India Clean Transportation Summit 2024 - International Council on Clean Transportation

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To create meaningful dialogues on the journey towards clean transport in India, ICCT in India brings you its annual flagship event India Clean Transportation Summit (ICTS): Decarbonising India’s Road Transport Sector. Through this two-day in-person conference on August 28-29, 2024, at the India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India, we will discuss various aspects of the country’s imperative journey towards decarbonizing the road transport sector.

The first edition of ICTS in 2023 was a confluence of G20 India and B20 India, and was supported by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), International Transport Forum (ITF), and the Raahgiri Foundation. This year, in its second edition, ICTS will bring together government stakeholders, subject matter experts, researchers, civil society organizations, industry experts and private and public stakeholders to discuss the transition towards clean transport in India.

Event Contact: Anandi Mishra, India Communications Manager, communications@theicct.org

August 28-29, 2024

Location:

Silver Oak, India Habitat Centre
Lodhi Road, New Delhi, DL 110003 India

Event Partners

In media partnership with Hindustan Times.

Agenda

Day 1: August 28, 2024, Wednesday
Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre

09:30-10:00	Registration
10:00-11:00	Opening Plenary
11:00-11:30	Tea
11:30-13:00	Session 1: Electric Trucks: From Margins to Mainstream The session will delve into the roadmap for electric trucks in India, focusing on targets & regulations, fiscal and non-fiscal incentives, and charging infrastructure crucial to create an enabling policy ecosystem for electric trucks.
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-15:00	Session 2: Accelerating Zero Emission Vehicle Adoption Through Fuel Consumption Standard This session aims to provide valuable insights and strategies for stakeholders to leverage fuel consumption standards to expedite the transition to zero emission vehicles.
15:00-16:00	Session 3: Decarbonizing Light Duty Vehicles in India The session will discuss GHG emissions and associated transition pathways for light duty vehicles in India to align with goals of the Paris Agreement and India’s net zero target by 2070.
16:00-16:30	Tea
16:30-17:30	Session 4: ZEV Alliance: Technology, Policy and Infrastructure for E-tractors in India This session will discuss the technology, policy and infrastructure for accelerating e-tractor manufacturing and adoption in India.
17:30-17:45	Closing remarks
19:00	EV Evening: Dinner and Dialogue with Electric Vehicle Enthusiasts

Day 2: August 29, 2024, Thursday
Silver Oak, India Habitat Centre

09:30-10:00	Registration
	Parallel Sessions
10:00-13:00	Session 1: Low Emission Zones (LEZs) to Combat Air Pollution in Indian Cities (closed door) This discussion will bring experts on air quality, public policy, town planning, governance, technology and enforcement, among others, on a common platform to deliberate on benchmarks and implementation pathways for enabling LEZs.
10:00-12:00	Session 2: E-highways for e-freight in India This session will discuss charging infrastructure for E-truck ready highways, siting strategies for highway site selection and integrating smart charging for E-Trucks.
12:00-13:00	Norway’s EV Journey
13:00-14:00	Lunch
	Parallel Sessions
14:30-17:00	Session 3: Real-world Motor Vehicle Emissions in Delhi & Gurugram Using Remote Sensing (closed door) This session will discuss the findings of the recent study “Real-world motor vehicle exhaust emissions in Delhi and Gurugram using remote sensing” by The Real Urban Emissions (TRUE) initiative, led by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and the FIA Foundation in collaboration with Delhi and Gurugram authorities.
14:30-15:30	Session 4: Ramping up Charging Infrastructure for Light Duty Vehicles in India This session will discuss the critical challenges associated with the development of charging solutions for light duty vehicles and will explore potential solutions.
15:30-17:00	Session 5: Innovation for Impact: Neighborhood Bus Operations Session will cover key aspects of operationalising Mohalla bus service that includes identifying operational parameters of Mohalla Bus service, utilizing AI for improving operational efficiency, automation of planning and scheduling of e-buses and optimising e-bus operations using data.
17:00-17:30	Tea