The Revenge of Energy Security
Reconciling Asia’s Economic Security with Climate Ambitions
On July 19, 2023, NBR and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars co-hosted the nineteenth annual Energy Security Workshop, “The Revenge of Energy Security: Reconciling Asia’s Economic Security with Climate Ambitions,” an invitation-only in Washington, D.C. The workshop considered 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
Speakers Include:
Chihiro Aita, The National Bureau of Asian Research
Ryna Cui, University of Maryland Center for Global Sustainability
Tom Cutler, Cutler International LLC
Erica Downs, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs
Craig Hall, Chevron
Mikkal Herberg, The National Bureau of Asian Research; University of California San Diego
Preston Howey, American Petroleum Institute
Hisashi Inoue, Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Neelima Jain, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Michael Kugelman, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Thomas Lutken, The National Bureau of Asian Research
Meredith Miller, DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group
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
Panel on “Setting the Stage: Refocusing LNG Supply and Demand” with Mikkal Herberg (The National Bureau of Asian Research; University of California San Diego), Leslie Palti-Guzman (Gas Vista LLC), Craig Hall (Chevron), and Preston Howey (American Petroleum Institute)
Panel on “Assessing Security in East Asia: China and Japan” with Tom Cutler (Cutler International LLC), Erica Downs (Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs), Jennifer Sklarew (George Mason University), Hisashi Inoue (Japan Bank for International Cooperation), and Ryna Cui (University of Maryland Center for Global Sustainability)
Panel on “Demand in the Global South: India and Southeast Asia” with Meredith Miller (DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group), Neelima Jain (Center for Strategic and International Studies), and Rahul Tongia (Centre for Social and Economic Progress), and Prashanth Parameswaran (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars)
Clara Gillispie (The National Bureau of Asian Research), Jeanne Choi (U.S. Department of State), Ashley Johnson (U.S. Department of Energy), and Meredith Miller (DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group)
