EUSAIR - Final Report

13.00–14.30
EUSAIR Pillar II
Connecting the Region session
(Transport sub-group)
Green and Smart transport solutions
connecting the Adriatic and Ionian
Region
Chair:
Pierluigi Coppola
Keynote address:
Alain Baron
Panellists:
• Matej Zakonjšek
• Kurt Bodewig
• Georgios Vokas
• Domenico Gattuso
09.00–10.30 (DAY 2)
EUSAIR Pillar II
Connecting the Region session
(Energy Networks sub-group)
Enhanced Cooperation for Green
Energy Recovery and Resilience
in the EUSAIR: Focus on Smart
Grids and Hydrogen
Chair:
• Janez Kopač
Keynote address:
• Cosma Panzacchi
• Constantinos Papalucas
Panellists:
• Marcello Capra
• Gianluca Marini
• Nebojša Vučinić
• Milan Zdravković
SUMMARY OF PILLAR CONCLUSIONS,
PRESENTED AT THE PLENARY CLOSING SESSION
Pillar II
Connecting the Region – transport
Integrated railway and maritime solutions can and should contribute to the
efforts towards low-carbon mobility. However, the investments should be accompanied
by legislative and regulatory reforms to promote interoperability and
common standards in services and safety.
• Railway transport could play a significant role in the transition towards
low-carbon mobility and for the economic recovery and resilience of the
Adriatic-Ionian Region.
• To take full advantage of such benefits, investment in infrastructure should
be accompanied by legislative and regulatory reforms to promote interoperability
and common standards in safety and level of service.
• Integrated railway and maritime solutions can contribute to efforts to
reduce the overall external costs of transport. Accelerating the uptake of
renewables and alternative fuels for vessels and ports is vital to achieving
environmental sustainability.
Pillar II
Connecting the Region – energy
The share of technology innovation in smart power grids and hydrogen in the
region would accelerate the recovery and transition towards a green economy
and the Green Deal gives great potential in this respect.
Given the difficult context and the challenges ahead, a clear consensus
emerged on the need to enhance energy co-operation within EUSAIR and
beyond its borders to accelerate energy recovery and transition towards a
green economy. Smart grids and hydrogen are two key assets and directions
for moving towards a carbon-zero energy system. A green energy deal
for the Adriatic and Ionian Region would provide EUSAIR Member States
with opportunities for collaboration on smart power grids and hydrogen,
to share technology innovation, business potential and converge on a common
mission.
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