EU energy
Peers explore jobs and growth potential of EU energy sector
15 January 2013
The Lords Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy EU Sub-Committee will quiz an economic commentator and energy economist on EU energy and growth as part of their current inquiry, on Wednesday 16 January
- Parliament TV: EU energy: decarbonisation and economic competitiveness
- Inquiry: EU energy: decarbonisation and economic competitiveness
Witnesses
At 11am, Wednesday 16 January, Committee Room 3A, Palace of Westminster
- Martin Wolf, economics commentator for the Financial Times
- Dimitri Zenghelis, energy economist at the London School of Economics, Chatham House and Cisco
The witnesses will answer the Committee’s questions on issues such as:
- why an economic crisis is the best time to make investment in green energy;
- whether investment in energy can drive growth and jobs in the wider economy;
- how future investment can be financed and the role of public investment banks;
- the role the EU has to play in creating policy that will boost investment; and
- which policy tools the EU should use to encourage low carbon investment in the energy sector.