Seminar on The new EU Guidelines on State aid for Climate, Environmental Protection and Energy

On the 27th of January 2022, the European Commission adopted the new Guidelines on State aid for Climate, Environmental Protection and Energy (CEEAG). The new Guidelines aim at being an important contributing factor to the realization of the ambitious EU objectives and targets set out in the European Green Deal. Additionally, the Guidelines aim at aligning the State aid rules with recent regulatory changes in the field of environment and energy.

To fulfil this role, the Guidelines support the decarbonisation of the economy in a broad and flexible manner open to all technologies that can contribute, including renewables, energy efficiency measures, aid for clean mobility, infrastructure, circular economy, pollution reduction, protection and restoration of biodiversity as well as measures to ensure security of energy supply. Furthermore, the new Guidelines aim at achieving these goals at the lowest possible cost for taxpayers and without undue distortions of competition in the single market.

Malgorzata Agnieszka Cyndecka, associate professor at the University of Bergen, opened the seminar with her talk on The Climate, Environmental Protection and Energy Guidelines in a broad State aid context. Vaido Poldoja from the EFTA Surveillance Authority continued the seminar with his talk: "The new Guidelines on State aid for Climate, Environmental protection and Energy - way forward for ESA". The last speaker was Birgitte Jourdan-Andersen from the Law Firm Schjødt, who gave a talk on The Guidelines and their consequence for the development of energy infrastructure. 

The research groups would like to thank our generous collaborators, the speakers, the chair for the Q & A session and all who attended, for a successful seminar.