13th MaREI Climate & Energy Research Seminar

This year's MaREI Climate & Energy Policy Research Seminar covers topics related to climate policy, the residential energy use, and the electricity sector.   The seminar builds on a strong history of collaboration between UCC and the ESRI, with both institutions partners in Research Ireland MaREI Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine.

Registration for this seminar is now full, please contact liz.coyle@esri.ie for further assistance.

 

Event Programme

9.00

Registration

9.30

Opening Remarks

Session 1 - Climate Policy

9.40

Will Ireland remain within the 1st Carbon Budget?

Brian O Gallachoir

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10.00

Community Benefit Funding - How should we spend the €800 million?

Alexandra Revez

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10.20

Consumption versus production based emissions: an international comparison w.r.t Ireland

Kelly de Bruin, Mert Yakut, Çağaçan Değer  

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10.40

Temperature overshoot: from global to country-level implications

Róisín Moriarty

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11.00

Coffee Break

Session 2 – Residential

11.30

Residential heat decarbonisation: complementary policies and potentials

Muireann Lynch, Anita Vollmer, John Curtis

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11.50

How to accelerate climate action? Understanding mainstream adopters

Fionn Rogan, Shane Timmons, Diarmaid Ó Ceallaigh

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Session 3 – Electricity

12.10

How do Irish energy costs compare? A comparison of Irish and European energy costs

Brendan Wade, Miguel Tovar, Niall Farrell

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12.30

The importance of flexibility in wholesale electricity markets: evidence from Ireland.

Conor Banahan, John Curtis, Tensay Meles, Niall Farrell

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12.50

Irish Power sector Review and future challenges

Paul Deane

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