Do you wonder how EU decarbonisation policies and mechanisms will financially affect people and businesses? EPG alongside its partners estimated the impact of ETS 2, or the new European Emissions Trading System, on households in Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Poland and Romania. Find out the estimated results, alongside how the upcoming Social Climate Fund could mitigate these socio-economic costs, by participating at EPG’s next workshop, that will take place on 26 September 2023, starting at 9:00 am at Sheraton Bucharest Hotel. 

Speakers:

Opening Remarks: 

• Radu Dudău – EPG President  
• Mara Roman – Deputy Head of the European Commission’s Representation in Bucharest

Impact of the new emissions trading system for buildings and transport 

• Milena Damianova – EU ETS Legal Officer, European Commission, Directorate-General for Climate Action 
• Daniel Duma – Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute 
• Robert Jeszke – CEO, Centre for Climate and Energy Analyses (online) 
• Christopher Schröder – Project Officer EU Green Economy, Agora Energiewende

Moderator: Mihnea Cătuți, EPG Head of Research

Panel on Social Climate Fund: 

• Milena Damianova – EU ETS Legal Officer, European Commission, Directorate-General for Climate Action
• Constantin Postoiu – Head of Data Analytics, EPG  
• Alina Jalea – State Adviser for Climate Change and Energy Transition, Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Romania 
• Anca Sinea – Energy Policy Expert, Center for the Study of Democracy Romania
• Monica Robayo-Abril – Senior economist Poverty and Equity Global Practice, World Bank (online)

Moderator: Corina Murafa, Energy & Climate Policy Expert

Panel on EUKI Carbon Pricing project results: 

• Constantin Postoiu – Head of Data Analytics, EPG
• Joanna Mazurkiewicz – Economist, Institute for Structural Research
• Zsuzsanna Koritar – Policy Expert, Habitat for Humanity Hungary
• Marius Köppen – Analyst, Center for the Study of Democracy Bulgaria
• Vlad Surdea-Hernea – Project Manager, Ideas into energy

Moderator: Radu Dudău, EPG President