Bucharest, Nov 4 /Agerpres/ – The Automobile Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA) joins the international initiative for the diversification of sustainable fuels and brings Romania into the global dialogue on this topic of utmost importance for the post-2035 era.

‘The Automobile Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA) officially announces that it joins the ANFAVEA-JAMA Joint Declaration – ‘Pragmatic and Successful Decarbonisation of Road Transport: The Strategic Role of Sustainable Fuels including Biofuels and Technological Diversity’ – an international call for an open technological transition and the expansion of the use of sustainable fuels, including beyond 2035, complementary to electrification, to achieve climate neutrality by 2050,’ APIA said in a press release on Tuesday.

The two signatory organisations – ANFAVEA (Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automotores), the main association of the automotive industry in Brazil, and JAMA (Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association), which represents the major Japanese carmakers – launched this initiative under the aegis of the International Organisation of Automobile Manufacturers (OICA) to support the expansion of the production and use of sustainable fuels, including beyond the horison of 2035.

Achieving climate neutrality by 2050 is a strategic objective of Romania, and APIA supports flexibility in the decarbonisation of road transport through an approach open to multiple technologies and the identification of practical, efficient and rapid solutions, adapted to regional realities.

This international positioning will be launched during the Sustainable and Accessible Mobility Forum 2025, organized by APIA on November 18, at Crowne Plaza Bucharest. Now in its third edition, the event brings together industry leaders, representatives of authorities and the diplomatic community, offering a platform for strategic dialogue between public policies, private investments and ‘green’ technologies.

The topic of sustainable fuel diversification, promoted by APIA’s accession to the joint ANFAVEA – JAMA initiative, will also be reflected in COP30 – the international climate change conference, which will take place in Belem, Brazil, November 10-21, 2025, APIA informs.

According to the same source, just one day after the Sustainable and Accessible Mobility Forum organised by APIA, on November 19, the attention of the international community will move to Brazil, where, within the framework of the UN Climate Change Conference – COP30, JAMA will host the high-level session dedicated to the strategic role of sustainable fuels in accelerating the decarbonisation of road transport – ‘Diversity in Carbon Neutrality – Accelerating Decarbonisation with Sustainable Fuels’.

The fact that the theme launched in Bucharest will be resumed, just one day away, within the most important climate forum on the planet, confirms Romania’s relevance and synchronisation with global directions regarding climate neutrality, claim APIA representatives.

‘Through this alignment with the ANFAVEA and JAMA approach, our association strengthens its role as a regional leader in promoting sustainable and accessible mobility, APIA being at the same time an international image vector for the mobility sector in Romania, under the OICA umbrella. We have built this year’s edition of the Forum around a truth that can no longer be ignored: the future of transport is here and is not waiting for us! The new European regulations regarding CO2 emissions, investments in infrastructure, revolutionary green technologies and accessibility for mobility users are profoundly transforming the industry at a global level, and Romania must keep up through a collective effort of authorities, the private sector, consumers and the media. The time of fragmented strategies is over, the mobility of the future is built only together, at a sustained pace, coordinated with EU realities and policies and not on parallel paths, in which arbitrariness or ignorance can decide real catastrophes in the destiny of mobility in Romania,’ said APIA president, Dan Vardie, in the same press release.

The Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Importers of Romania (APIA) was founded in 1994 and has been a member of OICA since 1996. AGERPRES (RO – writing by: Mariana Nica, EN – writing by: Cristina Zaharia)