Transport sector is currently facing major challenges. Besides increasing diesel and petrol prices, there are challenges linked to reach the CO 2 reduction targets. Limiting road space and changing values are further steps towards a new era of transport strategies. One outcome of the conference will be the CARE-North statement for Rio, a contribution to the Rio+20 process to be presented by ICLEI. The host City of Bremen awaits you! The North Sea Interreg CARE North project will review these challenges during its 2012 Conference, raising the debate over carbon responsible transport strategies. Is the potential of electric mobility as significant as many think today? What is the role of car-sharing (car-clubs) in the new mobility culture? Where will the change in the image of cars lead? How significant are transportation costs to the mobility revolution? How can cities and regions implement low-carbon transport strategies? High profile international speakers, experts from CARE-North project and political representatives will express their views and insights. Innovative strategies will be presented and discussed. Site visits will allow participants to see and experience low carbon transport solutions. To register, it is necessary to fill in the Online Registration Form 1
Location: Swissôtel, Hillmann Platz 20, Bremen (300 m from Central Station, direct link from Bremen Airport with tram line n 6 (about 14 minutes travel time) Tuesday, 20 March 2012 15:00 Study Tours a) Cycle tour (number of participants limited) cycle station / bike + ride facility / cycle infrastructure/ roundabout, priority cycle lane on street level b) Walking tour: Car-sharing in practice mobil.punkt car-sharing station how does it work in practice, design of car-sharing stations c) Public transport: tram system, clean / hybrid buses, ticketing, transport accessible to disabled passengers, information system (Registration necessary - participants must be on time for site visits) Starting at 19:30 Informal get-together The get-together will take place at a Bremen s pub short walk from the Swissôtel at participants own expense. 2
Wednesday, 21 March 2012 08:15 Registration opens Registration desk on the first floor of the Swissôtel Bremen 9:00 Opening : I.Welcome by City of Bremen Senator Dr. Joachim Lohse, Senator for Environment, Construction and Transport North Sea Region Programme Secretariat Carsten Westerholt, Unit Manager Short introduction to CARE-North Michael Glotz-Richter, Senate Department for Environment, Construction and Transport 9:30-12:30 II. Framework Setting: post fossil fuel, low carbon, sustainable? Rio+20 and the global challenge of transport Urban Transport from a global perspective Prof. Jeff Kenworthy, Professor in Sustainable Cities, Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute (CUSP), Perth / Mercator Guest Professor, Goethe University, Frankfurt Transport and CO2 emissions where is the problem? Dr. Karl-Otto Schallaböck, Wuppertal-Institute, Co-Director Research Group on Future Energy and Mobility Structures 10:40-11:10 Coffee Break Building the Intelligent City: The Future of Urban Transport Florian Lennert, Director Intelligent City - Innovation Center for Mobility and Societal Change (InnoZ), Berlin How to bring trends and necessities together in the field of transport? Prof. John Whitelegg, Lancaster University and Stockholm Institute Organisational announcement concerning the parallel sessions in the afternoon 3
12:30-13:45 Lunch Break 13.45 15.30 Afternoon Parallel Sessions: Challenges and Solutions III. A The role of alternative fuels, propulsion and electric cars big potential or placebo? As fuel prices increase, high expectations are raised about alternative fuels and propulsion technologies especially electric cars. III. B A new mobility culture: use it don t own it! Car-ownership is one of the key decisions about individual transport patterns. The service of Car-Sharing (or car clubs as they are often called in the UK) offers access to a car without car-ownership. III C. Walking, cycling, collective transport affordable and appealing? A major share of daily trips is done either in a non-motorised way or collectively. Walking, cycling and public transport are crucial not only in their environmental impacts but in terms of affordability. Is it a path leading to the reduction of the carbon footprint of transport? To what extent can transport problems be solved? Göteborg presents a Swedish approach with a high commitment to CO 2 reduction. Bremen is one of the eight German model regions