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From: Ben Goodwin [WEETf] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 02 February 2012 11:26 To: Gavin, Neil Subject: The UK’s Renewable Energy Strategy: count down to 2020 - don’t miss the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum Keynote Seminar, Morning, Thursday, 10th May 2012 Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum Keynote Seminar The UK’s Renewable Energy Strategy: count down to 2020 with Professor Bernie Bulkin Chair, Office of Renewable Energy Deployment Department of Energy and Climate Change and Gaynor Hartnell Chief Executive Officer Renewable Energy Association and Alistair Davison, Royal Haskoning; Dr Gordon Edge, RenewableUK; Ross Fairley, Burges Salmon; Professor Peter Fraenkel; Ian McCubbin, Environmental Resources Management (ERM); Dr Jonathan Radcliffe, Energy Research Partnership; Sarah Samuel, Ofgem and a senior representative, Shell Session chairs: Lord Oxburgh Board Member, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) and Laura Sandys MP Member, Energy and Climate Change Select Committee This event is CPD certified Morning, Thursday, 10th May 2012 Central London Our Website<http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/forums/index.php?fid=westminster_energy_environment_and_transport_forum> | Book Online<http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/forums/book_event.php?eid=395> | Live Agenda<http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/forums/agenda/renewable-strategy-agenda.pdf> Dear Mr Gavin I am writing to ensure you don’t miss the above seminar if you are able to attend. Please note there is a charge for most delegates, although no-one is excluded on the basis of ability to pay (see below). Seminar This seminar focuses on the UK’s 2020 renewable energy targets, providing a timely opportunity to consider the progress that is being made and the latest thinking on practicalities. Delegates will examine the prospects for the Government’s Roadmap to unlock the UK’s renewable energy potential, the key findings and recommendations from the Renewables Banding Obligation Review, and the steps that are being taken by the renewable energies industry to bring about development, innovation and growth in the sector. Including a keynote presentation from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, topics for discussion include: * The progress in delivering the UK’s Renewab le Energy Strategy and the next steps for successful implementation; * Stakeholder perspectives on the key findings from the Renewables Banding Obligation Review and the Government’s Roadmap; * The role of the renewable energies industry in achieving the 2020 targets; * The financial, practical and technical challenges to achieving the 2020 targets; and * A vision beyond 2020: the long-term strategy for UK renewable energy. The draft agenda is copied below my signature, and a regularly updated version is available to view online here<http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/forums/agenda/renewable-strategy-agenda.pdf>. The seminar is organised on the basis of strict impartiality by the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum. Speakers We are delighted that Professor Bernie Bulkin, Chair, Office of Renewable Energy Deployment, Department of Energy and Climate Change and Gaynor Hartnell, Chief Executive Officer, Renewable Energy Association have kindly agreed to deliver keynote addresses at this seminar. Other confirmed speakers include: Alistair Davison, Development Director, Royal Haskoning; Dr Gordon Edge, Director of Policy, RenewableUK; Ross Fairley, Partner and Head of Energy and Environment, Burges Salmon; Professor Peter Fraenkel; Ian McCubbin, Senior Consultant, Energy & Climate Change Practice, Environmental Resources Management (ERM); Dr Jonathan Radcliffe, Head, Analysis Team, Energy Research Partnership and Sarah Samuel, Head of Sustainable Energy Policy, Ofgem, together with a senior representative, Shell. The chairs for this seminar are Lord Oxburgh, Board Member, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) and Laura Sandys MP, Member, Energy and Climate Change Select Committee. Attendees This seminar will present an opportunity to engage with key policymakers and other interested parties and is CPD certified. Places have been reserved for parliamentarians from the House of Lords, officials from the Committee on Climate Change; the Department of Energy and Climate Change; the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; the Department for Transport; Government Procurement Service and UK Trade & Investment. Other organisations represented include: ABB; Alstom Grid; AMEC Power & Process Europe; Atkins; BG Group; Ceres Power; the Crown Estate; DWF; EIC; Energy Developments; Institute for European Environmental Policy; KEMA; Linde Group; Nabarro; Northern Petroleum and SNR Denton UK. Reporting press are attending from: ENDS Report; Infrastructure Journal and The Sunday Times. We expect further speakers and attendees to be a senior and informed group numbering around 150, including Members of both Houses of Parliament, senior officials from the Department of Energy and Climate Change and other relevant Departments, as well as planning and development professionals, representatives of planning organisations, academia, local government, citizen and interest groups, and members of the national and trade press. Output and About Us A key output of the seminar will be a transcript of the proceedings, sent out within a week of the event to Ministers and officials at the Department of Energy and Climate Change and other departments affected by the issues, Parliamentarians with a special interest in these areas, and policymakers in other institutions, departments and agencies. It will also be made available more widely. The document will include transcripts of all speeches and questions and answers sessions from the day, along with access to PowerPoint presentations, speaker biographies, attendee list, an agenda and sponsor information. It is made available subject to strict restrictions on public use, similar to those for Select Committee Uncorrected Evidence, and is intended to provide timely information for interested parties who are unable to attend on the day. All delegates will receive free PDF copies and are invited to contribute to the content. The Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum is strictly impartial and cross-party, and draws on the considerable support it receives from within Parliament and Government, and amongst the wider stakeholder community. The Forum has no policy agenda of its own. 