Liberal leaders, key stakeholders and industry experts gathered in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland for the ALDE Liberal Energy Forum on 8-9 February.
The conference was attended by around 300 participants and focused on the future of EU energy policy to combat climate change and promote sustainable economic growth.
🔌✨ Go behind the scenes! Before our Liberal Energy Forum, the EU Energy Commissioner @QadriSimpson And our co-chair @timedoli He led a Liberal delegation to Ireland's largest power station at Moneypoint.
An innovation hub for a future free of fossil fuels! 💡 pic.twitter.com/vD3xNGfLs2
– ALDE Party (@ALDEparty) February 8, 2024
Co-Chair of the ALDE Party Timmy Dooley European Commissioner for Energy My destiny is Samson He opened the two-day event by leading a guided visit to the nearby Moneypoint Power Station, Ireland's largest electricity generator, and the site of the proposed floating offshore wind farm project.
The next day, Co-Chair Dooley and Commissioner Simpson once again took center stage in a conversation on the role of renewable energy in achieving the EU's climate goals.
👋 Welcome from #Irelandwhere I had a wonderful opportunity to delve into the matter #Renewable energy & Future 🇪🇺 Energy.
⚡️Thank you, @timedoli For a good conversation about a post-fossil fuel future!
🇮🇪 He has great potential #Renewableespecially in #Offshore wind. pic.twitter.com/qFhCtnuEfp
– Kadri Simpson (@KadriSimson) February 9, 2024
“The EU has succeeded in setting 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 modernizing the entire economy. Renewables are already, across Europe, becoming the most competitive. Commissioner Simpson said.
Various discussions took place throughout the morning, ranging from topics such as decarbonisation of industries such as agriculture and transport, the evolving landscape for nuclear and hydrogen and financing the energy transition.
New and innovative technologies offer us opportunities not only to decarbonise, but also to develop exciting new opportunities for jobs and industrial development in our regions. Good discussion with industry leaders and @ALDEParty My colleagues in Ennis today. pic.twitter.com/Q6G0wFFVRy
– Jack Chambers TD (@jackfchambers) February 9, 2024
The panels included high-end speakers such as Charlie McConalogue (Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Ireland), Romina Pourmokhtari (Minister of Climate and Environment, Sweden) W Billy Kelleher, Member of the European Parliament (Fianna Fáil, IE).
“My country has a climate framework in which our climate targets are set in law. All governments must Presenting an action plan to achieve net zero by 2045, we are on the right track. “We have the lowest per capita emissions in Europe.” Pourmokhtari said.
We visited Flickr page To scroll through all the photos from the event.
“If we want to significantly reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, our power generation must be carbon neutral.” 💨☀️🌊
🇪🇺 Energy Commissioner @QadriSimpson On the potential of renewables for Ireland and Europe at our Liberal Energy Forum pic.twitter.com/XxvwQiv79z
– ALDE Party (@ALDEparty) February 9, 2024
It's the end of our Liberal Energy Forum, but Liberals will continue the momentum for a sustainable planet. Together, we will power the future! Take a look at some of our favorite photos from the event 🌏❤️
More on Flickr: https://t.co/9zNCoMellu pic.twitter.com/Eg5DY5OMzH
– ALDE Party (@ALDEparty) February 9, 2024
