Some fear that including international carbon credits will undermine EU’s climate leadership and the stability and credibility of the EU ETS and ultimately reduce the incentives for high quality carbon removals in the EU, others accuse the EU of reneging on its obligation to reduce domestically its carbon footprint. Yet, others see in this an opportunity for EU to leverage its geoeconomic influence, to push further the clean trade and investment partnerships and the climate diplomacy agenda, to strengthen the UNFCCC process at a time where the US is creating a leadership void and to transform article 6 into an incentive for investing in CDR technologies over the long term. This joint Ifri & ERCST roundtable will explore these issues.

Draft agenda

11:00-11:30: Welcome  coffee 

11:30-11:40: Introduction by Ifri & ERCST
Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega, Director, Center for Energy and Climate, Ifri

11:40-12:50: Panel discussion (8 minutes each + second round reaction)

Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Member of the European Parliament
Andrei Marcu, Director, ERCST 
Chiara Martinelli, Director Carbon action network Europe
Bilal Hussein, CEO, Artio
Member State – Sweden (tbd)
Juan Carlos Pareno, Head of Carbon Portfolio, Glencore
Gabrielle Gauthey, CEO representative to the EU institutions, TotalEnergies

Moderation: Diana-Paula Gherasim, Head of European Energy and Climate Policies, Ifri

12:50-13:15: Q&A  with the room

13h15-14h00: Lunch buffet

This event is accessible on invitation only and will be held in English