DOHA: In a bid to solve the energy crisis, industry players including CEOs, scientists and experts came together to reflect on the events of 2021 and discuss the challenges the energy industry faces in the year ahead at the quarterly CEO Roundtable hosted by the Abdullah Bin Hamad Al Attiyah International Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development.
The roundtable, titled “2022 Global Energy Landscape” featured distinguished guest speakers which included Paul Stevens, Economist at Chatham House; Alan Gelder, VP Refining at Wood Mackenzie; Jim Herbertson, Technical Director - Climate and Energy at International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA); and John Kemp, Senior Market Analyst, Commodities and Energy at Thomson Reuters.
During the event, which was held in Doha yesterday, and moderated by Reuters editor-at-large Axel Threlfall, the experts discussed the implications of the Glasgow Climate Pact that was agreed by nearly 200 nations at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November.
Although the guest speakers agreed that the explicit plan to reduce coal emissions is a positive step in the fight against manmade climate change, they also expressed their disappointment that the treaty didn’t go further than simply stipulate the “phasing down” of the single biggest source of greenhouse gases.
H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah, Chairman of Al Attiyah Foundation and former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Energy of Qatar, highlighted the importance of hosting the Roundtable in December to reflect on major events from 2021 and discuss how to deal with the issues facing the sector in 2022.
“It gave me great pleasure to host the fourth and final Al Attiyah Foundation Roundtable of this year. To be able to meet our members and guests face-to-face underlines the excellent progress the State of Qatar has made in the pushback against the coronavirus. The fact that industry leaders and expert guest speakers were able to share ideas and opinions on the most pertinent issues facing our sector, underlines the importance and uniqueness of the Foundation’s CEO Roundtable. I very much look forward to hosting the next one in early 2022,” he added.
The Al Attiyah Foundation will continue the conversation in its Energy Webinar Series, which will be held today.
Interested members of the general public are welcome to join the webinar through links on the Foundation’s social media sites.
