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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Feb 17, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by Center On Global Interests on OPEC’s Call to Freeze Oil Production

By Brenda Shaffer

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Russia
Saudi Arabia

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Feb 17, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by Energy Wire on Oil Production Freeze

By Brenda Shaffer

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Russia
Saudi Arabia

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Feb 16, 2016

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Saudi Arabia

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Feb 16, 2016

Cohen Joins TRT World to Discuss Falling Oil Prices

By Ariel Cohen

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In the News

Feb 15, 2016

Vakhshouri Joins University of Houston Annual Energy Symposium to Discuss Energy Impacts of the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Sara Vakhshouri

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Iran
Nuclear Nonproliferation

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Feb 14, 2016

Shaffer Joins NARUC to Discuss Israel’s Energy Regulatory Environment

By Brenda Shaffer

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Energy & Environment
Israel

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Feb 12, 2016

Vakhshouri Quoted by Marketplace on Saudi-Arabia’s Challenges with Global Oil Prices

By Sara Vakhshouri

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Energy & Environment
Saudi Arabia

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Feb 12, 2016

Zichal Quoted by Public News Service on the EPA’s Clean Power Plan

By Heather Zichal

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Energy & Environment
United States and Canada

In the News

Feb 12, 2016

Coote Quoted by Natural Gas Europe on Surging LNG Trade Report

By Bud Coote

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Energy & Environment

In the News

Feb 11, 2016

Atlantic Council Black Sea Region Energy Event Featured in Bloomberg Business

By Atlantic Council

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