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Clean Energy for EU Islands: Europe’s Ambitious Islands and their Energy Transition

Clean Energy for EU Islands: Europe’s Ambitious Islands and their Energy Transition

The European Union has also been pioneering ways of transitioning their island communities to clean energy since 2019, and has ambitious goals of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 on the back of strong renewable energy policies across the rest of the Bloc. How does this affect the EU’s islands? What can the mainland learn from its island communities? How has the project developed? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this session.

Speakers:

Abigail Cutajar

Advisor - Energy and Climate Change Ministry Secretariat, Ministry of Energy, Environment & Enterprise, Government of Malta

Dr. Johannes C. Brezet

Professor, University of Aalborg

Moderator

Eero Ailio

Adviser, Energy Transition and Local Governance, European Commission

Jóni dos Santos

Smart Grids and Mobility Lab, Universidade do Algarve

Raúl García Brink

Vice President, Island Energy Council & Environment, Energy, Climate & Knowledge Counselor, Council of Gran Canaria

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