The Russian invasion of Ukraine has aggravated an already difficult energy supply situation in Europe. This winter began with historic low supplies from Russia and low gas storage levels. Now the war has underlined that Europe’s dependency on Russian energy is not sustainable. But what are Europe’s options next winter and beyond?

This webinar will – with views from two of the EU’s largest member states with a high dependency on Russian gas - Germany & Italy – investigate the different possibilities for both short term and long-term management of Europe’s energy supply. To what extent can the EU, for instance, substitute Russian energy with imports from thirds countries, extend the lifespan of nuclear plants or speed up various aspects of the EU’s “Fit for 55-plan”? During the webinar we will also focus on lessons learnt from the Libyan war, where Italy had to substitute 33 pct. of its energy supplies.

Programme:

Welcome – Per Geckler Møller - Director for Communication and Public Affairs, Forsikring & Pension.

A view from Denmark – professor in renewable energy systems and energy transformation, Brian Vad Mathiesen, Aalborg University

A view from Germany – professor and Chair for Environmental/Resource Economics and Sustainability at the Ruhr University Bochum and adviser to the German government on energy transformation, Dr. Andreas Löschel

A view from Italy – Senior Policy Fellow, Arturo Varvelli, Head of European Council on Foreign Relations in Rome

Moderator – Director Think Tank Europa, Lykke Friis