ICLEI European Secretariat

Around 300 participants from local governments in Europe and worldwide, decision-makers from various levels of government, energy service providers, business representatives, as well as experts on sustainable energy and urban mobility are expected to discuss, exchange, learn and get ideas for local policy and local action, framework conditions, infrastructure and technological developments at Local Renewables Freiburg 2010.

Urban transport and mobility planning goes beyond just fuels and engines. Reducing mobility demand, preferring non-motorised modes of transport and reinforcing public transport are the vital building blocks of many sustainable urban mobility plans today. Nevertheless the expectations and hopes for “clean” fuels might impact the further development of such strategies or slow down their implementation. The Local Renewables conference will tackle these issues in workshops and panels, and will raise the following questions, among others:

* Biofuels or e-mobility or both? What are the perspectives?
* E-mobility for urban areas and changes of infrastructure - what is needed to make it happen?
* E-mobility and biofuels – supply and demand of renewable energy for mobility?
* Changing fuels or changing patterns – what is needed for real sustainable urban mobility?
* What role can renewables play in public transport, car-sharing and biking?

For further information, please see the second announcement, which is now available below. The first announcement is also available in deutsch, français, español and italiano.