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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In the News

Jun 11, 2024

Webster quoted in CNBC on Taiwan’s energy crunch

On June 10, GEC senior fellow/IPSI nonresident senior fellow Joseph Webster was quoted in CNBC regarding the impact of Taiwan’s energy crunch and electricity shortage on the global semiconductor industry. 

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Jun 10, 2024

Webster quoted in CNBC, Liberty Times, Yahoo Taiwan, and UDN on Taiwan’s semiconductors
Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Jun 9, 2024

Wald quoted in AFP on foreign purchases of Saudi Aramco shares
Energy & Environment Oil and Gas

In the News

Jun 7, 2024

Blakemore quoted in Automotive News on US tariffs on Chinese EVs
China Energy & Environment

In the News

Jun 6, 2024

Shaffer in Nikkei Asia: China is main beneficiary of West’s futile energy transition push
China Energy & Environment

In the News

Jun 6, 2024

Derentz quoted in Report News Agency on Trans-Caspian International Transport Route
Energy & Environment Oil and Gas

In the News

Jun 3, 2024

Webster in The Diplomat: How China’s battery complex figures in ties with Russia
China Energy & Environment

In the News

May 30, 2024

Webster quoted in VOA Chinese on China’s battery technology
China Chinese

In the News

May 29, 2024

Khakova quoted in OilPrice.com on Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia
Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

May 25, 2024

Goldwyn quoted in OilPrice.com on US sanctions on Venezuela
Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance
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