Issues like the
future of the energy industry, implementation of green energy, decarbonization,
and regional development approach form the agenda of the World Energy Congress
2022. St. Petersburg will host this large-scale discussion of cooperation opportunities.
The Congress is organized by the World Energy Council, Russian National
Committee of the World Energy Council, and the Roscongress Foundation.
According to Anton
Kobyakov, Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation, when global
economy is highly volatile dialogue between all market participants and
consumers becomes particularly important. “National committees of nearly 90
countries on the World Energy Council should consolidate to act as one. Energy
industry today is not a competition between producers, but a field for friendly
cooperation. Those who take into account regional versatility and their
consumers will have an advantage. Global energy landscape is not imaginable
without Russia. Our country and our energy industry with its research and
development expertise have a lot to offer the professional community in search
of new ways,” said Mr. Kobyakov.
Earlier this month
Cape Town hosted Africa Energy Indaba. During the conference, Dr Angela
Wilkinson, World Energy Council General Secretary and CEO suggested to discuss
three potential scenarios for the future of the energy sector titled “An Unfinished Symphony”, “Hard Rock”
and “Contemporary Jazz”. The latter assumes an innovative market path, the
first understands the coordinated global policy in the energy field, whereas
the “Hard Rock”
envisions locally formed fragmented markets.
Prior to Dr.
Wilkinson’s visit to Russia in April, Sergei Brilev, Deputy Director for
Special Information Programming at RTR, interviewed her about the future of the
industry.
“The main goal of
the energy community is to admit that there are numerous different points of
view. Energy systems have regional versatility, so we need to get together to
find our common voice. The key is not forcing a consensus but creating a
platform for cooperation. This is what we do. We are not looking for a complete
consensus, as it cannot exist in the world with such different needs, plans and
perspectives” said Dr.Wilkinson.
Full interview
available at: https://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=3247125
To learn more
about the World Energy Scenarios follow the link: https://www.worldenergy.org/publications/entry/world-energy-scenarios-2019-exploring-innovation-pathways-to-2040