Draft programme

14.00 -14.30 | Registration & coffee

14.30 | Welcoming remarks by Hans-Joachim Wilms, President of the EESC Study Group

14.40 | Session I: EU climate policy for the non-ETS sectors

Moderation: Tellervo Kylä-Harakka-Ruonala, EESC Rapporteur

  • Jan Nill, Governance and Effort Sharing Unit, DG CLIMA, European Commission
  • Andrei Marcu, Senior Fellow, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
  • Femke de Jong, EU Policy Director, Carbon Market Watch
  • Cristina Mestre, Climate and Biofuels Officer, Transport & Environment
  • Shradha Abt Energy Efficiency Manager, Eurima, European InsulationManufacturers Association

Questions & Answers

16.00-16.30 | Coffee break

16.30 | Session II: LULUCF in the 2030 climate and energy framework

Moderation: Mindaugas Maciulevičius, EESC Co-Rapporteur

  • Peter Wehrheim, Land Use and Finance for Innovation, DG CLIMA, European Commission
  • Gert-Jan Nabuurs, Professor European Forest Resources, Alterra / Wageningen University and Research
  • Liisa Pietola, Chairwoman of the Copa and Cogeca Working Party on Environment
  • Ulrich Leberle, Raw Materials Director, CEPI, Confederation of European Paper Industries (tbc)
  • Emma Berglund, Secretary General, the Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF)

17.45 | Concluding remarks by Tellervo Kylä-Harakka-Ruonala, EESC Rapporteur

18.00 | End of the hearing

Interpretation: English, German, Finnish, Polish