La Terza Conferenza Internazionale sulla riduzione delle Emissioni navali nel Mediterraneo è l’evento che si svolge presso Representation of the European Commission Madrid, Paseo de la Castellana 46, a Madrid, il 18 marzo dalle 9:30 alle 17.
Programme
9:30 Get together
10:00 Welcome – María García, Ecologistas en Acción
10:05 Institutional opening
• Juan Luis Ballesteros, Political analyst of the European Commission representation in Spain.
• José Luis Ábalos, Minister of Public Works and Transport of Spain (tbc).
10:20 Air pollution from Ships
• Air pollution from ships at the Mediterranean coastline – Mar Viana, EGAR.
• Harmful impacts of shipping pollution – Sönke Diesener, NABU.
• Impact of air pollution on cultural heritage sites – Alessandra Bonazza, ISAC.
• Environmental impact of low emission shipping – Sari Repka, EnviSum project.
11:15 Coffee
11:45 Core Session – Impact Assessments for a Mediterranean ECA
• Presentation of impact assessments:
1. France – Océane Rignault. French Environmental Ministry; Laurence Rouil, INERIS.
2. REMPEC -first results – n.n.(tbc)
3. The European Commission – François Wakenhout/Rosa Antidormi, DG Environment, European Commission.
• Spanish position – Benito Nuñez, General Director for the Merchant Marine, Ana Oñoro, General Director for Sustainable Coastal and Marine Environments.
13:00 Patchwork in shipping regulation and health protection in Europe
• SECA success story in the North – Carsten Møberg Larsen, Clean Air Ambassador, Danish Environmental Protection Agency.
• Panel discussion – Chair: Kåre Press-Kristensen, Panelists: Sotiris Raptis, European Sea Ports Organisation; Eleonora Evi, MEP; Tor Christian Sletner, CLIA Europe (tbc).
13:45 Lunch Break
14:45 Port cities and air pollution
• Air pollution measurements in port cities – Dr. Axel Friedrich
• City mayors call for a Med ECA – Antonio Cozzolino, Mayor of Civitavecchia; Frederic Ximeno, Commissioner for Ecology of Barcelona; Mayor of Genoa (tbc),…
15:15 Round table talk: IMO process – next steps after the assessments
Chair: Bill Hemmings; Panelists: n.n., REMPEC (tbc), François Wakenhout/Rosa Antidormi, EC, Océane Rignault., French Environmental Ministry.
15:45 Closing Remarks – Daniel Rieger, NABU
16:00 Reception
Bar Lateral, Paseo de la Castellana 42, Madrid.
Facilitator of the day: Isabell Büschel (T&E).
The conference will be simultaneously interpreted to Spanish and English.
