How Europe Works

31 March to 4 April 2008

H3B Media & Intertraffic Amsterdam present four Think Tanks over five days at

Amsterdam RAI

Climate Change: Transport¹s Impacts & Solutions

3 April - 4 April in association with

Experts estimate that all forms of transport are contributing roughly 28 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions that are creating climate change, more popularly called global warming.

On the positive side, many types of traffic technologies can assist in reducing emissions. There are technologies designed to mitigate highway, road and toll congestion that lead to idling ­ a well-known cause of emissions. Real-time traffic warning systems are evolving, as are many new approaches to merging lanes to avoid traffic backup, supported by ever-evolving uses of electronic mapping and global positioning systems.

The

auto industry

is spearheading development of networked vehicles that will not only improve fuel efficiency but, contain a variety of built-in wireless communication devices that will allow for pass-through at tolls and other bottlenecks, along with guiding drivers away from congested zones.

This

Climate Change Think Tank, looking at Transportation¹s Impacts and Solutions and jointly hosted and organised by H3B Media and POLIS

, will involve academic, industry and government leaders in a far-ranging discussion of the impact that transportation has on climate change. The second portion of the programme will explore the solutions that a variety of technologies provide for mitigating emissions.

For more information about this event, please email our events manager Odile Pignier at odile@h3bmedia.com

For sponsorship details, please email Luis Hill at
luis@h3bmedia.com

For information on speaking at this event, please email Kevin Borras at
kevin@h3bmedia.com

Or call us on +44 (0)208 254 9406