Committee to take evidence on the energy, environment and climate change relationship between the UK and the EU
From 4pm on Tuesday 22 November, the European Affairs Committee will hear from two panels made up of representatives of energy industry organisations, campaign groups, and a legal expert.
These sessions will be an opportunity to expand on the themes discussed in the Committee’s last evidence session with academics and think tank experts, which took place on 15 November.
Panel A
- Adam Berman. Deputy Director, Energy UK
- Mark Copley, CEO, European Federation of Energy Traders
- Matt Hinde, Head of EU Affairs, National Grid
Panel B
- Dustin Benton, Policy Director at Green Alliance
- Jonny Peters, Senior Policy Adviser at E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism
- Silke Goldberg, Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills
Background
The aim of the UK/EU Relationship inquiry is to examine the overarching state of the post-Brexit UK-EU relationship and how it might be improved in the future. The inquiry is investigating:
- The overall UK-EU political, diplomatic and institutional relationship;
- The UK-EU relationship on foreign policy and security;
- The UK-EU relationship on environment and climate change matters;
- The UK-EU relationship on culture, education and mobility of people
This seventh evidence session will focus on the energy, environment and climate change relationship between the UK and the EU.
Meeting details
Possible topics
- The overall state of the post-Brexit relationship between the UK and the EU in the areas of energy and climate change, and the primary factors affecting this
- The extent and effectiveness of co-operation between the UK and the EU in the face of the current energy security challenges in Europe
- North Sea energy cooperation, including on the development of renewables, in light of the recent memorandum of understanding for the UK to re-engage with this
- Cross-border electricity and gas trading, including the implications of the delay to concluding the supplementary agreement on electricity trading envisaged in the TCA
- The extent to which the UK and the EU are aligned in their overall approach to climate change mitigation
- Whether the UK should seek to link its Emissions Trading Scheme to the EU scheme
- The implications for the UK of the EU’s plans to introduce a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
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