The Role of the Energy Union and the 2030 Framework

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The Role of the Energy Union and the 2030 Framework

Presentation
Date
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Panel discussion
Katharina Umpfenbach

The Energy Union is a central project of the European Union. The aim is to build an integrated energy market that provides secure, affordable and sustainable energy to all European citizens. On 10 June 2015, Katharina Umpfenbach discussed options for implementing the Energy Union with stakeholders from central and eastern Europe at a conference jointly organised by the Prague Institute for Global Policy (glopolis), the Delegation of the European Commission to the Czech Republic and the Heinrich Böll Foundation Prague. In her contribution, Katharina Umpfenbach emphasised the opportunities that arise if decarbonisation is put at the heart of the Energy Union. Renewable energies and energy efficiency have enormous potential to replace costly energy imports and drive innovation in the EU.

Event
Energy Union: Opportunitiy or threat for the Czech Republic and central Europe?
Organizer
Panel discussion
Katharina Umpfenbach
Date
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Language
English
Keywords
Energy Union, climate and energy framework 2030, renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy security, EU
Czech Republic, Europe
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