Equity and Finance experts questioned by Lords on EU Energy policies

Experts in energy finance and investment will be questioned by the Lords Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy EU Sub-Committee on Wednesday 19 December as part of their inquiry into EU energy and growth.

Witnesses

At 11am, Wednesday?19 December, Committee Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

• Angus McCrone, Chief Editor, Bloomberg New Energy Finance; and
• Peter Atherton, Independent Equity Analyst

The Committee will explore with the witnesses issues including:

• whether EU policy helps or hinders general energy sector investments and low-carbon investment in particular;
• their views on the extent to which energy investment has economic benefits for growth and jobs;
• how the EU compares to other regions of the world in terms of attracting investors, including in low-carbon energy sources;
• how the required ?1 trillion of? capital expenditure in the energy sector over the next decade can be delivered without imposing unsustainable costs on households and businesses; and
• whether there is a case to continue broad support for renewable energy and whether shale gas has materially altered the outlook or case for them.?

Further information

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Source: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/eu-environment-and-agriculture-sub-committee-d/news/energy-evidence-19dec12/

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