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World Energy Council (WEC) News
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Call for Papers for the 23rd World Energy Congress Istanbul, 9-13 Oct
The World Energy Congress is now accepting academic papers for its 2016 meeting. The deadline to submit papers is 30th April. Submitting a paper to the World Energy Congress provides an excellent opportunity to contribute to the development of ...
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The “new normal”: Energy price volatility and climate framework uncertainty top concerns of global energy leaders
Energy leaders see energy price volatility and the future of a climate framework as their top critical uncertainties, according to the latest research by the World Energy Council. The 7th annual edition of the World Energy Issues Monitor, ...
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What keeps energy leaders awake at night? WEC report highlights the critical issues affecting the global and regional energy sector
High energy price volatility has for the first time replaced global climate framework as the number-one critical uncertainty driving the world energy agenda, according to the 2014 World Energy Issues Monitor, released today (Feb. 12,2014) by the ...
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New World Energy Council Report Identifies the Critical Issues Holding Back the Transition of the Global Energy Sector
Continued uncertainty in the future direction of climate frameworks, political instability of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, energy price volatility, and the global economic recession are what energy leaders consider as the top ...
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Energy systems are still far from being sustainable, warns World Energy Council report
The World Energy Council’s (WEC) annual Energy Sustainability Index reveals that most of the over 90 countries assessed are still far from achieving fully sustainable energy systems. Released at COP-18 in Doha, the Index is part of ...
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Energy efficiency policies around the world: review and evaluation
The World Energy Council (WEC) has published a new report on energy efficiency trends and policies around the world. The report produced in collaboration with ADEME (France) covers over 70 countries representing more than 80% of global energy ...
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Europe’s vulnerability to energy crises
As its own scarce primary energy resources are becoming exhausted, Europe’s dependency on imported energy and hence its vulnerability to energy crises is rapidly increasing. How can European countries ensure secure energy supplies at stable and ...
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Global governance key to a sustainable energy future
To achieve a sustainable energy future will require an unprecedented level of global cooperation between industry and government, and deeper integration of regional and international energy markets, the World Energy Council said Thursday at the ...
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Governments must play role defining energy market dynamics - Jeffrey Immelt, CEO General Electric
“Higher investments in technologies, global coordination to curb costs and policies to create new markets”. These are the challenges that the energy sector must face in order to guarantee sustainable growth, according to Jeffrey R. Immelt, Chairman ...
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World Energy Congress debate - Energy efficiency and access key concerns for Japan, UK, India and Italy
The debate at a round table discussion moderated by Roger Munnings, Chairman of Global Energy and Natural Resources Practice, KPMG Russia, at the WEC congress in Rome, centered on how to achieve economic growth in developing countries while ensuring ...
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World Energy Congress - Partnership targets energy poverty
The World Economic Forum and the World Energy Council signed an agreement today to cooperate on reducing energy poverty in Africa. The overall objective of the agreement, signed during the World Energy Congress 2007 in Rome, Italy, is to pool ...
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World Energy Congress - Who are these 3,500 delegates anyway?
The numbers are certainly impressive – more than 4,000 delegates from 115 countries on six continents representing hundreds of companies, organizations and regulators – but who are these people that have come from all over the world to attend the ...
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World Energy Congress - Italian president says energy policies need drastic change
During a meeting with the leaders of the World Energy Congress, the President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano called today on world governments to tackle the global energy and environmental challenges. “It is no longer possible to defer the ...
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World Energy Congress - Global carbon market key to attract private sector investments
The creation of a global carbon market is the key to attract private sector investments needed to develop the electricity sector, was the conclusion of a round table at the 20th World Energy Congress. “A global market where companies can exchange ...
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World Energy Congress - Youth programme: young professionals find common ground in global debate
The Youth Programme, which is currently taking place within the framework of the 20th World Energy Congress, involves 220 delegates from almost 50 countries worldwide. The Programme provides an opportunity for young industry experts to address some ...
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World Energy Congress - International standards are key for promoting efficiency and renewables
The World Energy Congress included a session on the role of International Standards, in collaboration with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). It provided an overview of ...