Energy transitions 2024

• What impacts have industrial policies such as the 2023 Inflation Reduction Act in the US and the EU’s Green Deal Industrial Plan had?
• How do these compare with developments across the ‘Global South’ and in China?
• Are industrial policies adequately addressing current climate targets and competing concerns for energy security and economic stability?
• To what extent is increasing protectionism fostering national competitiveness within the green economy and beyond?

• What are the implications for supply chains and trade relationships around traditional and renewable energy sources as governments look to increase self-sufficiency?

Speakers
Markus Hicken, Director for Energy Diplomacy, Climate and Security, German Federal Foreign Office (Virtual)
Rachel Kyte, Professor of Practice in Climate Policy, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
Xi Liang, Professor, Sustainable Transitions in Construction and Infrastructure, University College London
Alan Whitehead MP, Shadow Minister for Energy Security
Chair: Bernice Lee, Research Director, Futures; Hoffmann Distinguished Fellow for Sustainability; Chair, Sustainability Accelerator Advisory Board

• How can energy-efficient infrastructure in key sectors such as residential and non-domestic built environment and transportation be integrated to reduce consumer costs? 
• Where should investment, government subsidies and regulation be targeted for maximum impact?
• What challenges face the widespread development of renewable and grid infrastructure projects?

• What strategies can be employed to promote consumer awareness and behaviour change for more effective demand side management?

Speakers
Brenda Boardman, Emeritus Research Fellow, Energy, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
Dominic Hurndall, Partner, Oaklin Consultancy
Lucy Yu, CEO, Octopus Centre for Net Zero
Chair: Laura Sandys CBE, Chair, Government’s Energy Digitalisation Taskforce; Non-Executive Director SGN, SSE Transmission, Highview Power & Energy Systems Catapult; Chair of The Green Alliance; Chair and Founder of the Food Foundation

Speakers
The Rt Hon Claire Coutinho MP, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, United Kingdom
Chair: Antony Froggatt, Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House

Speakers
Anders Lindberg, President, Wärtsilä Energy 
Chair: Antony Froggatt, Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House

• Are policy signals and/or market demand for green products and services sufficient to drive investment in industrial decarbonization at the pace necessary?
• What do businesses want from policymakers and vice versa? 
• What role will international collaboration play in delivering global decarbonization targets and how can multinational companies and national governments foster greener supply chains?

• How is the energy transition reshaping job markets and how are government and industry leaders plugging the green skills gap?

Speakers
Dr Sue Armstrong-Brown, Director of Thought Leadership, CDP
Brendan Devlin, Adviser, International Just Transition, Methane and Hydrocarbon Phase Out, Energy Platform Task Force, DG ENER
Anders Lindberg, President, Wärtsilä Energy
Marco Piredda, Head of International Affairs & Business Support, ENI
Chair: Hannah Thomas-Peter, Climate Change and Energy Correspondent, Sky News

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Speakers
The Hon. Paul C. Kabuswe MP, Minister of Mines and Minerals Development, Zambia  

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• Who are the new critical materials superpowers?
• How are national energy security and mineral sovereignty concerns shaping multilateral alliances and strategic geopolitical relationships?
• How is the rapid evolution of green technologies driving demand for critical materials both in terms of supply and processing capacity?

• What does a resilient and sustainable critical materials value chain look like and who are the key players?
• What role might circular economy approaches play in serving the resource needs of the green energy transition?

Jonathan Dunn, Head of Climate, Anglo American
Paul Ekins, Professor of Resources and Environment Policy, Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources, Faculty of Built Environment, University College London
Marit Kitaw, Interim Director, African Minerals Development Centre
Her Excellency Ms. Macenje Mazoka, High Commissioner of Zambia to the United Kingdom
Dr Patrick Schröder, Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House
Chair: Shiela Khama, Senior Associate, Africa Programme, Chatham House

Which policy shifts, technological innovations and global mega-trends have the potential to disrupt energy transition trajectories?

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Speakers
Chris Stark, CEO, Climate Change Committee
Chair: Akshat Rathi, Senior Climate Change Reporter, Bloomberg News

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• What does a “transition away” from fossil fuels look like?
• What are the implications for the explosion in voluntary carbon markets and future expansion of compliance markets?
• How can we effectively manage risks, such as land grabbing, poor quality negative emission offsets and huge costs?

Speakers
Alache Fisho, Policy Lead, Transition Pathways, Beyond Oil & Gas Aliance (BOGA)
MJ Mace, Independent Consultant
Valérie Marcel, Executive Director, New Producers for Sustainable Energy 
Amiera Sawas, Head of Research and Policy, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
Chair: Glada Lahn, Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House

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• What transformational systems change is required to empower collective community action towards energy production and consumption?
• What does behavioural science and research studies on demand management in other sectors, such as recycling, plastic and water, tell us about the most effective methods to engage and communicate the need for demand reduction and retool existing systems for lasting change?
• How can non-policy actors support in cultivating a more “demand aware” environment around energy and its benefits?
• How do policymakers navigate threats such as “greenlash” and enable governments with the social license to implement demand-side policy?

Speakers
Laura Cunliffe-Hall, Policy Manager, Institution of Civil Engineers
Prof. Dr. Felix Creutzig, Head of working group Land Use, Infrastructure and Transport, and Chair of Sustainability Economics at Technische Universität Berlin, IPCC Lead Author 
Dr Christina Demski, Deputy Director of CAST
Josh Dugdale, Parter, Urge Collective
Toby Park, Principal Advisor, Head of Energy, Environment and Sustainability, The Behavioural Insights Team
Chair: Ruth Townend, Research Fellow, Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House

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Bringing together five innovators to pitch their solutions to a panel of expert respondents, this dynamic session explores the world of emerging energy tech.
 

• What does the energy sector of the future look like?

• Which policy incentives are needed to drive development of energy storage, electrolysers, hydrogen production, smart grid infrastructure, and renewables?

• How do the investment needs and commercialization timelines of these solutions like energy storage, smart grid infrastructure and novel electricity generation compare?

• Which technology categories will have the greatest impact in the short and long term race to a secure and affordable net-zero?

Speakers
Dr Enass Abo-Hamed MBE, Co-founder and CEO, H2GO Power ltd
Anna Bazley, Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs, ENODA
Nicholas Beatty, Founding Director, Zenobē Energy Limited
Fiona Reilly, UK Strategy Lead, XLinks
Iain Tobin, Chief Corporate Officer and CFO, Carbon Clean
Prof Ryan Williams, Chief Economist ENODA and Prof of Finance at Paris Dauphin  

Chair: Richard Delevan, Co-founder, Wicked Problems

Expert Respondents
Kirsty Hamilton OBE, Associate Fellow, Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House
Akshat Rathi, Senior Climate Reporter, Bloomberg News
Antony Froggatt, Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House