Understanding the Impact of the New Lisbon Treaty on EU Energy Policy: Opportunities for Scotland
Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh: Wednesday 1st December 2010
Energy and Climate Change policy are now centre stage in the EU,
both in the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also as a
new route to economic recovery, jobs, growth and prosperity through
the development of the low carbon economy. This change will
have a major impact across the EU, the low carbon economy is now
being mainstreamed into policies such as the EU 2020 action plan,
the climate and energy packages, and as a possible way of reforming
the future EU budget. Meeting the targets and realising the
opportunity will involve major structural changes to the EU economy
and also to our energy, transport, built environment,
infrastructure, land use and agriculture sectors.
How will the EU use its new, wider Energy competence to realise
this opportunity? What are the opportunities for
Scotland? How can we better influence the process?
The Scottish European Green Energy Centre hosted an evening reception at the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 1st December to present an understanding of the Lisbon Treaty and highlight the opportunities it presents for Scotland's Renewable Energy sector.
Sponsored by Lewis Macdonald MSP, and supported by Lloyds TSB, this event allowed guests to hear from Professor Peter Cameron (University of Dundee), Scotland's foremost expert on EU Energy Law. and Duncan Botting, Executive Chair of SEGEC, who discussed the opportunities for Scotland, where the likely developments will be and where Scotland can maximise its influence.
Click here to download Duncan Botting's slides.
Click here to download Prof. Peter Cameron's slides.
Click here to download Jim Mather's speach.
Click here to download a copy of the evening Programme.
