University Challenge
Challenge 2 – Sustainable and decarbonized mobility
According to 2019 data, in the European Union, the transportation sector is responsible for 28.5% of total CO2 emissions. Of these emissions, road transport accounts for 72%; of this percentage, 60% corresponds to passenger vehicles, 27% to heavy-duty trucks, 11% to light trucks, and 1.3% to motorcycles. The remaining emissions correspond to aviation with 13.4%, shipping with 14%, and trains with 0.4%.
These are the areas in which you can develop your proposals, you can choose more than one.
Mobility in rural areas
How can we achieve a more sustainable and decarbonized mobility that is cost-efficient, affordable, inclusive in rural areas, with all technologies considering the use of renewable fuels as one of the energy alternatives?
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Freight transportation
What strategies or technologies within the entire energy supply, considering the use of renewable fuels, do you propose to reduce emissions from freight transportation, and contribute to the goals of net zero emissions by 2050?
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Air mobility
What strategies and technological solutions do you propose to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in air traffic?
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Urban mobility
What strategies or technologies within the entire energy supply do you propose to reduce transportation emissions in metropolitan areas, and contribute to the goals of net zero emissions by 2050?
Maritime mobility
What proposals would you suggest to contribute to these objectives that would facilitate a more sustainable maritime mobility for people as well as for freight transportation?
Sustainable and decarbonized mobility
How could you improve the environmental sustainability of transportation and contribute to the goal of climate neutrality by 2050?
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Transportation generates two types of impacts that contribute to climate change; one local, which affects air quality, especially in cities where pollutants are trapped, and the other, global, a consequence of greenhouse gas emissions from engine combustion.
The transition to decarbonized mobility requires specific cost-efficient measures for each type of transport (light land, heavy land, rail, maritime, and air), which should not be based on one, single technology.
There is a range of more or less mature technological solutions that can and should coexist to ensure a rapid reduction in emissions from the very start.
It's simple, the first thing to do is to register in Open Room to create a team. At the end of the registration phase, with the teams already formed, you can start to elaborate the proposals for the challenges of your choice.
What if I don't have a team?
You can still register, we will assign you to a team already created at the end of the registration phase.
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What should your team's proposal include?
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