The View from an Island: Could the UK model deliver the aims of the Energy Roadmap 2050?

28Nov
2012
Dinner debate in Brussels

Speaker:

Volker Beckers, Group Chief Executive Officer, RWE npower

 

The Commission published the Energy Roadmap in December 2011, which considers how an 80-95% greenhouse gas reduction could be achieved by 2050. The pathways laid out in the Roadmap show that decarbonisation is not only possible, but also cost effective.

 

The energy market in the UK is currently undergoing substantial reform, with a package of measures aimed at creating a framework for low carbon investment, securing future electricity supplies, meeting the UK’s carbon targets, whilst remaining affordable for consumers. 

 

This debate should provide an opportunity for a useful discussion of developments in EU energy markets and policy; how current UK proposals in the UK fit into this context and whether Member State energy strategies are compatible with the goal of an integrated European energy market.