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The Webinar “Decarbonisation pathways related to indirect emissions in the Ceramic Industry, under the Green Deal”, hosted by the European Parliament Ceramics Forum (EPCF) and Cerame-Unie (CU), took place on Tuesday 30 June, from 10:00-11:30, through the online platform ZOOM and had an attendance of more than 120 participants.
Cerame-Unie is currently updating the 2012 Roadmap towards 2050. In that context, the Webinar aimed to give an overview of where the Ceramic Industry stands in terms of decarbonisation pathways and how research & innovation, emerging technologies, more particularly those implying further electrification, can support and fuel this transformation. In addition to showcasing three ongoing research projects relying on electricity, the webinar will also address economic conditions related to the transition towards decarbonisation in the context of the ETS State Aid Guidelines, currently under review.
This event was moderated by Ms. Kathryn Sheridan (CEO & Founder, Sustainability Consult) and counted with the presence of the following speakers and panellists:
Immaculada Rodríguez Piñero, MEP, Member of the INTA Committee and Chair of the European Parliament Ceramics Forum
Carlo Calenda, MEP, Member of ITRE and ENVI, European Parliament
Roman Doubrava, Deputy Head of Unit, DG CLIMA, European Commission
Vincent Basuyau, Policy Officer, Energy Intensive Industries and Raw Materials, DG GROW, European Commission
Renaud Batier, Director-General, Cerame-Unie
Vladislava Iovkova, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory
Abelone Køster, Product Manager, Building and Construction, Danish Technological Institute
Stefan Puskas, Project Manager, Wienerberger
Luis Guaita, Head of R&D, Keraben Group
The Webinar was held in English but simultaneous interpretation to Spanish and Italian was made available through ZOOM, with the support of a team of professional interpreters.
The presentations kindly shared by our panellists are now available for download (please consult Documents). You can find the full recording of the Webinar on our YouTube page. To access future videos, please remember to subscribe to our channel. We also encourage you to visit our Twitter account and share our posts. 
