Energy and Climate Change
chairman  : Jeroen van der Veer - Royal Dutch Shell
convenor  : David Hone - Royal Dutch Shell
contact  : Xanthe Visram - ERT Secretariat
MISSION :
The Energy and Climate Change Working Group seeks to create a holistic approach to Energy and Climate Change in order to bring about the drastic changes that are needed, both at the technical and at the regulatory level to ultimately create "wealth and well-being" for the EU citizen.

While Europe has always been at the forefront of climate change policy, ERT believes that due to added extensive global concern, Energy and Climate Change has to be taken even more seriously at this juncture. The Energy and Climate Change Working Group was created at the end of 2006 in order to deal with recent events taking place when it comes to Security of Supply, Diversity of the EU Energy Mix and the utilisation of Research and Innovation to increase European competitiveness. As it had in the past with its Environment Working Group, ERT intends to continue to comment on major Energy policy proposals which are set to be debated in 2007, and holds occasional consultation meetings with the European Commission and other stakeholders on this issue.
KEY MESSAGES :
Co-Creating a Sustainable Energy Economy: ERT Companies Take the Lead
October 2010
The primary objective of this report is to demonstrate, through a series of examples, how ERT Member companies are taking a lead in building the foundations for a sustainable energy economy for 2020 and beyond. The sustainable energy economy will be one where industry co-creates in a competitive way an energy efficient, low carbon society with governments and consumers. The co-creation of the economy is expected to be formed of many small step changes that will combine to impact on the way that we live at home, the way we as individuals work in the offices of 2020 and beyond and the way in which we use transport. Co-creating this competitive new economy requires the support of industry, government and consumers. Collectively it will be possible to strongly impact specific aspects of the economy, including those highlighted in this report; manufacturing and distribution, construction, smart and sustainable living, mobility and transportation and delivering energy.
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"Securing Europe's Energy Future, Maintaining Competitiveness and Tackling Climate Change"
July 2009
Energy and climate change continue to be major issues for Europe and indeed European industry.

The European Union has been progressive in recent years in ensuring that it remains at the vanguard of tackling climate change, but much remains to be done, both within the EU and globally.

With a view to securing Europe's energy future, maintaining competitiveness and supporting the rollout of the EU energy and climate change package, ERT has developed a set of position papers and thought pieces to support our continued engagement in the ongoing policy process.
Report
Position Paper: International Policy approaches to climate change
Position Paper: Criteria for Shift from 20% to 30%
Position Paper: EU Energy Strategy and Policy Development
Position Paper: Nuclear Energy within the EU
Position Paper: Developing Innovative Renewable Energy Technologies
Position Paper: Green Recovery Opportunities in a Time of Economic Crisis
ERT Letter to Commissioner Verheugen
January 2008
ERT Member Companies remain committed to Europe’s Energy and Climate Change objectives. However, in a letter sent to Commissioners Verheugen, Dimas and Piebalgs on 17 January 2007, ERT raises a number of concerns regarding the revision of the EU ETS due to be published on 23 January 2008. ERT outlines five issues that need to be considered as the EU sets out to tackle the growing problem of Climate Change.
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Achieving Secure, Competitive and Clean Sustainable Energy
June 2007
Energy has become a major issue for Europe, and for European industry. Europe needs the security of a cost competitive supply, together with a positive contribution on the fight against climate change. As the European Union attempts to address this issue, it will need to set practical and attainable goals to gain the support of citizens, and to foster economic growth in a globalised economy.

The European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT) wishes to contribute to this growing debate by supporting the overall objective of secure, competitive and clean sustainable energy, and emphasises the need to link all three components together to secure future EU wealth and wellbeing.

ERT has identified, from an industrial perspective, the major issues faced by EU businesses when it comes to implementing meaningful policies dealing with Energy and Climate Change.
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