This talk analyzes the evolution of CO$_2$ emissions in the European Union during the period 1995-2015, using an extension of the Kaya identity and the Logarithmic-mean Divisia index (LMDI). To such end, it is used the extension of the Kaya identity.

I will pay special attention to the driving forces that conform the CO2 emissions in this model, namely, population, gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, energy intensity and matrix energy. The results obtained for the 27 member states are quite diverse and do not show a common trend. However, there are certain common features, namely, the main factor inducing the increase of CO2 emissions is the increase of the GDP per-capita, however, the energy intensity is the main force that leads to a reduction of CO2 emissions, even more intensively that the contribution of renewable energies through the change of the matrix energy.

Jose-Enrique García-Ramos is Director de Investigación and a full professor in Physics at the University of Huelva (Spain). His research lines are, on the one hand, the study of the structure of the atomic nuclei or the so called Quantum Phase Transitions but, on the other hand, the connection between economic development and CO2 emissions. 

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Municipalities and individual landowners are important players of agricultural land management in the Czech Republic. However, municipal political representation as well as individuals rarely works with this property strategically, i.e. beyond the scope of lease (rent). Nevertheless, agricultural land has significant potential in a number of areas whose importance far outweighs the profit from leasing. These include the ability of the land to retain water and thus protect the community from floods as well as droughts; the reduction of dust in the inner city; the enhancement of biodiversity around the villages; the contribution to recreational use of the immediate surroundings of the village and many others. We will introduce the perspectives of farmland owners, the opportunities and responsibilities that such ownership offers and, last but not least, practical guidance on how to make land not only a means of production but also a provider of public goods in the context of failing EU agricultural policies.

Jiří Lehejček (PhD in Forest Ecology) has been an Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental Security at Tomas Bata University in Zlin. He is the leading advisor of the European Environmental Agency in the European Topic Center for Sustainable Transition. His research interests are landscape management and the adaptation of forests to global change.

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“Sustainable freight transport systems:
Can existing technologies help to make logistics more sustainable?”

Road freight transport is projected to increase by around 40% by 2030. Already today, there are huge negative impacts of road transportation like air pollution, CO₂ emissions or congestion on highways. A complete shift to other, more sustainable transport modes, like rail or barge, is not realistic option for a major part of the road freight. It is very uncertain, that alternative fuels or electric powered heavy trucks will be widely in use by 2030. Therefore the improvement of efficiency across the whole transport chain and the optimal use of current technologies have to be taken into account to increase efficiency and simultaneously make transportation more sustainable. The presentation will analyse how existing technologies in combination with digital technologies can make freight transport systems more sustainable.

Prof. Joachim Schmidt is head of Institute of Logistics and full professor at Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society. His research interestes are sustainability in supply chain design and operation and digitalisation of the transport industry.

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