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Global Energy Forum

Jan 9, 2020

Energy sector diversification: Meeting demographic challenges in the MENA region

By Bina Hussein

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is projected to experience significant demographic growth by 2050, growth which will have to be met with commensurate economic expansion and job opportunities, or the region will risk an increase in political instability. To meet this challenge, countries in the region must diversify their economies beyond the energy sector and expand their energy sector beyond hydrocarbons. What are the key trends that MENA countries will have to contend with, what is already being done, and what further steps should be taken?

Energy Markets & Governance Energy Transitions

Issue Brief

Jan 9, 2020

Transforming the power sector in developing countries: Geopolitics, poverty, and climate change in Bangladesh

By Robert F. Ichord, Jr.

As the South and Southeast Asian region faces increasing energy demand due to both population and economic growth, countries like Bangladesh must meet that demand while facing and overcoming critical environmental and energy security challenges. How is Bangladesh seeking to diversify its energy mix and establish more local and decarbonized power systems, and what are key opportunities for future government and foreign investment?

Bangladesh Climate Change & Climate Action

Global Energy Forum

Jan 9, 2020

Transforming the power sector in developing countries: Geopolitics, poverty, and climate change in Pakistan

By Robert F. Ichord, Jr.

As the South and Southeast Asian region faces increasing energy demand due to both population and economic growth, countries like Pakistan must meet that demand while facing and overcoming critical environmental and energy security challenges. How is Pakistan seeking to diversify its energy mix and establish more local and decarbonized power systems, and what are key opportunities for future government and foreign investment?

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy Markets & Governance

Content

New Atlanticist

Sep 20, 2023

Carbon removal is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reduce the risks of overshooting global warming targets  

By Mahmoud Abouelnaga, Raul Brens Jr.

Carbon dioxide removal technologies offer a crucial pathway to achieving net-zero emissions and minimizing the extent and duration of any overshoot.

Climate Change & Climate Action Economy & Business

In the News

Sep 18, 2023

Ellinas in CyprusMail: We must upgrade our electricity grid

Energy & Environment Energy Transitions

In the News

Sep 15, 2023

Pfluger quoted in The Telegraph on Europe’s Green Deal

Energy & Environment Energy Transitions

Testimony

Sep 15, 2023

Planning around strategic supply chains will require more than just ‘listing’ of critical minerals

By Reed Blakemore

We need to ensure that our minerals policy does not become overly clerkish, prescribing problems rather than solving them. Capturing the supply/demand dynamism between each critical mineral will illuminate the pathways to build a cohesive minerals strategy.

Energy & Environment Energy Transitions

In the News

Sep 14, 2023

Webster in The China Project: China leads the world in green energy, but it just can’t stop emitting greenhouse gasses

China Climate Change & Climate Action

EnergySource

Sep 11, 2023

The IRA’s best kept climate secret: Moving oil and gas toward operational net zero 

By William Tobin

The IRA contains a suite of provisions to help oil and gas move toward scope one and two climate neutrality, potentially comprising some of the law’s most impactful climate measures.

Energy & Environment Energy Transitions

New Atlanticist

Sep 8, 2023

The EU won the first round against Russia’s energy extortion. But can it keep up the fight?

By Jonah Allen, Francis Shin

Europe’s decoupling from Russian hydrocarbons in the past year must be followed by a longer-term push to achieve decarbonization.

Central Europe Climate Change & Climate Action

In the News

Sep 6, 2023

Derentz joins Formiche to discuss energy, climate, and EU-US cooperation

China Climate Change & Climate Action

In the News

Sep 3, 2023

Khakova quoted in Business Insider on the war’s acceleration of the energy transition

Energy & Environment Energy Transitions
Old Town Bucharest

EnergySource

Aug 31, 2023

A Three Seas Chamber of Commerce could enhance energy diversification across Central and Eastern Europe

By Olga Khakova, Paddy Ryan, and Bailee Mathews

The Three Seas Initiative (3SI) Summit in Bucharest takes place next week. To catalyze investment and diversify away from Russian energy, the summit should establish a Three Seas Chamber of Commerce, capable of sustaining progress and unleashing the region's full potential.

Central Europe Eastern Europe

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