Chair: R. Liberali, DG RTD K 

Moderator: P. de Ruijter, Prospex

 

T. Makela, DG ENV G1

Renewable Energies in Europe by 2020: The policy process

I. Sabater, DG TREN D2

The European Strategic Energy technology Plan (SET-Plan)

 

T. Hoff, Director ECN, The Netherlands

Will the SET-Plan deliver for the required energy technology innovation?

P. Taylor, IEA

Realising the potential of Renewables: IEA Scenarios and Policy Analysis

 

 

 

Chair: G. De Santi, DG JRC - IE

Moderator: P. de Ruijter, Prospex

 

K. Nyitrai, DG TREN C

EU security of supply

P. Frisvold, BELLONA

Energy for all in a carbon constrained world

P. Taylor, IEA

Climate protection and energy security

S. Vilogorac, UNECE

Sustainable energy policies to mitigate energy security risks

 

 

 

Chair: R. Jordan Cizelj, MEP Slovenia

Moderator: P. de Ruijter, Prospex

P. de Ruijter, Prospex

Presentations of the Conclusions of the morning Session on identification of Gaps 

 

 

Adaptation to Climate Change    

 

Facilitator: K. Tieleman, Prospex

 

The session is co-chaired by 3 different “actors”, who together draft the final document:

 

 

A. Jol, EEA 

New observations on climate change impacts in Europe. What’s new in the 2008 EEA-JRC-WHO report on climate impacts in Europe, compared to the 2004 report.  

F. Giorgi, ICPT Italy   

(Un)certainties of regional climate predictions, downscaling, prediction of impacts   

W. Schrimpf, EC DG RTD

Research on Adaptation to Climate Change: Needs for Future Research  

M. Brattemark, EC DG ENV

Insight in EU policy making process. Results of Green paper consultation

 

 

 

 

E. Buatas, EC DG REGIO, A. Kassenberg, ISD, Poland

Use of structural and cohesion funds for promoting/financing adaptation

Discussion 

H. Summa, EC DG AGRI, E. Jennewein, CEJA

Mainstreaming adaptation in the Common Agricultural Policy

Discussion 

R. Meilicke, EC DG SANCO,

D. Duh, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Slovenia 

 

 

 

R. Swart, WUR/Alterra, the Netherlands   

Synergies between Adaptation and Mitigation: are they relevant/effective?  

M. Gilbert, CEMBUREAU

Similar as for mitigation, adaptation might be mainstreamed in business decisions is there an interest in business to do so, e.g. in order to protect its own assets, or that of others

G. Magnin, Eurosite

Adaptive Management, Communication and Policy: practical tools for the conservation of nature and biodiversity in a changing climate

R. Black, BBC, UK

 

 

 

 

 

The session was chaired by J. Martin from the EEA supported by a facilitator to ensure that plenary discussions maximize audience participation and arrive at operational conclusions.

 

 

Key note speech: Study results: P. Sukhdev (study leader) 

 

Round table:
P. Murphy, DG Environment, Head of unit Nature and Bio-diversity
P. Sukhdev, The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity study leader
J. Martin, European Environment Agency, Head of Biodiversity, spatial analyses and scenarios programme
F. Černe, Secretary, Ministry of Transport of Republic of Slovenia, Head of Transport Policy Unit

 

 

Part 2: What are key issues resulting from the study you would like to address? 

 

Break out groups of 15-20 participants to address key common issues arising from the study results and round-table discussions.

 

 

 

Presentation of results of work in groups, discussion, identification of priorities and conclusions.

Session chairman and study leader supported by facilitator to draw up conclusions for presentation in next day plenary. 

 

 

 

 

Moderator: T. Vanderhoeven, Prospex

 

The session will explore some of the current issues of sustainable production by looking at the role of eco-innovation and its potential in the context of sustainable production patterns; the relations between technology development, policy making and innovation diffusion; as well as potential rebound effects and the links between sustainable production and consumption.

 

M. Jänicke, Freie Universitat Berlin 

The policy design of environmental innovation and sustainable production patterns

K. Rennings, Center for European Economic   Research

Eco-innovation potentials in the context of sustainable production

B. Weidema, 2.0 LCA Consultants

Rebound effects of sustainable production

 

 

 

Moderator: T. Vanderhoeven, Prospex

Rapporteur: M. Bonazountas, Department of Water Resources & Environment, National Technical University of Athens 

 

This session aims to inform public and policy debate by providing a review of (selected) consumption issues and by trying to identify key insights as they relate to sustainability. As research provides us with some answers how to address unsustainable trends and to change behaviours, the session aims to present some recent scientific works on consumption patterns and policy instruments. Additionally, the session will investigate how research could help policy-making, business and civil society in providing answers on how to bridge the gap between environment and consumer and how to support the development of policies which would encourage and promote pro-environmental consumer behaviour. 

 

S. Lorek, Sustainable Europe Research Institute (SERI)

Building sustainability bridges between retreating shores

P. Stamp, DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), UK

Social marketing and pro-environmental behaviour change

P. Kazmierczyk, SCP Project Manager, EEA

Consumption patterns in Europe – recent trends

 

 

 

Moderator: T. Vanderhoeven, Prospex

 

The session will involve all participants in finding ways of going from words to deeds in Sustainable Production and Consumption and solving problems identified in the first two discussions. Questions to be answered: what sort of actions are envisaged at various levels to have a step change? How can we better use economic and communication based tools for tackling the issues?

 

T. Vanderhoeven, Prospex

Presentation of results of participants' reflections

Presentation and discussion of the break-out session results? Conclusions and proposal from the session

 

 

 

 

Chair: T. Cegnar, Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia  

Moderator: S. Libbrecht, Prospex

 

J. Drnovšek, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana

Keynote speech: Measurements for environment

 

S. Briggs, European Space Agency

A European Space Agency Initiative on Climate Change 

S. Garcia Castaner, EUMETSAT

Access to EUMETSAT data

S. Noyes, EUMETNET

EUMETNET as information provider

S. Miazza, GEO 

GEO and GEOSS

 

 

 

Chair: D. Murphy-Bokern, Murphy-Bokern Agriculture

Moderator: S. Libbrecht, Prospex

 

T. Makela, DG Environment

SEIS

V. Moutarlier, GMES Bureau

GMES

D. Dalbokova, WHO

Information needs for health issues

D. Murphy-Bokern, Murphy-Bokern Agriculture

From research results to policy outcomes: delivering a return on public investment in research

 

 

 

Moderator: S. Libbrecht, Prospex

 

J. McGlade, European Environment Agency