- Donnerstag, 08. März 2012 12.00 Uhr – Mittwoch, 08. Februar 2012, 14.00 Uhr In meinem Kalender speichern
One Year After Fukushima – Lessons Learned in Japan and Europe
BÖLL LUNCH DEBATE
(sandwich lunch between 13:30 and 14:00)
The 11th of March 2011 marks the beginning of the nuclear disaster in Fukushima that has led the German government to phase out nuclear power by 2022. Scepticism against nuclear energy has even increased in France, a country that relies heavily on nuclear power for its energy supply. Poland, on the other hand, upholds its plans to build the country’s first nuclear power plant.
The European Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050 explores routes towards a decarbonised energy system in Europe. The Energy Roadmap considers nuclear energy a key source of low carbon electricity generation. While recognising the need to increase the share of renewable energy and energy savings, the Roadmap underestimates the potential of renewables and energy efficiency.
What are the consequences of the Fukushima disaster for Japan’s energy policy? Can a country such as Japan or Germany run predominantly on renewable energy? What lessons of the Fukushima disaster does the EU Energy Roadmap factor in? Can Europe make the transition to a low-carbon future without nuclear energy? And what are the prospects of a nuclear phase out in Europe?
Speakers
Kenichi Hasegawa, Leader of Maeda District, Iitate Village, Fukushima Prefecture
Akira Kawasaki, Peace Boat Executive Committee member
Heinrich Hick, Member of Cabinet, EU Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger
Steve Thomas, Professor of Energy Studies from the University of Greenwich
Moderator
Rebecca Harms, Co-President of the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament
To register for this event, please contact Silvia Brugger
The 11th of March 2011 marks the beginning of the nuclear disaster in Fukushima that has led the German government to phase out nuclear power by 2022. Scepticism against nuclear energy has even increased in France, a country that relies heavily on nuclear power for its energy supply. Poland, on the other hand, upholds its plans to build the country’s first nuclear power plant.
The European Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050 explores routes towards a decarbonised energy system in Europe. The Energy Roadmap considers nuclear energy a key source of low carbon electricity generation. While recognising the need to increase the share of renewable energy and energy savings, the Roadmap underestimates the potential of renewables and energy efficiency.
What are the consequences of the Fukushima disaster for Japan’s energy policy? Can a country such as Japan or Germany run predominantly on renewable energy? What lessons of the Fukushima disaster does the EU Energy Roadmap factor in? Can Europe make the transition to a low-carbon future without nuclear energy? And what are the prospects of a nuclear phase out in Europe?
Speakers
Kenichi Hasegawa, Leader of Maeda District, Iitate Village, Fukushima Prefecture
Akira Kawasaki, Peace Boat Executive Committee member
Heinrich Hick, Member of Cabinet, EU Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger
Steve Thomas, Professor of Energy Studies from the University of Greenwich
Moderator
Rebecca Harms, Co-President of the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament
To register for this event, please contact Silvia Brugger