Portugal and Spain committed to contribute to becoming references in sustainable mobility – CASA SAPO News
Technology and mobility are key to achieving the decarbonization goals set by the Green Deal.
The meeting took place in Lisbon and saw the key factors for progress towards sustainable and smart mobility in Portugal and Spain.
The opening of the event was attended by the Secretary of State for Urban Mobility of Portugal, Jorge Delgado, the Mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas, the President of Repsol, António Brufau, and the President of CIP (Confederação Empresarial de Portugal ) ), António Saraiva.
The President of the Republic or the opportunity to promote mobility and become more efficient, proven efficient and efficient technologies, while following the latest technological developments with the aim of improving technological services with the aim of improving services and citizens’ quality of life, helping to reduce how and optimize resources.
For his part, the Secretary of State for Urban Mobility of Portugal pointed out that “Mobility is at a second technological inflection point, and the need for a disruptive leap in the way we move and transport people and goods is evident. The future of mobility will be environmentally friendly, allocated, connected and autonomous.”
In the words of the Mayor of Lisbon, “there are three essential challenges. The, which must ensure that growth is compatible with the economic downturn of economy. Growing is possible with the fight against change, and already the fight against change, as it has grown to the point where an effort is needed to reduce even the compatible time. The technological, which through science will have to resolve the issue of production costs, the social, because it is necessary to make people aware of the need for this change.”.
The CIP President indicated that “the viability and future safety of the automotive industry in its transformation to sustainable mobility were signaled as a priority”.
The first panel on innovation and digitalization for mobility was attended by the President of EMEL (Municipal Mobility and Parking Company of Lisbon), Luís Filip Marques; the General Director for Planning and Mobility Infrastructure of the Madrid City Council, Lola Ortiz; the Secretary General of ABIMOTA (National Association of Two-Wheel Industries), Gil Nadais; the head of INSIA (University Institute of Automotive Research of the Polytechnic University of Madrid), Felipe Jiménez; the representative of Alba Innovación from Petronor-Repsol, Aitor Arzuaga and the representative of the Board of Directors of INESC TEC (Institute of Systems Engineering and Informatics, Technology and Science of Portugal), José Carlos Caldeira.
The energy sector the transport industry to continue not to use technologies and services for the decarbonization of new composite mobility.
In this bloc, it was left that the future of mobility goes with a single vision, driven by technological neutrality and coordinated action of all agents, it was left with a society, to achieve the decarbonization goals within the framework of a fair and inclusive energy transition, which does not leave no one behind.
Subsequently, the President of AFIA (Association of Manufacturers for the Automotive Industry), José Couto; the Secretary General of ACAP (Automotive Association of Portugal), Hélder Pedro; the General Director of ANFAC (Spanish National Association of Automobile and Truck Manufacturers), José López-Tafall; the General Director of SERNAUTO (Spanish Association of Suppliers), José Portilla, and Executive Vice President of FACONAUTO, Marta Blázquez participated in the second roundtable, which focused on the challenges and opportunities for the automotive sector in the decarbonization of transport in the Iberian Peninsula .
All of them are the strength of the automotive industry in Spain and Portugal and then to become a reference in the new decarbonized, sustainable, detached and autonomous mobility of the future. A process that requires commitment, hard work and innovation along the entire value chain. The challenges that are important to employment is a technology sector, and that preserving employment is necessary for the competitiveness of the automotive sector.
Finally, the President of CHP – Hispano-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce, António, and the President of the General Assembly of Members of CCILE – Portuguese-Spanish Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Miguel Seco, highlighted the importance of collaboration between Spain and Portugal to creation of new solutions to become benchmarks for both countries in future mobility. Both are the strength of the automotive sector and the commitment of institutions and institutions to energy transition.
This conference is part of the Open Room, the digital space of the Repsol Foundation, which is central to promoting debate and learning developed on the requirements for electricity. The event video will be available for free on openroom.fundacion.com after full registration.