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The use of advanced nuclear technologies could help the world meet increasing electricity demand whilst reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, the deployment and commercialisation of advanced reactors faces many challenges, according to a discussion on nuclear innovation at the
Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum.
The participants in the session on Nuclear Innovation: Projections for the Next Decade on 20 January Just as the original prototypes do not resemble today s solar panels and wind turbines, tomorrow s nuclear looks very different from the plants of today, said session moderator Jackie Kempfer, senior policy advisor for Third Way s climate and energy programme and non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council s Global Energy Center. The next generation of nuclear power promises to be more cost-effective and safer than ever, she said.
Iranian sanctions relief under Biden could strain OPEC+ ties: panel
A return of Iranian oil to the market if new US President Joe Biden resurrects the nuclear deal could destabilize crude prices and undermine the OPEC+ alliance, experts said at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum.
OPEC, Russia and several other allies have instituted deep production cuts to support prices through the coronavirus crisis.
But those gains could be wiped out by an increase of up to 1 million b/d of Iranian crude exports this year if sanctions relief is granted, said Carlos Pascual, who was the US State Department’s top energy diplomat under former President Barack Obama and played a key role in negotiating the nuclear deal.
Transcript: Global Energy Forum conversations with Sultan Al Jaber, Suhail Al Mazrouei, and Musabbeh Al Kaabi Transcript by Atlantic Council
Event transcript
Opening Remarks by
Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy for Climate Change, United Arab Emirates
Moderated by
Amos Hochstein,
National Security and Energy Expert; Former Obama-Biden Special Envoy for International Energy Affairs, US Department of State
“A Conversation with H.E. Suhail Al Mazrouei”
Speaker
United Arab Emirates
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Speaker
Mubadala Investment Company
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FREDERICK KEMPE: Good morning, good afternoon, good evening to our participants and audience from around the world. Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, hello and welcome to you from Washington, DC to the 2021 Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum. My name is Fred Kempe and I am the president and CEO of the Atlantic Council. Wherever you are in the world, I hope you ar
Natural gas will play leading role: Jafar
SHARJAH, January 20, 2021 Natural gas will play a leading role as a part of national energy strategies as governments look to reduce their carbon footprints and recover from the economic impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic, said Majid Jafar, CEO of Crescent Petroleum. As countries commit to more ambitious decarbonisation goals while seeking to boost economic activity in the wake of the pandemic, natural gas offers a reliable and lower carbon solution for developing countries with growing energy needs as they move away from coal and seek to complement renewable energy, Jafar, who is also the Managing Director of the Board of Dana Gas, the region’s oldest privately owned upstream oil and gas company, told an audience of business leaders and policymakers at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum.