Programme

 

9.30-9.40

Welcome

Soeren Voehtz, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

 

9.40-10.05

The Legal Perspective: The Euratom Treaty and the new Constitution

Dr. Dörte Fouquet, Attorney, European Renewables Energies Association

 

10.05-10.30

The role of Euratom in European Energy Policies

Nina Commeau-Yannoussis, Head of Unit of Energy Policy and Security of Supply, European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport

 

10.30-11.00

First keynote speech: Euratom Treaty Reform and Prospects for a Euratom Revision Conference

Peter Brazel, Irish Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government

 

11.00-11.15

Break

 

11.15-11.40

Prospects for Cooperation on Euratom Reform between Non-nuclear and Nuclear Phase-out Countries in the EU

Andreas Molin, the Austrian Environment Ministry

 

11.40-12.30

Debate: “What Future for the Euratom Treaty?”

Andreas Molin, the Austrian Environment Ministry, debates with Nina Commeau-Yannoussis, Head of Unit of Energy Policy and Security of Supply, European Commission

Debate chair: Dominique Voynet, French Senate member and former Minister of the Environment.

 

12.30-13.30

Lunch

 

13.30-13.55

Status and Trends of the World Nuclear Industry

Mycle Schneider, International Consultant on Energy and Nuclear Policy, Paris

 

13.55-14.20

Nuclear Power as a Solution to the Climate Problem

Yves Marignac, Director, WISE-Paris

 

14.20.14.45

The Potential of Renewables Worldwide and in Europe

Bent Soerensen, Professor of Physics, Roskilde University

 

14.45-15.10

Towards CO2 Reduction without Nuclear Power in the Nordic Countries

Tarjei Haaland, Climate and Energy Coordinator, Greenpeace Denmark

 

15.10-15.40

Second keynote speech: A level Playing Field for Power in the EU

Christian Kjaer, Policy Director, European Wind Energy Association

 

15.40-16.00

Coffee break

 

16.00-17.00

Debate: “Barriers to and Solutions for a level Playing Field in European Energy Policy”

Dr. Bertrand Barré, President of the European Nuclear Society, Rebecca Harms, MEP, The Greens/European Free Alliance and Mycle Schneider, International Consultant on Energy and Nuclear Policy.

Debate moderator: Stephen Tarlton, Editor of Nuclear Engineering International.

 

17.00-17.25

Euratom’s economic Importance for Nuclear Power in Europe

Antony Froggatt, Independent Energy and Environment Consultant

 

17.25-17.50

Nuclear Renaissance, TVO and the support issue

Dr. Dörte Fouquet, Attorney, European Renewables Energies Association

 

17.50-18.00

Conclusions and closing

Dominique Voynet, French Senate member and former Minister of the Environment

Chairs: Dr. Lutz Mez, Environmental Policy Research Centre, Berlin, for the morning programme and Anne Grete Holmsgaard, MP and Energy and Climate Spokesperson for the Socialist People's Party and Vice Chairperson of the Danish Parliament’s Energy Policy Committee for the afternoon programme.