the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Professor Graham Weale.
Professor Weale is a recognised authority on energy markets with over 40 years’ experience. He has been Professor of Energy Economics at the Ruhr University Bochum since 2016.
His expertise lies in carbon pricing and the EU Emissions Trading System; German power market – renewables, thermal plants and power prices; energy intensive industry decarbonisation; hydrogen economics and projects in Northwest Europe; and more.
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the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Joumana Hosri, board member of the Fernand Hosri Group, to discuss the future of solar power in the global energy mix, women in construction and her various leadership roles.
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In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Neil Fleming - the Global Head of Editorial Argus Media - to discuss peak oil, growing coal demand and more.
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The Al-Attiyah Foundation and Sheikh Nawaf Saud Nasir Al-Sabah, the Deputy Chairman and CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), discuss Kuwait's role in the global energy market, the country's sustainability goals and COP28.
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Joel Couse is a special advisor to the International Energy Agency – commonly referred to as the IEA – specialising in Energy Markets and Security. Previously he was Chief Energy Economist for Total Energy.
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the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Dr. Michal Meidan to discuss China's role in the global energy industry.
Dr. Meidan is the Director of China Energy Research at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES). Before joining OIES in July 2019, she was Vice President Research at Energy Aspects and headed China Matters, an independent research consultancy.
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Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega is the Director of the Centre for Energy at the French Institute of International Relations, commonly known as IFRI. Prior to joining IFRI, he spent six years at the International Energy Agency (IEA), mostly notably as Russian and Sub-Saharan Africa Programme Manager where he conducted oil and gas market analysis and was responsible for institutional relations with these countries and regions. In this podcast, Mr Eyl-Mazzega talks about the European Union's Green Deal, the effect of Africa's population boom on the energy transition and the conflict in Ukraine.
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AIn this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Mr. Jihad Azour the Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
AT the IMF, Mr. Azour oversees the Fund’s work in the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and Caucasus. Previously, he served as Lebanon’s Finance Minister in 2005-08, during which time he coordinated the implementation of important reforms, including modernizing the country’s tax and customs systems.
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Mr Saad Rahim is Chief Economist at the Trafigura Group, a Singapore based multinational commodity trading company founded in 1993. The Trafigura Group trades in base metals and energy. It is the world's largest private metals trader and second largest oil trader having built or purchased stakes in pipelines, mines, smelters, and ports.
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In the Al-Attiyah Foundation's latest podcast, recorded on 19/10/2022, Stephen Cole is joined by the former Vice President for External Relations of Engie, Mr. Jean-Marc Leroy. Mr. Leroy holds several non-executive roles. He is President of Gas Infrastructure Europe, a member of the Board of Directors of the Global Gas Centre within the World Energy Council, and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of GRDF, the French gas distribution affiliate of ENGIE. In this discussion, Mr Leroy offers his thoughts on the growing number of women in high level positions in major companies in France, the race to net-zero and current energy crises in Europe.
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Dr. Mitrova is a Research Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University.
She has twenty-five years of experience in dealing with Russian, and global energy markets. From February 2017 to December 2020, she was the Executive Director of the Energy Centre of the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO, a graduate business-school.
Furthermore, Dr. Mitrova is a member of the board of directors of the global oil service company Schlumberger, and a co-author of the bestselling book, The 8 and 1/2 SteTM: How to Live, Love and Work At Full Capacity.
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Mohamed Hasan has 15 years of Energy Industry Experience and is Microsoft’s Energy Industry and Sustainability Director for MEA region. He joined Microsoft in February 2020 to launch and operate Energy Core as Microsoft’s first global centre of Excellence for AI, Cloud & IOT in energy sector. Mohamed is responsible for driving energy business growth and supporting energy customers digital Transformation through Cloud & AI adoption while doing sustainable business - leading to net zero targets achievement. Mohamed’s experience is mainly around O&G digital transformation and sustainability. Prior to joining Microsoft he held various technical and business leadership roles across MEA with multinational organisations like Emerson and Schneider Electric, leading strategic projects, developing the accounts of major IOCs and business development.
