WORKSHOP

“The Clean Energy Package and the Climate Agreement”

Organised in cooperation with the Standing committee on Economic Affairs and Climate Policy of the Dutch House of Representatives

Tweede Kamer – Parliament of The Plein 2, The Hague

Wednesday 10 October 2018, 10.00 - 13.00 Room: Klompézaal

10.00 – 11.00: Implications of the Clean Energy Package for the Dutch energy transition Chair: , Chair of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Climate, Parliament of The Netherlands

• Welcome and opening speech Isabelle Diks, Chair of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Climate, Parliament of The Netherlands

• The role of European legislation for Dutch RES policies Jeppe Kofod, Member of the European Parliament and EUFORES President (video)

• The impact of the EU’s Clean Energy Package on The Netherlands’ energy transition Ruud Kempener, Policy Officer, Renewables and CCS Policy Unit, European Commission

• PBL analysis Proposal to a Climate Agreement in the Netherlands Pieter Boot, Head of Department of Climate, Air and Energy, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency

Questions & Answers

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11.00 – 12.00: Challenges & Prospects of the implementation of European energy policies in The Netherlands Chair: Isabelle Diks, Chair of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Climate, Parliament of The Netherlands

• Renewables in the national energy and climate plan (NECP) for the Netherlands Anne Held, Research Associate and Project Manager, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation

• A European perspective to untap the North Sea wind energy potential Joël Meggelaars, Head of Advocacy & Messaging, WindEurope

• Renewable energies as source of growth and investment in The Netherlands Teun Bokhoven, President, NVDE - The Dutch Association for Sustainable Energy

• Renewable energies in district heating: moving away from a gas dominated supply Annelies van Ewijk, Director of the Energy Transition Team, Provincie Zuid-Holland

• The Role of the Cities in the deployment of RES Stephan Brandligt, Deputy Mayor of Delft, The Netherlands, Board Director of Energy Cities

Questions & Answers

12.00 - 13.00 Discussion: Next steps in implementation; upcoming initiatives at national and EU level and investment outlook Chair: Isabelle Diks, Chair of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Climate

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