ECC conference to discuss future energy policy
12 February 2015
To launch its final report of this Parliament, Fuelling the debate: ECC Committee successes and future challenges, the Energy and Climate Change Committee is to host a morning conference in the City of London on 12 March for energy investors, specialists and campaigners to discuss future challenges and opportunities in energy and climate change policy.
- Register a place at the conference
- Inquiry: Fuelling the debate: ECC Committee successes and future challenges
- Energy and Climate Change Committee
Energy and Climate Change Committee Chair, Tim Yeo MP, said:
"The UK is committed to creating a secure and affordable, low-carbon energy system. Yet oil price volatility, opposition to onshore renewable energy development and shale gas exploration, and events in Ukraine and the Middle East all present considerable challenges to policymakers trying to achieve those goals. As we launch our final report we will be bringing together some of the leading participants in the energy debate to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the next Parliament on energy and climate policy."
The conference will feature a keynote speech from the Chair of the Committee, Tim Yeo MP, and contributions from industry leaders and energy experts. The event will be chaired by Nick Butler, Visiting Professor and Chair of the King’s Policy Institute, King’s College London. The list of speakers includes:
- Jeremy Oppenheim, Director, McKinsey & Co; New Climate Economy
- Professor Catherine Mitchell, Professor of Energy Policy, University of Exeter
- Mathew Bell, CEO, Committee on Climate Change
- Dr Jeremy Leggett, Chair, Carbon Tracker Initiative
- Jonathan Brearley, Founder, Brearley Economics
- Major energy company (tbc)
The event is free, open to the press and public and will be held at the offices of Bloomberg, City Gate House, 39-45 Finsbury Square, EC2A 1PQ.