02 May, 2024
Liberal leaders, key stakeholders and industry experts convened in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland for ALDE Party’s Liberal Energy Forum on 8-9 February.
Around 300 participants attended the conference focusing on the future of the European Union’s energy policy to combat climate change and boost sustainable economic growth.
🔌✨ Go Behind-the-Scenes! Ahead of our Liberal Energy Forum, EU Energy Commissioner @KadriSimson and our Co-President @timmydooley led a liberal delegation to Ireland's largest electricity generation station at Moneypoint.
— ALDE Party (@ALDEParty) February 8, 2024
An innovation hub for a fossil-free future! 💡 pic.twitter.com/vD3xNGfLs2
ALDE Party Co-President Timmy Dooley and European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson opened the two-day event by leading a guided visit of the nearby Moneypoint Power Station, Ireland's largest electricity generator, and the site of a proposed floating offshore wind farm project.
The next day, Co-President Dooley and Commissioner Simson took centre stage once again in a conversation on the role of renewable energy in achieving the European Union's climate objectives.
👋Welcome from #Ireland, where I had a wonderful chance to do a deep dive on #renewableenergy & the future of 🇪🇺 energy.
— Kadri Simson (@KadriSimson) February 9, 2024
⚡️Thank you, @timmydooley for the good conversation on the future beyond fossil fuels!
🇮🇪 has great potential for #renewables, especially in #offshorewind. pic.twitter.com/qFhCtnuEfp
“The EU has put in place successfully the legal framework for the future. We have very ambitious targets for renewables and 2030. We are setting out a vision for the most efficient path to modernise the whole economy. Renewables are already, across Europe, the most competitive,” said Commissioner Simson.
Various debates were held throughout the morning, ranging from topics such as the decarbonisation of industries such as agriculture and transport, the evolving landscape of nuclear power and hydrogen and financing the energy transition.
New and innovative technologies give us opportunities to not just decarbonise, but to develop new and exciting opportunities for jobs & industrial development in our regions. Good discussion with industry leaders and @ALDEParty colleagues in Ennis today. pic.twitter.com/Q6G0wFFVRy
— Jack Chambers TD (@jackfchambers) February 9, 2024
Panels included high-profile speakers such as Charlie McConalogue (Minister of Agriculture, Food and Marine, Ireland), Romina Pourmokhtari (Minister of Climate and Environment, Sweden) and Billy Kelleher MEP (Fianna Fáil, IE).
“My country has a climate framework where our climate goals are set in law. All governments must provide an action plan to meet net zero by 2045, and we are on track. We have the lowest emissions in Europe per capita,” said Pourmokhtari.
Visit our Flickr page to scroll through all the pictures from the event.
“If we want to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions significantly, then our power generation has to be decarbonised.” 💨☀️🌊
— ALDE Party (@ALDEParty) February 9, 2024
🇪🇺 Commissioner for Energy @KadriSimson on the potential of renewables for Ireland and Europe at our Liberal Energy Forum pic.twitter.com/XxvwQiv79z
It’s a wrap for our Liberal Energy Forum, but liberals will carry forward the momentum for a sustainable planet. Together, we will power the future! Have a look at some of our favourite photos from the event 🌏❤️
— ALDE Party (@ALDEParty) February 9, 2024
More on Flickr: https://t.co/9zNCoMellu pic.twitter.com/Eg5DY5OMzH
