Energy was not one of the major points of contention in the recently concluded EU-UK trade discussions, and the two parties share a broadly similar vision for the future of energy markets. Despite this, across important areas of cooperation including interconnectors, market coupling, carbon pricing and offshore energy, there is considerable uncertainty and many details left unresolved. Those seeking to finance new energy projects will need to navigate a range of unfamiliar issues.

In this webinar, the Energy Finance special interest group host Ed Birkett of The Policy Exchange, and Matthew Grant of Baringa Partners. They will review the agreement, examine the implications for those financing projects, and consider how cooperation may evolve.

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Time

Registration: 16:55

Event: 17:00 - 18:00

CPD points: 1.00

Speakers

Ed Birkett, Senior Research Fellow, Energy and Environment, The Think Tank Policy Exchange.

Ed Birkett is a Senior Research Fellow, Energy and Environment, at The Think Tank Policy Exchange. Ed has authored a number of recent reports on energy and climate change policy, including the Ffuture UK-EU energy cooperation, which proposed policies to maintain and strengthen cooperation post-Brexit. Before policy exchange, Ed spent five years working in the UK energy sector, most recently as a developer of large-scale solar and energy storage projects.

Matthew Grant, Economist and Policy Expert with Baringa Partners

Matthew Grant is an Economist and Policy Expert with Baringa Partners, an energy and financial services consultancy. Matthew started his career at Ofgem, the energy regulator, and has worked extensively on European energy integration and UK-European cooperation over the past 10 years. His focus is network investment and the regulatory, political and legal routes for cross-border interconnector investment in Europe.

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