2016 EPRG annual conference (Paris)
CEEPR and EPRG European Energy Policy Conference
EPRG is pleased to announce our successful 2016 CEEPR/EPRG Annual Conference with support from EDF Energy. The Conference took place in George C Marshall Centre in Paris, France, on 7-8 July and comprised a day-and-a-half of sessions and dinner.
Programme
Session 1: In search of good energy policy
Chaired by Olivier Appert (French Energy Council)
- Michael Pollitt (EPRG) – In Search of ‘Good’ Energy Policy: Why Multi-disciplinary Approaches to Energy and Climate Problems Are So Important
- Patrice Geoffron (Université Paris Dauphine) – In Search of Good Energy (Transition) Policy
Session 2: Fossil fuel supply and energy security
Chaired by Keisuke Sadamori (IEA)
- Christopher R Knittel (MIT) – Fossil Fuel Supply and Energy Security
- Beatriz Sinobas (European Commission) – EU Energy Security
Session 3: Evolving business models in the electricity sector
Chaired by Marc Bussieras (EDF)
- Laura-Lucia Richter (EPRG) – Which Smart Electricity Services Contracts Will Consumer Accept?
- Fabien Roques (Université Paris Dauphine) – New Business Models for the Energy Transition
- Marc Oliver Bettzüge (EWI Cologne) – Evolving Business Models in the Electricity Sector
Session 4: Nuclear energy: a key to global decarbonisation?
Chaired by Loren Cox (MIT)
- Yves Bréchet (French High Commissioner for Atomic Energy) – Energy Mix and Climate Change: From Descarte to Alain
- Simon Taylor (EPRG) – Is Nuclear the Key to Global Decarbonisation?
Lunch keynote speaker
Session 1: Energy storage: recent developments and future potential
Chaired by David Reiner (EPRG)
- Donald Sadoway (MIT) – The Role of Energy Storage: What Is Needed?
- David Newbery (EPRG) – Energy Storage: Recent Developments and Future Potential
Session 2: “Now comes the hard part”: climate policy after COP21
Chaired by Jean-Paul Bouttes (EDF)
- Henry D Jacoby (MIT) – What Will “Transparency” Mean, and Who Will Contribute to It?
- Christian Gollier (Université Tolouse) – After the 2015 Paris Agreement: Progresses and Perils
- Michael Grubb (University College London) – Climate Clubs: On Pricing and Innovation