📅 Date: Thursday, 5 December 2024
📍 Place: Assembly Hall, ETSII, Polytechnic University of Valencia
⌛ Duration: 9:00 to 14:30
🌍 Hybrid format:
You can attend in person or follow the event online via Microsoft Teams.
Link to the online event: 👉 Connect Online
🟢 What have we achieved so far in our mission towards climate neutrality?
The Chair of Urban Energy Transition invites you to our annual conference, where we will explore the progress made in 2024 towards the ambitious goal of achieving climate neutrality in Spanish Mission Cities by 2030. This event will bring together experts, researchers, and municipal leaders to share knowledge, innovative projects, and strategies that are making a difference in the decarbonisation of our cities.
🗓️ Event Agenda
🏛️ Block 1: Institutional Welcome (9:00 – 9:30)
The opening will feature the participation of prominent authorities from the UPV and the Valencia City Council, who will welcome us and mark the beginning of the day.
🎓 Block 2: Conference – ‘University-City Partnerships Facing the Challenge of Decarbonisation: The Unicities Initiative’ (9:30 – 10:15)
We will explore how collaboration between universities and cities is driving the energy transition in Spain.
- Estíbaliz Sáez de Cámara Oleaga (UPV/EHU)
- Jaime Fons (REDS-SDSN Spain)
🌍 Block 3: Technical Session – ‘Innovation in Spanish Mission Cities for Decarbonisation’ (10:15 – 11:30)
A panel of experts will share progress and success stories in cities such as Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Valladolid and Zaragoza.
- Carmen Alonso Ruiz de Rivas (IETCC-CSIC)
- Rubén García Pajares (CARTIF)
- Patxi Hernández Iñarra (Tecnalia)
- Gerard Mor Martínez (CIMNE – Grupo BEE)
- Tomás Gómez Navarro (UPV)
☕ Coffee Break (11:30 – 12:00)
🏘️ Block 5: Conference – ‘The great challenges of urban physics’ (12:00 – 12:45)
An inspiring talk on how urban physics can make cities more resilient to the new climate.
- Benoit Beckers (Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour)
🗣️ Block 6: Round Table – ‘Advances in urban decarbonisation at the UPV and València’ (12:45 – 13:30)
A debate in which local advances will be analysed, from the Vera campus to the impact of the climate contract in Valencia.
- Tomás Gómez Navarro (Moderator)
- José Luis Alapont Ramón (UPV)
- Carlos Sánchez Cerveró (Valencia Climate and Energy Foundation)
- Ximo Masip (ImpactE)
🔍 Block 7: Technical Session – ‘Valencian research and initiatives for urban decarbonisation’ (13:30 – 14:30)
Discover the innovative projects that are transforming the city of Valencia and its surroundings.
- Edgar Lorenzo Sáez and Alberto Cascales (UPV)
- Emmanuel Pic (UPV)
- Manuel Burgos Martínez (Eclekte)
- Carlos Vargas Salgado (UPV)
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn first-hand about advances in urban sustainability and be part of the change towards a greener future! 🌱💡
We look forward to sharing ideas, learning together and moving towards a sustainable 2030. 🌐
