At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting that ended days ago there was no bigger issue than the energy crisis - with its links to the challenges of climate change, geopolitics and the cost of living - what has come to be known as the ‘polycrisis’.
On this episode, we hear from two people immersed in the discussions at Davos on why the global conversation on energy has changed, with climate change and the energy transition now firmly centre-stage.
People on this episode:
Roberto Bocca, Head of Shaping the Future of Energy and Materials, World Economic Forum
John Defterios, World Economic Forum energy fellow
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (addressing Davos 2023)
António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations (addressing Davos 2023)
Davos 2023 sessions relevant to this episode:
Special Address by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
Special Address by António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations
Mastering New Energy Economics
Keeping the Lights on amid Geopolitical Fracture
Infrastructure for a Clean Energy Economy
The Interplay of Food, Energy and Water
The Different Roads to Energy Transition
The Age of Net-Zero Energy Technologies
Related episodes:
What does the future look like for energy, and for our jobs?
Davos 2023 Day 2: the economy and the climate
Welcome to the age of the polycrisis: the Global Risks Report 2023
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