Spotlight: 2020 Global Energy Forum in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi | January 10 – 12, 2020

Held Under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces.

The Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum in Abu Dhabi is the premier international gathering of government, industry, and thought leaders to set the global energy agenda for the year and anticipate and respond to the dramatic changes in the world of energy. Convened in partnership with the Ministry of Energy of the United Arab Emirates, ADNOC, and Mubadala, the forum is part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.

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Global Energy Center Insights & Impact

Global Energy Forum Jan 9, 2020

Energy sector diversification: Meeting demographic challenges in the MENA region

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?

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Global Energy Center Insights & Impact

Global Energy Forum Jan 11, 2020

Climate commitments needed to head off threats of volatility and instability

By Adal Mirza

A widening gap between perceptions and reality of the global energy markets could increase volatility as governments, policy makers, and industries struggle to tackle climate change, according to Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency.
Climate Change & Climate Action Energy Markets & Governance
Global Energy Center Insights & Impact

Global Energy Forum Jan 12, 2020

Gas in the energy transition: Bridge or the destination?

By David A. Wemer

“There are some who believe that gas should play no role in the global energy mix,” Ambassador Richard Morningstar, founding chairman of the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center, said at the introduction of a panel on the future of gas at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Forum hosted in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on January 12, 2020. At the other end of the spectrum, he added, some have “called gas a destination fuel that provides a clean baseload energy needed for the developed world to grow.”
Energy Transitions Oil and Gas

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Aug 15, 2024

Webster quoted in Business Insider on China’s reluctance to process Russian payments amid sanctions

On August 14, GEC senior fellow/IPSI nonresident senior fellow Joseph Webster was quoted in Business Insider discussing the increasing reluctance of Chinese banks to process payments from Russia amid Western sanctions. Webster emphasized that this growing economic isolation could severely impact Russia’s ability to sustain its military and economic efforts, particularly in its ongoing conflict […]

China Economic Sanctions

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Aug 14, 2024

Webster quoted in Business Insider on Chinese banks’ refusals to process payments from Russia
China Economic Sanctions

In the News

Aug 14, 2024

Khakova joins The World to discuss the Nordstream pipeline explosion mystery
Disinformation Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Aug 12, 2024

Shaffer quoted in S&P Global on potential impact of a Trump victory on oil sanctions policy
Geopolitics & Energy Security Iran

In the News

Aug 8, 2024

Webster quoted in Radio Free Asia on use of non-arable land for solar power generation in China
China Chinese

In the News

Aug 7, 2024

Webster in the China-Russia Report: Oil, wheat, spies, lies
Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security

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Aug 7, 2024

Webster in The Interpreter: China’s high-stakes diplomacy: Managing Middle Eastern turmoil
China Conflict

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Jul 29, 2024

Webster was quoted in Taipei Times on nuclear development in Taiwan
Nuclear Energy Renewables & Advanced Energy

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Jul 28, 2024

Berlin joins “Climate Chat” to discuss the Financing and Achieving Cost Competitive Solutions project
Climate Change & Climate Action Geopolitics & Energy Security

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Jul 26, 2024

Shaffer in Foreign Policy: Militaries Can’t Transition to Renewable Energy
Defense Industry Energy Transitions
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