To propel the energy transition forward we need appropriate infrastructure – such as additional wind power plants or capacities in the electricity network – at the very earliest. But what about the acceptance of these measures in society? Without it the energy transition will not be possible.
Energy Transition? Definitely! But Not in My Backyard
Panel Discussion
Economy & Financial Markets
Sustainability
MODERATOR
Madlen Stottmeyer
Journalist, Die Presse Economist, Vienna
SPEAKERS
Gerhard Christiner
Chief Technical Officer, APG - Austrian Power Grid, Vienna
Ortwin Renn
Scientific Director, IASS - Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam
Christian Redl
Project Manager, European Energy Cooperation, Agora Energiewende, Berlin
Catharina Sikow
Director of Internal Energy Market, DG Energy of the European Commission, Brussels
Rana Adib
Executive Director, Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), Paris