Source: THE ECONOMIST
On Thursday, November 21, the closing day of the third edition of Global Mobility Call took place, an event organized by IFEMA MADRID together with Smobhub which, since November 19, brought together authorities, professionals and mobility companies from all over the world in the Spanish capital. In this last session, Avanza led the meeting entitled "Towards Sustainable Mobility: Challenges and Opportunities of the PNIEC", in which leading experts from the public-private sector analyzed the challenges and opportunities posed by the transformation of transport to meet the objectives of the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC).
In a talk moderated by José Ignacio Cases Comyn, president of Novadays, participated prominent figures such as José María López Martínez, Professor of Transport at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM); Antonio García Pastor, Director of Strategic Mobility Projects at Avanza; Mercedes Ballesteros, Director of Energy at CIEMAT; Mario Muñoz-Atanet, Deputy Minister of Development, Infrastructure and Spatial Planning of the Junta de Andalucía; and Luis Miguel Torres, Director General of Transport and Mobility of the Community of Madrid, who discussed the key points concerning the sector.
Mobility at the core of change
The round table discussion on sustainable mobility and the challenges posed by the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC) made clear the complexities and opportunities Spain faces to achieve the climate and industrial transformation objectives by 2030. Transport, responsible for 31% of CO2 emissions in the country, is one of the key sectors in this transition, requiring structural changes in electrification, the transport model and urban planning.