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Mar 19, 2015

The Future of the Power Industry in an Era of New Technologies

By Global Energy Center

The Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center hosted Thomas Fanning on March 10th, 2015 for a discussion on how innovation and new energy technologies will affect electric utilities.

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Mar 12, 2015

‘The Road to Paris’ Climate Series: The Significance of COP21 with Secretary Kerry

United States Secretary of State John Kerry spoke at an event hosted by the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center on Thursday, March 12, 2015 about importance of the 2015 Conference of the Parties (COP21) climate change negotiations.  “We need to face reality: There is no Planet B,” said Kerry. Kerry added: “We will see whether or […]

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

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Mar 12, 2015

AP Covers Atlantic Council Event with Secretary Kerry

By Atlantic Council

The AP covered an Atlantic Council event featuring remarks by Secretary of State John Kerry on the importance of the 2015 Conference of the Parties (COP21) climate change negotiations:

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Mar 12, 2015

‘Global Solution’ Needed to Fight Climate Change, Says Kerry

By Ashish Kumar Sen

‘There is no Planet B’: In Atlantic Council address, Secretary turns up heat on global warming deniers Climate change is “one of the biggest threats” facing the Earth today, and anything less than a “global solution” to fight it will not work, US Secretary of State John F. Kerry said March 12. In an impassioned […]

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

In the News

Mar 12, 2015

Washington Post Quotes Secretary Kerry from Atlantic Council Event

By Atlantic Council

The Washington Post quotes Secretary of State John Kerry on the global energy market from at Atlantic Council event on the importance of the 2015 Conference of the Parties (COP21) climate change negotiations:

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Mar 10, 2015

Don’t Ignore Coal, Nuclear Power, Says Southern CEO Fanning

By Larry Luxner

A sound energy policy must not ignore coal and nuclear power, says Thomas A. Fanning, CEO of Southern Co., one of the largest utilities in the United States. “Let’s take advantage of all the resources we have. Let’s use every arrow in our quiver,” Fanning said at a March 10 meeting hosted by the Atlantic […]

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Mar 5, 2015

Why the New US Congress Matters to Europe

By Robbie Gramer

Since the new, Republican-led Congress took office a few weeks ago, transatlantic policymakers should anticipate changes in Washington’s foreign policy atmosphere.

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

MENASource

Mar 5, 2015

Changing Oil from a Curse into a Blessing for the Arab World

By Hafed Al-Ghwell

Over the last 100 years, the Arab world has been shaped and defined more by its oil resources and revenues than any other factor. From the early twentieth century up until the present time, the region has both breathed and bled oil.

Energy & Environment Middle East

UkraineAlert

Mar 3, 2015

Europe Averts Winter Gas Cutoff for Now with Ukraine-Russia Deal

By New Atlanticist

For Long-Term Security, EU Should Push Moscow to Obey Rules and Kyiv to Reform Gas Sector By brokering a March 2 interim gas deal between Ukraine and Russia, the European Union helped avert a wintertime cutoff of gas to Ukraine and other parts of Europe. Russia had threatened to halt supplies to Ukraine in the […]

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UkraineAlert

Mar 3, 2015

To Secure Europe’s Energy, Build a Market and Integrate Ukraine

By Basil Kalymon and Adonis Yatchew

Europe Should Press Moscow to Respect EU Rules—and Kyiv to End Gas Monopoly In recent days, Russia has once more threatened the security of Europe’s gas supplies by announcing that it will refuse to pipe gas through Ukraine and will require that a southern alternative be built through Turkey. The European gas supply system has […]

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