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09.30 - 11.00 |
Session I
How can we reconcile recessionary pressures with Europe's long-term energy strategy? |
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The global economic slowdown is introducing new unknowns into the energy policy debate and greater uncertainty on funding to meet energy investment targets. Slackening oil demand is easing worries about buffer stocks but may also hinder renewable energy developments if oil and gas prices stay relatively low, with the increasing use of coal set to compound the problem. Should we expect to see public and private sector investment in major energy projects being depressed by recessionary pressures, or can policymakers keep Europe’s security of supply strategy on course? What show of political will is needed from the EU to prevent long-term energy considerations from being de-railed by short-term responses to the crisis? What should be the energy policy priorities of the next European Commission? |
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- Christoph Frei, Secretary General of the World Energy Council
- Christopher Knowles, Head of Energy, Environment and Investment Funds, Structured Finance and Advisory at the European Investment Bank (EIB)
- Josef Plank, Managing President of Ecosocial Forum
- Stephan Singer, Director of Global Energy Policy at the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
- Malcolm Wicks, Special Representative on International Energy Issues in the Office of the UK Prime Minister
- William Young, Manager and Lead Analyst for Assets and Infrastructure at New Energy Finance
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Moderated by Henry Edwardes-Evans, Managing Editor of Platts Power in Europe |
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11.00 - 11.30 |
Coffee break |
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11.30 - 13.00 |
Session II
Are technological developments set to revolutionise our thinking about sustainable energy? |
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The policy debate over how to decarbonise the global economy through greater energy efficiency, more sustainable energy and less fossil energy is entering a new phase, with new technologies for more efficient production, storage and transmission of electricity. Where are solar and wind-powered energy production taking us and how much faith should policymakers place in carbon capture and storage (CCS) that would not only combat climate change but could also be a source of hydrogen affordable enough to revolutionise transport? Can we better integrate energy policy with other fields such as agriculture and biotechnology? And what new institutions and policy instruments could boost energy efficient technologies? Will the new International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) make a difference and what role could binding energy savings targets play? From where might the funds for efficiency upgrades or new energy pilot projects come? |
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- Antonella Battaglini, Team Leader of the SuperSmart Grid Project at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
- Kateri Callahan, President of the Alliance to Save Energy in Washington, DC
- Chris Davies MEP, European Parliament Member of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
- Gernot Kalkoffen, Chairman of the Board of ExxonMobil Central Europe Holding
- Christian Kjaer, Chief Executive Officer of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)
- Jules Kortenhorst, Chief Executive Officer of the European Climate Foundation
- Anil Srivastava, Executive Vice President and CEO of AREVA Renewable
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Co-moderated by Giles Merritt, Secretary General of Friends of Europe and Henry Edwardes-Evans, Managing Editor of Platts Power in Europe |
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| 13.00 - 14.00 |
Lunch |
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| 14.00 - 14.15 |
Keynote address by EU Commissioner for Energy Andris Piebalgs |
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14.15 - 15.45 |
Session III
Could Europe's energy security re-shape the EU's external policy agenda? |
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With the streamlining of EU decision making contained in the Lisbon treaty likely to reshape external policy, what will be the impact on energy strategy? Are Europe’s concerns about energy security due to harder suspicions that Russia is using its ‘energy weapon’ for political purposes, or can we expect a more measured evaluation of the EU’s security relationship with Moscow? Now that Russia is exploring nuclear power plant construction projects, will that increase its influence over the energy sector? Pipeline politics and frictions with transit countries like Ukraine and Turkey may already be giving way to the recognition by both the EU and Russia that they also have shared security concerns. What pan-European plans are needed to move to a truly integrated European energy market that would strengthen EU energy security? What sort of energy security agenda would reduce energy-related tensions on a geopolitical level? |
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- Andrei Belyi, Associate Professor at the Moscow Higher School of Economics
- Didier Houssin, Director of Energy Markets and Security at the International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Andris Piebalgs, EU Commissioner for Energy
- Vladimir Rakhmanin, Deputy Secretary General of the Energy Charter Secretariat
- Frank Umbach, Senior Associate for International Energy Security at the Centre for European Security Strategies (CESS) in Germany
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Co-moderated by Giles Merritt, Secretary General of Friends of Europe and Henry Edwardes-Evans, Managing Editor of Platts Power in Europe |
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End of Summit |
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