Maria da Graça Carvalho delivered the opening speech of the workshop on Bridging the gaps in energy related socio-economic research, organized by DG RTD within the framework of the European Union Sustainable Energy Week. This event took place today, in the Committee of the Regions.
This workshop has been proposed in order to build upon the conclusions and the recommendation of the recently published report of the European Group of Ethics that has presented An ethical framework for assessing research, production and use of energy.