Location: Brussels
The conference of the Long-Term Investment and Reindustrialisation Intergroup will look back at the COP 21 and possible ways to enhance the financing of the transition towards a low-carbon economy, in the presence of the economist Michel Aglietta and of Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete.
Programme:
As of 17:30 - Welcome and registration
18:00 - Welcome address
Simona BONAFE, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-President of the Long Term Investment Intergroup
Keynote Speech
Michel AGLIETTA, Professor of Economics at the University of Paris X: Nanterre
18:30 - Financing the transition towards a lower carbon economy
Moderator: Gilles PARGNEAUX, Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur of the Environment Committee on COP 21 and Climate
- Philippe MECHET, Senior executive vice-president, EDF
- Kjetil TONNING, Vice-President of the European Construction Industry Federation
- (tbc) Francesco PIGLIARU, Chair of the Committee of the Regions' Environment Committee & President of the Region of Sardinia
- Benjamin QUATRE, Director in charge of european and international public affairs, and export finance, French Banking Federation
- Mette QUINN, Deputy Head of Unit in charge of Energy & Environment Policy, DG Climate Action, European Commission
- Q&A
19:30 - Closing remarks
Miguel Arias CANETE, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy
As of 19:50 - Cocktail