The Global Energy Agenda
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The 2021 Energy Agenda: The Atlantic Council surveyed hundreds of leaders in the energy field, and this report summarizes their responses. The energy agenda for 2021 should be to realize the opportunities created by COVID-19 to build a more sustainable energy system. The energy transition is not inevitable, and the private sector can only do so much; governments, therefore, have a critical role to play in ensuring a sustainable future.
Wednesday, 13 January, 2021 - 08:45
A previously held Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum. Asharq Al-Awsat Arabic Abu Dhabi- Asharq Al-Awsat
The fifth annual Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum in Abu Dhabi, to be held next week, will focus on the challenges and opportunities in the post-pandemic energy system.
The forum will convene this year in an innovative and interactive virtual format, from January 19 to 22.
The event will bring together senior government officials, industry executives, energy ministers, and recognized thought leaders to set the energy agenda for the year.
The forum will have a particular emphasis on the challenges and opportunities in the post-pandemic energy system.
Neil Robert Brown Today marks a historic milestone for energy diplomacy and international cooperation. The Southern Gas Corridor pipeline system opened today. This natural gas megaproject brings Caspian gas to Europe for the first time, linking seven countries, starting in Azerbaijan and ending in Italy. “Together, Canada, Mexico and the United States make North America an energy, manufacturing, and innovation powerhouse, Damon Wilson says. The USMCA helps unlock this potential, offering greater prosperity for these nations citizens and positioning democracies in North America to better shape global standards and compete with China. New Atlanticist by David A. Wemer The result of the OPEC+ marathon negotiations should help restore some positive market sentiment and possibly firm up something of a price floor over the short term. However, the impact of a month-long price war, amidst deteriorating oil demand, risks event
Rapid response: The Southern Gas Corridor opens today
Construction of gas pipeline Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) in Northern Greece. The pipeline starts from the Caspian Sea and reaches the coast of Southern Italy
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Today marks a historic milestone for energy diplomacy and international cooperation. The Southern Gas Corridor pipeline system opened today. This natural gas megaproject brings Caspian gas to Europe for the first time, linking seven countries, starting in Azerbaijan and ending in Italy. This achievement was built on decades of energy diplomacy across successive US administrations and EU Commissions and effective public-private cooperation. Notably, the corridor has also enjoyed strong bipartisan support in the US Congress, including through the leadership of former Senator Dick Lugar and President-elect Joe Biden when they led the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The opening of the Southern Gas Corridor is an example of the effective
by Nick Silvis (Advanced Biofuels USA)The world is undergoing drastic climate and ecological changes which will have dire ramifications on all facets of global activity. Critical trade relationships, such as the one between the United States and Europe, are facing increased opportunity and risk as the world’s economies shift to a new paradigm.
The existing Emissions Trading Scheme, in tandem with the European Green Deal’s commitment to a 55 percent reduction in emissions by 2030, is likely to result in the transition to energy-intensive manufacturing overseas. In an effort to guard against this carbon leakage, the European Union Green Deal aims to apply carbon taxes to imports through a carbon border adjustment mechanism. Similarly, the United States has proposed more than a half dozen carbon tax related bills in the past three years.[1]