Belgium - Climate change is the most fundamental challenge of our generation, with greenhouse gases from fossil fuels being the main cause of the problem. At the same time, the raging COVID-19 pandemic has put the spotlight on the crucial role road transport and logistics play to ensure that food, medicines and other essential goods are available to those who need them.

If road freight transport is to maintain its role in serving society it must decarbonise quickly. To achieve this, we must be fast, smart and decisive, applying sound and fact-based decision making. We need an open exchange on the latest scientific assessments, as well as close collaboration between business, science, policy and society at large. This is why European truck manufacturers, under the umbrella of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), together with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), have embarked on a business-science dialogue on pathways to a sustainable, carbon- neutral future for road transport.