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Global Energy Forum

Mar 28, 2022

Senior US energy official Amos Hochstein on the West’s response to Russia and ‘critical need’ to diversify its energy supply

By Atlantic Council

Europe and the United States are joining to ensure that more countries come on board with sanctions and that their sanctions deal the biggest blow to Russia.

Climate Change & Climate Action Crisis Management

Global Energy Forum

Mar 28, 2022

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq is willing to make up for energy shortfalls in Europe, says prime minister

By Atlantic Council

Iraqi Kurdistan has achieved great strides, producing half a million barrels of oil and half a billion cubic feet of gas daily. But its tension with the federal government in Baghdad raises questions.

Crisis Management Energy & Environment

Global Energy Forum

Mar 28, 2022

Europe must confront Russia’s weaponization of oil and gas, say energy leaders

By Atlantic Council

Balancing short-term responses to the energy crisis of the moment while insulating from future energy-security risks will frame the next stage in the energy crisis for policymakers.

Climate Change & Climate Action Crisis Management

In the News

Mar 28, 2022

Sullivan in BBC News on the global transition to clean energy sources

Arabic Energy & Environment

Global Energy Forum

Mar 28, 2022

How will today’s energy crisis impact the global energy transition?

By Atlantic Council

The move to clean energy is crucial, but solving today's energy crises will be also key.

Climate Change & Climate Action Crisis Management

Global Energy Forum

Mar 28, 2022

To prepare for the energy transition, policies must serve ‘real-world scenarios,’ says top UAE official

By Atlantic Council

In all the world's challenges—the ongoing pandemic, inflation, and, most recently, the Russian invasion of Ukraine—energy plays a central role.

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

Global Energy Forum

Mar 28, 2022

Meet the global leaders powering the world’s energy transition

By Atlantic Council

The return of pre-pandemic energy consumption, threats of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, crises across Europe, and more have dampened hopes for a swift energy transition. But global energy leaders are no less determined.

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

UkraineAlert

Mar 27, 2022

Russian energy embargo: Europe must stop financing Putin’s Ukraine war 

By Diane Francis

Naftogaz CEO Yuriy Vitrenko has accused European countries of funding Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine and called for an immediate embargo on all Russian energy exports in order to stop the war.

Conflict Economic Sanctions

In the News

Mar 22, 2022

Fulton’s report on great power relations in the MENA region mentioned by the Middle East Institute

By Atlantic Council

China Economy & Business

EnergySource

Mar 21, 2022

Beware: Russia’s new energy sources down but not out

By Leslie Palti-Guzman

Current EU sanctions on Russia leave open the possibility of future Russian dominance in the trade of LNG and hydrogen, both crucial fuels in the energy transition. But there are policy options that would both prevent Russia from establishing supremacy in this trade and maintain EU unity.

Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia

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