January 19-22, 2021
The Geopolitics of the Energy Transition
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Coverage
New Atlanticist
Publications
Transcripts
- Global Energy Forum conversations with Sultan Al Jaber, Suhail Al Mazrouei, and Musabbeh Al Kaabi
- Fatih Birol on what’s next for the energy system post-pandemic
- A global view of Joe Biden’s inauguration
Featured media coverage
Day 4 – January 22, 2021
- CNBC: Middle East leaders praise Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign on Iran as Biden takes office
- Express UK: Prince Charles issues crisis warning and demands post-war style plan – ‘Clock is ticking’
Day 3 – January 21, 2021
- Al Arabiya: Libya needs stability, budget to sustain recent oil output rebound, says NOC chief
- Bloomberg Asharq – Randy Bell broadcast interview (link not available)
- CNBC Asia: CNBC Asia at January 21st 2021 4:00 PM (Hadley Gamble media mention)
- Daily Mail: Prince Charles calls for new Marshall Plan-style strategy to tackle climate change in bid to save the planet
- Oil Review Middle East: Will renewables spell the end for oil and gas?
- The National: Jordan plans to grow renewables to 30% of energy mix by 2030, minister says
- Times of India: Dharmendra Pradhan accuses Opec of ‘backtracking’, setting oil on fire
- WAM (Emirates News Agency): Masdar, China Gezhouba Group, to explore global collaboration on renewable energy projects
- Yahoo News: Prince Charles says ‘the dam has burst’ as companies join his environmental campaigning
Day 2 – January 20, 2021
- CNBC: OPEC chief pledges to deepen ties with new U.S. administration even as Biden calls for climate action
- CNBC: China will be the biggest geopolitical challenge for Biden this year, Dan Yergin says
- CNBC: The U.S. remains important in the oil market, even if Biden is less vocal than Trump: UAE energy minister
- Gulf News: UAE’s Energy Strategy for 2050: Equal balance between natural gas and renewable energy
- S&P Global Platts: Iranian sanctions relief under Biden could strain OPEC+ ties: pane
- S&P Global Platts: UAE’s ENEC expects all four nuclear reactors to be operational in 4 years: CEO
- S&P Global Platts: Biden positioned to shape clean energy transition without ending oil development
- The National: Return of Iranian oil expected to have ‘significant impact’ on Opec+ policy
- WAM (Emirates News Agency): Oil, gas industry to play important role in providing practical solutions to climate change: Sultan Al Jaber
Day 1 – January 19, 2021
- CNBC International Capital Connection (broadcast): Hadley Gamble interview with Mazrouei
- NBC Asia Squawk Box (broadcast): Clip of Hadley Gamble’s interview with Mazrouei
- CNBC: China will be the biggest geopolitical challenge for Biden this year, Dan Yergin says
- CNBC: The U.S. remains important in the oil market, even if Biden is less vocal than Trump: UAE energy minister
- Politico Morning Energy (featuring the Global Energy Agenda)
- Bloomberg: OPEC and India Publicly Diverge Over Surprise Oil-Supply Curbs
- Reuters: OPEC ‘cautiously optimistic’ oil market will recover in 2021
- Reuters: India blames Saudi oil output cut for surge in oil prices
- Washington Examiner: Daily on Energy: Court gives Biden blank slate to regulate power plant carbon emissions
- S&P Global Platts: UAE energy minister sees diminished threat from US shale oil rivals
- The National: Oil markets could rebalance as early as 2022, UAE minister says
- The National: Mubadala aims to expand and strengthen its businesses in UAE
- The National: COVID-19’s silver lining: a stronger, greener economy? (featuring media mention by Randolph Bell)
Global Energy Forum presents
An #ACFrontPage special event
Prince Charles, Bernard Looney and Brian Moynihan discuss the private sector’s transition to a sustainable future and the evolution of corporate climate pledges into impactful actions with Fred Kempe in a special edition of #ACFrontPage presented by the Global Energy Forum.
Media mentions
Yahoo News: Prince Charles says ‘the dam has burst’ as companies join his environmental campaigning
Daily Mail: Prince Charles calls for new Marshall Plan-style strategy to tackle climate change in bid to save the planet
Express UK: Prince Charles issues crisis warning and demands post-war style plan – ‘Clock is ticking’
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