Global Road Voices
Global Road Voices
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Welcome to Global Road Voices, the PIARC podcast. Our goal is to introduce listeners to key transport topics such as road administration, mobility, safety, sustainability, and the resilience of infrastructure. Together with experts from PIARC’s Technical Committees, we dive deep into these issues and explore innovative solutions to today’s challenges. Tune in to discover how PIARC – the World Road Association – views roads as a public good and works to improve them worldwide.
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The podcast focuses on critical transport topics such as road administration, mobility, safety, sustainability, and infrastructure resilience. Episodes delve into issues like innovative road safety measures and sustainable transport solutions, offering listeners insights into the global discourse on efficient and safe transport systems.
Welcome to Global Road Voices, the PIARC podcast. Our goal is to introduce listeners to key transport topics such as road administration, mobility, safety, sustainability, and the resilience of infrastructure. Together with experts from PIARC’s Technical Committees, we dive deep into these issues and explore innovative solutions to today’s challenges. Tune in to discover how PIARC – the World Road Association – views roads as a public good and works to improve them worldwide.
In this episode of Global Road Voices, host Nadia Lappa (Technical Advisor for Decarbonisation) speaks with leading experts Fabio Pasquali (Strategic Theme Coordinator for Decarbonization) and Jan Pettersson (Chair of the Technical Committee 3.5) to unpack one of the most urgent issues facing the transport sector—decarbonization. With roads accounting for a quarter of global CO₂ emissions, this conversation explores how countries are tackling the transition to net zero, the role of international collaboration, emerging technologies like Electric Road Systems, and what’s needed to turn bold climate commitments into real-world impact. Recorded just ahead of PIARC’s first-ever International Conference on Road Decarbonization in Vienna in May 2025, this episode offers insights into the innovations, policies, and partnerships shaping a sustainable transport future.
Useful links: Electric road systems: a solution for the future?, Technical Report, https://www.piarc.org/en/order-library/29690-en-Electric%20road%20systems:%20a%20solution%20for%20the%20future
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