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Ion Sola Torralba, trained as an environmental engineer and a PhD in Remote Sensing (2010-2016), has focused his professional and academic career on Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Currently Ion works as a Project Technician at Nasuvinsa, determining climate change monitoring indicators for the European LIFE-IP-NADAPTA-CC project. The LIFE-IP-NADAPTA-CC project or "Integrated strategy for adaptation to climate change in Navarra" aims to design and implement measures to adapt Navarra to the effects of climate change. As a starting point for this strategy, the region uses a monitoring platform that allows them to assess the territorial impact of the effects of climate change in Navarra.

In the future, will repowering our electric cars be as easy as refuelling at the gas station today? How do people charge their cars now? What are the different options available at home, the city or on long-distance trips? What does the future of electric charging look like and how can we make it easier?

For a deep dive in the world of electric charging, listen to Steve Kalthoff, from Qwello, Aaron Fishbone from GreenWay and Sergio Perez from IPT Technology.

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In this episode of the Covenant of Mayors Podcast, we interview Alexandra Popartan, Post-doctoral researcher, Univerity of Girona and the Autonomous University of Barcelona. The question: What is the relationship between justice and resilience?

How much does it cost to go electric? What are the costs of owning and using an electric vehicle?

This episode will look at prices because they’re one of the main factors people consider when deciding whether to go electric. To help us navigate through the costs and solutions for consumers, we invited Julia Hildermeier and Jaap Burger from the Regulatory Assistance Project and Robin Loos from the European Consumer Organisation.

If you haven’t had the chance to check our first episode on the electromobility revolution, you can still do so before listening to this second one.

Download BEUC’s publication ‘Electric car ownership: an affordable option for all consumers’: https://bit.ly/3Fy6Qqj

Download RAP's publication 'The time is now: smart charging of electric vehicles': https://bit.ly/3hqTwfv 

 

In this episode we speak to João Dinis about how cities and states can work together for climate adaptation. João leads the implementation of the climate and sustainability strategies for Cascais, Portugal. In the last decade, he has ensured a systemic, inclusive and innovative approach to redefine the role of municipalities in the global movement for a sustainable future. He believes in strengthening European based partnerships to enhance the reach of emerging technologies and methods to promote resilience. João is passionate about the simplicity of life changing ideas that support a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle while, simultaneously, respecting local cultures and resources.

For more, see https://eu-mayors.ec.europa.eu/en/home

With this podcast, we want to ask the right questions, from a user perspective and also understand what electric mobility is really about. 

In this first episode of the series, we met with Julia Poliscanova, Senior Director for E-mobility at Transport & Environment and Thomas Neumann, Policy Manager at AVERE, the European Association for Electromobility to discuss the concept of the e-revolution and the challenges behind it. 

Find out more on: https://www.userchi.eu/ 

Eleonora Orso and Pietro Reviglio from Eurocities' Urban Governance team delve into the New Urban Agenda: How it relates to the previous phase, how it differs, what gains have been made and what cities should expect.

There's a lot of anticipation building ahead of the EU Commission's Euro 7 vehicle emissions standards expected in 2022. On 3 December 2021, Eurocities moderated a conversation among EU and local officials, transport and consumer representatives to discuss what crucial elements would need to be included in the new regulation and how the new rules may are likely to people and the air they breathe.  

This illuminating talk was given by Ilse Derluyn, professor at the Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy of Ghent University, to Eurocities working groups on migration & integration and on children and young people. It details some of the issues faced especially by young or unaccompanied migrants making their journey to new homes in Europe's cities.

Time deprivation is a modern form of poverty. With its time revolution, Barcelona found the key to turn back the clock.