Global Energy Governance: Meeting The Challenge Of The Energy Transition
Feb 19, 2021 10:15:am
Summary Policymakers worldwide face the Herculean task of making the energy system more sustainable and climate friendly. While the world has seen other energy transitions, this one is different. In the past the world switched from one energy source (wood, coal, oil, electricity) to another, and the fuel switch was driven by major inventions (steam engine, combustion engine, light bulb).
by: Kirsten Westphal, Oxford Institute For Energy Studies (OIES)
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Global Energy Governance: Meeting The Challenge Of The Energy Transition
These transitions happened organically, reflecting technological life and innovation cycles and without too much concern about lock-in effects. This time, a whole range of new, climate-friendly energy sources and applications must be deployed, and this must happen rapidly.
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US Ambassador Peter Vrooman
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“I am pleased to congratulate Abbott for their great work to expand access to health care here in Rwanda,” said U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda Peter H. Vrooman. “Everyone wins when U.S. companies represent the very best of American values in the way that they do business overseas.”
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Under Secretary Krach Announces Winners of 2020 Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence
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Abbott was honored in the Innovation category for its creation of new strategies to expand preventative health care in underserved rural areas of Rwanda. Abbott has focused on capacity building to help strengthen Rwanda’s health care services so Rwandans have the systems and support to manage their healthcare sector over the long term.
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