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Jun 19, 2012

Water and Watts: the Potential to Save Energy and Water in the Municipal, Industrial, and Commercial Sectors

By
Adrienne Chuck

The third meeting in the Atlantic Council’s series on the Energy Water Nexus, the June 19th workshop entitled “Water and Watts” addressed the potential to save energy and water in the municipal, industrial, and commercial sectors.


Climate Change & Climate Action


Energy & Environment

Event Recap

Dec 9, 2011

Strategy Session with National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Bulgaria

By
Jason Harmala

On December 9, the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program hosted an off-the-record strategy session with Svetlin Yovchev, national security advisor to Boyko Borisov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria. He was previously head of Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security and earlier he worked in the former National Security Service.


Energy & Environment


Energy Markets & Governance

Event Recap

Nov 10, 2011

Energy Water Nexus Primary Fuels for Power and Transportation in the US

By
Adrienne Chuck

 The Atlantic Council Energy and Environment Program has undertaken a series of workshops to investigate the intersection between water and energy. The “energy-water nexus” examines water availability, or more accurately water scarcity, as a key energy-related issue. With this series of conferences, the Council built upon its work to better inform Congress, the American public, […]


Climate Change & Climate Action


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In the News

Feb 24, 2016

Morningstar Quoted by Euractiv on Nord Stream 2 and EU Energy Politics

By Richard Morningstar

Read the full article here.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

Art of Future Warfare

Feb 18, 2016

Cole in War on the Rocks: Run, Freeze, or Fight? “Occupied” and the Future of Warfare

By August Cole

Read the full article here.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

Webcasts

Feb 3, 2016

Transformations in Energy Technology: Innovations for a Secure and Sustainable Energy Future

By Global Energy Center

Please join us on Wednesday, February 3 from 9:00 am – 10:30 am for a panel discussion reflecting on BP’s Technology Outlook and its insights on how we may identify, extract, store, and ultimately consume our energy.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

Webcasts

Jan 28, 2016

The Impact of Low Oil Prices on the Middle East: Fiscal Crises, Corporate Transitions, and Geopolitical Standoffs

By Global Energy Center

On Thursday, January 28 at 9:00 am, the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center had a panel discussion on the impact of low oil prices in the Middle East. The collapse in crude oil prices since mid-2014 has shaken the foundation of global energy markets, with sweeping economic and political implications for the Middle East. Amidst […]

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Jan 14, 2016

Koranyi on Energy Market Relations Between Turkey and Russia

By David Koranyi

Natural Gas Europe interviews Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative Director David Koranyi on how the energy market will affect relations between Russia and Turkey in 2016:

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

New Atlanticist

Jan 5, 2016

Saudi-Iranian Crisis, China’s Economic Slide Set Stage for Perfect Storm in the Oil Market

By Ariel Cohen

The deepening rift between Saudi Arabia and Iran may have dire consequences for global oil markets because the kingdom’s Eastern Province, where the Shia are in the majority, produces most of its oil. Production would suffer if Iran were to foment unrest among this population. This crisis between the Middle East’s two major oil producers […]

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

New Atlanticist

Dec 22, 2015

Stumbling Into Sensibility: How America Got a Sensible Energy and Environment Policy Despite Our Political Polarization

By David L. Goldwyn

After a year of posturing and polarization, President Barack Obama and Congress have agreed on measures that will strategically alter and enhance the US energy system and global energy security. Winston Churchill’s supposed adage that Americans always do the right thing, after exhausting all the alternatives, was never truer. The key measures that have set […]

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Dec 3, 2015

Today’s Energy Security Risks: Complacency, Uncertainty, and Ideology

By David L. Goldwyn

At the 2015 Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit in Istanbul, twenty-one Ministers and senior officials from Europe, Asia, North America, and the Middle East met to assess the changing geopolitics of energy security. The assembly was a reminder that energy security — the ability of a nation to secure affordable, reliable, and sustainable supplies […]

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

New Atlanticist

Nov 20, 2015

Russian Intervention Has Improved Prospects of Political Transition in Syria, says US Official

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Deputy Secretary of State Blinken says Moscow realizes it cannot sustain costs and risks of intervention Russian intervention in Syria has improved the prospects of a political transition in Damascus because Moscow “cannot risk the growing costs of its actions,” US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Istanbul on Nov. 20. Differences between […]

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

New Atlanticist

Nov 19, 2015

EU Wants ‘Ambitious’ Deal at Paris Climate Summit

By Ashish Kumar Sen

European Commission’s Miguel Arias Cañete says decisive action is needed to fight climate change The European Union wants an “ambitious, robust, and binding global agreement that is fit for the future” at the United Nations’ climate summit in Paris this December, the European Commission’s top climate official said on Nov. 19. More specifically, the EU […]

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