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Overview
Lobbying Costs
37,500€
Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
6
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Energy Transitions Commission (ETC)
EU Transparency Register
225968629523-78 First registered on 09 Jan 2018
Goals / Remit
The goal of the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) is to accelerate change towards low-carbon energy systems that enable robust economic development and limit the rise in global temperature to well below 2°C. We bring together a coalition of diverse players from across the energy landscape (incumbents, disruptors, energy-intensive industries, investors, environmental NGOs, academics…), build a trusted fact-base, anchored into high-quality research as well as broad consultation with public and private stakeholders, on the “tough-to-crack” issues of the energy transition, and define feasible transition pathways to inform policy and investment choices across countries and sectors.
The Energy Transition Commission’s flagship report Better Energy, Greater Prosperity, released in April 2017 and available on our website, highlights four pathways towards low-carbon energy systems which are the core focus of the ETC’s activities and messages.
1. Clean electrification - By 2040, half of emissions reductions compared to a business as usual scenario could come from the combination of the decarbonization of power generation and the electrification of a wider set of activities in the transport and buildings sectors.
2. Decarbonization of “hard-to-electrify” sectors – In addition, we will need to cut carbon emissions from activities that cannot be electrified cost-effectively in transport, industry and buildings. This will become increasingly important as the potential for additional clean electrification is exhausted.
3. A revolution in the pace of energy productivity improvement - Energy productivity improvement could deliver a third of required emissions reductions by 2040, but this would demand greatly accelerated energy efficiency progress across the buildings, transport and industry sectors, as well as structural changes in the economy to deliver more economic growth with less energy-intensive goods and services.
4. Optimization of remaining fossil fuels use - These transitions would result in a 30% decrease in fossil fuels use by 2040, but fossil fuels would still represent up to 50% of final energy demand. Meeting climate objectives therefore also requires a ramp-up in all forms of carbon capture and sequestration (conversion into products, underground storage, natural carbon sinks). In this context, fossil fuels use should be concentrated in highest value applications, which implies a rapid decrease in unabated coal consumption, a peak of oil in the 2020s and a continued role for gas provided methane leakages are reduced significantly.
The transition to low-carbon energy systems across the world will require faster improvement than in the past 20 years and faster than the INDCs promise. Each year, energy productivity needs to increase by 3% and the share of energy from zero-carbon sources needs to rise at least one percentage point. Strong public policies will be essential to achieve this. The ETC believes that these must include meaningful carbon pricing, phase-out of fossil fuels subsidies, R&D and deployment support for low-carbon technologies, robust standards and regulations, appropriate market design, and public investment in transport and urban infrastructure.
In addition, progress implies a major shift in the mix of investments in the energy system: investments in fossil fuels (from exploration to power generation) over the next 15 years could be about $5.7 trillion lower than in a business as usual scenario, while investments in low-carbon technologies and more energy-efficient equipment and buildings could increase by $6 trillion and $9 trillion respectively. This would mean an extra $300-600 billion in annual investment.
For more information, visit: http://www.energy-transitions.org/Main EU files targeted
The Energy Transitions Commission did not specifically target EU initiatives, policies and legislative files in the last year. However, we aim to develop EU-focused activities in 2018 and beyond to follow the implementation and (moving forward) inform the direction of the following initiatives and policies:
Roadmap 2050 (published 2011) – In particular, the Energy Transitions Commission is interested in following and helping enable progress against targets including cutting domestic Green House Gas emissions by at least 40% by 2030 compared to 1990 and by at least 80% by 2050 compared to 1990.
2050 Energy Roadmap (published 2011) – The Energy Transitions Commission is interested in following how the EU energy sector can move toward its goal of cutting Green House Gas emissions by 80% by 2050.
Transport 2050 (published 2011)- The Energy Transitions Commission is interested in following and helping enable progress against targets including achieving the objective of no conventional fuel cars in cities, 40% cut in low carbon fuels use in aviation, 40% cut in shipping emissions, 50% shift from road to rail / water transport of medium distance passenger and freight journeys.
Clean Energy Package (published 2016) – In particular, the Energy Transitions Commission is interested in supporting rapid progress against existing EU targets – including an increase in energy efficiency and in the share of renewable energy in final energy consumption by 2030. We will also support an acceleration of the EU’s efforts to decarbonize power, decarbonize beyond power and accelerate energy productivity improvements.
The ETC will also follow upcoming policies on energy, transport, industry and innovation, as well as the upcoming Multiannual Financial Framework.Address
Head Office
69 Carter Lane
London EC4V 5EQ
UNITED KINGDOM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
The Energy Transitions Commission is also likely to work in partnership with its Commissioners’ organisations, which are represented in Brussels and are registered separately on the EU Transparency Register. These joint operations would be organised on an ad-hoc basis, for a specific meeting or event. An up-to-date list of ETC Commissioners can be found on our website: http://www.energy-transitions.org/who-we-are
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Anne-Caroline Duplat (Head of Communications)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Jeremy Oppenheim (Director)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
none
Member organisations
ETC Commissioners are affiliated with sponsoring and non-sponsoring organizations. Regardless of funding, every Commissioner has an equal voice and participation in the Energy Transitions Commission. An up-to-date list of ETC Commissioners – and of the supporting organizations with which they are affiliated – can be found on our website: http://www.energy-transitions.org/who-we-are
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
37,500€
Other financial info
The secretariat of the Energy Transitions Commission is run by SYSTEMIQ Ltd. It is funded by financial contributions from its sponsoring organizations.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
The Energy Transitions Commission regularly publishes new global insights, which are publicly available on its website.
At EU level, the Energy Transitions Commission is looking to hold a number of communications activities and events including:
- Organising bilateral meetings with EU policy-makers including EU commissioners, commissioner staff, Members of European Parliament, and lobbyists to discuss the European energy strategy and targets;
- Facilitating events to discuss and publicise strategies for the energy transition with EU commissioners, Members of European Parliament and industry leaders;
- Co-ordinating press outreach and coverage surrounding the energy transition with EU focused media outlets such as EURACTIV and Politico.
As a general principle, the ETC would not be lobbying on specific articles of EU initiatives, policies and legislatives files, but rather looking to inform public debate and advocate on behalf of the required targets and strategy focus needed to accelerate a low-carbon European energy transition.Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
6 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 20 Jun 2019 Location Brussels Subject Taxonomy DG Environment Attending - Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General)
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Date 13 Dec 2018 Location Brussels Subject Long-term decarbonisation strategy and COP 24 Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
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Date 24 Oct 2018 Location Brussels Subject Discussion on the ETC upcoming report Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Sep 2018 Location Brussels Subject Clean energy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Ivo Schmidt (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Sep 2018 Location BRUSSELS Subject Clean energy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Ivo Schmidt (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Mar 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject low carbon energy system DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)