Powering Tomorrow: Smart Policies for Energy Sustainability

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In an intensive 5-day programme, the summer school offers insight into the challenges faced by today’s energy sector and the impacts of different prospective solutions. Through seminars and lectures, more than 15 speakers (reputed scholars, international experts, and practitioners from leading energy companies) explore critical questions on smart policies for energy sustainability.

The summer school builds upon the thematic areas and projects EPG is undergoing, structured along 3 main modules:

Module 1. Energy & Climate Governance (30th of June 2025)
The aim of this module is to offer an overview of the international institutional architecture for energy & climate change including political bargaining, policy-making and implementation by governments, non-governmental organisations, businesses and communities. Part of this module there will be interactive group learning games that promote greater understanding of the causes of climate change and the solution to mitigate it. Starting with the general picture of the foundations of EU energy and climate policy, the programme will move into more specific discussions on key energy topics, such as energy efficiency, secure low-carbon energy supply, energy system optimisation and industrial decarbonisation.

Module 2. Energy Systems (1st of July 2025)
Decarbonising the energy system is critical to reach climate neutrality by 2050. Within this module, significant attention is given to policies that prioritise energy efficiency and renewable energy, a secure and affordable energy supply and a fully integrated, interconnected and digitalised EU energy market.

Module 3. Clean Economy (2nd of July 2024)
As the EU is embarking on a transition towards climate neutrality, net-zero requirements must apply to the whole economy (energy sources, industrial processes, supply chains and infrastructure). This module will focus on industrial decarbonisation, innovation on low-carbon technology and processes, as well as resilient supply chains.

Target group

The summer school is targeted for 20-25 master/PhD students and young professionals (max. 35 years old) studying/working in the energy sector or other related fields: economics, law, political sciences, environmental studies, international relations, social sciences etc.

As many of the summer school topics will be approached from a policy perspective, ideal candidates can be: employees of international organisations, public affairs professionals in business organisations, policy advocates from NGOs, researchers within universities, research institutes and think-tanks etc

Course aim

The goal of the programme is to equip students and professionals with the appropriate tools to better analyse the energy sector and its complex interconnections with the climate system and the natural resources industries. The summer school is also a great opportunity to debate, interact, and build a sense of community that can afterwards facilitate a cross-disciplinary and cross-border collaboration to deploy the energy transition goals

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