As part of the preparations for the gathering of the G7 leaders in
Taormina, Sicily, on 26-27 May, EU Energy and Climate Action
Commissioner
Miguel Arias Cañete will be in Rome from April 9-10 to represent the European Union at the G7 Energy Ministerial, the Commission said on April 7.
The meeting will focus on energy security, including cybersecurity,
natural gas and Ukraine; and on the new energy drivers such as
renewables energy, sustainable alternatives fuels, energy efficiency and
innovation in clean technologies.
In the margins of the G7 Ministerial, Cañete will hold bilateral meetings with the US Secretary of Energy
Rick Perry and the Canadian Minister of Natural Resources
Jim Carr.
“The clean energy transition is now an irreversible process at global
level. Putting energy high on the G7 agenda is key to cooperating
beyond borders, and sends a strong joint message for more energy
efficiency, clean energy technology, and innovation research and
development,” Cañete said head of the meeting. “The EU will cooperate
fully for more clean energy as a means to enhance sustainable growth,
social inclusion and climate action,” the Commissioner added.
A member of G7 since 1977, the EU is fully committed to developing a
European Energy Union in line with the Paris Agreement to combat climate
change. To this extent, last November the European Commission presented
a ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ package in order to foster
investments, unlock Europe’s growth potential and create jobs as the
clean energy transition is changing global energy markets.
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