2017 Berlin

Climate Challenges for Energy Supply

Time:       13th June, 17.00-18.30
Venue:     Lesehof/library

Description:
Climate is changing and critical infrastructure including power plants and electricity grid are particularly vulnerable in the Baltic Sea Region. Power blackouts affect severely people’s wellbeing and economy including the provision of vital services. Seminar aims to address key problems caused by the climate change to energy supply and seeks answers how climate resilient technology and improved interconnections ensure affordable and secure supply of carbon neutral energy to the Baltic Sea Region.

Welcome:

• HA CLIMATE, CBSS Secretariat, Head of Unit, Krista Kampus; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; +46 705614380
• PA ENERGY, Ministry of Economics of Latvia, Director of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Department
  Dzintars Kauliņš; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; +371 67013263

Key-note Speakers/panelists:

• EU Climate Policy - challenges and opportunities for power companies. EURELECTRIC;  Advisor on Climate; Krzysztof Laskowski; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   +32 2 5151021
• Nordic Energy Technology Perspectives; Nordic Energy Research; Senior Advisor; Hilde Marit Kvile; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   +47 41 64 94 45
• How BEMIP (Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan) addresses energy sector climate challenges in BSR. European Commission. DG ENER, Policy Officer; Andreea Tanasa; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.;
• The importance to ensure robust critical infrastructure. Värmland County Administrative Board, Sweden; Risk Officer; Ida Kullgren; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.: +46 10 2247393

Moderator:

• CBSS; Policy Officer Valdur Lahtvee; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,  +46 730776946

Organiser(s) & contact details:

• CBSS Secretariat/HA Climate; Ministry for Economics of Latvia/PA Energy; Swedish Civil Contingency Agency/PA Secure; Baltic Development Forum.
  Contact: Valdur Lahtvee, E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., GSM: +46 730776946

Elaboration:

The impacts of climate change on the Baltic Sea region ecosystem can be particularly severe due to its location, the cold climate and the vulnerability of the natural environment. Major changes are expected to affect the hydrology and biology of the region. Some sectors are particularly vulnerable, such as critical infrastructure including power plants and electricity grid. The work and achievements of regional cooperation in the energy sector in the Baltic Sea region is conducted within the framework of the Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan initiative (BEMIP). The MoU signed 8 June 2015 is forming a common Action Plan for the BEMIP initiative and the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region in Energy policy implementation. EUSBSR  Policy Area (PA) Energy, PA Secure and Horizontal Action Climate coordinators together with Baltic Development Forum representing businesses in BSR, aim to facilitating integrative cross-sectorial policy discussions and alignment of policies in the Baltic Sea region countries, including mainstreaming of climate change mitigation and adaptation into relevant sectoral policies. Regional cooperation in creating and empowering the EU climate and energy policy development and implementation is critical for ensuring secure energy supply, utilisation of the full potential of renewable energy sources and achieving energy efficiency goals. The seminar will address complex challenges and opportunities introduced by the climate changes to the energy security and affordability as well different aspects of critical infrastructure resilience to changing climate.