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Philip Lowe
Philip Lowe was born in Leeds in 1947. He read Politics, Philosophy and Economics at St John's College, Oxford and has an M. Sc. from London Business School. Following a period in the manufacturing industry, he joined the European Commission in 1973, and held a range of senior posts as Chef de Cabinet and Director in the fields of regional development, agriculture, transport and administration, before becoming Director-General of the Development DG in 1997. From September 2002 he was Director-General of the Competition DG until he took up his current appointment as Director-General of the Energy DG in February 2010.
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Philip Lowe, Director General for Energy at the European Commission, explains why Europe needs a long-term energy plan
August 2nd 2012
Energy systems are like trees. You don't notice the changes from day to day, but over ten or twenty years, the changes can be amazing. Think back 25 years. Imagine Germany without nuclear power, Belgium and France without coal production, North Sea oil and gas in decline. Now imagine what the next 25 years could bring.
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Philip Lowe, Director General for Energy at the European Commission, explains why Europe needs a long-term energy plan