
This stakeholder event provides an opportunity for discussion on a long-term EU strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building a modern, clean economy. In March 2018, EU leaders asked the European Commission to present, within 12 months, “a proposal for a Strategy for long-term EU greenhouse gas emissions reduction in accordance with the Paris Agreement”. This followed a similar request form the European Parliament. In preparation for this proposal for a mid-century low carbon emissions strategy, the Commission will carry out a public consultation in the summer of 2018, seeking input from citizens and stakeholders on the EU’s long-term strategy. In this context, the Commission is organising a 2-day stakeholder event in Brussels on 10-11 July for up to 1000 participants, bringing together a broad range of stakeholders from business, research and civil society. The Conference will take place at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 42 Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, 1050 Brussels. Interpretation will be provided in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Polish. Hosted by Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, the event will offer an opportunity for discussions that will then feed in to the Commission’s deliberations for the strategy.
Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy For social media: #lowcarbonEU2050 Any question? Please contact EC-LTS-DECARB-BXL-2018@ec.europa.eu |
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Agenda
- 10 July: 10.15 - 10.30 (Europe/Brussels)
Tuesday 10 July
Welcome by Pierre Gurdjian,
President of the Université Libre de Bruxelles - 10 July: 10.30 - 11.15
Opening addresses
- Miguel Arias Cañete,
European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy - Seán Kelly, Member of the European Parliament
- Vazil Hudák, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank
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Josef Plank, General-Secretary, Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism, Austria
- Miguel Arias Cañete,
- 10 July: 11.15 - 12.30
Session I: Cost-efficient ways for achieving a post-carbon European economy
Moderation: Dominique Ristori, Director-General for Energy, European Commission
- Jyrki Katainen, European Commission Vice-President for Jobs, Investment and Competitiveness
- Ignacio S. Galán, Chairman and CEO, Iberdrola
- Dr. Johannes Teyssen, CEO of E.ON
- Giles Dickson, CEO, WindEurope - Presentation
- David Turk, Acting Director, Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks of the International Energy Agency - Presentation
- Monica Frassoni, President, European Alliance to Save Energy - Presentation
- Wendel Trio, Director, Climate Action Network Europe - Presentation
- 10 July: 12.30 - 14.30
Lunch break
- 10 July: 14.30 - 15.45
Session II: The Long Term Strategy in an international context
Moderation: Mauro Petriccione, Director-General for Climate Action, European Commission
- Jim Skea, Chair, IPCC Working Group III
- Laurence Tubiana, CEO, European Climate Foundation (ECF)
- Marc Giacomini, Deputy Managing Director, European External Action Service (EEAS)
- Martin Young, Director Policy and risk, World Energy Council
- Dolf Gielen, Director, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) - Presentation
- Agneta Rising, Director-General, World Nuclear Association (WNA) - Presentation
- James Watson, CEO, SolarPower Europe - Presentation
- 10 July: 15.45 - 17.00
Session III: Benefits of a low-carbon world for all Europeans – a Citizen's perspective
Moderation: Mechthild Wörsdörfer, Director Renewables, Research and Innovation, Energy Efficiency, DG Energy, European Commission
- Monique Goyens, Director General, European Consumer Organisation (BEUC)
- Jeremy Wates, Secretary - General European Environmental Bureau (EEB) - Presentation
- Marco Alverà, President GasNaturally
- Anna Lisa Boni, Secretary - General, Eurocities
- Bruno Liebhaberg, Director - General, Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) - Presentation
- William Todts, Executive Director, Transport & Environment
- Benjamin Denis, Advisor, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
- 10 July: 17.00 - 17.15
Keynote address
by Maroš Šefčovič , European Commission Vice-President for the Energy Union
- 11 July: 09.15 - 09.30
Wednesday 11 July
Introduction: Alejandro Ulzurrun, Head of Unit Communication and Inter-institutional relations, DG Energy, European Commission
- 11 July: 09.30 - 10.30
Session I: Experience with long-term strategies in Europe
Moderation: Yvon Slingenberg, Director International, Mainstreaming and Policy Coordination, DG Climate Action, European Commission
- João Pedro Matos Fernandes, Minister of the Environment (Portugal)
- Ola Elvestuen, Climate Minister (Norway)
- Rita Schwarzeluehr-Sutter, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Germany)
- Jaroslav Zajíček, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the EU
- Virginie Dumoulin, Director for European & International affairs, Ministry for an Ecological & Inclusive Transition, France
- 11 July: 10.30 - 11.30
Session II: Economy, finance, investment
Moderation: Gerassimos Thomas, Deputy Director-General for Energy, European Commission
- Darius Maikstenas, Chairman and CEO, Lietuvos Energija - Presentation
- Kristian Ruby, Secretary - General EURELECTRIC - Presentation
- Patrick Liébus, Vice-President, European Builders Confederation (EBC)
- Anthony Cox, Director of Environment, OECD
- Monica Scatasta, Head of Environment, Climate and Social Policy, European Investment Bank (EIB)
- 11 July: 11.30 - 12.30
Session III: Innovation, technology
Moderation: Sami Andoura, European Political Strategy Centre, European Commission
- Marco Mensink, Director-General, CEFIC
- Federica Sabbati, Secretary - General, European Heating Industry - Presentation
- Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Secretary-General, Hydrogen Europe - Presentation
- Diego Pavia, CEO, KIC InnoEnergy
- Prof. Dr. Sibylle Günter, Coordinator of the EUROfusion Consortium and Director of the Max-Planck Institute for Plasma Physics - Presentation
- François-Régis Mouton, Director EU Affairs, International Association of Oil & Gas producers (IOGP) - Presentation
- 11 July: 12.30 - 14.30
Lunch break
- 11 July: 14.30 - 15.30
Session IV: Role and use of natural resources
Moderation: Artur Runge-Metzger, Director Climate Strategy, Governance and Emissions from non-trading sectors, DG Climate Action, European Commission
- Pekka Pesonen, Secretary - General, COPA-COGECA
- Jean Francois Soussana, Vice-President, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Presentation
- Andrea Kohl, Programme Director, WWF
- Hartmut Stalb, Chair, Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE - JPI)
- Paolo Fantoni, Chairman, European Panel Federation
- Mihail Dumitru, Deputy Director-General, DG Agriculture, European Commission
- 11 July: 15.45 - 16.00
Keynote address on "Industry and long term emissions reduction"
- by Elżbieta Bieńkowska, European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship & SMEs
- 11 July: 16.00 - 16.45
Closing session: From Paris to Katowice
Co-chair: Dominique Ristori, Director-General for Energy, European Commission
and Mauro Petriccione, Director-General for Climate Action, European Commission- Laurent Fabius, President COP 21 (Paris)
- Sebastian Barkowski, Deputy Permanent Representative of Poland to the EU
- Michal Kurtyka, President COP 24 (Katowice) - video message
- Miguel Arias Cañete, European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy
Final remarks by Yvon Englert, Rector Université Libre de Bruxelles