The Norwegian Mission to the EU, together with ZERO and Bellona Europa, organizes a seminar on how to accelerate the transition to zero-emission construction machinery. Often an overlooked source of emissions, these machines also offer a major opportunity for rapid climate action and improved air quality.
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- Brussels, Belgium
Programme
- 24 Feb 2026,
09:00 AM - 11:30 AM CETLifting European Construction Machinery out of the Fossil Age09:00 Breakfast and coffee
09:30 Norwegian State Secretary of Transport, Abel Cecilie Knibe Kroglund: Policy tools to cut emissions from construction machinery
09:40 International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT): The overlooked air pollution, noise and emissions from construction machinery and how to solve it
09:50 ZERO: Presentation of report and policy proposals on local, national and EU level
10:00 Bellona Europa: From Barcelona to Eindhoven, how cities are leading the way in zero-emission construction
10:10 The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management: Zero emission construction policy and experience from a national perspective
10:20 Volvo CE and Liebherr: The clean future of the European machinery industry and European competitiveness
10:30 Skanska: Real life experience with zero-emission construction sites
10:40 Panel discussion (participants TBC): How Europe can accelerate zero emission construction machinery
11:30 End of seminar
Practical information
- Where
- Norway HouseRue Archimède 17, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
- When
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- View
- Public
- Community
- Zero Emission Construction Sites
- Submitted by
- European commission
- No
Description

The Norwegian Mission to the EU, together with ZERO and Bellona Europa, organizes a seminar on how to accelerate the transition to zero-emission construction machinery. Often an overlooked source of emissions, these machines also offer a major opportunity for rapid climate action and improved air quality.
