Expected further debate may even lead to a fundamental decision by the European Council on the key features of an EU climate policy framework that should deliver on the EU’s climate targets. The EC has set out a new vision for a digitalised, integrated and circular energy system, driven by electrification, powered by renewables and relying on energy efficiency and reducing energy waste.
This STOA workshop will serve to discuss the Scientific Opinion “A systemic approach to the energy transition in Europe” recently released by the Chief Scientific Advisors of the EC, assisted by the Consortium of European Science Academies (SAPEA), as part of the EC’s Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM). It will also provide a first insights into the “Fit for 55” legislative package in preparation of its imminent presentation by the EC. STOA continues working on the topic through the ongoing execution (together with KIT and ISI) of the study “The potential of hydrogen for decarbonising EU industry” to be released in September.
PROGRAMME
12:00-12:05 – Welcome and introduction
– Tiemo WÖLKEN, MEP, STOA Panel member
12:05-12:25 – Update on the development of the fit-for-55 legislative package
– Kitti NYITRAI, Head of Unit C2: Decarbonisation and sustainability of energy sources, European Commission
12:25-12:50 – A systemic approach to the energy transition in Europe
– Nebojsa NAKICENOVIC, member of the European Commission’s Group of Chief Scientific Advisors (GCSA), Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM)
– Sabine SCHLACKE, Scientific Advice for Policy by European Academies (SAPEA) consortium
12:50-12:55 – The potential of hydrogen for decarbonising EU industry
– Jakob WACHSMUTH, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI), Germany, working for the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), STOA framework contractor responsible for this study
12:55-13:25 – Discussion
13:25-13:30 – Closing remarks
– Tiemo WÖLKEN, MEP, STOA Panel member
2 July 2021
12:00 CEST