PLANNING THE ENERGY TRANSITION: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES - The energy transition requires an unprecedented build-out of renewable energy and electrical transmission projects. The grid of the future will need to be bigger, smarter, and better connected, requiring the transformation of a transmission sy...

CLIMATE FINANCE FOR INDIA: REEMA NANAVATY ON THE EXTREME HEAT INCOME INSURANCE - Arsht-Rock’s Director Kathy Baughman McLeod and the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA)’s Director Reema Nanavaty discuss the newly launched Extreme Heat Income Insurance.

Designed to cover the worst of the exp...

VISIONS OF CHANGE: A CONVERSATION WITH HENRIQUE CAPRILES - Henrique Capriles is a lawyer, politician, and two-time presidential candidate who will represent his party, Primero Justicia, in Venezuela’s opposition primary elections on October 22. Capriles’ experience as a public official includes s...

A CONVERSATION WITH THE RT. HON. GRANT SHAPPS MP - The Atlantic Council's Europe Center and Global Energy Center hosted a conversation with The Right Honorable Grant Shapps MP, UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, in Washington, DC.

Secretary Shapps spoke about the priorities ...

CEO SERIES: A CONVERSATION WITH TC ENERGY CEO FRANÇOIS POIRIER - The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center hosted a fireside chat with TC Energy CEO François Poirier. Held as part of the Global Energy Center’s CEO Series, Poirier shared his vision for a reinvigorated North American strategy for e...

OFFSHORE WIND AND GREENING EUROPE’S ENERGY SUPPLY: A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH BELGIAN MINISTER OF ENERGY TINNE VAN DER STRAETEN - The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center hosted a conversation with Belgian Minister of Energy Tinne Van der Straeten on Belgium’s role in creating a “green power plant for...

A CONVERSATION WITH THE UAE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN TRADE H.E. THANI BIN AHMED AL ZEYOUDI - The United Arab Emirates’ foreign trade hit 2.2 trillion dirhams ($599 billion) in 2022, up 17 percent year-on-year. As the UAE continues to expand its non-oil foreign trade sector by investing in tr...

IMPROVING SANCTIONS ENFORCEMENT AGAINST RUSSIA: THE CHALLENGE OF 2023 - The most intense year in the history of sanctions listings is over, leaving an intense implementation challenge for 2023. In 2022, Western sanctions programs expanded by forty-two percent. It will not be a surprise to anyone ...

A CONVERSATION WITH TOTALENERGIES CHAIRMAN AND CEO PATRICK POUYANNÉ - On February 9, 2023, the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center hosted an Atlantic Council Front Page event with TotalEnergies Chairman and CEO, Patrick Pouyanné. Moderated by Frederick Kempe, president and CEO of the Atlantic C...

A CONVERSATION WITH H.E. DR. SULTAN AL JABER, MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND UAE SPECIAL ENVOY FOR CLIMATE - On April 20, 2021, the Atlantic Council hosted a conversation with H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and UAE Special Envoy for Climat...

US-ROMANIA SPOTLIGHT: HOW TRANSATLANTIC COOPERATION CAN ADVANCE ENERGY SECURITY AND DECARBONIZATION IN THE BLACK SEA REGION - Atlantic Council's Global Energy Center hosted this event on how transatlantic cooperation can bolster energy security and decarbonization in the Black Sea region as it gr...

NAMIBIA: A GREEN HYDROGEN HUB FOR AFRICA - On September 24, 2021, the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center hosted a public event focused on the prospect for Namibia to become a green hydrogen hub in Southern Africa. Speakers discussed the potential for green hydrogen to advance African decarboni...

VIRTUAL FIRESIDE CHAT WITH FRANS TIMMERMANS: THE EUROPEAN UNION’S NEW PATH FORWARD ON CLIMATE - On September 23, 2021, the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center hosted Frans Timmermans, European Commission Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, for a virtual fireside chat to discus...

FIRESIDE CHAT WITH MAROŠ ŠEFČOVIČ, EUROPEAN COMMISSION VICE-PRESIDENT - A fireside chat with H.E. Maroš Šefčovič, European Commission Vice-President discussing transatlantic cooperation in the area of strategic foresight, including prospects of a new international foresight network between the Un...

ACCELERATING THE TRANSITION: HOW THE FIRST MOVERS COALITION IS DRIVING DECARBONIZATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR - The discussion featured Lauren Riley, Managing Director of Global Environmental Affairs and Sustainability for United Airlines; Varun Sivaram, Senior Director for Clean Energy and Innova...

LAUNCHING THE SWEDEN-US GREEN TRANSITION INITIATIVE: INNOVATION AND COOPERATION DRIVING THE ENERGY TRANSITION - The objective of the Sweden-US Green Transition Initiative is to accelerate Swedish-American partnerships in the green transition. The aim is to drive sustainability and to establish Sw...

CEO SERIES: A CONVERSATION WITH NATIONAL GRID CEO, JOHN PETTIGREW - The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center hosted a virtual conversation with National Grid Chief Executive Officer, Mr. John Pettigrew as part of the Global Energy Center’s CEO Series.

At a time when concerns around energy sec...

REPORT LAUNCH: SECURING THE ENERGY TRANSITION AGAINST CYBER THREATS - The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center and the Cyber Statecraft Initiative hosted on July 12 from 3:30PM – 5PM EDT for the launch of a new report, “Securing the Energy Transition against Cyber Threats.” Secretary Michael Che...

CEO SERIES: A CONVERSATION WITH SIEMENS ENERGY CEO, CHRISTIAN BRUCH - On Friday, July 22, the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center hosted Christian Bruch, President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Energy, for the latest installment of the Atlantic Council’s CEO Series. Bruch’s opening rem...

A CONVERSATION WITH FOREIGN MINISTER OF PAKISTAN BILAWAL BHUTTO ZARDARI - Amid an ongoing climate catastrophe, the appointment of a new army chief, and a persisting economic crisis, Pakistan has witnessed a multitude of challenges and developments. In this AC Front Page event, Foreign Minister H....

A UNIFIED RESPONSE TO THE ENERGY CRISIS: A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH H.E. VÁCLAV BARTUŠKA, CZECH AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR ENERGY SECURITY - Russia continues attacking Europe’s energy security as part of its war against Ukraine. To negate Russia’s energy leverage, the continent must ensure its energy secu...

A CONVERSATION WITH THE UNCCD EXECUTIVE SECRETARY IBRAHIM THIAW - The Africa Center is thrilled to host Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), for a conversation on the eve of the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the ...

A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH DITTE JUUL JØRGENSEN, DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR ENERGY AT THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION - The European Union has made great strides in securing alternative gas imports, with storage filled to capacity, demand reduction and preparedness measures in place and gas prices falling 70 percent...

SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI ON CLIMATE AND RESILIENCE AT COP27 - From the Resilience Hub at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined US Representative Kathy Castor in a conversation with Kathy Baughman McLeod, director of the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Cen...