Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2026 | Gerassimos Thomas Director-General | Exchange of views on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) | — |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Gerassimos Thomas Director-General | Exchange of views on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) | SRC |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Patrice Pillet Cabinet member | Presentation on policy paper for inclusion of indirect emissions | — |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Patrice Pillet Cabinet member | Presentation on policy paper for inclusion of indirect emissions | SRC |
| 16 Oct 2025 | Luca De Carli Head of Unit | Revision of the European Climate Law | SRC |
| 16 Oct 2025 | Luca De Carli Head of Unit | Revision of the European Climate Law | — |
| 13 May 2025 | Kurt Vandenberghe Director-General | Clean Industrial Deal to deliver a Joint Decarbonisation and Competitiveness Roadmap | — |
| 13 May 2025 | Kurt Vandenberghe Director-General | Clean Industrial Deal to deliver a Joint Decarbonisation and Competitiveness Roadmap | SRC |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Anne-Maud Orlinski Cabinet member | Exchange of views on policy priorities as a follow up of the Clean Industrial Deal and the Affordable Energy Action Plan | SRC |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Anne-Maud Orlinski Cabinet member | Exchange of views on policy priorities as a follow up of the Clean Industrial Deal and the Affordable Energy Action Plan | — |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Gerassimos Thomas Director-General | Physical meeting - CBAM, COP29 and Carbon Pricing | SRC |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Gerassimos Thomas Director-General | Physical meeting - CBAM, COP29 and Carbon Pricing | — |
| 09 Jan 2024 | Tatiana Marquez Uriarte Cabinet member | Meeting with CCS Europe members on CCS strategy. | — |
| 09 Jan 2024 | Tatiana Marquez Uriarte Cabinet member | Meeting with CCS Europe members on CCS strategy. | SRC |
| 09 Dec 2023 | Gerassimos Thomas Director-General | Physical meeting - Speaker at the UNFCCC COP 28 side-event “What is the road ahead for interconnected carbon pricing systems and CBAMS?” | SRC |
| 09 Dec 2023 | Gerassimos Thomas Director-General | Physical meeting - Speaker at the UNFCCC COP 28 side-event “What is the road ahead for interconnected carbon pricing systems and CBAMS?” | — |
| 29 Mar 2023 | Anthony Agotha Cabinet member | EU-Norway energy cooperation | — |
| 29 Mar 2023 | Anthony Agotha Cabinet member | EU-Norway energy cooperation | SRC |
| 22 Apr 2022 | Aleksandra Tomczak Cabinet member | Exchange of views on CCUS | — |
| 22 Apr 2022 | Aleksandra Tomczak Cabinet member | Exchange of views on CCUS | SRC |
| 22 May 2019 | Adalbert Jahnz Cabinet member | Meeting with Dr Sweeney, Chairman of Zero Emissions Platform - CCUS and long-term decarbonisation | — |
| 22 May 2019 | Adalbert Jahnz Cabinet member | Meeting with Dr Sweeney, Chairman of Zero Emissions Platform - CCUS and long-term decarbonisation | SRC |
| 27 Nov 2018 | Miguel Arias Cañete Commissioner | EU Climate policies in the light of the Long-Term Strategy | SRC |
| 27 Nov 2018 | Miguel Arias Cañete Commissioner | EU Climate policies in the light of the Long-Term Strategy | — |
| 29 Apr 2015 | Miguel Arias Cañete Commissioner | CCS presentation to the Commissioner | SRC |
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