A New EU Framework for a Well-Functioning and Low-Carbon Electricity System
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After years of debates around the structural failures of the EU electricity markets, time has come to agree on potential remedies. With the adoption of the Clean Energy Package, a new legislative framework will govern electricity exchanges for the next decade. In parallel, the EU is about to upgrade its vision for a fully decarbonised economy by 2050, and Member States are also adjusting their energy transition policies to grasp the full potential of technological innovation, while preserving social acceptability and economic competitiveness.
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Can the EU electricity market trigger a rapid coal phase out and deliver the right investment signals?
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How to promote the massive integration of renewables while maintaining system stability?
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How to strike the right balance between EU harmonization and the creation of an innovation-friendly environment?
Ifri’s Centre for Energy is gathering key public and private decision-makers, stakeholders and experts of the EU electricity system to openly discuss these questions.
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8:30-9:00 |
Registration & coffee |
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9:00-9:30 |
Opening Statements
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9:30-10:45 |
How to reconcile carbon pricing and the electricity market design? Moderator: Carole Mathieu, Head of EU Energy & Climate Policies, Ifri Centre for Energy
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10:45-11:00 |
Coffee break |
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11:00- 12:00 |
Will the new EU electricity market design regulation bring a fully-functioning system for the 2020s? Moderator: Olivier Appert, Senior Adviser, Ifri Centre for Energy
The way forward: Florian Ermacora, Head of Unit, Wholesale Electricity and Gas Markets, DG Energy |
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12:00-13:00 |
How are electric mobility and battery storage going to transform the EU electricity system? Moderator: Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega, Director, Ifri Centre for Energy
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13:00-13:15 |
Closing Remarks, Olivier Grabette, Executive Vice-President, RTE |
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13:15-14:30 |
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