The Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), Global Utmaning, the Embassy of Sweden in France and the Delegation of Sweden to the OECD and UNESCO are pleased to invite you to the seminar
’Nordic Energy Ways’ Monday 12 May 2014, 2:00pm-‐5.30pm At the Swedish Embassy and Swedish Delegation to the OECD and UNESCO 17, rue Barbet de Jouy – 75007 Paris (M° Varenne or Saint-‐François Xavier) The Nordic economies, of which Sweden is the largest one, are all ranked among the world´s twenty strongest economies. The Nordic region already has an important part of its power supply from renewable energy, with a very good potential to increase it, at lower cost, compared to the rest of Europe. Against this background, a group of Nordic industrialists, the Nordic Action Group on Climate (NAG, established as a part of the energy and climate program of Global Utmaning) decided to take a closer look at the European/Nordic energy context and more specifically at the question what ways are the most sustainable and efficient to modernize our societies. The report ”Nordic Energy Ways” which is the first report from this group, elaborates on a vision of closer Nordic integration and of closer Northern European integration in the field of energy supply.
Agenda of the Seminar
2.00 – 2.10 Welcome address Gunnar Lund, Sweden´s Ambassador to France 2.10 – 3.30
First session This first session will focus on a presentation of the report it self, by a member of the secretariat of the group; followed by a presentation of the group´s initiative, by a member of the group itself, discussing why industry invests time in this effort, including the vision of an energy system utilizing its full potential.
2.10 – 2.30 Presentation of the NAG-‐report Ola Alterå, former State Secretary for Energy -‐ Swedish Government; CEO Sustainable Innovation AB 2.30 – 2.55 NAG initiative: background and rational vision for the future Anders Eldrup, former CEO Dong 2.55 – 3.10 Comments -‐ Discussant Vincent Mages, Climate Change Initiatives Vice President, Lafarge group 3.10 – 3.30 Q&A
3.30 – 3.45 Coffee break 3.45 – 4.25
Second Session This session will focus on the need for policy change. In order for the vision to become reality, legal frameworks must be adapted and a new market design process must start. This will be presented by a member of the Nordic Action Group on Climate.
3.45 – 4.10 Consequences of the vision: how to make it real? What are the needs for change in the market design? Mikael Nordlander, Senior Advisor, Business Development, R&D, Vattenfall 4.10 – 4.25 Comments -‐ Discussant Jean-‐Yves Caneill, Head of Climate Policy, EDF 4.25 – 5.00 Panel with the speakers Moderation by Michael Jacobs, Senior Advisor on International Climate Policy, IDDRI 5.00 – 5.10 Concluding remarks Annika Markovic, Swedish Ambassador to the OECD and UNESCO from 5.15
Cocktail hosted by the Swedish Embassy and the Swedish Delegation to the OECD and UNESCO to which all participants are heartly welcome
The Seminar will be held in English Invitation only Seminar – Please confirm your participation by email to messaouda.chadli@iddri.org by 6 May 2014.