EMD Cities Roundtable - Ravenna's strategy for a sustainable and just energy transition

Table Leader:

• Annagiulia Randi – Deputy Mayor, Ravenna Municipality

Moderator:

• Giulia Cillani, European Policy Office, Ravenna Municipality

Experts:

• Alberto Bernabini, CEO, AGNES project

• Elisa Checcaroni, Technical Engineer, AGNES project

• Piero Ercoli, Executive Director Decarbonization Unit, Snam SpA

Description:

The city of Ravenna hosts a strong industrial sector located in the port area: a multi-corporate production site with logistics, chemicals, petrochemicals companies together with energy production and waste treatment services. The second strategic asset of the city is also closely tied to the sea, being one of the worldwide most important energy and offshore hubs. Our task is to maintain the fragile balance between nature, cultural and historical heritage, industrial and commercial assets, by guaranteeing a good livelihood for all the citizens, promoting and organizing the public services and stimulating social and economic development of our area.

In a territory where the presence of hard-to-abate industries is so relevant, the commitment is to promote strategical projects supporting the abatement of emissions. Therefore, the challenge is to be compliant with EU Green Deal objectives, to support the industrial ecological transition and to reduce CO2 emissions allowing industries not to relocate outside EU, where regulations against pollution are weaker. All this granting a fair and just industrial ecological transition. How can we reach this goal?

See Ravenna Challenge

Organised by Ravenna Municipality