment

Moderator: Ahmed BAROUDI, Director general, Société d’Investissements Énergétiques (SIE), Morroco

• Vidar Helgesen, Minister of Climate and the Environment, Norway
• Sharon Dijksma, Minister of Infrastructure and Environment, Netherlands (TBC)
• Matthew Rodriquez, California Secretary for Environmental Protection
• Cornie Huizenga, Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport

13:40-14:25 Fleets for the early deployment of electric vehicles

Moderator: Sylvie Lemmet, Director for European and International Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs, France

13:40-13:55 CEM-EVI Government Fleet Declaration

• Ségolène Royal, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs, responsible for International Climate Relations, France (TBC)
• Vidar Helgesen, Minister of Climate and the Environment, Norway
• Ali Zaidi, White House OMB Associate Director for Natural Resources, Energy, and Science

13:55 Discussion on the role of fleets for the early deployment of electric vehicles

• David Heurtel, Minister of Sustainable Development, the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change, Quebec, Canada
• Sandra Roling, Head of EV100, The Climate Group
• Catherine Girard, Expert Leader on Energy and Commodities, Strategic Environmental Planning, Renault-Nissan

14:25-14:30 Concluding remarks

• Paul Simons – Deputy Executive Director, International Energy Agency

14:30 Close