Sustainable Energy: the next crisis?

The severity of the financial crisis and global recession  had and still has  the potential to profoundly reshape global economy. These triggers can lead to positive changes, such as new measures to support a “green” recovery, but also to setbacks to the global economy, such as pressures to protect markets and curb capital flows.

This  one day event  focused on three key potential impacts of the global recession and recovery on progress towards a more sustainable energy system: the medium-term outlook for conventional primary energy, with a focus on oil market volatility; advancing climate policies in the face of the economic downturn; fostering a low-carbon economic recovery and aligning policies and new technologies.