Workshop 2 - Coming home: Sustainable local solutions for public transport and energy supply

Regions and cities across Europe are facilitators and forerunners in designing and implementing sustainable local solutions in the fields of public transport and energy supply in order to achieve the EU's ambitious energy targets. This workshop highlighted most recent examples of planning, financing and innovating local and inter-regional projects and programmes.

Moderator: Andres Jaadla, Member of Rakvere City Council, Estonia, Member of the Committee of the Regions

• Mapping the issue:
  • Vincent Leiner, European Commission, DG Mobility and Transport, Clean   transport, urban transport and intelligent transport systems
• Project presentations:
  • Sustainable transport management at local level: The ARCHIMEDES project
    Mette Skamris Holm, City of Aalborg, Denmark
  • Regional partnerships for Sustainable Energy Action Plans ENNERREG
    Mads Wojtynka, ENNEREG Project, South Denmark European Office
  • Cross-border cooperation for mobility solutions: The AlpCheck2 project
    Riccardo Maratini, Region of Veneto, Italy
  • Green regional visions: CLIMEPORT Project. Mediterranean ports 'contribution to climate change mitigation" EN - ES
    Antonio Cejalvo, Valencian Regional Energy Agency (AVEN), Valencia, Spain
    
• Academic/expert comments:
  • On sustainable energy supply
    Daniela Velte, Senior Researcher, Inasmet-Tecnalia Foundation, San Sebastian, Spain
  • On public transport
    Yves Amsler, Expert, advisor to the Secretary General, International association of public transport (UITP), Brussels, Belgium