2nd Meeting, 70th Session of the Commission (UNECE…

15:00: Roundtable: Digital and green – the twin transformations to advance sustainable development

Panel 1: Digitalization as enabler for climate action and decarbonization

The 4Ds of modern energy system: digitalization, decentralization, democratization, and decarbonization

• Facilitator: Dr. Erlijn Van Genuchten, UNECE Task Force on Digitalization in Energy of the Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency
• Setting the scene: Dr. Elizabeth Massey, Co-Chair, Task Force on Digitalization in Energy
• Interventions from the floor

 Intelligent Transport Systems and integrated multimodal transport as a means to achieving greener transport

• Facilitator: Ms. Hannie Meesters, Chair, Inland Transport Committee (ITC)
• Setting the Scene: Mr. Francois Davenne, Director General, International Union of Railways (UIC)
• Interventions from the floor, after the following experts:
• Ms. Els De Wit, Chair, ITC Working Party on Transport Trends and Economics
• Mr. Jim Robb, Chair of the Group of Experts on Cleaner Electricity Systems
• Mr. Robert Thaler, Pan-European Programme on Transport, Health and Environment (THE PEP)

16.25: Panel 2: Enhancing trust and transparency: Using digital tools to support the green transformation Data for effective and evidence-based policymaking

• Setting the scene: Mr. Padraig Dalton, Chair of the Conference of European Statisticians
• Interventions from the floor

Back to the source: Traceability of materials across supply chains

• Facilitator: Ms. Anna Stanley-Radière, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
• Mr. Ilkhom Khaydarov, Confederation of Employers of Uzbekistan and UzbekTextilProm
• Interventions from the floor

Innovative ways to relate with the public, share information and design policy

• Mr. Nebojša Redzic, Working Group of the Parties to the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs)
• Interventions from the floor

17.45: Wrap-up of the day