ECF 2011 Annual Report - European Climate Foundation

Spotlight on Power Perspectives 2030
SPOTLIGHT ON POWER
PERSPECTIVES 2030
With Power Perspectives 2030, the ECF continues its quality work
on power decarbonisation through cooperation with the large
group of stakeholders involved in the Roadmap 2050 project.
WE HAD TWO MAIN OBJECTIVES FOR POWER PERSPECTIVES 2030
• To maintain momentum on the decarbonisation agenda following publication
of the European Commission’s energy roadmap, and shape the emerging post-
2020 climate and energy policy framework debate; and
• To develop a consensus and understanding on the immediate necessary steps.
ACTIVITIES
Work on the report began in early 2011, with analysis conducted by several
respected consultancies including McKinsey & Co, energy consulting firm
KEMA, the Imperial College London (ICL), and the Regulatory Assistance
Project (RAP). The results were discussed with a core working group of
utility companies, Transmission System Operators (TSOs), and NGOs. The
ECF acted as both a strategic director, defining the scope and the focus
of the analysis, and as a project manager, keeping the process on track.
The ECF also kept the key audiences (European Commission and Danish
Presidency) closely in the loop throughout the process.
The report was launched on 7 November 2011 in Brussels and in several
other key venues and Member States (European Commission, European
Parliament, Denmark, Sweden, The Netherlands, the UK, etc.). Hundreds
of copies of the report were distributed across Europe, reaching key policymakers,
consultancies, ECF partners, and NGOs.
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have been essential to its success. Quite simply we could not have won the campaign without it!” Dave Timms, UK Climate and Energy Campaigner, Friends of the Earth (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)