15th Annual Conference, Evora, 10-13 October 2007
of the European Environment and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils EEAC

Energy Efficiency – Key Pillar for a Competitive, Secure and Sustainable Europe

Hosted by the Portuguese National Council on Environment and Sustainable Development (CNADS) and co-organised by the German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU).

PROGRAMME  - EEAC ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2007

WEDNESDAY 10.10.    EEAC INTERNAL DAY

From 14:00 Working Groups may hold regular meetings (in parallel)
17:00-20:00 EEAC Steering Committee meeting
Evening Arriving of (other) EEAC participants

THURSDAY 11.10.    EEAC INTERNAL DAY

09:00–10:45 Three parallel EEAC Working Groups sessions: 
Governance, Biodiversity, Agriculture
10:45-11:15 Coffee / Tea break
11:15-13:00 Three parallel EEAC Working Groups sessions: 
Sustainable Development, Energy, Marine
13:00-14:00 Lunch 
14:00-15:30 Presentations of selected EEAC members' recent advice and activity
Meinhard Schulz-Baldes (WBGU, Germany): 
Climate Change as a Security Risk - Presentation
Siv Näslund (MVB, Sweden): 
Growth and the environment in a global perspective - Presentation
Roel in 't Veld (RMNO, NL): 
Social Cost Benefit Analyses for Environmental Policy Making - Presentation
Ivette Meijerink (VROM-Raad, NL): 
Tulips in Brussels - Presentation
15:30-16:00 Coffee / Tea break 
16:00-18:00 Special session / Panel on biomass (University of Évora)
Moderator: J.M. Lima Santos (CNADS, Portugal)
Presentations:
Horst Steinmüller (Energy Institute, University Linz, Austria) - Presentation
J.P. Almeida Fernandes (University of Évora, Portugal) - Presentation
Hannes Böttcher (Max-Planck-Institute, Germany) - Presentation
Christian Hey (SRU, Germany) - Presentation
20:00 Dinner (University of Évora)

FRIDAY 12.10.    CONFERENCE DAY (open to external participation)

Morning Session
09:00-09:45

Welcome and Conference Opening:
Humberto Rosa, Secretary of State for Environment
Mário Ruivo, Chair CNADS
Christian Hey, Secretary General SRU / Chair EEAC WG Energy - Presentation
09:45-09:55 José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission (Video message):
Energy Efficiency for a competitive, secure and sustainable Europe
09:55-10:15 Nebojsa Nakicenovic (IIASA and Vienna University of Technology):
The Potential of Energy Efficiency - Presentation
10:15-10:45

Thomas B. Johannsson (International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, Lund University, Sweden):
The multiple benefits of Energy Efficiency Policies - Presentation

10:45-11:15 Coffee / Tea break
11:15-11:40 Nuno Ribeiro da Silva (Endesa, Portugal):
The Business Case for Energy Efficiency - Presentation
11:40-12:05  Martin Jänicke (SRU, Germany):
Energy Efficiency: a driver for innovation and competitiveness - Presentation
12:05-12:30 Edda Müller (Federation of German Consumer Organisations, vzbv):
Energy Use and Consumer Choices - Presentation
12:30-13:00 Discussion & wrap up by Viriato Soromenho-Marques (Barroso HLG on Energy and Climate / CNADS, Portugal) - Presentation
13:00-14:30 Lunch 
Afternoon sessions (parallel working groups)
14:30-16:30

A - Transport and Cars. Chair: Thomas Legge (Comhar, IRE)
Carlos Marques (STEPs project team/EU) - Presentation
Gilles Paques (European Commission, DG Env)
Christian Hey (SRU, Germany) - Presentation
Udo Schriever (Volkswagen AG) - Presentation

B - Buildings. Chair: Peter Novak (CEPRS, SLO)
Jens H. Laustsen (International Energy Agency) - Presentation
Wolfgang Feist (Passive Institute, Germany) - Presentation
Eduardo Maldonado (Concerted Action EBPD/Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, University of Porto) - Presentation

C - Products. Chair: Gavin Purchas (SDC, UK)
Rainer Griesshammer (WBGU, Germany) - Presentation
 Martin Jänicke (SRU, Germany)
Jörg Malzon-Jessen (INFINEON, Austria) - Presentation
Harry Verhaar (Philips Lightening, Netherlands) - Presentation
Andrew Lee (SDC, UK) - Presentation

D - ETS and other market-based instruments. Chair: Hubert David (Minaraad, B)
Frank Convery (Comhar, Ireland) - Presentation
Thomas Johansson (Lund University, Sweden) 
Pedro Martins Barata (Euronatura, Portugal) 
Marzena Chodor (European Commission, DG Env) - Presentation

E - Demand-Side Management and Culture. Chair: Filipe Duarte Santos (CNADS, P)
Andrea Kollmann (Energy Institute, University Linz, Austria) - Presentation
Patrick Matschoss (SRU, Germany) - Presentation
Álvaro Gomes / Aníbal T. Almeida (University of Coimbra, Portugal) - Presentation
Grégoire Wallenborn (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Centre d’Etudes du Développement Durable, IGEAT-ULB, Belgium) - Presentation
Françoise Bartiaux (SEREC Network, University of Louvain, Belgium) - Presentation

16:30-17:00 Coffee / Tea break
17:00-18:00

Panel Discussion: From talk to action. Chair: Christian Hey (SRU, D)
Frank Convery (Comhar, Ireland)
Marzena Chodor (European Commission, DG Env)
Rainer Griesshammer (WBGU, Germany)
Eduardo Maldonado (Concerted Action EBPD, Portugal)
Andrea Kollmann (Energy Institute, University Linz, Austria)

18:00 Closing
18:30 (Press Conference)
19:30 Conference Dinner (Hotel da Cartuxa)

SATURDAY 13.10.    EEAC INTERNAL DAY

9.30-13:00 EEAC Annual Plenary Session (APS)
13:00 Lunch 
14:00-17:30 Study visit (Monfurado zone  – protected area; rural development; cork wood; megalithic monuments)

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Hosts in Portugal: Aristides Leitao and Isabel Mertens
WG Energy chair and program co-ordination: Christian Hey
EEAC: Rosario Gomez

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