EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY AT ST PETERSBURG
ENERPO RESEARCH CENTER
CLEAN ENERGY FORUM 2017
Clean energy for sustainable development
Second international forum CLEAN ENERGY will take place on November 30, 2017 in the Hotel Indigo in St. Petersburg.
On September 25, 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted a set of goals for sustainable development to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all.
In July 2017, the EU Expert Group on Sustainable Finance published a report on green finance. The report notes that in the next two decades the European Union needs to invest at least 180 billion euros annually in order to achieve the goals stated in the Paris Climate Agreement.
Goal 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
«... by 2030 ... encourage investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy sources ...»
At the Clean Energy Forum — 2017 we would like to address the issue of how to realize Russia's huge clean energy potential. Given the St. Petersburg location, a special attention would be paid to the North-West Federal District, as well as to the Arctic cooperation. Since the forum will be held immediately after the international climate talks in Bonn, we intend to discuss its outcome in Russia as well.
PROGRAM
Thursday, November 30, 2017
10:00 - 10:30 Registration of participants and welcome coffee
10:30 - 10:45 Welcome speeches
EUSP Rector, Dr. Nikolay Vakhtin
Consul-General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Hans Wesseling
Session I Clean Energy Potential
10:45 - 12:45 Panel discussion:
Moderator: Oleg PLUZHNIKOV, Business Russia
- Branko Milicevic, Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
- Sergey Vakulenko, Head of Strategy and Innovations, Gazpromneft
- Igor Bashmakov, Director, Center for Energy Efficiency (CENEF)
- Dr. Jan-Jaap Aué, Hanze University of Applied Sciences
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
Session II Clean Energy Investment Potential
14:00 – 16:00 Discussion and presentations:
Moderator: Mikhail YULKIN, Head of the Climate Change Working Group, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)
- Alexander Bychkov, General Director, RUSS-INVEST
- Henrik Forsstrom, Senior Adviser, Nordic Environmental Financial Corporation
- Dr. Tim Heitling, Partner, Baker&McKenzie
- Mikhail Davydov, Senior Analyst, Standard&Poors
- Alexey Shadrin, CEO, Russian Carbon Fund
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break
Session III Clean Energy Award
16:30-17:00 Clean Energy Award — 2017 results and awarding ceremony
See more at: http://enerpo.tilda.ws/cleanenergyforum2017