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

Global Energy Center in the news

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 23, 2016

Morningstar Quoted by The Street on Brexit’s Effect on America

By Richard L. Morningstar

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United States and Canada

In the News

Jun 21, 2016

Coote Quoted by Accent on the Georgian Energy Sector

By Bud Coote

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The Caucasus

In the News

Jun 16, 2016

Morningstar Quoted in and BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2016 Mentioned by Scientific American on the Future of Renewables

By Richard L. Morningstar

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Energy & Environment

In the News

Jun 3, 2016

Morningstar Quoted by APA on the Future of Russian Energy Supplies to Europe

By Richard L. Morningstar

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Energy & Environment
Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Jun 3, 2016

Karatnycky and Riley in Politico: Ukrainian Innocent Caught in Panama Papers Web

By Karatnycky and Riley

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Ukraine

In the News

Jun 3, 2016

Morningstar Interviewed by HotNews on Romania’s Role in the Energy Sector

By Richard Morningstar

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Central Europe

In the News

Jun 3, 2016

Vakhshouri Joins BBC Radio to Discuss Results of the OPEC Meeting and Prospects for the Global Oil Market

By Sarah Vakhshouri

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Energy & Environment
Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Jun 2, 2016

Shaffer Joins CNBC to Discuss the Results of the OPEC Summit

By Brenda Shaffer

Energy & Environment

In the News

Jun 1, 2016

Shaffer in Newsweek: Which Way is the Price of Oil Heading? Up or Down?

By Brenda Shaffer

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Energy & Environment

In the News

May 31, 2016

Seznec Quoted by Wall Street Journal on Generational Change in Saudi Arabia

By Jean-Francois Seznec

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Saudi Arabia
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