146. GRVA welcomed the presentation from the ITC Secretary (GRVA-16-46) informing GRVA on the ITC invitation to its Working Parties to submit to the secretariat their ongoing contributions, future plans and suggestions in support of climate change mitigation (ECE/TRANS/328, para. 57).

147. GRVA noted with satisfaction the decisions of the Inland Transport Committee on climate change and confirmed its support for the development of an ambitious ITC strategy on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in inland transport until 2050, with priority actions for ITC and its subsidiary bodies, and supported by a strong action plan with milestones. GRVA was informed of the draft outline presented at the session by the ITC Secretary. Noting that the deadline for contributions and comments on the draft was Friday, 29 September 2023, GRVA invited delegations to send their contributions to the Chair before the September 2023 session on (a) the ITC climate change mitigation strategy until 2050: reflections and considerations as to contributions and ambitious actions (with milestones) GRVA could provide and conduct, (b) contributions by GRVA to the in-depth report on climate change and inland transport for ITC’s eighty-sixth session, on the basis of the preliminary work contained in document ECE/TRANS/2023/21.

148. The Secretary presented the draft programme of work (GRVA-16-28/Rev.1) including the GRVA priorities for 2024.

149. The expert from Germany proposed to include activities related to ACPE in the list of priorities. The expert from Canada expressed his interest in looking at this topic more globally. The expert from France supported the proposal by Germany and suggested to add deliverables of the TF on FADS. The expert from Japan suggested to keep CS/OTA as part of the priorities, as it was an important topic for future safety. The expert from OICA suggested to add AI to the list of GRVA priorities, which was supported by FIA. The expert from France agreed on the importance of AI but also pointed out that it was only one technology in the context of technology neutral regulatory activities. The expert from Australia inquired why EMB was not listed as a priority.

150. GRVA agreed on the draft programme of work as reflected in GRVA-16-28/Rev.2.

151. The Secretary informed GRVA on the draft consolidation of UN Regulation No. 13 prepared by the secretariat (GRVA-16-49) and invited the GRVA delegates to provide comments, if any.