13: Climate and Energy – Key Questions for the Future
In cooperation with the EIB Institute
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in englischer SpracheGovernments are focusing on growth and employment, but we must not lose sight of the longer-term climate and energy questions. How can we protect jobs and maintain competitiveness over the period of transition to a low-carbon economy? What instruments do we have at our disposal and what do we know about what works and what does not? The energy and investment forecasts show that public spending will not be able to reach the goal, so how can we best empower the private sector? What has to happen to attract long-term money from institutional investors and what financial innovations are on the horizon?
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Dr. Amal-Lee AMIN
Associate Director and Head, International Climate Finance, E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism, London
| 2001-2002 | Policy Advisor, Energy Markets, Sustainable Energy Policy, DETR/Defra, London |
| 2002-2003 | Energy Policy Advisor, Prime Minister s Strategy Unit, Cabinet Office, London |
| 2003-2004 | Head, REEEP Policy & Strategy, Environment Policy Department, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, UK Government, London |
| 2004-2007 | Head, Technology, Investment and Development, International Climate Change Policy, Defra, UK Government, London |
| 2007-2008 | Head, International Strategy, International Strategy and Campaigns Unit, Defra, UK Government, London |
| 2008-2010 | Team Leader, Climate Investment Funds (CIF), Lead Specialist Climate Change, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington D.C. |
| 2010-2011 | Deputy Head, Green Investment Bank, Commercial Team, Department Energy and Climate Change, UK Government, London |
| since 2011 | Associate Director, Third Generation Environmentalism (E3G), London |
Christopher KNOWLES
Head, Climate Change & Environment Division, European Investment Bank, Luxembourg
| 1976-1978 | Lesotho National Development Corporation - Project Department |
| 1979-1980 | EU Commission Delegation in Malawi (Economic Advisor) |
| 1981 | Lazard Bros London |
| since 1982 | European Investment Bank, Luxembourg |
| Positions held at EIB: | |
| 1982-1985 | Economist for the ACP - African, Caribbean and Pacific - countries |
| 1986-1989 | Loan Officer for the ACP countries |
| 1990-1997 | Head of Division for the CE Europe Operations |
| 1998-1999 | Head of Division for Greece and Finland Operations |
| 2000-2004 | Associate Director for Spain Infrastructure Lending Operations |
| since 2005 | Associate Director for Energy, Environment and Funds |
Donald MACDONALD
Chairman, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change Ltd., London
| 1995-1999 | National Executive Council, Communication Workers Union |
| 1999-2004 | Telecom Organising Officer, Communication Workers Union |
| 2006-2008 | Chair, Principles for Responsible Investment |
Angus MCCRONE
Chief Editor, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, London
| 1984-1985 | Assistant Economist, Pieda Consultants, Edinburgh |
| 1985-1988 | Reporter and then News Editor, Computing Magazine, London |
| 1988-1991 | Business Reporter, The Scotsman, London |
| 1991-1993 | Economics and Business Reporter, Sunday Telegraph, London |
| 1993-1997 | Economics Correspondent, London Evening Standard |
| 1998-2006 | Financial writer and senior economist, Sunday Times, Sunday Business, Evening Standard, Centre for Economics and Business Research, London |
| since 2007 | Chief Editor, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, London |
Dr. Peter WEHRHEIM
Head of Unit, Directorate General Climate Action, European Commission, Brussels
| 1994 | Doctorate in Agricultural Economics, University of Giessen |
| 1994-1998 | Affiliation with the University of Kiel; Consultant for World Bank, the FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, EUROSTAT - Statistical Office of the European Commission |
| 2001 | Habilitation in Agricultural Policy, University of Bonn |
| 2001-2002 | Temporary Professor for Economic and Agricultural Policy, University of Bonn |
| 2002-2003 | Heisenberg Scholar, DFG - German Research Foundation, Department of Economics, University of Maryland |
| since 2004 | Various positions, European Commission |
| 2004-2010 | Responsibility for various rural development programmes, work on the mid-term reform of the CAP - the Common Agricultural Policy 2008, Directorate General Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission |
| since 2013 | Head of Unit, responsible for climate finance and forestry, Directorate General Climate Action, European Commission |
Sean KIDNEY
Chief Executive Officer, Climate Bonds Initiative, London
| 1988-2002 | Proprietor, Pluto Press Australia |
| CEO and founder, Social Change Media | |
| 1996-2007 | CEO and co-founder, Social Change Online |
| 2007-2009 | Europe Manager, Climate Risk Ltd |
| since 2009 | CEO and Co-founder, Climate Bonds Initiative |
