PTGCC Webinar on 'The Role of Ports in Supporting Energy Transition: International Case Studies'

Tuesday 29 April 2025 at 15.00 h – 17.00 h (CET)

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PIANC Webinar Organised by the Permanent Task Group on Climate Change  (PTGCC) on ‘The Role of Ports in Supporting Energy Transition: International Case Studies’

 OVERVIEW: ENERGY TRANSITION AND PORT DECARBONISATION     

CASE STUDY 1: ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS, UK – CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION /  GREEN HYDROGEN

CASE STUDY 2: PORT LA NOUVELLE, FRANCE – MARINE RENEWABLES, HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND LOW-CARBON LOGISTICS

WEBINAR VIDEO

GOALS of the PTGCC

PIANC’s 2019 Declaration on Climate Change recognises the importance of the climate change challenge and undertakes to actively pursue the sustainable future of the waterborne transport industry by supporting its members in addressing this challenge.

The goals of the cross-commission Permanent Task Group on Climate Change (PTGCC) are to facilitate the delivery of the commitments made in the PIANC Declaration on Climate Change by:

  • Supporting ports, harbours, marinas and inland waterways by sharing knowledge and preparing practical technical guidance to help them manage the climate change challenge
  • Contributing to the global discussion, to ensure that waterborne transport infrastructure interests are properly acknowledged, and to disseminate key messages to PIANC members and the wider port and navigation community, for example via the preparation of guidance
  • Joining forces with other waterborne transport infrastructure stakeholders to meet new challenges, explore opportunities and contribute to a responsible, informed and sustainable way forward.

For more information on the PTGCC, see the Terms of Reference or scroll down to Who we are.

The PTGCC is achieving these goals by:

Who We Are

Mrs Jan Brooke (UK) – Chair  –  Mr Brian Joyner (USA) – Secretary

Climate Change Champions: Mr Gildas Colleter (MarCom), Mr Jeremy Giovando (InCom), Mr Greg Fisk (RecCom), Ms Luce Bassetti (EnviCom)

Countries represented on the PTGCC include: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Finland, France, Germany, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, UK and USA.

Five Partner Organisations are represented:

Why the PTGCC was established

Significant changes in climate and their impacts, which are already visible globally, are expected to become more pronounced in the coming decades. Climate change is impacting on human life, natural environment and economic activities, including the navigation sector. Given the global nature of climate change, different nations, sectors and organisations must all work together to develop methods to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change.

PIANC recognised the importance of the climate change challenge and the need to pursue the sustainable future of the waterborne transport industry by supporting its members in addressing this challenge. Following the 2008 publication of the first Task Group 3 report ‘Climate Change and Navigation – Waterborne Transport, Ports and Waterways: A Review of Climate Change Drivers, Impacts, Responses and Mitigation’ PIANC concluded that ongoing action was needed to monitor and respond to the evolving challenges of the changing climate. The cross-commission Permanent Task Group on Climate Change (PTGCC) was therefore created.

Contact us

Email: To contact PTGCC, including the Climate Change Champions, email us at ptgcc@pianc.org.

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