Podcasts Envisioning the Future of Transportation Infrastructures
SMART TALKS
The “SMART TALKS” podcast video series aims to connect & engage in conversations and considerations with world-class experts on topics such as mobility, safety & security, sustainability, and financing.
Episode 1: A Path Towards Circular & Low Carbon Safety Barriers.
A conversation with Antonio Amengual, Director of Road Safety at Road Steel by Gonvarri Industries, helps us dive into the future of Road Barriers made from low carbon and circular materials for reduced carbon footprint and increased recyclability and reusability of materials on the road.
Episode 4: Applying Taxonomy to Sustainable Road Operations.
A fruitful discussion with Ricardo Lobo, Head of the R&D Department at Aleatica, on how the EU taxonomy criteria can be applied to road transport operations. Mr Lobo presents to the audience real-case examples from his company, that pave the way for a more sustainable future for the transport industry,fully aligned with European Green Deal objectives.
Episode 2: Applying Taxonomy to the Cement Industry
César Bartolomé, Director for Innovation at the Spanish Institute of Cement and its Applications (IECA), helps us delve into the application of the new EU classification system to the cement industry & and explains whether cement can be eligible under the new taxonomy criteria.
Episode 5: A Policy Guide for EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities.
An insightful discussion with Mrs Emanuela Stocchi (Director of International Affairs at the Italian Association of Motorway and Tunnel Concessionaires, AISCAT) exploring the policy context of the EU Taxonomy, a standardised classification system defining sustainable economic activities and how it will affect the investment and operation of existing and new road concessionaires.
Episode 3: Unlocking EU Taxonomy for Transportation Infrastructures
An enlightening discourse with Dr Elena de la Peña, Deputy Director for Technical Affairs at the Spanish Road Association (AEC) & Chair Smart Mobility (TC1) of STA, unlocks the most debated topic currently unfolding in the European sustainable finance space, the EU Taxonomy and how it will affect transportation infrastructures.