La Chaire Jean Monnet en histoire de l'intégration européenne de l'Université de Luxembourg et l'ambassade de Pologne à Luxembourg organisent le 8 octobre 2012 à 18h30 une conférence consacrée aux gaz de schiste.

Shale gas has revolutionized the North American energy landscape. Natural gas prices in the United States have fallen to 10-year lows, while at the same time the country has radically cut its carbon dioxide emissions, primarily through the displacement of coal with natural gas in power generation. However, can the shale gas projects which are now starting in the European Union ever match North America’s success? Could shale gas become an alternative to nuclear energy? Is the method of extracting shale gas through hydraulic fracturing safe in a much more urbanised European environment? Finally, could shale gas make the EU independent of external gas sources and is it worth investing in European shale gas projects? The conference speakers will try to answer these and many other questions.

Agenda

18:30

• Welcome : Prof. Franck Leprévost, Vice-President of the University of Luxembourg
• Introductory remarks : Bartosz Jalowiecki, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland

Speakers :

• Robert Goebbels, Member of European Parliament, Luxembourg’s former Minister of Economy and Minister of Energy
• Prof. René Leboutte, Jean Monnet Chair in History of European Integration, University of Luxembourg
• Tomasz Maj, Country Manager and Vice-President, Talisman Energy Polska
• Prof. Jaroslaw Arabas, Warsaw University of Technology

Moderator :

• Jakub Adamowicz, EU affairs journalist, Luxemburger Wort

20:30 Reception with Polish food specialties