Since launching in September 2021, the CLEAR-X project has helped thousands of consumers in Central and Eastern Europe to save money (and carbon emissions) by shifting to renewable energy.

Through a series of collective purchase campaigns, the project has helped over 1,700 consumers to invest in solar panels, heat pumps and other renewable energy products at reduced prices.

Now, as the project comes to a close, it’s the perfect opportunity to take stock of the successes (and learnings) along the way.

Join us on the morning of Tuesday, 20 February 2024 for an in-person event, including debates with industry leaders, national consumer organisations and policy makers on what can be done to speed up the energy transition and get consumers on board with the shift to renewables.

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Programme:

09.00-09.30 Welcome coffee

09.30-09.40 Introduction by Monique Goyens, Director General of BEUC

09.40-10.50 The Market Reality for renewables and experience on the ground: running collective purchase campaigns
National consumer organisations from across Europe will discuss the reality for everyday consumers in switching to renewables and the gap between this reality and top-down policy

Andrea Klag, International Consumer Research & Testing (ICRT)
Petra Cakovska, společnosti spoločnosť ochrany spotrebiteľov S.O.S. Poprad  (Slovakia)
Kęstutis Kupšys, Vartotojų aljansas (Lithuania)
Jasmina Bevc Bahar, Zveza Potrošnikov Slovenije - ZPS (Slovenia)

10.50-11.20 Coffee break

11.20-12.30 What can be done at the EU level to speed up the shift to renewables?
A high-level debate with leading policy figures from the renewables sector and the European institutions

Nicolás González Casares, MEP, S&D Group
Paula Dorado Miranda, Policy Officer, DG ENER,  European Commission
Jan Osenberg, Policy Advisor, Solar Power Europe
Jozefien Vanbecelaere, Head of EU Affairs, European Heat Pump Association

12.30-13.30 Closing remarks and networking lunch

Dave Keating will moderate the event.