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Options and charges are as follows: * Places at The UK’s Renewable Energy Strategy: count down to 2020 (including refreshments and PDF copy of the transcripts) are £190 plus VAT; * Concessionary rate places for small charities, unfunded individuals and those in similar circumstances are £80 plus VAT. Please be sure to apply for this at the time of booking. For those who cannot attend: * Copies of the briefing document<http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/forums/order_publication.php?pid=424>, including full transcripts of all speeches and the questions and comments sessions and further articles from interested parties, will be available approximately 7 days after the event for £95 plus VAT; * Concessionary rate: £50 plus VAT. If you find the charge for tickets a barrier to attending, please let me know and we will do our best to see you are not excluded. Please note terms and conditions below (including cancellation charges). 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Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum Keynote Seminar The UK’s Renewable Energy Strategy: count down to 2020 Timing: Morning, Thursday, 10th May 2012 Venue: Central London Draft agenda subject to change 8.30 - 9.00 Registration and coffee 9.00 - 9.05 Chairman’s opening remarks Lord Oxburgh, Board Member, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) 9.05 - 9.35 Renewables delivery outlook What progress has been made so far in delivering the UK’s Renewable Energy Strategy? What patterns have emerged and are likely to emerge in the take-up of the different types of renewable energy? Is the UK on track to achieve its 2020 targets? Gaynor Hartnell, Chief Executive Officer, Renewable Energy Association Questions and comments from the floor 9.35 - 10.05 The UK’s Renewable Energy Strategy: progress and next steps The UK’s Renewable Energy Roadmap was launched in July 2011 as a comprehensive action plan to accelerate the UK’s deployment and use of renewable energy with a view to achieving the 2020 targets. What progress has been made in meeting these objectives? What further work is required? What are the key findings from the Renewables Obligation Banding Review and what steps need to be taken to ensure that renewables developers are receiving the support required to maintain their investments? As 2020 draws closer, what more can the renewable energies industry expect from DECC? Professor Bernie Bulkin, Chair, Office of Renewable Energy Deployment, Department of Energy and Climate Change Questions and comments from the floor 10.05 - 10.55 Assessing Government strategy and the role of the renewable energies industry in achieving the 2020 targets Is the Government’s strategy for achieving the UK’s 2020 targets succeeding? What, if anything, could be added to improve the chances of the strategy succeeding? Going forward, what steps is the renewable energies industry taking itself in helping to achieve the targets? What more could the Government do to support the renewable energies industry in working towards 2020? Alistair Davison, Development Director, Royal Haskoning Sarah Samuel, Head of Sustainable Energy Policy, Ofgem Ross Fairley, Partner and Head of Energy and Environment, Burges Salmon Professor Peter Fraenkel Senior representative, energy industry Questions and comments from the floor 10.55 - 11.00 Chairman’s closing remarks Lord Oxburgh, Board Member, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) 11.00 - 11.30 Coffee 11.30 - 11.35 Chairman’s opening remarks Laura Sandys MP, Member, Energy and Climate Change Select Committee 11.35 - 12.25 The financial, practical and technical challenges to achieving the 2020 targets How can investment in renewable energy be grown in the run-up to 2020? In the long term is the Green Investment Bank the optimal policy choice as a funding vehicle for the UK’s renewable energy industry? What impact is the changing nature of the UK’s planning system likely to have on the UK’s Renewable Energy Strategy? How can local needs be balanced against the growth of renewable energy? Is UK infrastructure ‘smart’ enough to facilitate the levels of renewable energy required to meet the 2020 targets? Ian McCubbin, Senior Consultant, Energy & Climate Change Practice, Environmental Resources Management (ERM) Dr Jonathan Radcliffe, Head, Analysis Team, Energy Research Partnership Dr Gordon Edge, Director of Policy, RenewableUK Senior representative, Shell Senior representative, legal firm Questions and comments from the floor 12.25 - 12.55 A vision beyond 2020: the long-term strategy for UK renewable energy Senior speaker to be announced Questions and comments from the floor 12.55 - 13.00 Chairman’s and Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum closing remarks Laura Sandys MP, Member, Energy and Climate Change Select Committee Ben Goodwin, Senior Producer, Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum