From: 05-06-2013 11:30
To: 05-06-2013 13:00
Our ability to achieve global sustainability in the short-and long-term is strongly linked to the development of our energy systems. Energy-related activities are responsible for a major share of man-made emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants into the atmosphere. These atmospheric pollutants are primarily associated with impacts on human health (fine particulate matter, ozone) and on ecosystems (eutrophication and acid deposition), but they also interact with the Earth’s radiation balance and contribute to climate change.
This session will focus on the links between the energy – climate – air-quality systems, which provide opportunities for integrated policy development leading to win-win-win situations, while avoiding unwanted trade-offs (e.g. household climate-friendly wood burning with uncontrolled PM emissions) in Europe.
Questions addressed by this session are: What are the windows of opportunity following Europe’s Roadmap 2050? How can we improve energy security, climate and air quality in a cost-efficient and sustainable way? How to deal with conflicting policies (e.g. adverse health effects of biofuels)?