Event
Bellona Climate Action Conference 2024
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Time and place
October 1, 2024
13:30-17:45
ACE Events, Oudergemlaan 22, Brussels (Belgium)
Event
Bellona Climate Action Conference 2024
On the occasion of Bellona Europa celebrating its 30th anniversary in Brussels, we are thrilled to host our first Bellona Climate Action Conference. This event will discuss strategies and solutions to accelerate industrial decarbonisation, focusing on the necessary steps at the policymaking level to achieve the EU’s climate objectives by 2030. With the EU’s climate targets for 2030 looming large, the EU’s next legislature must ensure that industrial policy developments align with Europe’s climate goals. This conference serves as a platform for constructive dialogue and collaboration, bringing together representatives from EU institutions, industries, civil society organisations, and trade unions.
The conference agenda encompasses a diverse array of panels aimed at comprehensively discussing the critical issue of industrial decarbonisation within a systematic framework, rather than in isolation. Throughout the event, participants will engage in discussions on transforming energy systems and building lead markets for low-carbon products, CO2 infrastructure as well as the economics of industrial decarbonisation looking at carbon pricing, while diving into Bellona’s Roadmap for 2024-2029. Together we will delve into concepts such as embodied carbon and explore how climate solutions like electrification, CCS or hydrogen can contribute to decarbonisation efforts.
To download the agenda click here.
Agenda
13:30-14:00 Registration
14:00–14:05 Opening remarks
14:05-14:15 Keynote speech by Kurt Vandenberghe, Director-General DG CLIMA
14:15-15:00 Decarbonising Power Systems for an Industrial Transition
15:00-15:40 Unlocking Markets for Low-Carbon Materials: The Role of Green Public Procurement
15:40-16:10 Coffee break
16:10-16:50 Clearing the Path for Industrial Decarbonisation Through CO2 Infrastructure Deployment
16:50-17:30 Effective Carbon Pricing for European Low-Carbon Manufacturing: a Dialogue
17:30-17:45 Closing remarks
18:00-20:00 Following the conference, we invite you to celebrate with us Bellona’s 30th anniversary. Our office will provide a space for networking and exchange among stakeholders working with us to drive the EU towards its net-zero target.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Krzysztof Bolesta – Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment
- Dr. Daniel Kitscha – European Commission
- Isabelle Ryckbost – European Sea Ports Organisation
- Rob van der Meer – CEMBUREAU
- Lidia Tamellini – Carbon Market Watch
- Evita Goša – Schwenk Latvja
- Federico Benito Dona – EUROFER
Stay tuned for more speakers announcements!
Disclaimer: Please note that while registration for the conference and the reception is still open, they are currently at full capacity. Please sign up for the waiting list and we will inform you once a free spot becomes available. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to seeing you at the conference!
In case you cannot attend in person, there is also an option to watch it online on Zoom. Sign-up here.