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In 2000, Alain was appointed Director General of the Ministry of Finance, the youngest person to be appointed a director general in Lebanon. He is notable for successfully implementing change in a complex multicultural environment, where it is said obedience to clans supersedes allegiance to institutions.
Throughout his career, Bifani was able to implement major reforms despite strong resistance from the establishment. He has proven successful in managing national finances during major crises and the absence of a government budget for more than 12 years!
Transparency was at the heart of Bifani’s work. He introduced electronic taxation, taxpayers’ services, and a code of ethics. He was known for having reconstructed 27 years of financial accounts for the government, thus leading the way towards accountability.
He holds a B.Eng in Optics and Telecommunications from the Institut d’Optique Graduate School (France) and a higher degree in Management and Finance from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC), France.
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Mr. Roger Diwan is a Vice President for IHS Markit Energy and heads a dedicated research team that provides integrated energy advisory to the financial sector.
He has over 25 years of experience in advising financial institutions on strategies in the oil and gas markets, energy trends and companies’ strategy, with a renewed focus on the capital dimension of the energy transition.
Mr. Diwan leads a team of analysts and strategists to advise over 150 Asset Managers, Hedge Funds and Private Equity firms by providing customized analysis on market developments for oil, gas, power, and renewables, with a focus on spending, company strategies and capital markets developments. Recently, his work has focused on the risks of under-investment for oil during the energy transition, the capital transition challenges that energy systems face in the next 10 years, but also all current energy geopolitical questions facing oil, gas and the manufacturing of renewables.
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Mr Stéphane Michel is the President of Gas, Renewables & Power at TotalEnergies SE and a Senior Vice President at Total E&P Qatar Ltd. Mr Michel was previously employed as a Managing Director by Total E&P Libye, after joining the Group in 2005, working for Downstream Asia, based in Singapore. He has also formerly served on the board at Dolphin Energy Ltd.
Mr Stéphane Michel received his undergraduate degree from Ecole Polytechnique and an undergraduate degree from École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris.
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Mr Abdurrahman Khalidi is the Chief Technology Officer at GE Gas Power, for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He holds a PhD in architectural engineering from Cornell University and was formerly a Senior Mechanical engineer in GE global research in Niskayuna. Mr Khalidi also served as the Project manager in the Structural Mechanicals and Dynamics Lab in Niskayuna, New York. And, during his work on dynamics and vibrations, design and motion control of mechanical systems, he filed 28 US patents in various fields of technology.
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Interview With H.E. Dr Leila Benali
About the Guest:H.E. Dr Leila Benali is a Moroccan economist and politician who was appointed as the countries Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development in October 2021.
H.E. Dr Benali studied engineering at the Ecole Central de Paris and Ecole Mohammadia School and obtained a Master of Arts in engineering. She has also received a Master of Arts in politics in Politics and a Ph.D. in economics from Sciences Po in Paris.
H.E. Dr Benali's professional career is extensive, with roles including Chief Economist to the IEF, and Chief Economist and Head of Strategy and Sustainability at the Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP). Previously, she was also head of energy policy and gas strategy at Saudi Aramco; director at IHS, a global research firm and consultancy in security and energy; a professor at Sciences Po; and an industrial engineer at Schlumberger.
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Mr Arnaud Breuillac is the former President of Exploration & Production at TotalEnergies, a broad energy company that produces and markets energies on a global scale: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity.
Mr Breuillac is a graduate of the French engineering school Ecole Centrale de Lyon. He joined Total in 1982. He has held various positions in Exploration & Production in France, Abu Dhabi, the United Kingdom, Indonesia and Angola and in Refining in France.
Between 2004 and 2006, he served as Vice President, Iran, in the Middle East Divison, and in December 2006, he was appointed to Exploration & Production’s Management Committee in his position as Senior Vice President, Continental Europe and Central Asia.
