What kind of energy policy do we want for Wales?
As part of the National Conversation on ‘The Wales We Want’, the Institute of Welsh Affairs, Cynnal Cymru and the Commissioner for Sustainable Futures are holding an Energy Summit to debate how we meet Wales’ energy supply, security needs and resilience by 2050.
This event will bring together the key figures in a conversation on what is the best option for Wales’ energy future to inform a report by Peter Davies, the Commissioner for Sustainable Futures, to the First Minister’s Energy Group.
AGENDA
9.00am Registration
9.30am Introduction
- Peter Davies, Commissioner for Sustainable Futures (Keynote listener)
9.35am Morning Address: “Energy supply in a devolved nation”
- Dr. Richard Cowell, Reader in Environmental Policy and Planning, Cardiff University
10.00am First Debate: “Wales’ energy future: fossil or no fossil?”
- Chaired by Lee Waters, Director of the IWA
- Dr. Carol Bell, Welsh Government’s Energy and Environment Sector Panel
- Colin OrrBurns, General Manager, Dragon LNG
- Jane Davidson, Member of the Silk Commission, and Director of INSPIRE, UWTSD
- Alice Hooker-Stroud, Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT)
11.00am Breakout sessions and refreshments:
1. Understanding Energy Future for Wales
2. Localised Energy Future
3. The Role of Regulation & DNOs in Enabling Wales’ Energy Future
12.00am Second Debate: “The end of cheap oil – what next?”
- Chaired by Iolo ap Dafydd, BBC Wales environment correspondent
- Prof. Hywel Thomas, Professor of Civil Engineering, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University
- Prof. Calvin Jones, Professor of Economics, Cardiff Business School
12.45pm Lunch
1.45pm Final Debate: “Nuclear – the best low-carbon option?”
- Chaired by Lee Waters, Director of the IWA
- Dr. John Idris Jones, Head of Socio-Economic Development, Wylfa Magnox Limited
- Gareth Clubb, Director, Friends of the Earth Cymru
- Dr. Christina Demski, Lecturer in Social & Environmental Psychology, Cardiff University
2.45pm Breakout sessions and refreshments:
1. Understanding Energy Future for Wales
2. Localised Energy Future
3. The Role of Regulation & DNOs in Enabling Wales’ Energy Future
3.45pm Reflections of the keynote listener
- Peter Davies, Commissioner for Sustainable Futures (Keynote listener)
4.00pm Conference ends
*Timings and schedule may be subject to change
———————————–
We would appreciate you taking one minute to complete the following survey:
http://thewaleswewant.co.uk/content/energy-we-want
For further information on this topic you may wish to visit the My2050 website, and read the following report: UKERC: Transforming the UK Energy System: Public Values, Attitudes and Acceptability – Summary findings from a survey conducted August 2012
#EnergyWales
———————————–
Tickets:
Member ticket – £45 + VAT
Non-member ticket – £90 + VAT
NB. Individual annual membership to the IWA is only £45, and gives you 50% off standard IWA events. If you would like to join the IWA and purchase a member ticket in one bundle, please just call the office on 02920 484 387.