6 DECEMBER 2022 | WEBINAR

This panel discussion organised in the European Parliament focused on the impacts that the EU ETS and the new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will have on the Western Balkan countries, focusing in the power sector, and options to mitigate them.

The panel discussion was hosted by MEP Petros Kokkalis and co-organized by The Green Tank and CEE Bankwatch Network. It was part of the LIFE-ETX Project and aimed at bringing together environmental NGOs and mayors from the Western Balkans with EU policy and decision makers, so that the challenges and opportunities associated with the implementation of EU carbon pricing policy could be identified and explored. 

PANELISTS:

• Petros Kokkalis, MEP, The Left

• Yiannis Zachariadis, European Commission

• Ioana Ciuta, Energy Coordinator, CEE BankwatchNetwork

• Samir Kamenjaković, Mayor of Zivinice, Bosnia and Herzegovina • Mirnes Bajtarevic, Mayor of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Nikos Mantzaris, Senior Policy Analyst & Co-Partner, The Green Tank

Moderator: Sam Van Den Plas, Policy Director, Carbon Market Watch

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LifeETX is implemented by a consortium of 10 NGOs working at national and European level