On July 1, 2010, he was appointed Senior Vice President, Middle East in Exploration & Production. On January 1, 2011, he was appointed to Total’s Management Committee.
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Anne-Sophie Corbeau is a Global Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. Her research focuses on hydrogen and natural gas. Anne-Sophie has over 20 years of experience in the energy industry and is a recognized expert on natural gas. She is the author of many publications focusing on gas, LNG markets, Asia, China, India and Africa, including the book “LNG markets in transition: the great reconfiguration” (Oxford, 2016). She is also a member of the Gastech governing body.
Prior to joining the Center, Mrs. Corbeau was a senior Leader and head of gas analysis at BP, where she was responsible for advising the Leadership Team on gas market developments and long term pricing assumptions. As part of the Economic and Energy Insights team, she was leading the Energy Outlook’s analysis on gas, industry, nuclear and hydrogen. She also served as a member of BP France’s Comex (board).
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Dr Mostefa Ouki is an independent energy consultant and has over thirty years of experience in developing, executing, and managing gas and energy-related techno-economic projects throughout the world. He led numerous consulting and advisory assignments commissioned by governments; national and international energy companies; and, international financial institutions. He also executed and led a number of consulting assignments on the planning and implementation of oil, gas and petrochemical infrastructure projects in key hydrocarbon producing countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Dr Ouki worked closely with government and private sector policy decision-makers in a number of countries on the formulation, funding and implementation of energy and infrastructure projects and policies. He advised project lenders and financial advisors on the development of energy and infrastructure projects.
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She is the author of Oil Titans: National Oil Companies in the Middle East (Chatham House/Brookings, 2006). Recent publications include Fostering Resilience in Emerging Oil Producers in 2020 and The Cost of An Emerging National Oil Company, the most read Chatham House publication in 2016, with 41,000 downloads.
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Mr Charif Souki is the Executive Chairman of the Board at Tellurian. He co-founded Tellurian and serves as Executive Chairman of the Board. He also founded Cheniere Energy, Inc. in 1996 and served as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President until December 2015. Prior to Cheniere, Charif was an investment banker. He serves on the board of trustees of the American University of Beirut and as a member of the Advisory Board of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University. Charif received a B.A. from Colgate University and an MBA from Columbia University.
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Jeffrey has worked with utilities to prioritise and implement innovative solutions to prepare for low carbon transition. And, working with national governments and multilateral organisations, he has developed and implemented climate policy, sustainability strategy and energy efficiency programmes.
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Mr Hongpeng Liu is the Director, Energy Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). He is currently leading the energy team in ESCAP to promote regional energy cooperation with a focus on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal 7 in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and energy connectivity for regional economic cooperation and integration. His work ranges from conducting policy studies, organizing intergovernmental meetings & policy dialogues and providing advisory services to facilitating regional cooperation on sustainable energy development in Asia and the Pacific.
Mr Liu has over 30 years of experience in sustainable energy. Prior to joining the United Nations, he served as a government official in charge of energy policies and plans, new and renewable energy industry development, energy and water conservation, environment industry development at different Ministries and Commissions of the central government of China.
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About the Guest:Dr James Henderson is Director of the Natural Gas Programme at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES) and he has been writing for and working with the Institute since 2010. He produces research for both the Gas and Oil Programmes covering Russia and CIS issues as well as global energy matters that affect the region. He is a Visiting Professor at Masaryk University in the Czech Republic and at the College of Europe in Natolin, Warsaw, and has lectured on energy economics and security of supply at a number of universities in Europe and the US. He has worked in the oil sector for US company Amerada Hess, as well as spending time as a consultant and investment banker. He obtained a PhD in Social Sciences from London University in 2010.
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As countries continue to ramp up their climate change ambitions, the use of coal for energy generation is expected to diminish significantly. Consequently, the role of natural gas would be enhanced, as burning natural gas produces less greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) than burning coal and crude oil. Natural gas is, therefore, generally considered the cleanest fossil fuel.
