Moving Baltic Sea Region to carbon neutral mobility – opportunities and challenges

In the fifth session of the seminar series "Space Bridges 2.0", we will focus on the pathway towards low carbon mobility. Specifically focusing on the Baltic Sea Region with its opportunties and challenges.

Electric car logo painted on asphalt

Event description

For the session, we have invited several experts on the topic of low carbon and zero-carbon mobility. During the session, we will discuss the infrastructural solutions for electric vehicles, city planning for sustainable transportation, self-driving cars and how social behaviours play a critical role in the shift to low carbon emission travelling.

The Baltic University Programme National Centre for Latvia at Riga Technical University is hosting this session together with the Baltic University Programme's coordinating secretariat at Uppsala University.

Programme

  • Welcoming notes
  • A Green Deal implementation guide for road transport: a research and innovation perspective
  • Development of electric vehicle charging system in Latvia
  • New mobility solutions in rural areas of the Baltic Sea Region targeting carbon neutral environment
  • Self-driving cars on the public streets now and in the future (in Tallinn)
  • Comparison of walkability of Vilnius, Kaunas, Malmö and Riga as premise for carbon free movement
  • Recent advances in hybrid and battery electric vehicle technologies and impact on the Latvian automotive sector
  • Flygskam – The Swedish phenomenon of flight shame
  • Panel discussion: What changes to anticipate in mobility after 10 years in the Baltic Sea Region?
  • Closing remarks

See all sessions from the BUP seminar series "Space Bridges 2.0" on Youtube.


Quick information

RTU logotypeDate and time: 4 June 2021, 13.00-16.00 (CEST)
Host: Riga Technical University, Latvia
Co-Host: Uppsala University, Sweden
Location: Online
Open for: Public

Presenters

European Commission logoMaurizio MaggioreDirectorate General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
Maurizio Maggiore

Maurizio gave a presentation titled: A Green Deal implementation guide for road transport: a research and innovation perspective


Edmunds KamolinsRiga Technical University logoDr. Sc. Ing. Associate Professor
Edmunds Kamoliņš

Leading researcher, Transport institute director
Riga Technical university, Riga, Latvia

Edmunds gave a presentation titled: Development of electric vehicle charging system in Latvia


Viktor SkrickijVilnius Tech LogoAssociate Professor, Dr.
Viktor Skrickij

Director of the Transport and Logistics Competence Centre
VILNIUS TECH, Vilnius, Lithuania

Viktor gave a presentation titled: New mobility solutions in rural areas of the Baltic Sea Region targeting carbon neutral environment


Tallinn University of Technology logoKrister KaldaPhD candidate
Krister Kalda

Smart City Center of Excellence project manager
Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia

Krister gave a presentation titled: Self-driving cars on the public streets now and in the future (in Tallinn)


Kestutis ZaleckisKaunas University of Technology logoProfessor
Kęstutis Zaleckis

Professor
Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania

Kęstutis gave a presentation titled: Comparison of walkability of Vilnius, Kaunas, Malmo and Riga as premise for carbon free movement


Arturs BodfanovsRiga Technical UniversityMaster of Science, Ing.
Artūrs Bogdanovs

Research assistant
Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia

Artūrs gave a presentation titled: Recent advances in hybrid and battery electric vehicle technologies and impact on the Latvian automotive sector


Henner BuschLund University logoPhD.
Henner Busch

Researcher, LUCSUS
Lund University, Lund, Sweden

Henner gave a presentation titled: "Flygskam" – The Swedish phenomenon of flight shame

Hosts

Juris IljinsRiga Technical UniversityJuris Iljins

National Centre Director of the BUP in Latvia
Administrative director of Riga Technical University, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia

Juris was the session's host


Madeleine GranvikUppsala University logoAssociate Professor, PhD.
Madeleine Granvik

Director of the Baltic University Programme
Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

Madeleine was the session's co-host

Last modified: 2022-10-28