Events
CLEETS at 79th Session of the UN General Assembly Science Summit
Virtual Session, Sept. 18, 2024 • 8:00AM – 11:00AM CT
What is CLEETS: At CLEETS, climate, energy, data science, and transportation experts come together to accelerate decarbonization of road transportation.
What is CLEETS doing: The team is working to advance interdisciplinary research and education and accelerate equitable use-inspired decarbonized road transportation pathways by engaging government, private sector, industry, and end-user communities.
What the session will cover: The session will address the societal, behavioral, economic, engineering, and policy dimensions of the current challenges in decarbonizing the road transportation sector and climate change.
CLEETS Overview: 8:00-8:05 am
Ashish Sharma, University of Illinois System, USA
Panel: 8:05-8:40 am Emissions related discussion
Rajesh Kumar, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA (moderator)
Andrew Quinn, University of Birmingham, UK
Sachin Ghude, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, India
Beatriz Cárdena, World Resource Institute, Mexico
8:40-9:00 am: Moderated discussion
Panel: 9:00-9:40 am Technology-driven discussion
Liana Cipcigan. Cardiff University, UK
(moderator)
Andrew Chapman, Kyushu University, Japan
Venkat Venkatakrishnan, University of Illinois System, USA
Chockalingam Aravind Vaithilingam, Taylor’s University, Malaysia
9:40-10:00 am: Moderated discussion
Panel: 10:00-10:40 am Policy-driven discussion
Marty Anderies, Arizona State University, USA
(moderator)
Edith Makra, Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, USA
Marc DeSchamp, Jacobs
Herrie Schalekamp, University of Cape Town & LVMT, South Africa