EU Green Week: EU Green Jobs Summit
Eileen Linklater, EMEC’s Commercial Manager will be attending the EU Green Jobs Summit in Brussels, 30-31st May 2017. The event is being held as part of the European Commission’s EU Green Week.
Session 2.1: Blue jobs in the ocean energy sector
Day 2 – Wednesday 31st May
1200-1330
Klimt Room
If managed well, oceans can offer great potential for the maritime economy, both for traditional and emerging activities. Today, in the EU, the economy represents roughly 5.4 million jobs and generates a gross added value of almost €500 billion a year. Ocean energy is the next generation of renewable energy that could contribute to the transition to the low-carbon economy of the future and the fight against climate change. Europe is taking the lead globally with over half of wave and tidal energy companies coming from the EU. We have a good chance to maintain leadership in a global market expected to be worth hundreds of billions of euros in the next decades. Making ocean energy a success will mean big business and more high-skilled jobs. It is estimated that approximately 27,000 jobs could be created in the sector by 2035 under favourable conditions.
This session will discuss how jobs in the ocean energy sector can promote the sustainable development of the blue economy and ensure global opportunities for the EU.
Speakers:
- Bernhard Friess, Director of Maritime Policy and Blue Economy , Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs & Fisheries
- Jacopo Moccia, Policy & Operations Director, Ocean Energy Europe
- Dr. Tuula Mäki, R&D Manager, AW-Energy
- Eileen Linklater, Commercial Manager, The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd
Moderator:
- Anya Sitaram, Moderators Europe
The full programme can be accessed, here: Programme for EU Green Jobs Summit
