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Europe has committed to reach climate neutrality by 2050 and the race to net zero has spread to other geographies as well. Generous fiscal stimuli are directed towards decarbonizing our energy systems, yet the transition is rising major questions and policy dilemmas. Given technological unknowns and infant industries shaping a new energy market model, as well as the unequal pace of the transition worldwide, how can decision-makers support the competitiveness of the energy sector while advancing towards climate neutrality? What will be the socio-economic impacts of the likely transformation or even disappeatance of carbon-intensive industries? What business and policy strategies can be employed to mitigate the negative effect and to turn regions in transition into sources of economic prosperity instead of abandoned industrial sites? Last but not least, given decreasing public acceptance for green energy technologies, from offshore wind farms to massive deployment of solar PV, how can different stakeholder groups and diverging interests be aligned to reach ambitious net-zero targets?
Corina Murafa
is an independent public policy expert and university lecturer in climate, energy and sustainability, having worked for the World Bank, European Commission, Frankfurt School of Management, OMV Petrom, Deloitte, Ashoka, national governments and think tanks. Her work focuses mainly on just energy transition, energy communities and energy poverty and she gives a voice to civil society organisations working in this sector through her position in the plenary of the Romanian Economic and Social Committee. She is also a lecturer at the Faculty of Business Administration at Bucharest University of Economic Studies. She acted as a team leader assisting Romania in drafting its Territorial Just Transition Plans and is now working with public authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland and the Czech Republic in similar processes. She is the National Advisor of the Environmental Defense Fund in Romania and the co-founder of the National Energy Poverty Observatory. She is a frequent speaker in conferences and media venues on energy topics.
