Speech by EU Climate Action and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete at the Bruegel event ‘How will the Paris agreement impact EU climate and energy policies?’

Text of a speech by European Union Climate Action and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete at the Bruegel event on 8 February 2016.

Mr Cañete talked about the Paris Agreement and its implications for the EU's climate and energy policies, focusing on following key points:

+ the EU's assessment of the Paris agreement;
+ the international dimension of the deal and the steps that the international community will need to take to implement it;
+ the EU's legislative measures to be put forward to meet international commitments, with particular reference to the Energy Security Package.