Transition to Renewable Energy in the EU
Sustainable Energy Scenarios and Low Carbon Network

Proceedings

Event organised by INFORSE-Europe at EUSEW'09,
Place: EC Charlemagne Building
Date; February 13, 2009
Time: 9.15- 12.45

The objective was to present ongoing work on ways to change from the current unsustainable energy structures to sustainable ones in the EU, and to have a discussion on opportunities and limitations for this. More than 120 people registered for the event.

9.15 - 10.00
Transition to Renewable Energy until 2030-2050 for the EU-27, Denmark, Latvia, Bulgaria, employment perspectives in Poland. Presentation and short discussions of scenarios developed by INFORSE-Europe
Speaker: Olesen, Gunnar Boye, INFORSE-Europe, Coordinator, (Handouts pdf 1.7 MB)

10.00 - 10.45
ZeroCarbonBritain, a proposal to take British energy-related greenhouse gas emissions to zero before 2030. Presentation of the proposal developed by Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) and Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC).
Speaker: Allen, Paul, Director, CAT, UK and INFORSE-Europe Board Member. (Handouts pdf 1.8 MB)

12.00-12.45
Discussion on strategies and scenarios for 80-100% reduction of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions: comments to proposals and discussion on the way forward to build credible scenarios and strategies for major transitions to low-emission energy systems.
Panel with above speakers

INFORSE-Europe became Campaign Associates to the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign. Read more on the EU Sustainable Energy Week EUSEW and on the Campaign: www.sustenergy.org, and on INFORSE exhibition on EUSEW'08.

Read also the proceedings on the INFORSE-Europe Seminar in Brussels on April 28, 2009, where Masha Tarle presented the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign.