The European Commission is organising a special EU Energy Day on 14 November 2022 in the margins of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. It will consist of a series of 7 high-level conferences addressing issues relating to renewable energy, energy efficiency and just transition, and will be hosted at the EU Pavilion of the COP27. Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson will be among the speakers, as well as representatives from EU strategic partners, notably the World Bank, IEA, IRENA, International Solar Alliance, Wind Europe and the German Environment Agency.
Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, said:
In the context of the ongoing energy crisis, it is more important than ever to provide a forum for such broad international discussion of our most pressing energy issues within the medium to long-term context of the fight against climate change.
This year’s EU Energy Day will include the following sessions:
- Opening of the EU Energy Day: Accelerating the green transition to power out of the energy crisis
- Delivering on Glasgow’s commitments: Towards an inclusive and just transition
- Energy efficiency as a valuable resource - Boosting energy performance of the economy and renovating buildings
- Delivering the EU goal that wind is 43% of Europe’s electricity by 2030 (TBC)
- Accelerating solar energy: A ribbon at a time
- Fueling the energy transition: Renewable hydrogen trade and partnerships for a carbon-free future
- Digitalisation for sustainability - Accelerating our sustainability agenda and the clean energy transition
Participants can attend the event in person or follow it through web-streaming. The links to the sessions are available on the EU at COP27 website.
For social media: #EUEnergyDay | #EUatCOP27
Background
First launched in 2016, the EU Energy Day concept has proven to be one of the success stories of the EU's engagement with international stakeholders at COP and other international venues.
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- Publication date
- 31 October 2022
- Author
- Directorate-General for Energy