The European Climate Forum (ECF) and the Climate Parliament in cooperation with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI) will present on Thursday, 17th December 2009 the following side-event at the COP 15:

“SuperSmart Grids - Pathways to a decarbonised power system”

Europe and other regions need to accelerate the delivery of SuperSmart Grids and renewables to reach a fully decarbonised power system by 2050 and meet the 2°C target. The integration of large amount of renewable energy sources in the grid is possible with current technologies, but policy makers need to lead the transformation by securing the necessary legislation on support mechanisms and regulatory reform.

Inputs from:

Ruth Davis, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
Nick Dunlop, Climate Parliament
Satu Hassi, European Parliament
Peter Höppe, Munich RE and DESERTEC Industrial Initiative (DII)
Ben Voorhorst, TenneT TSO/Transpower

A discussion chaired and moderated by Antonella Battaglini (PIK, ECF, RGI) will follow.

Click here to download the flyer.