2. Sustainable Energy Policies to Mitigate Energy Security Risks

(Presented by the “Energy” Working Committee)

Goal

a broadly shared multilateral intergovernmental expert dialogue on energy security in one or more of the following areas:

• data and information sharing and increased transparency
• infrastructure investment and financing
• legal, regulatory and policy framework
• harmonisation of standards
• research, development and deployment of new technologies

in which the energy security risks of UNECE member states can be diminished through the pursuit of sustainable energy policies.

Participants/Implementers of the project

A project of co-operation between the EBC and the UNECE Committee on Sustainable Energy.

Approved and qualified as subject to financial support by the Presiding Committee meeting in June 2007.

The project co-ordinator on the part of the UNECE is Mr. Sead Vilogorac, UNECE. On the part of the EBC – Mr. Uwe H. Fip, E.ON Ruhrgas AG, Member of the EBC Board.

Start of the project:

August 2007

Duration of the project:

3 years

Fully implemented and paid in late 2010.