for electric mobility and the Dutch province of Fryslan is actively involved in both biofuel/ biogas production and electric mobility. Bremen is one of the leading cities for political and practical support of the Car- Sharing development with major benefits for the city. There are currently in Germany 200,000 Car-Sharing users represented by the German Association for Car-Sharing bcs. In Malmö, Car-Sharing plays an important role for implementing alternatively fuelled cars and the city of Aberdeen has adopted in 2011 a car club promotion programme including a call for tender for the operator. Transport costs related aspects will become more visible due to increasing fuel prices. But also CO 2 emissions have their own cost. To what extent do we have practical models to bring the costs of carbon emissions together with individual budgets? How to bring the low-cost ways of transport of walking and cycling more into the focus of transport strategies? 4
Experience with alternatively fuelled vehicles in the transport strategy of Gothenburg, Anette Thorén, City of Gothenburg State of the art and future of electric mobility the experience in the model region Bremen, Dr. Ing. Gerald Rausch, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials in Bremen The role of biofuel, biogas and CNG in the Province of Fryslân, Pier Tiedema, Province of Fryslân Expert: Prof. John Whitelegg, Stockholm Institute for Environment, York University, UK Facilitator: Wolfgang Teubner (ICLEI) Coffee Break Car-Sharing promotion in Bremen, Hendrik Koch, City of Bremen Towards low-carbon mobility, Björn Wickenberg, City of Malmö Car-club development in Aberdeen - how to start from scratch, Louise Napier, Aberdeen City Council Expert: Willi Loose, Managing Director National Federation of Car-sharing Organisations (bcs), Germany Facilitator: Ania Rok (ICLEI) Aberdeen - Delivering low carbon transport within a challenging political landscape, Prof. Richard Laing and Prof. David Gray, Robert-Gordon University Leeds - promotion of public transport, Giles Nightingale, METRO Bremen - Powered by people walking and cycling, Michael Glotz-Richter, City of Bremen Expert: Jeff Kenworthy, Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute (CUSP), Perth; Goethe University, Frankfurt Facilitator: Holger Robrecht (ICLEI) 5
IV. 16.00-17.30 Panel Debate Our Message for Rio+20 Input from parallel sessions facilitators Our message for Rio+20 - a summary Facilitator: Bonnie Fenton, Sustainable Mobility Expert Panellists: Dr. Rita Kellner-Stoll, Head of Department / Senator for Environment, Construction and Transport Bremen Wolfgang Teubner ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability Carsten Westerholt, Unit Manager, North Sea Region Programme Secretariat John Corall, Councillor and Vice Convenor of the Enterprise, Planning and Infrastructure Committee, Aberdeen V. 19.30 Reception and Conference Dinner (Ratskeller in the basement of the City Hall) Welcome by Senator Dr. Joachim Lohse, Senator for Environment, Construction and Transport 6
About the host city The city of Bremen, a traditional harbour city in the North of Germany with a half a million inhabitants, is well known for its efficient and sustainable mobility approach. A well functioning public transport including a state-of-the-art tram service makes travelling around Bremen a pleasure. This, coupled with a seamless regional ticketing and information system and cycle-friendly infrastructure, means that 60% of all trips are made using sustainable transport modes like walking, cycling and public transport. Car-sharing supplements this approach the 7000 users of the Cambio car-sharing service have resulted in more than 1,500 private cars being taken off the roads, freeing up more space for urban street life. As a result of this initiative, Bremen was invited to present their approach as urban best practice at the World Exposition 2010 in Shanghai. At the end of the day, the main aim of Bremen s mobility revolution is to improve quality of life in the city, both for its citizens and local businesses. CARE-North - Conference Secretariat ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability European Secretariat Leopoldring 3 D-79098 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Tel: +49-761 / 3 68 92-20 Fax: +49-761 / 3 68 92-29 E-mail: carenorth.2012@iclei.org Free Hanseatic City of Bremen contact Senate Department for Environment Construction and Transport CARE North Project Coordination Ansgaritorstr. 2 28195 Bremen, Germany E-Mail: CARE-North@umwelt.bremen.de 7