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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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Mar 7, 2020

Bryza joins TVP (Polish) to discuss British military exercises in Belarus and Russia’s relations with Belarus and Turkey

By Atlantic Council

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Mar 6, 2020

Western Hemisphere report launch event in Politico’s Morning Energy Brief
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Mar 3, 2020

Bryza joins Indus News to discuss US-Taliban peace agreement in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

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Mar 3, 2020

Bryza joins TRT World to discuss the humanitarian and military crisis in northern Syria’s Idlib Province

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Mar 2, 2020

Shaffer in Foreign Policy: The United States Needs to Declare War on Proxies

By Atlantic Council

Defense Policy Politics & Diplomacy

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Mar 2, 2020

Bryza joins TNT World to discuss Syrian army’s attack on Turkish soldiers in Syria’s Idlib province

By Atlantic Council

Politics & Diplomacy Security & Defense

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Mar 1, 2020

Ellinas in Cyprus Mail: Record Egyptian finds but gas glut beckons

By Atlantic Council

Energy & Environment North & West Africa

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Feb 28, 2020

Bryza joins Voice of America (Russian) to discuss Syrian regime’s military attack on Turkish soldiers in Syria’s Idlib province

By Atlantic Council

Europe & Eurasia Politics & Diplomacy

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Feb 24, 2020

Beck in The Hill: New trends bolster chance of successful deployment of carbon capture and storage

The United States leads the global deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies. A progressive policy framework and sustained government support have launched the roll-out of the next generation of CCS facilities. With impacts of climate change becoming ever more devastating, and the need to eliminate emissions as soon as possible, these are welcome developments. However, […]

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Feb 21, 2020

Livingston interviewed in AA News on the electric vehicle market in Turkey

By Atlantic Council

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