Global Energy Center
The Global Energy Center promotes energy security by working alongside government, industry, civil society, and public stakeholders to devise pragmatic solutions to the geopolitical, sustainability, and economic challenges of the changing global energy landscape.
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Ditte Juul Jørgensen, Director-General for Energy at the European Commission
A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH DITTE JUUL JØRGENSEN, DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR ENERGY AT THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION - Ditte Juul Jørgensen, Director-General for Energy at the European Commission, joins the Atlantic Council for a fireside chat. The Director-General discusses Europe’s progress and future outlook for...
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Atlantic Council at the US-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit
THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL GLOBAL ENERGY CENTER AT THE US-AFRICA NUCLEAR ENERGY SUMMIT - The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center’s Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative is pleased to invite you to watch its live-stream of two panels at the US – Africa Nuclear Energy Summit (USANES), hosted by the US Depar...
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What’s next for international cooperation on industrial decarbonization?
AFTER THE EU-US SUMMIT: WHAT’S NEXT FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION? - Please watch this expert discussion on strengthening international cooperation on trade policies to enable decarbonization of heavy industry, hosted by the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center and ...
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Senator Joe Manchin on driving US industrial competitiveness with hydrogen
SENATOR JOE MANCHIN ON DRIVING US INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS WITH HYDROGEN - The Atlantic Council hosted an #ACFrontPage conversation with United States Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, on US industrial competitiveness and global...
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Hydrogen as a long-haul trucking solution
HYDROGEN AS A LONG-HAUL TRUCKING SOLUTION - Please join the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center for a discussion on using hydrogen for US long-haul trucking. During this discussion, experts examined key opportunities and challenges for long-haul trucking, including the Inflation Reduction Act...
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Geopolitics, food security, and the clean energy transition
FRAGMENTING COMMODITY MARKETS: GEOPOLITICS AND THE IMPACT ON FOOD SECURITY AND THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION - War in Europe and heightened geopolitical tensions between the world’s largest economies have put new strains on global economic integration, particularly in commodity markets. Ahead of th...
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Nuclear Energy Policy Summit 2023 - Day 2
NUCLEAR ENERGY POLICY SUMMIT 2023: ACCELERATING NET ZERO NUCLEAR - The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center—in partnership with the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation—is pleased to present its inaugural Nuclear Energy Policy Summit 2023: Accelerating Net Zero Nuclear from the sidelines of New Y...
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Nuclear Energy Policy Summit 2023 - Day 1
NUCLEAR ENERGY POLICY SUMMIT 2023: ACCELERATING NET ZERO NUCLEAR - The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center—in partnership with the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation—is pleased to invite you to watch its inaugural Nuclear Energy Policy Summit 2023: Accelerating Net Zero Nuclear. The Summit too...
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Accelerating US-Emerging Market Clean Energy Partnerships
SUMMIT: ACCELERATING US-EMERGING MARKET CLEAN ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS - Emerging markets are poised to constitute the lion’s share of global economic growth through 2050. To ensure growth in these markets continues both apace and in line with net-zero emissions goals, the United States has a role to ...
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US-Romania energy and climate cooperation
US-ROMANIA ENERGY AND CLIMATE COOPERATION — Romania has been a strategic partner of the United States for over 25 years and is a reliable ally in the fight against Russia’s energy warfare. The country’s gas and nuclear energy generation play an important role in regional supply security as Europe...
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Leveraging offshore wind to decarbonize East Asia
LEVERAGING OFFSHORE WIND TO DECARBONIZE EAST ASIA - Offshore wind is an incredibly promising decarbonization technology that nevertheless faces significant hurdles to adoption, especially outside of relatively mature markets, such as the North Sea. Offshore wind typically enjoys the highest capac...
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An executive discussion with Tim Holt
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: AN EXECUTIVE DISCUSSION WITH TIM HOLT - Please join the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center to hear from Tim Holt, member of the executive board and labor director for Siemens Energy, on the role of the private sector in enabling the energy transition necessary and global n...
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The imperative of the Versatile Test Reactor for nuclear innovation
REPORT LAUNCH: THE IMPERATIVE OF THE VERSATILE TEST REACTOR FOR NUCLEAR INNOVATION - In 2018, Congress passed legislation with bipartisan support to investigate the need for a domestic fast neutron irradiation testing capability, based on the argument that the existing test reactors in the United...
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Post G7 Summit: Advancing industrial decarbonization & climate-aligned trade
POST G7 SUMMIT: ADVANCING INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE-ALIGNED TRADE - Please join the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center and Climate Advisers for an expert discussion on opportunities to advance climate solutions in trade and industrial sectors. G7 leaders in their recent Cle...
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Central and Eastern European Energy Security Conference
8TH ANNUAL CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY CONFERENCE
Please join the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center for the 8th annual Central and Eastern European Energy Security Conference.
In this second year of Russia’s brutal assault on Ukraine, the conference holds particular signifi...
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Planning the energy transition: Global perspectives
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...
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The Rt. Hon. Grant Shapps MP
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 ...
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A conversation with TC Energy CEO François Poirier
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...
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Rebuilding Ukraine's Nuclear Energy Capacity
ONE YEAR AFTER THE INVASION: REBUILDING UKRAINE'S NUCLEAR ENERGY CAPACITY - This event features high-level government and industry leaders from the US and from Eastern European countries to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and address opportunities to rebuild U...
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Sanctions Enforcement Against Russia
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 ...
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Fireside chat with Maroš Šefčovič
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH MAROŠ ŠEFČOVIČ - The European Union has demonstrated firm commitment to Ukrainian sovereignty through political, humanitarian, and financial support–as well as military assistance—throughout the war. In February 2023, the European Commission pledged an additional €450 million d...
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TotalEnergies Chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanné
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...
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How US-Romania cooperation can advance energy security and decarbonization
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...
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Keynote remarks by The. Rt. Hon. Grant Shapps MP
2023 GLOBAL ENERGY FORUM - From January 14 to 15, 2023, the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center hosted its annual Global Energy Forum in Abu Dhabi, as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.
Over the past six years, the Forum has become the go-to conference on the geopolitics of the energy tran...