According to DNV, electrification is growing and greening in all regions and sectors. Furthermore, the long-term influence of the war in Ukraine on the pace of the energy transition is low, compared with the main long-term drivers of change such as plunging renewables costs, electrification, and rising carbon prices. But which are the most promising technologies and how will the global, European, and UK energy mix develop? Get answers to these and many other questions by attending the IIEA’s and DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook event.

About the Speakers:

As an international accredited registrar and classification society, DNV is an organisation which specialises in independent expert in assurance and risk management. DNV provides a range of assurance and advisory services across the energy value change, with particular focus on the energy transition.

Hari Vamadevan, Senior Vice President and Regional Director, UK & Ireland, Energy Systems at DNV

He has 30 years’ experience in leadership positions and currently leads a 700-strong team helping customers make the transition to a decarbonised energy future. He is currently head of the Energy Systems operations in the UK and Ireland and is also chairperson of all DNV’s UK entities. He is an authority on the complex facets of the whole systems approach to the energy transition. Since joining DNV he has held senior management roles in the Maritime, Oil and Gas, and more recently, the combined Oil & Gas and Alternative Energy businesses.

Frank Ketelaars is currently the Operations Manager for the DNV Energy Systems operations in the UK & Ireland. He oversees the operations across the full energy space, covering renewables, offshore and onshore oil & gas production and gas transmission and distribution systems. In his previous role he was the Director for Oil & Gas Operations for DNV in Region Americas, based in DNV Houston office, with responsibility for O&G operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Trinidad & Tobago. These operations covered verification and advisory work for offshore and onshore operations, with a focus on safety and regulatory compliance, integrity management and performance improvement.

Recorded on the 24th of January 2023

Energy transition outlook: a focus on Global and European trends’ – a presentation by DNV

Ireland finally beat New Zealand in 2016.
With brilliant commentary from New Zealand TV and previous heartbreak from RTE Radio one and idiotic predictions from Second Captains.

Music: 
Wisdom from Brian Jonestown Massacre https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/tepid-peppermint-wonderland/id1056856909

And Wasting My Young Years by London Grammar
https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/if-you-wait-deluxe-version/id675018027

"Drops it off to Henshaw!" - Ireland Beat The All-Blacks

Tackling climate change is one of the main challenges of the 21st century. Last November the latest UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report warned that we have just 12 years left for effective action to be taken against rising temperatures.

Over the past decade the European Union has led action for climate targets among Member States. In 2015, under the landmark Paris Climate Agreement, the EU committed to reducing emissions by 40% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.

While some EU member states have made significant progress in meeting their targets, others including Ireland, are lagging behind in meeting these commitments. Meeting these targets will require ambitious action by Member States to reduce emissions in key economic sectors. The agricultural sector is one of Ireland’s most important industries, yet it accounts for over 30% of greenhouse gas emissions, making it the single largest contributor to Ireland’s total emissions. There is an urgent need to reconcile the need for urgent climate action and the need to protect the agricultural sector’s competitiveness and the livelihoods that depend on it.

Political leaders and policymakers have to find solutions to this challenge now. This is not a challenge faced by Ireland alone. Across Europe, policymakers and politicians are looking for solutions. In France, the Yellow Vest protests were initially sparked by increased carbon taxes. Clearly, a considered but effective approach to climate action is required to ensure a just transition and minimal economic and social disruption.

This event is part of the IIEA’s Future of the EU27 Project, supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Event Chair: Niall Delaney, Presenter, Ocean FM
Audience Q&A Begins at: 36:36

Speakers:

· Marian Harkin, outgoing MEP for the Midlands/North West Constituency;

· Martin Kenny TD, Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Agriculture, Food & the Marine;

· Thomas Cooney, Chairman of the IFA National Environment Committee

· Dr Pippa Hackett, Green Party Spokesperson on Agriculture, Food, Forestry, Heritage & Animal Welfare.

Climate Change and the Future of Agriculture: A Debate on the Future of Europe

Sharing Ideas Shaping Policy. The Institute of International and European Affairs is an independent policy research think-tank based in Dublin.

Energy transition outlook: a focus on Global and European trends’ – a presentation by DNV

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