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14 October 2020 - North Sea energy cooperation and Net Zero - Oral evidence

Committee EU Environment Sub-Committee
Inquiry North Sea energy cooperation and Net Zero

Wednesday 14 October 2020

Start times: 9:15am (private) 10:00am (public)


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North Sea energy cooperation and Net Zero

The EU Environment Sub-Committee will ask experts about the kinds of energy cooperation that will be needed with EU neighbours and other international partners to harness the potential of the North Sea in the path to net zero.

Meeting details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Work North Sea energy cooperation and Net Zero (Non-inquiry session)

Areas of discussion

Members will be asking witnesses about:

  • Benefits of cooperation between the UK and other North Sea countries in offshore wind, hydrogen, and carbon capture, use and storage.
  • Working structures needed to support cooperation.
  • UK’s regulatory regimes and facilitating joint energy projects.
  • Ecological challenges of North Sea energy projects.
  • Impacts of the UK-EU future partnership agreement on cooperation.
  • Recommendations for Government in these areas.

Further information

Location

Virtual meeting (webcast)