However, methane emissions from the production, transport and use of natural gas present a challenge to the sustainability credentials of the natural gas industry. For gas to be widely accepted as more climate-friendly than coal, companies producing, processing, and transporting gas need to ensure that methane leaks are kept to a minimum. The International Energy Agency (IEA) identified ‘reducing upstream emissions as one of five key climate policy priorities in the energy sector if the world is to achieve the goal of the Paris Agreement.
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This interview was conducted in July of 2021 with Mr Tom Ellacott, an SVP on Wood Mackenzie's Corporate Research team. Within this 20 min session, Mr Ellacott provides his insights into recent 'upsets' with major IOCs, from ExxonMobil and Chevron's landmark board meetings to a recent court ruling calling for Shell to cut its absolute carbon emissions. In the second half of the interview, Mr Ellacott shares his thoughts on US shale oil and gas, the future role of NOCs, and the potential for Blue Hydrogen.
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This interview was conducted in July of 2021 with Ms Marzia Zafar, Director of Sustainability & Policy at Kaluza. Within this 20 min session, Ms Zafar provides a behind the scenes look at Kaluza and its industry-leading work on the digital integration of Net-zero efforts, as well as smart grid technology.
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In this Al-Attiyah Foundation Podcast, Dr. Axel Wietfeld, CEO of Uniper Hydrogen and President of Gas Storage Europe (GSE), provides his insights on the future of hydrogen in the Middle East, energy transition, and the potential for a hydrogen trading market.
Prior to becoming CEO at Uniper Hydrogen, Dr. Wietfeld held a number of executive positions in the company’s gas supply/LNG and renewables operations in Germany, the United Arab Emirates, Hungary, and South Africa. In his recent position as Managing Director of Uniper Energy Storage (2016 to 2020), Dr. Wietfeld led one of Europe’s largest gas storage operators.
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Dr. Benito is Senior Research Director at QEERI (Qatar Environment Research Institute) where she is the Director of the Energy Center and leads the efforts in research, technology development, and innovation in Energy.
Under her leadership, QEERI works in Energy Management (smart grids, EV, demand-response, power management, etc.), Energy Storage (high capacity concepts and outdoor test and reliability), Energy Conversion (mainly downstream PV and adaptability and durability to Harsh Climates), Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Development, Catalysis and Process Technologies for Added Value products and Disruptive Technologies (mainly Solar Rectennas and Sensors).
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In this Podcast, Dr. Bassam Fattouh, the Director of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies and Professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, joins us to talk about international oil pricing systems, peak oil, hydrogen, gas, OPEC pricing power and the dynamics of oil prices and oil price differentials.
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In this Al-Attiyah Foundation Podcast, Dr. Marcello Contestabile joins the Foundation to share his thoughts and insights on our new podcast series topic "Energy Transition to combat Climate Change".
The final fuel mix will be diverse with many different local solutions probably in place around the world. We look at where economic research is leading towards local solutions for Qatar by discussing this topic with one of the leading local experts from QEERI.
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Mr. Martin O'Neill is Vice President of Product Management at GE Gas Power and leads the activities of GE’s Center for Decarbonization, as part of its steering committee.
Martin is a seasoned senior executive who brings deep domain expertise in product design, program and technical leadership spanning across the Power Generation, Marine, Aviation and Transportation sectors. He has worked at GE for over 10 years - split equally between the US & Europe - and has a keen interest in the developing power market, technological and commercial disruptors and geo-political factors that are influencing the pace of the energy transition globally. With broad experience in multiple sectors, he is as happy discussing controls, nuclear and software solutions, as he is talking about turbines, electrical equipment and plant design.
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This interview was conducted in March of 2021 with Ms. Mechthild Wörsdörfer (@MWorsdorfer). In 2018 Ms. Wörsdörfer joined the IEA as the Director of Sustainability, Technology & Outlooks (STO). Ms. Wörsdörfer plans and co-ordinates the IEA’s work on energy sustainability, encompassing clean energy technologies and climate change policy.
