The European Green Deal: target 2050?

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Climate, Energy & Natural Resources

21Jan2020

starts 12:30

ends 14:00

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Debate – The European Green Deal: target 2050?

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With COP 25 in Madrid failing to ramp up the international climate ambition and the new European Green Deal having to transform itself from an ideal vision into approximately 50 concrete actions in less than 100 days, the EU is at a pivotal moment. The need for strengthened EU leadership on climate will be essential as the Paris Agreement will officially enter into force in 2020. As the road to COP 26 in Glasgow becomes clearer, a critical window of opportunity is closing fast as our global carbon budget is exponentially shrinking. The new European Green Deal will have to bring all representatives and especially private sector stakeholders together to reach the targets set out for 2050.

Can the EU ramp up the necessary ambition and leadership amongst member states to achieve the new European Green Deal?
How can the EU become a global leader in climate action with the Green Deal and contribute to the success of COP26?
How can industry help the Green Deal to succeed and what is expected from them to achieve the targets set out for 2050?

Speaker

Kurt Vandenberghe

Director General at the European Commission Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA)

Moderator

Dharmendra Kanani

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Spokesperson of Friends of Europe

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Prior to his current position as Director General of DG CLIMA, Kurt Vandenberghe was the Green Deal and Health advisor to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Before joining the President’s cabinet, he worked at the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD), where he was director for Policy & Programming and acting director for Research & Innovation Outreach. Previously, Vandenberghe was Director for ‘Climate action and resource efficiency’ at DG RTD. Before entering the Commission, he worked as a manager at Ernst & Young Association Management, where he set up, managed and represented international trade associations.