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The Revenge of Energy Security
Reconciling Asia’s Economic Security with Climate Ambitions
Date and Time: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Location: |
Contact: Contact Chihiro Aita at [email protected] with questions or to RSVP for this invitation-only conference. |
Now in its nineteenth year, NBR’s Energy Security Program convenes senior policy, industry, and energy specialists to engage in high-level discussions on Asia’s energy policies and their geopolitical impact. Today’s program will consider the role for transition plans that include fossil fuels like liquified natural gas (LNG) as a bridge to future energy mixes where renewables are the dominant share, as well as country specific roadmaps that reconcile their near-term energy security pressures with long-term climate commitments.
LNG is in an ambiguous position as a preferred cleaner alternative to coal and oil, with expectations for strong future demand growth, but faces potential headwinds due to extremely high prices in Asian markets. More broadly, there are fears that in retrenching to ensure adequate fossil fuel supplies at great environmental and financial cost, Asian governments will lose focus on reconciling this with ambitious decarbonization goals. The choices the major Asian countries make will have profound implications both for traditional fossil fuel markets like LNG and for the outlook for the global clean energy transition and climate goals. Understanding what to expect in the major energy market countries including China, Japan, India, and Southeast Asian countries is vital to understanding these markets and global climate prospects.
Agenda with Speaker Bios
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Speakers Include:
Craig Hall, Chevron
Mikkal Herberg, The National Bureau of Asian Research; University of California San Diego
Michael Kugelman, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Leslie Palti-Guzman, Gas Vista LLC
Prashanth Parameswaran, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Jennifer Sklarew, George Mason University
Alison Szalwinksi, The National Bureau of Asian Research
Rahul Tongia, Centre for Social and Economic Progress
More speakers to be announced.