Industry leaders debate green and resilient road transport

 

“How can we be greener and more resilient?” was the main question put to industry expert panellists – from Amazon, Flixbus, LKW Walter, Michelin and the World Bank – at IRU’s ITF Summit event today.

Transport is the lifeblood of economies and communities. The global commercial road transport sector has committed to become carbon neutral by 2050. But it has an enormous job ahead.

 

This becomes even more challenging in a world of global health, energy and climate crises, wars and natural disasters, where resilient transport networks are key to surviving and thriving.

 

How do we balance the two?

 

IRU’s event, titled “Turning poly-crises into poly-opportunities: Can transport be greener and more resilient in a world of crises? A bottom-up reality check from the road”, tackled this growing challenge at the annual Summit of the International Transport Forum (ITF) in Leipzig, Germany.

 

The interactive panel debate featured Andreas Zink (Director, LKW Walter), Dr Malte Wienker (Senior Director, Global Public Affairs, FlixBus, IRU member), Marina Lussich (Principal Program Manager, Sustainability, Policy & Partnerships, Amazon, IRU member), Nicolas Peltier (Global Director, Transport, World Bank), and Pierre-Martin Huet (Senior Vice President, Sustainability & Impact, Michelin, IRU member).

 

IRU President Radu Dinescu, who gave the opening remarks, said, “We need to reinforce our adaptability and resilience, especially in uncertain times as we face now in many parts of the world. We need to learn from each other and work together to make all transport greener and more resilient.” Read more

 

Source: IRU

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