Euronews Debates: Electrifying Europe - how can we do it?

Europe is on the road to a rapid transition in the electricity sector to meet its aims regarding containing energy prices and its ambitious climate goals.

But after the EU elections in June, the incoming Parlament and Commission will have to carry out these energy reforms as they strive to achieve net zero by 2050. Will Europe be on track and will anything change with the political shakeup?

Join Euronews’ debate live from the European Parliament on 21 February at 13:30 CET where politicians and renewable energy companies will look ahead to the deep transformation that needs to happen and answer if it really can. You can watch it live on Euronews or Euronews.com.

You can watch the debate live in the video player at the top of this article.

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We will also be taking a deep dive into whether Europe can meet its climate change targets for 2030, 2040, and 2050.

The distinguished panel includes Eva Chamizo, director of European affairs at Iberdrola, MEP Mohammed Chahim, Tom Howes, the European Commission’s advisor on the green transition and market regulation, and WindEurope’s chief policy officer Pierre Tardieu.

Euronews’ climate and science correspondent Jeremy Wilks will be moderating the session.

At the heart of the Euronews debate is the electricity market reform, which, last December, the Council and European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on.

The goal of the reform is not just to increase green electricity but also to protect consumers from rising electricity prices, which shot up due to the Russia-Ukraine war. The rules have yet to be formally approved and may be subject to change under a new EU leadership.

Dr Mohammed Chahim is a Member of the European Parliament for the Dutch social