The 2024 ITF Summit on Greening Transport: Keeping Focus in Times of Crisis will take place from 22 to 24 May in Leipzig, Germany, under the Presidency of Lithuania.

The 2024 Summit will examine the transport sector's role in environmental sustainability, and assess the impacts of climate, health and geopolitical crises in this context. With transport responsible for 30% of global CO2 emissions and climate change leading to extreme weather events, the urgency for carbon emission reduction is pivotal. The Covid-19 pandemic and geopolitical conflicts have disrupted the transport sector and supply chains, contributing to an energy crisis and environmental challenges. Decision makers are urged to maintain a long-term policy focus amid these crises, leveraging opportunities like cleaner and automated vehicles and digital innovation to promote a greener and more resilient transport sector. Simultaneously, evaluating the environmental risks associated with increased digitalisation is increasingly crucial.

The Summit programme is carefully prepared in collaboration with the International Transport Forum’s 66 member countries, with input from a wide range of stakeholders.

More Information and the Summit programme can be found here:

ITF 2024 Summit: Greening Transport: Keeping Focus in Times of Crisis | ITF (itf-oecd.org)