Previously, Ms. Wörsdörfer held several senior management positions in the European Commission, where she coordinated the work on the 2030 Energy and Climate Framework, the Clean Energy Package, and the 2050 Energy Roadmap. She had been involved with the IEA for a number of years as IEA Governing Board Representative for the EU, and served in the Cabinet of Commissioners, in charge of industry, competitiveness, trade, and digital economy.
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The gas industry is currently facing growing global competition from renewable sources of energy. For both electricity generation and domestic heating, gas compares favorably against coal for both efficiencies and for reduced carbon dioxide emissions. However, there is growing awareness that methane emissions from the gas industry can significantly affect climate change.
In this Al-Attiyah Foundation podcast, Mr. Bart Wauterickx, the CEO of Dutch-based company “The Sniffers” joins us to discuss the effects of Methane emissions, how they can be reduced, and what role they will play in the process of an energy transition, and in combating Climate Change.
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This interview was conducted by Ms. Randa Takieddine with Mrs. Béatrice Buffon, Executive Vice President, EDF Renewables in March of 2021. Within this Q&A interview Ms. Buffon provides insight into her extensive work in the fields sustainable energy, her work on offshore wind power in France, and her thoughts on the future of hydrogen.
In this Al-Attiyah Foundation podcast, Mr. Harry Sealy, joins the Foundation to share his thoughts and insights on our new podcast series topic “Energy Transitions, or Back to Business as Usual?”.
Mr. Sealy is the Chairman and Founding Member of the Middle East and North African Chapter of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment or (IEMA), which is an international body comprising over 16,000 sustainability and environmental professionals collectively working to facilitate the transition to a more sustainable world. IEMA’s “raison d’etre” or reason for being includes provision of support to advance the profession of those who manage and assess aspects of environmental change.
Harry Sealy is also a Fellow of IEMA organisation. He has over 20-years’ experience in environmental management that has spanned working on the planning, design, and environmental compliance of a wide variety of major projects from offshore marine renewables and interconnector power cables to onshore gas-pipelines, from major tunnelling/expressway projects to coastal resorts, ports, marinas. His journey has taken him from Europe to Eastern Siberia, and Qatar.
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This interview was conducted by Ms. Randa Takieddine in February of 2021 with Mr. Kamel Ben-Naceur, CEO of Nomadia Energy Consulting, and former Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining, Tunisia. Within this 30 min session, Mr. Kamel Ben-Naceur, provides insight into his work with Nomadia, the IEA, and the Tunisian government, as well as shares his thoughts and opinions on climate change, and the evolution of the energy industry.
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In this podcast, Simon Henry, Director of Carbon Markets at IETA joins the Foundation to discuss the role carbon markets will have within the context of decarbonising the global economy and achieving the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.
Many world leaders, captains of industry, and civil society organisations see the Paris Agreement as the last hope for humanity to address climate change’s catastrophic impact and preserve foundations for a healthy planet. Yet the current commitments by all signatories are insufficient to meet the goal of keeping global temperature rise to below 2°C.
Consequently, Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the IEA, recently announced the launch of a comprehensive road map for the global energy sector to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. The roadmap report, expected in May, will serve as a guide for countries preparing to convene for the COP26 UN Climate Conference in November.
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The world economy is currently caught between two strong influences. The need for change to less carbon-intensive energy fuels is gathering in strength, and action needs to be taken now if the international community will meet the deadlines for limiting global warming to two degrees. However, the Covid-19 virus has hit demand for fuels. Economic recovery and hence energy demand appear to be patchy at best. How will these two influences affect the demand for the various fuel sources?
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In this Podcast interview, Patricia Roberts from LNG-Worldwide Ltd joins the Al-Attiyah Foundation to discuss the future of LNG. LNG-Worldwide was incorporated in 2005 and has advised clients on large-scale LNG infrastructure projects and commercial arrangements for businesses under development, in start-up and ongoing operations. As the Managing Director, Patricia is actively involved in all the consulting projects and offers 39 years of international experience in the oil and gas industries.
