*[Enwl-eng] REMINDER INVITATION - Bellona Conference on Zero EmissionConstruction sites, 24 May, European Parliament, Brussels
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Invitation
To a European Parliament Conference on
Zero Emission Construction Sites
co-hosted by MEP Seb Dance
and non-profit organisation Bellona Europa
Location: Room A3G-2, European Parliament,
Brussels
Date and time: 14:00 - 16:00, 24 May 2018
Focus of the conference:
One in three Europeans living in cities today endure air quality deemed illegal under EU air quality standards. What is more, an alarming 90% of Europeans living in cities are exposed to levels of air pollutants deemed damaging to health, according to the World Health Organisation’s more stringent guidelines. This has significant financial and economic implications, in terms of increased expenditures on hospital charges, public health spending, reduced labour productivity and pre-mature deaths. Construction machinery is responsible for a large amount of CO2, NOx and PM emissions. A recent Bellona report found that approximately 25% of Oslo’s total emissions come from construction sites, which also emit more CO2 than the entirety of the city’s car fleet, with the addition of 5.1 tons of NOx. In recognition of these vast, climate, environmental, and human health implications, Norway has placed ‘zero-emission construction sites’ high on its agenda in recent months, and a number of public builders are already investing in and demanding emission-free construction sites.
EU Green Week 2018 offers the unique opportunity to kick-start this important discussion at the EU level.
This official EU Green Week partner event takes a closer look at the role of public authorities in tackling the air pollution-induced human health crisis through stimulating the uptake of zero-emission construction sites. Government expenditure on works, goods and services represents around 14 % of EU GDP, accounting for roughly €1.8 trillion annually. This makes cities key to boosting demand for sustainable zero-emission construction sites. The current revision of the EU Clean Vehicles Directive offers an opportunity for cities to produce a user-friendly and effective tool for the procurement of zero-emission electric construction machinery and paving the way for cleaner and healthier cities.
AGENDA:
14:05 Opening remarks Host MEP, Seb Dance (S&D Group)
14:15 Best practices from Oslo Green Capital 2019: How public authorities can play a catalytic role in stirring the transition to zero emission construction sites? – Lene Lad Johansen, Project Leader Smart Oslo, Oslo Kommune
14:25 The full-chain decarbonisation perspective: zero emissions building materials, processes & cities. – Christina Ianssen, Transport Advisor, Bellona Foundation
14:35 Current and future EU policy initiatives: a closer a look at innovative public procurement in fostering zero emission construction – Matija Matokovic, Policy Officer for Innovation and e-Procurement, DG GROW, European Commission
14:45 The state of the art and what policy is needed to deliver zero emission technology – Erik Sollerud, Managing Director, PON Equipment Norway
14:55 Panel discussion and Q&A (35 mins)
- Josefina Lindblom, Policy Officer for Sustainable Buildings, Unit for Sustainable Production, Products and Consumption, DG ENV
- Tim Pryce, Interim Programme Director for Energy and Buildings, C40 Cities
- Wacker Neuson representative (tbc)
15:30 Closing remarks Host MEP, Seb Dance (S&D Group)
Moderated by Jonas Helseth,
Director of Bellona Europa
Please do not hesitate to share this invitation with
interested colleagues and contacts.
We
look forward to seeing you there!
Best Regards,
Mark Preston Aragonès
Policy Assistant Electro-Mobility
Bellona Europa
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Rue d’Egmont 15
1000 Brussels
Mobile: +32 (0)486 73 82 06
Skype: mark.pa1
Twitter: @markprstn
The Bellona Foundation is an international environmental NGO based in Norway. Founded in 1986 as a direct action protest group, Bellona has become a recognised technology and solution-oriented organisation with offices in Oslo, Brussels, Washington D.C., St. Petersburg and Murmansk, as well as representatives in a number of EU Member States. Altogether, some 75 engineers, ecologists, nuclear physicists, economists, lawyers, political scientists and journalists work at Bellona.
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