Why Gas Now Belongs at the Centre of the Energy Policy Agenda
Session Time: 14:30 - 16:00
Post-Fukushima, energy policy in Europe has been transformed with the cessation of the development and eventual phasing out of nuclear power in Germany. The ramifications for gas are therefore huge, and the debate for Europe’s leaders will now be to examine how European gas leaders and informed policy makers best secure an optimal place for gas in the long-term future energy mix. What can the gas industry learn, for example, from successful lobbyists working for the coal and renewables industries?
- Can a multi-fuelled utility company defend the role of gas in a future, low-carbon energy portfolio?
- Post-Fukushima, will demands for gas now ensure its place at the forefront of the energy mix?
- Should gas be ‘taken for granted’ as a fuel in a low-carbon Europe; or does it need specific consideration?
- Are those who know its importance as a fuel really talking effectively?
Speakers Confirmed
- Stuart Bradford Head of Strategy, Marketing & Analysis - Shell Energy Europe
- Guy Broggi Senior Advisor to Director LNG - Total SA
- Prof. Jonathan Stern Chairman & Senior Research Fellow - Natural Gas Programme - Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
- Beate Raabe Secretary General - Eurogas
- Julie Lauder Chief Executive Officer - Underground Coal Gasification Association
