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In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Dr Fatih Birol. Dr Birol has served as Executive Director of the International Energy Agency since September 2015. Under his leadership, the Agency has moved to the forefront of global efforts to reach international climate goals while ensuring that the social and economic impacts of clean energy transitions are at the heart of policymaking and energy security is safeguarded. Prior to his nomination as Executive Director, Dr Birol spent over 20 years at the IEA, rising through the ranks to the position of Chief Economist responsible for the flagship World Energy Outlook publication. In this podcast, the following topics are discussed: • The current relationship between the IEA and OPEC • The IEA’s stance on the energy transition and climate change • The gap between critical mineral demand and current investment • Important technologies in the energy transition

This week we have a special guest, Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the IEA. Dr. Birol provides his global energy perspectives, both on the current situation with the pandemic and how the future may unfold. Here are some of the questions that Peter and Jackie asked him: Has oil demand peaked? Does the pandemic speed up or slow down the transition to cleaner energy? Are you optimistic that that the world can achieve the Sustainable Development Scenario (SDS) and decarbonisation by 2050? What is the potential for emerging zero emission technologies, including hydrogen, small nuclear reactors and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)? What about natural gas demand? How can Canada improve its stature in the energy world? Check out the IEA’s website , including the recent Sustainable Recovery report (that suggests global spending of $1 trillion annually is needed for three years to support economic recovery and to accelerate the energy transition). The Sustainable Development Scenario (SDS) assumes the world delivers on holding the average long term temperature increase to less than 2 degrees C. Please review our disclaimer at: https://www.arcenergyinstitute.com/disclaimer/ The post Sustainable Recovery: A Conversation with Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) first appeared on ARC Energy Research Institute .

Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), and Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) talk impacts from covid-19 on energy supply and demand. They dive into how global economic recovery efforts are shaping up and how governments should design green stimulus packages with the goal of fostering the energy transition and building resiliency.