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PAU – PAVILLON DES ARTS
April 28 and 29, 2025

The program

Transport is a pillar of the economy and also accounts for a quarter of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions. It is therefore essential to achieve transition to decarbonisation without jeopardising either the economy or our society based on freedom of movement.

Created by city of Pau Béarn Pyrénées, this original event allows private and public stakeholders each year to find information and solutions to meet the challenges of deploying low-carbon mobility:
The 4th edition of the PAU low-carbon mobility forum will be held on April 28 and 29, 2025, adopting a new format focusing on the dissemination of innovative and impactful contributions and reflections on these crucial issues.

  • Provide an exhaustive overview of the texts voted on by the EU and their implementation.

  • Support the transformation of sectors.

  • Promote all low-carbon mobility solutions.

  • Connecting public and private actors for the deployment of the necessary infrastructure.

This forum will alternate between political panels and more technical panels.
The technical session is organized based on a call for contributions and publication of articles.
This call is organized with a Scientific Committee chaired by IFPEN, which will bring together a jury of European personalities who are experts on these topics.

Jury members:

  • Raphaël Boroumand
    Professor of Economics, Paris School of Business

  • Anne Bouter
    Scientific Officer. European Commission Joint Research Center

  • David Chiaramonti
    Professor of Energy Economics, and Bioeconomy for MED and Third Countries, Politecnico di Torino

  • Maria Georgiadou
    Senior Expert Senior Expert – Renewable energy R&I policy, renewable fuels, biofuels and bioenergy, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission

The 3 themes of the Call for contributions:

  • Availability of resources for sustainable mobility:
    Availability of resources for sustainable mobility: what is the reality? Issues related to electromobility and metals, biomass, H2, biogenic CO2, NGV, etc.

  • Comparative analysis in Life Cycle Analysis,
    where are we?
    Decarbonization projections from vehicle fleets estimated in 2050 Health impact of different technologies.

  • The economic model and competitiveness of Europe:
    Diagnosis of the industrial situation of all the players in the value chain, what are the issues, what are the impact factors?

What obstacles need to be removed for real competitiveness of European manufacturers and to accelerate investment decisions in low-carbon technological solutions (H2, advanced road and maritime biofuels, SAF-, e-fuels, etc.)?

Complementarity between the different sectors (air, maritime, road – including private vehicles).

The forum participants are in priority mobility stakeholders and French and European decision-makers (B to B).

Program and timetable

Monday, April 28, 2025

  • 11:30 AM
    Shift in European energy priorities in the new geopolitical context

    • François BAYROU
      1st Minister, Mayor of Pau
    • Dominique RISTORI
      Former DG ENERGY of the European Commission, Director of the Joint Research Center

  • 2:30 PM
    The New Industrial Deal, the Industrial Action Plan for an automotive sector, a sustainable Transport Investment Plan, what ambition? what objectives? what impacts?

    • Herald RUIJTERS, Deputy Director, DG MOVE, European Commission
    • Sophie MOURLON, Directrice Générale Energie Climat, Ministères Ecologie, Energie Territoires
    • Christophe GRUDLER, Member of the European Parliament, VP ITRE Committee, European Parliament
    • E Pure, David CARPINTERO, Director,
    • VDA (German Automobile Industry Union), Eric WOYDTE
    • FUELS EUROPE, Alain MATHUREN, Communications Director

  • 4:00 PM
    Projects currently being deployed: what are the conditions for scaling up?

    • ALBA (JV REPSOL, ARAMCO), production of efuels Bilbao, Aitor ARZUAGA, Director
    • AMELIA GREEN, Adrien CHABOT, Directors
    • BOSCH Germany,Antonio BALBOA, Senior Vice President Sales Power Solutions
    • DEMETER, Philippe DETOUR, Managing Partner
    • TEREGA, Giacomo MATARAZZO, Development and Strategy Director
    • AXENS, Quentin DEBUISSHERT, CEO
    • ALLIANCE FORET BOIS, General Director,

  • 5:15 PM
    Conclusion by John COOPER
    Innovative policy approaches for competitiveness and investment in Road transport decarbonization

  • 6:00 PM – Palais Beaumont
    meeting OUTSIDE with the European delegation and the vehicles of the European Road trip.

  • 8:00 PM – Palais Beaumont
    Gala Dinner

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

  • 9:00 AM

    • Technical panels (call for contributions):
      6 presentations under selection by the jury
    • Summary panel
      With members of the Scientific Committee chaired by IFPEN

  • 12:00 AM

    • Networking lunch

  • 2:00 PM

    • Optionnal visit to VERTEX production plant in the industrial platform of LACQ (20 km from PAU).