With 62 members, the Alliance for Road Decarbonisation held a press conference yesterday in Paris to present its plans and aspirations. The Alliance will benefit from the support of the International Road Federation (IRF) as it moves its first steps with the objective to shape the debate and action around the green transition.

François Gemenne, HEC Professor, IPCC co-author, Patrice Geoffron, University of Paris-Dauphine Economics Professor, and Géraud Guibert, President of La Fabrique Écologique, unveiled the goals of the Alliance for Road Decarbonisation at an event hosted in Paris yesterday at the presence of the press and many of the members of the Alliance. The objective is to work in partnership with public authorities to develop and implement – by addressing both technologies and usage – effective solutions for a decarbonisation that is also socially viable.

The Alliance includes academics, experts, local authorities, associations, mobility operators and infrastructure managers, automotive manufacturers, carriers, professional federations, unions, engineering groups, insurers, and startups.

“It’s an incredibly rich eco-system the one that the Alliance has been able to pull together in such a short period of time” commented Susanna Zammataro, IRF Director General. “As IRF we are pleased to join this effort and bring in our international expertise and network. We look forward to seeing the first results of this collaborative work presented at the Ministerial Meeting which will be hosted during our World Congress in Istanbul in October 2024” she added.

The Alliance articulates its ambitions around four priority areas of work for the year 2024:

1. Just and acceptable mobility transition: accompanying economic actors and citizens in this transformation, ensuring social inclusion and territorial equity.
2. Decarbonisation of logistics: promoting the use of more sustainable freight transport solutions, reducing CO2 emissions related to logistics, and collaborating with supply chain actors.
3. The road at the heart of a mobility system in sparsely populated and rural areas: ensuring access to decarbonised mobility for all, adapting to the specific needs of rural areas.
4. Road resilience in the face of climate risk: developing infrastructure and transport solutions more resilient to extreme weather events.