Demonstration of climate smart transports to events

Purpose and goal:

A draft project description for a system demonstrator of solutions for sustainable travel to events has been prepared. The draft includes descriptions of five demonstrators, including associated budget estimates. The project description will be supplemented and further anchored with project partners and finally submitted to Accelerera´s call for system demonstrators during fall 2024. The project proposal has established and connected many partners and stakeholders.

Expected results and effects:

Solutions with the potential to reduce climate emissions from travel are demonstrated at various events/destinations. Most of the solutions focus on individual behavior. The project combines solutions with communication and persuasion strategies.

One demonstrator, the Toolkit, has a broader scope than transport and is aimed directly at event organizers, helping them to identify solutions during planning and follow-up. Stakeholders have shown great interest in the Toolkit, which they claim can be very helpful in the long run and potentially provide competitive advantage.

Approach and implementation:

The proposed solutions have been selected based on their level of innovation and TRL as well as their potential to change the travel behavior of visitors to events. For each demonstrator, one or more hosts have been identified. For EVS38, it has been difficult to anchor the demonstrators with the organizer before April 24.

Several of the identified hosts would like to demonstrate during EVS38. Demonstrations will also be conducted at other events during the project period. More time and additional demonstration opportunities provide better chances for evaluation.