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...

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...

THE WAY FORWARD FOR US COOPERATION WITH ALLIES ON THE GLOBAL GREEN ECONOMY AND TECHNOLOGIES - The Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub, in partnership with the Global Energy Center and Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, convened an informative and frank conversation on how the United Stat...

THE IMPACT OF MERGING CLIMATE AND TRADE POLICY ON GLOBAL DEMAND FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY - As countries around the world embrace an increasingly ambitious climate agenda, the importance of trade policy tools that prevent leakage to economies whose climate regulations are less stringent is becoming evid...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

ATLANTIC COUNCIL LIVE FROM COP26: PAVING THE WAY WITH CLIMATE INNOVATION - The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center hosted on November 3, 2021, a special edition of Atlantic Council Live from COP26 on the role of technological innovation in securing the net-zero, climate-resilient global economy...

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...

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...

THE HYDROGEN REVOLUTION: CLEAN HYDROGEN’S ROLE IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION - The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center hosted virtually on December 2, 2021, a discussion on the growing momentum behind clean hydrogen as a decarbonization solution in the United States and beyond. This event also launc...

THE PRIVATE SECTOR’S ROLE IN ENABLING THE ENERGY TRANSITION: A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH TIM HOLT OF SIEMENS ENERGY - The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center hosted virtually on November 19, 2021, a conversation with Tim Holt, member of the executive board and labor director for Siemens Energy, on the...

FIRESIDE CHAT WITH MINISTER BELINDA BALLUKU - The Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center hosted on October 4, 2021, a hybrid event featuring Her Excellency Belinda Balluku, Albanian minister of infrastructure and energy.

Clean energy infrastructure projects are critical for ensuring sustainab...

FIRESIDE CHAT WITH VICE-MINISTER ALBINAS ZANANAVIČIUS - On November 16, 2021, the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center hosted a virtual fireside chat at the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington with Albinas Zananavičius, vice-minister for energy, to discuss Lithuania’s planned synchronization with t...

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...

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...

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 two panels at the US-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit, hosted by the US Department of Energy and the Nuclea...

THE ROLE OF NUCLEAR IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION - The Atlantic Council—in partnership with the ISPI Young Talents Program and newcleo—hosts a virtual event on the sidelines of the G7 Energy Ministerial in Torino, Italy.

The panel discussions will highlight the role of nuclear energy in deep decarbo...

PERSPECTIVES AND PATHWAYS TOWARD NET-ZERO: A CONVERSATION WITH EIRIK WÆRNESS - Global progress of the energy transition has dramatically accelerated in recent years due to a number of factors, including the US Inflation Reduction Act, the response to Russia’s unjust invasion of Ukraine, and inter...

NINTH ANNUAL CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY CONFERENCE - The Central and Eastern European Energy Security Conference is the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center’s flagship regional event in Washington, DC. This annual event brings together key decision-makers in the US administrati...