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.