Press Conference - Reaching the next level - Zero Emissions for Urban Freight How-to-Guide

BACKGROUND

A press conference to launch the updated How to Guide. The event will kick off with a lightning panel of experts who contributed to the Guide and a/some city/cities featured in the guide, then open up to questions from journalists and attendees.

PROGRAMME

09:45 – 09:48CET

IntroductionDr. Verena Ehrler, Professor International Supply Chain Management & Logistics, IÉSEG School of Management

09:49 – 09:51CET

Background: first How to Guide – Sita Holtslag, Europe Director, CALSTART Drive to Zero

09:52 – 09:55CET

Presentation of Updated How to Guide – Dr. Verena Ehrler, Professor International Supply Chain Management & Logistics, IÉSEG School of Management

09:56 – 09:59CET

Global North countries study casesRosemarie Cramer, Advisor International Sustainable Logistics, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)

10:00 – 10:03CET

 Global South countries study casesTu My Tran, Head of the Sustainable Mobility Program, ICLEI World Secretariat

10:04 – 10:07CET

 European cities study casesKaren Vancluysen, POLIS Secretary-General

10:08 – 10:00CET

Private sector study casesHenrik Gudmundsson, Senior Consultant, Future Mobility, Concito

10:01 – 10:29CET

Questions and Answers

10:30CET

Close

SPEAKERS

Moderator
Ms. Jennifer Helfrich
Climate & Clean Transportation Fellow, University of California, Berkeley, Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment
Mr. Henrik Gudmundsson
Senior Consultant, Future Mobility, CONCITO
Ms. Sita Holtslag
Europe Director, CALSTART Drive to Zero
Dr. Verena Ehrler,
Professor International Supply Chain Management & Logistics, IÉSEG School of Management
Ms.Karen Vancluysen
POLIS Secretary-General
Ms. Rosemarie Cramer,
Advisor International Sustainable Logistics, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)
Ms. Tu My Tran
Head of the Sustainable Mobility Program, ICLEI World Secretariat

Updated How-To Guide
Zero-Emission Zones in the City:
Don’t Wait to Start with Freight!

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Though less than 4% of vehicles on the road are trucks, it is estimated that they are responsible for 27% of road transport’s CO2 emissions. As urbanisation grows, absolute numbers of population as well as population density are continuing to rise in cities. Consequently, urban commercial transport is also increasing, exacerbating congestion and harmful emissions. Action is needed to improve strategies for transport and to  reduce transport related emissions: air pollution, noise pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions.

As cities around the world seek to reduce their carbon footprint, many are pursuing zero-emission zones (ZEZs) and other measures for mass transit and personal mobility. However, freight transport is often overlooked by city planners and in transport strategies. In 2020, the Transport Decarbonisation Alliance (TDA) of countries, cities, regions and companies, C40 Cities, jointly with the POLIS network of European cities and regions, released the Zero-Emission Zones: Don’t wait to start with freight! how-to guide. The guide assists urban planners, transport officials, freight operators and other stakeholders to navigate the complex ecosystem of urban freight and develop zero emission zones for freight, which can help cities decarbonise, clean the air, reduce congestion, improve environmental justice, increase efficiency of deliveries, and more. 

Implementing a ZEZ-F in a city can be daunting and overwhelming. It can be helpful to consider the shift to zero-emission zones as a process of continuous improvement rather than a one-off project. This updated version of the how-to-guide incorporates the constructive and experience-based feedback received by the TDA and its partners on the first version of the guide. It adds further examples from cities of all sizes from all over the world. This guide is meant to inspire ideas for ZEZ-F in your city, and to provide suggestions for first steps that will help city officials, transportation planners and consultants to get started with the implementation of ZEZ-F.

With the resulting hands-on guidelines, the route is clear for your city to join the frontrunners, so: 

Don’t wait to start with freight!

Authors

Ms. Catherine Itner
Senior Programme Manager for Zero Emission Freight, C40
Mr. Hamilton Steimer
Research Analyst on the Electric Mobility team, WRI
Ms. katherine lopez
Communications and Design Specialist, Transport Decarbonisation Alliance (TDA)
MS. LULU XUE
Urban Mobility Manager, WRI
MS. Robyn Marquis
Director of Innovative Mobility, CALSTART
Ms. Sandra ROTHBARD
Founder and Principal, Freight Matters
Ms. Shruti Sarode
Climate Change Research Fellow, the Center for Law, Energy, & the Environment at University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Verena Ehrler,
Professor International Supply Chain Management & Logistics, IÉSEG School of Management
Mr. Giacomo LOZZI
Urban Mobility and Logistics Expert, Transport Research Lab
Mr. Henrik Gudmundsson
Senior Consultant, Future Mobility, CONCITO
Ms. Karen Vancluysen
POLIS Secretary-General
Mr. Raffaele VERGNANI
Project Manager and Coordinator of the Working Group on Urban Freight, POLIS
Ms. Rosemarie Cramer,
Advisor International Sustainable Logistics, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)
Ms. Sita Holtslag
Europe Director, CALSTART Drive to Zero
Ms. Tu My Tran
Head of the Sustainable Mobility Program, ICLEI World Secretariat
Mr. Vishant Kothari
Manager on the Electric Mobility, WRI

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