EU Energy day: Clean energy solutions for decarbonisation, economic growth and jobs

As part of the COP 23 UN Climate Change Conference hosted by Fiji and Germany, the EU Energy Day takes place on 16 November 2017 in Bonn, at the Kunstmuseum, bringing together international and European energy policy-makers, clean energy leaders, high-level industry representatives and civil society. Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Cañete will deliver the key note speech at the opening session, where he will be accompanied by the Member of the European Parliament Kathleen Van Brempt, the Portuguese Secretary of State for Energy Jorge Seguro Sanches, the African Union Commissioner Amani Abou-Zeid, the Chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation Bertrand Piccard, and the Mayor of Heidelberg and Member of the European Covenant of Mayors Board, Eckart Würzner. This will be followed by a session on international cooperation and the Commission’s Clean Energy for EU Islands initiative, and another session on clean energy cooperation between the EU and Africa. A Memorandum of Understanding between the EU Covenant of Mayors and the World Alliance for Efficient Solutions is expected to be signed during the conference. Finally, a panel of representatives of leading energy transition companies and industry associations will share best practices and discuss how clean energy can bring investments and boost local economies and create jobs. More detailed information and the program can be found here.