The joint efforts of caretaker government, private sector and non-government organizations to advance decarbonization were discussed on Wednesday by experts during a session on decarbonization of transport and smart mobility. The session took place in the framework of the fourth edition of the Green Transition Forum focusing on new prospects for Central and Eastern Europe.
The debate was attended by Isidro Laso Ballesteros, the Head of the Startup Europe Initiative at the European Commission, Andrey Novakov, the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the European People's Party, Emmanouil Fountoukis, the Chairman of the Board of the Automotive Cluster - Bulgaria, Gabriel-Andrei Tecera, the Corporate Governance and Investor Relations Director at Transport Trade Services Bucharest , and Vladislav Atanasov, the task force leader in the Oil and Gas Employers’ Federation.
Isidro Laso Ballesteros noted that Bulgaria, being on the road between Europe and Asia, can become a transport hub. The high-speed railway link will increase investments, so Bulgaria can bring out the benefits of its location, Laso added.
Andrey Novakov joined the online session, pointing out that clean technologies should be phased on at the level of an average household in Europe. Novakov believes that rail transport can meet the criteria for carbon neutrality. He urged Bulgaria to take advantage of its asset, including its geopolitics. The construction of Struma Motorway should be completed, the MEP added.
Emmanouil Fountoukis said that battery production is of major importance in terms of decarbonization. The competition for battery production is with China, he noted.
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