2020 EPRG Winter Seminar

EPRG is pleased to announce our successful 2020 Online Winter Seminar in partnership with FTI Consulting and Compass Lexecon. The event took place on 3 and 4 December 2020 and consisted of 4 sessions.

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Programme

3 December 2020

Session 1: Panel discussion: Green growth – harnessing economic opportunities while meeting climate policy targets

Chaired by David Reiner (EPRG)

• Daniel Wetzel (IEA)
• Joe Perkins (FTI/CL)
• Kamiar Mohaddes (EPRG/CJBS)
• Alice Barrs (RWE)

Session 2: Net zero and challenges to the current electricity market design

Chaired by Alaric Marsden (FTI/CL)

• Jason Mann (FTI/CL) – Global Trends in Electricity Market Design
• Ben Hobbs (CAISO and JHU) – Future Electricity Market Design: A Perspective from US and CAISO
• Kayte O’Neill (NG ESO) – Net Zero and the Future of Wholesale Electricity Market in GB

4 December 2020

Session 3: Evolution in carbon markets and pricing

Chaired by Robert Ritz (EPRG)

• Fabien Roques (FTI/CL) – Carbon Pricing Policies to Drive Europe’s Decarbonisation
• Michael Pollitt (EPRG) – Should the EU ETS be Extended to Heat and Transport?

Session 4: The role of renewables in delivering net zero

Chaired by David Sanders (FTI/CL)

• Vassilis Charitopoulos (EPRG and UCL) – On the Role of Wind Energy in Deep Decarbonisation Pathways
• Martina Lindovska (FTI/CL) – Models for Hybrid Assets Combining Offshore Wind and Interconnectors