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This interview was conducted by Ms. Randa Takieddine in December 2020 with Mr. Jean-Marie Dauger, Chairman of The World Energy Council. Within this 40 min session, Mr. Dauger provides insight into the WEC and its work, and his thoughts and opinions on climate change, renewable energy, and the future of hydrogen.
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This interview was conducted by Ms. Randa Takieddine in December 2020 with Mr. Serge Tchuruk, former Chairman and CEO of Alcatel and Total SA Within this 20min session, Mr. Tchuruk provides his insight and thoughts about his time with Mobil and Total, as well as his opinions on climate change, CO2 emissions, and France's nuclear programme.
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This interview was conducted by Ms. Randa Takieddine in December 2020 with Mr. Pierre-Franck Chevet, Chairman and CEO of IFP Energies Nouvelles. Within this 20min session, Mr. Chevet provides his insight and thoughts about the IFP and its work in 'new energy', and his opinions on climate change, and hydrogen.
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Marianne Kah joins the Foundation in this Podcast to discuss Implications for Energy policy after the 2020 US Elections. Ms. Marianne Kah is a Senior Research Scholar and Advisory Board Member at The Centre on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA and was previously the Chief Economist of ConocoPhillips at its Houston headquarters for 25 years where she was responsible for developing the company’s market outlooks for oil and natural gas and was the company’s expert in scenario planning.
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This interview was conducted by Ms. Randa Takieddine with Mr. Claude Mandil on 3 November 2020, who sat down together to speak about the future of fossil fuels; the premise of peak oil, industrial waste management, a decarbonised energy industry, and the future and logistics of carbon storage.
This special edition of the Al-Attiyah Foundation Podcast invites three special guests to look into the challenges faced by freshwater supplies on the planet, and a possible solution. Though freshwater supplies could support the world’s population needs, their uneven distribution has pushed several regions to adopt alternative water resources, which are less environmentally friendly. For GCC countries, most municipal water comes from energy-intensive seawater desalination, with the GCC home to 20 of the world’s largest desalination plants.
The reuse of treated wastewater provides a more sustainable approach, requiring about nine times less energy and produces biosolids, a solid, organic, nutrient-rich by-product of wastewater. Biosolids can enhance the soil characteristics of countries with low fertility. The major hurdle to the implementation of treated water, however, resides in public perception.
All three speakers in this podcast join us from The Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar and have played an integral role in investigating the public’s perception over treated industrial wastewater and biosolids generated from Qatar’s oil and gas industry.
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This interview was conducted by Ms. Randa Takieddine with Mr. Tim Gould on 21 October 2020, and provides his insight and thoughts on the future of fossil fuels; his opinion on the energy outlook for 2021, what could delay recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, and what could improve sustained growth for the industry as a whole.
This interview was conducted by Ms. Randa Takieddine with Mr. Olivier Appert on 23 October 2020 on the topics of; the future of fossil fuels, Mr. Appert’s thoughts on the new reality for energy after the pandemic, and the future of climate change policy between governments.
As the world looks for a solution to its energy-devouring paradigm, the energy industry has set its sights firmly on green growth. However, finding a balance between a high-energy substitute to carbon, which can also mollify and solve environmental problems, has been problematic. One budding option coming into view, which could build new industries and substitute for carbon without the negative consequences, is hydrogen.
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Dramatic changes are occurring in the oil industry, in both obvious and subtle ways. Changes propelled by various weighing influences reported on every day, such as climate change and the ongoing global agenda to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. These changes have come from an undeniable growing need for energy and the inescapable fact that 'green growth' is essential.
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Alan Gelder, Vice President of Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets with Wood Mackenzie Ltd. joins the Foundation in this podcast interview, to delve into refineries. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a reduction in demand for crude oil. However, what is less spoken about is how that reduction affects the chain of actors in the oil production process.
