The Greens/EFA and the EU-Heinrich Böll Foundation organise a conference in Brussels. S ince the EU Commission included nuclear energy in the new EU Climate Strategy, we think that a serious discussion is necessary about "Nuclear power: asset or barrier for the energy transition?".
During the evening, the global status of nuclear energy will be presented. We will discuss whether nuclear power is an asset or a barrier for energy transition. Special focus will be put on the situation in France and Belgium. In a second part of the evening the developments and challenges of management and disposal of nuclear waste are being discussed. We are happy to have quite prominent speakers from different countries and backgrounds.
Please register here.
Hosted by: The Greens/EFA and Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union
Agenda
18:30
Registration
19:00
Welcome
Bodo Lehmann (Head of the Representation of the State of Baden-Württemberg to the EU)
Rebecca Harms (Member of the European Parliament)
Eva van de Rakt (Head of Office Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union)
Keynote
Mycle Schneider (Independent Energy Consultant): Presentation of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report
Comments
Yves Marignac (Director, WISE-Paris): The Future of The French Nuclear Exception
Aviel Verbruggen (Professor for Energy and Environmental Economics, University of Antwerp):
The Lessons of Nuclear Winter in Belgium
Keynote
Christian von Hirschhausen (Professor of Economic and Infrastructure Policy, TU Berlin;
Research Director, DIW Berlin): The Risks and Challenges of Nuclear Waste Management and Disposal
Klaus Töpfer (Co-Chair of the Committee to Accompany the Search for a High Level Radioactive Waste Management Site, Germany; Former Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany; Former Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme):
Finding a Permanent Nuclear Disposal Site in Germany - About a New Start after 40 Years – tbc
21:00
Reception
The event will be held in English.
