Joint Opening Plenary with the FPEU Conference- From Glasgow to Sharm el-Sheikh, from the European Green Deal to Local Climate Action: Towards a New Dynamic?

Joint Opening Plenary with the FPEU Conference- From Glasgow to Sharm el-Sheikh, from the European Green Deal to Local Climate Action: Towards a New Dynamic?

A few months after Glasgow, this plenary session will be an opportunity for a multi-level dialogue between representatives of the UNFCCC, representatives of European and State institutions and local actors, local governments, businesses, associations, and more.

It will be an opportunity to highlight the importance of bringing concrete actions by stakeholders to the forefront of discussions, whether it be on the rapid reassessment of States’ commitments, decided by COP26, or on the implementation of European policies to reduce CO2 emissions (Fit for 55), as well as the implementation of the European Green Deal at a local.

Programme and speakers

From 3:00pm to 4pm – Room : Auditorium 450

Introduction

• Ronan Dantec, Senator of Loire Atlantique, President of Climate Chance Association

• Johanna Rolland, Mayor of Nantes and President of “France urbaine”

• Barbara Pompili, Minister of the Ecological Transition, France

• Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Priorities for accelerating Europe’s energy transition and autonomy

• Rafał Trzaskowski, Mayor of Warsaw, Member of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), Member of the Covenant of Mayors Political Board, CoR rapporteur on the European Climate Pact and the Energy Efficiency Directive

• Chiara Martinelli, Director of CAN Europe

• Gilles Vermot-Desroches, Corporate Citizenship Senior Vice-President at Schneider Electric France and Vice-President of Global Compact

Reaction by an institution

• Jennifer Morgan, Special envoy for climat international policy for Germany

Priorities for accelerating Europe’s energy transition and autonomy

• Eric Piolle, Mayor of Grenoble, Green Capital of Europe

• Anne Barre, Gender and Climate Policy Coordinator, Women Engaged for Common Future

• Maxime Seché, Managing Director of Séché Environnement

• Félix Mailleux, Advisor on Climate, Energy and Industrial Policies, European Trade Union Confederation

Reaction by an institution

• Eero AILIO, Energy Transition and Local Governance Advisor, Head of Unit, Directorate General for Energy, European Commission

Priorities for accelerating Europe’s energy transition and autonomy

• Johanna Rolland, Mayor of Nantes and President of “France urbaine”

• Victor de Laleu, Secretary general, CliMates

• Eliot Whittington, Director of the Corporate Leaders Group Europe

Conclusion

• Eero AILIO, Energy Transition and Local Governance Advisor, Head of Unit, Directorate General for Energy, European Commission
• Ronan Dantec, Senator of Loire-Atlantique, President of Climate Chance

Moderator

• Frédéric Vallier, former Secretary General of CEMR, member of the board of the Climate Chance Association