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The actions needed to combat climate change are quickly becoming well established. However, the idea that the world should simply use less new material of all types and more recycled material is substantially less established. The talk today explores what needs to be done to establish the concepts behind The Circular Economy as a part of normal business practice, and how the concept may be affected as we move to “A New Normal”.
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The world, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, is seeing infection and death rates reducing in some countries, and increasing in others. The growing global debate across all industries and sectors is “has the world changed?” and/or “what is the new normal?” Major reductions in demand for energy fuels have been felt worldwide, promoting the question, will the planet go back to its pre-Covid-19 patterns of growth or has the globe changed forever? In this current series of podcasts, the Al-Attiyah Foundation will seek to explore this topic with a series of distinguished speakers.
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Welcome to the Al-Attiyah Foundation’s latest interview, in a series of podcasts where we seek to address the urgent energy topics of today, by hearing the opinions and insights from our invited experts. Before the outbreak of coronavirus, substantial progress had been made in the pursuit of the goal of providing access to sustainable energy for all. A recent multi-institutional report indicated that the global population without access to electricity decreased to about 840 million in 2017 from 1.2 billion in 2010.
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Welcome to the Al-Attiyah Foundation’s fourth in our 'New Normal' series of podcasts where we seek to address the urgent energy topics of today, by hearing the opinions and insights from our invited experts.
The Al-Attiyah Foundation is an independent think tank aiming to provide robust and practical knowledge and insights on global energy and sustainable development topics and communicate these for the benefit of the Foundation’s Members and community.
In our rapidly changing world, where Covid-19 may be abating in some places but obviously not in others, climate change issues have not gone away. There are signs that building activity in now starting to pick up in OECD countries. But are we building in the right way towards more sustainable and energy efficient buildings or are we rushing to just get economic activity going? And will this sector be affected by the “New Normal” we are hearing so much about?
In this episode, Dr Alex Amato who is Head of Sustainability at the Qatar Green Building Council shares some perspectives on how energy efficient buildings will assist the fight against climate change.
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The world, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, is seeing infection and death rates reducing in some countries, and increasing in others. The growing global debate across all industries and sectors is “has the world changed?” and/or “what is the new normal?” Major reductions in demand for energy fuels have been felt worldwide, promoting the question, will the planet go back to its pre-Covid-19 patterns of growth or has the globe changed forever? In this current series of podcasts, the Al-Attiyah Foundation will seek to explore this topic with a series of distinguished speakers.
In this episode, His Excellency, Dr Yury Sentyurin, the Secretary General of The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), joins us in his expert capacity to discuss “The Changing World of Natural Gas – A New Normal”.
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Jos Delbeke, Professor at the European University Institute and at the KU Leuven, and also the Former Director-General of the European Commission's DG for Climate Action, joined the Al-Attiyah Foundation to share his insights on:
- The role of energy in a post-COVID world.
- What does the “New Normal” entail for the energy sector?
- Stimulus packages for revitalising economies.
- A carbon tax, international co-operation, and policymaking.
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Providing access to sustainable energy for all is currently one of the top priority issues in the global sustainability agenda. The quest for a transition to a less carbon-intensive and more sustainable energy system is becoming more urgent, particularly in the face of growing concerns about the impact of climate change.
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The Al-Attiyah Foundation is pleased to share the second episode in a new interview series. Professor Paul Stevens, Distinguished Fellow at Chatham House joins us in his expert capacity as a professor of Petroleum Policy and Economics to discuss:
1. “Demand Destruction”.
2. The OPEC+ cuts, are they too little too late?
3. The changing landscape of fuel supply.
4. After the pandemic is over, what of the future?
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The Al-Attiyah Foundation is pleased to share our first episode in a new interview series. Robin Mills, CEO at Qamar Energy and Fellow at Columbia University's SIPA joins us in his expert capacity as an energy strategist and fuel economist to discuss:
1. The unprecedented volatility currently seen in the crude oil markets.
2. The OPEC+ cuts and their effect on supply.
3. Gas price implications as a result of low crude oil prices.
4. Challenges ahead for oil-producing countries and balancing of fiscal budgets.
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