MEP 2025 Launch in Brussels.
One month ahead of the European Commissionโs adoption of its New Pact for the Mediterranean, OMEC and IOGP Europe gathered 130+ policymakers, industry leaders and civil society representatives to discuss regional energy challenges and opportunities for cooperation.
The event featured: The official presentation of ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ – the most comprehensive and data-driven energy outlook for the region to date.
๐ง๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต-๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐น๐: one on the regionโs net-zero pathways and investment outlook to 2050, and the other on the role of gas in balancing energy security and decarbonization.
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐๐ :
1. ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ & ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ: diversify supply, expand renewables, and develop smarter and more digital grids.
2. ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: a no-regret cornerstone and priority investment area of the Mediterranean energy system.
3. ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ & ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ: Scale up innovation and deployment of clean fuels and large-scale storage to enable deep decarbonisation and enhance flexibility.
4. ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐-๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: boost integration and unlock renewable potential.
5. ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐: Engage within the Med itself and beyond to scale renewables, interconnections, and new technologies, bringing innovation and competitiveness.
6. ๐๐ฎ๐, ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐น: essential to support renewables development and electrification expansion.
The panel discussions centered on the Mediterraneanโs net-zero pathways and investment outlook to 2050, as well as the evolving role of gas in balancing energy security and decarbonisation. Exchanges highlighted both the opportunities and risks ahead: the Mediterranean is a key energy corridor rich in renewables, hydrocarbons, and COโ storage potential. Yet without sufficient investment, stronger energy efficiency efforts and integration of the energy systems, the region faces higher energy costs, slower emissions reductions, and lost industrial competitiveness. Targeted cooperation and timely investments could unlock a more resilient, competitive, and sustainable energy future for all countries in the region.
A warm thank you to IOGP Europe for co-organizing this event, all speakers & participants for their invaluable contributions. The exchanges lay the foundation for sustained cooperation and invite all stakeholders to engage in shaping a more secure, affordable, and sustainable energy future in the region.
๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ค๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ฎย : https://shorturl.at/B43q1
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