On September 5, CERRE’s Energy, Mobility and Sustainability (EMS) practice hosted a private breakfast entitled “Delivering a Climate Neutral Europe: Next Steps for the European Green Deal”.
The breakfast featured two distinguished speakers: Professor Jos Delbeke, who played a key role in negotiating the Paris Climate Agreement, who currently holds the EIB Chair on Climate Policy and International Carbon Markets at the European University Institute (EUI), and CERRE research fellow Andrei Covatariu, who is also a Vice-Chair of the Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and senior research associate at the Energy Policy Group (EPG).
Prof. Jos Delbeke presented his book “Delivering a Climate Neutral Europe”, authored by the architects of European climate policy (Routledge, 2024, open access here: https://lnkd.in/eS2aiQRn). Delbeke offered an overview of the science behind climate change and shared valuable insights on the development of European climate policy. He also highlighted critical areas the incoming European Commission must address to achieve climate neutrality.
Andrei Covatariu followed by sharing a preview of his forthcoming CERRE report, co-authored with Professor Nils-Henrik M. von der Fehr. Titled “A Balanced Path to a Net Zero Future”, the report critically examines potential imbalances in Europe’s path to net zero. Covatariu expanded on the intersections between climate targets, the regulatory framework, and emerging geopolitical challenges.
The engaging discussion, moderated by CERRE practice director, Annika Brack, and CERRE founder and executive chairman, Bruno Liebhaberg, brought together experts from industry, the energy and sustainability sectors to exchange on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the EU climate and energy policy. The conversation touched on the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the necessary integration of EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) 1 and 2 to support the decarbonisation of the European economy, as well as other dossiers that the EU institutions should tackle in their new legislative term.
