As part of the EU Sustainable Energy Week,  Carbon Market Watch, together with EUROCITIES and the Council of European Municipalities and Regions, will organise a session entitled:

NECPs: debating policy solutions to deliver a carbon-free EU

Time and place:

Tuesday 18 June 14.00 – 15.30

Salle Passage of the Residence Palace

Rue de la Loi, 155, B-1040 Brussels

Speakers:

Claude Turmes, Minister for Energy, Luxembourg
Joanna Furmaga, Polish Green Network
Inge Van de Klundert, City of Utrecht, EUROCITIES
Miira Riipinen, Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities
Mariusz Czepczyński, University of Gdańsk
Roland Joebstl, European Environmental Bureau
Ms Paula Pinho, Head of Unit, Energy policy coordination, DG Energy
Eva Baños de Guisasola, Council of European Municipalities and Regions
Sabine Frank, Carbon Market Watch (moderator)

Background:

Under the newly adopted governance regulation, EU Member States are required to elaborate and submit their national energy and climate plans (NECPs) for the period of 2021-2030.

This session will highlight the opportunities available to engage in the national elaboration of the NECPS and stress the benefits of involving civil society and local authorities in the NECP development process.

The session will draw from the results of the LIFE PlanUp project, focusing on the NECPs of five countries (Spain, Italy, Poland, Romania, and Hungary). It will present available data as well as good practice examples in the buildings, agriculture, and transport sectors. It will further highlight the need to include different levels of subnational governments like cities and regions to deliver energy transition.

The event will be an opportunity to engage with different stakeholders and to participate in shaping Europe’s energy and climate future.

A detailed program for the session is available here

Register for the EU Sustainable Energy Week here