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Official Launch of the Transport Decarbonisation Alliance
24 May 2018 @ 4:00 pm
We cordially invite you to join the official launch of the Transport Decarbonisation Alliance (TDA) on May 24th at 4:00 pm.
The TDA will be officially launched at the International Transport Forum in Leipzig, Germany. The TDA brings together leading countries, cities and companies who will work together to catalyse the accelerated decarbonisation of the transport sector.
The TDA Members are joining together to form a “coalition of the willing” to accelerate the worldwide transformation of the transport sector towards a net-zero emission mobility system before 2050.
Draft Agenda for Official Launch of the Transport Decarbonisation Alliance:
16:00 Welcome – Holger Dalkmann, Interim Secretary General, Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT)
16: 00 What is the TDA + country perspective – José Mendes, TDA Chairman and Vice Minister for Environment, Portugal
16:10 TDA Objectives + city perspective – Willem Sulsters, Director for Sustainability and City Development, Rotterdam, Netherlands
16:15 Why create TDA and corporate perspective – Barry Howe, Director – Sustainable Mobility + Community Investment, Alstom
16:20 Message of support – António Guterres, UN Secretary General (Video)
16:25 Importance of co-ordinated State / Non-State action – Manuel Pulgar Vidal, Climate and Energy Lead, WWF
16:30 Vision – Global Macro Roadmap – Nicolas Beaumont, Senior Vice President Sustainable Development and Mobility, Michelin Group
16:40 TDA 2018 Workplan – Mark Major, Senior Advisor, Sustainable Low Carbon Transport Partnership
17:00 Panel discussion – Decarbonising transport
Moderated by: Holger Dalkmann, Interim Secretary General, Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT)
Panel members:
- Virginie Dumoulin, Director of European and International Affairs, France
- Miguel Gaspar, City of Lisbon, Portugal
- Paulo Humanes, Head of Global Strategic Business Development, PTV
- Manuel Pulgar Vidal, Climate and Energy Lead, WWF
Panel discussion questions:
Q1 – What needs to be done to accelerate the decarbonisation of transport?
Q2 – How can the TDA contribute?
17:25 Members delivering Charter
17:30 Close
In addition to the official launch event, the TDA will have a press conference from 10:30 am to 11:00 am on May 24.
For more information please contact the TDA Secretariat at tdasecretariat@slocatpartnership.org