Eurogas Let’s Meet! Road Transport Policy: What Future for Renewable & Low-Carbon Gases?

For the 20th edition of the online Eurogas Let's Meet!, this event focused on the CO2 standards Regulation and potential reviews to include renewable fuels, in line with the Renewable Energy Directive.

Partners

Programme

14:30 - 14:35

Welcome & moderation

Speakers

Svetlana Bochkova

Senior Policy Advisor, Eurogas

Biography

Svetlana Bochkova

Senior Policy Advisor, Eurogas

Svetlana Bochkova is Senior Policy Advisor at Eurogas, where she oversees the association’s transport activities, covering both maritime and road transport regulations under the Fit for 55 Package and Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy.

Prior to joining Eurogas, Svetlana was Key Account Manager at Fluxys, where she managed a portfolio of 70 international shippers, LNG terminal and storage users.

Svetlana holds a Master’s degree in International Security from Science Po Paris and a Master’s degree in International Energy Policy from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.

14:35 - 14:45

Keynote speech

Speakers

Dario Dubolino

Policy Officer, Sustainable & Intelligent Transport Unit, DG MOVE, European Commission

Biography

Dario Dubolino

Policy Officer, Sustainable & Intelligent Transport Unit, DG MOVE, European Commission

Dario Dubolino is a Policy Officer in the “Sustainable and Innovative Transport” Unit of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport. Among his main tasks, he works on the promotion of clean vehicles and alternative fuels, and in particular on the Clean Vehicles Directive and the targets for recharging and refuelling infrastructure under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation. Previously he has worked in the European Commission’s Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, in the European Commission’s Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation, and for the Italian Ministry for the Environment. He holds a diploma in International Relations from the University of Genoa.

14:45 - 15:25

Panel discussion and Q&A

Including Q&A with the audience

Speakers

Marino Varricchio

Policy Analyst, European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST)

Biography

Marino Varricchio

Policy Analyst, European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST)

Marino Varricchio holds an MSc in Public Policy from the London School of Economics. He joined ExxonMobil in 2021 as an EU Affairs Analyst before transitioning to ERCST in 2024 as a Policy Analyst, where he focuses on Carbon Removals and Sustainable Fuels. Marino’s research background includes positions at the Institute of Economic Affairs, the American Institute for Economic Research, Luiss University, and the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Lars Mårtensson

Environment and Innovation Director, Volvo Trucks

Biography

Lars Mårtensson

Environment and Innovation Director, Volvo Trucks

Lars Mårtensson is Environment and Innovation Director at Volvo Trucks. He has been with Volvo for almost three decades. In his present position at Volvo Trucks, he is responsible for environment and innovation strategies. Volvo Trucks has during this time period presented the first CO2-neutral automotive production plant in the world, 7 trucks adapted for seven different renewable fuel alternatives, unique gas-powered trucks, a full range of electric trucks and future plans for hydrogen trucks.

He was during seven years the chairman of the Swedish network Climate Neutral Freight Transports. Then for six years he was the chairman of Swedish Life Cycle center, a joint collaboration platform for universities, industries, research institutes and government agencies. He was also during two years member of the board of the Swedish Gas Association.

Neli Karapetjan-Baranauskienė

Director of Intermodal department, Vlantana

Biography

Neli Karapetjan-Baranauskienė

Director of Intermodal department, Vlantana

Neli has 14 years of business development experience in logistics sector. She gained expertise in the leading shipping and transportation companies in the EU, focusing on sustainable logistics and intermodal solutions. At Vlantana, she is dedicated to developing intermodal infrastructure in collaboration with market leaders and other stakeholders. She is committed to creating sustainable logistics practices that align with business goals while contributing to decarbonization efforts.

Neli is passionate about supporting the European Green Deal Course and believes intermodal transportation should be more accessible and efficient, which will ultimately help reduce the environmental impact of logistics. As a strong advocate for sustainable transportation, she actively participates in industry forums and conferences, driving forward the agenda for greener and more efficient logistics solutions.

15:25 - 15:30

Concluding remarks

Speakers

Svetlana Bochkova

Senior Policy Advisor, Eurogas

Biography

Svetlana Bochkova

Senior Policy Advisor, Eurogas

Prior to joining Eurogas, Svetlana was Key Account Manager at Fluxys, where she managed a portfolio of 70 international shippers, LNG terminal and storage users.

Svetlana holds a Master’s degree in International Security from Science Po Paris and a Master’s degree in International Energy Policy from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.

Additional information

Presentations

Slide presented by Neli Karapetjan-Baranauskienė (Vlantana)