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Live panel debate “ taalaan("en")COP21: What opportunities does the Paris agreement bring for Europe?taaluit” on Monday 22 February 2016 at 13:30pm CET
Governments around the world last year struck a landmark climate-change deal: to keep global temperature increases no more than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The European Commission says this means a global reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions from energy, with a shift towards renewables widely expected. What prospects and opportunities does this agreement bring for an EU that still gets almost half of its energy from fossil fuels?
How will the EU follow up on the promises it made in Paris? What opportunities lie ahead for Europe? What needs to be done to deliver on the COP21 agreement? Can the EU maintain its role as a leader in the fight against climate change? Why should other countries follow? What will inspire investments in a new clean-energy system? What will COP21 change for EU climate and energy policy? How far will the new deal move Europeans along the path they have already taken? How far will the world shift away from fossil fuels this century - and how can industry adapt? How much will global geopolitical news affect the successful implementation of the objectives set out last year? And in the absence of a global emissions-reduction target, how will governments and companies be judged for the action they take to deliver on Paris?
The Panellists
taalaan("en")Jos Delbeketaaluit
Director General for Climate Action, European Commission
Jos Delbeke joined the European Commission in 1986. He initially focused on market-based instruments, cost-benefit analysis and the new chemicals legislation REACH (1994-1998), before becoming the European Commission’s chief negotiator at the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (1999-2003). Deputy Director-General of DG Environment (2008-2010), Jos Delbeke has become Director General for Climate Action in February 2010.
taalaan("en")Member of the European Parliamenttaaluit
To be confirmed
taalaan("en")Rosalind Cooktaaluit
Senior Policy Advisor working on EU climate and energy policy in E3G’s Brussels office
Rosalind Cook is responsible for EU climate diplomacy, climate risk, cities and local level impacts and the EU 2030 climate and energy framework. Prior to joining E3G in September 2013, Rosalind worked for the UK Foreign Office as the environment attaché in the OECD delegation and as a policy officer at the European Commission on climate adaptation policy. Rosalind has a Masters in environmental policy and law from Utrecht University in the Netherlands and a law degree from the University of Edinburgh.
Charlotte Wolff-Bye
Vice President Sustainability, Statoil
Charlotte Wolff-Bye joined Statoil in 2014 as Vice President Sustainability. She has overseen Statoil adopting its first Group-wide sustainability strategy, followed by concrete action on carbon emission reduction, climate change advocacy and human rights. Previously Charlotte was General Manager, Group Head of Corporate Responsibility for the global steel and mining company ArcelorMittal. During her 7-year tenure at ArcelorMittal she established industry-leading practices in: good governance, stakeholder engagement, human rights and reporting. Demonstrable improvements were achieved in industrial operations in Europe, the Americas, Africa and the CIS. Prior to her career in the extractives and manufacturing sector Charlotte spent a decade in the telecommunications sector holding a number of sustainability positions, most notably in Telefonica and O2. Previous experiences include working in multilateral lending, music marketing and diplomatic affairs. In 2011 Charlotte was entered into the prestigious group - ‘Top 40 under 40 International Development Leaders in London’ by Devex. Charlotte is based in London, where she engages proactively in the public debate on the power of business enterprise in tackling social and environmental problems.
Moderated by MLex journalist Emily Waterfield.