Rud Pedersen Public Affairs Brussels hosts EU Climate Talks online event series

The discussions are led by Senior Advisor Peter Vis and provide participants with food for thought from some of Europe’s thought leaders on a challenge that is not going away any time soon.

In the first discussion, guest speaker Diederik Samsom, Head of Cabinet for Frans Timmermans (Commission EVP for the European Green Deal), emphasised that the pathway to European rejuvenation post-COVID-19 would lie within the green transition, which will not be paused or slowed down by the pandemic.

The former head of the Commission’s Directorate General for Climate Action, Jos Delbeke, explained during the second webinar why lower carbon prices in recent times demonstrated that the Emissions Trading Scheme was reacting as it should to economic slowdown, and talked about what we can expect to happen next.

Today in the third instalment in the series, Kai Luecke, Head of External Affairs at ZF Group (a technology company serving the automotive sector) will be exploring how to advance sustainable mobility in Europe with us.

The series will include further discussions on key sectors such as power generation, buildings and the Climate Law.

• 24 March: The European Green Deal with Diederik Samsom, Head of Cabinet for Frans Timmermans

• 26 March: The Future of the ETS with Jos Delbeke, Professor at the European University Institute and former Director-General of DG CLIMA at the European Commission

• 31 March: Advancing Sustainable Mobility in Europe with Kai Luecke, Head of External Affairs at ZF Group

• Date TBA: The Policies Needed to Deliver the Renovation Wave with Barry Lynham, Managing Director at Knauf Energy Solutions

• Further events TBA on the Climate Law and Energy Transition

To register for the series, please email [email protected]. The event series will be live-streamed.