Auto industry experts on the opportunities & challenges facing the electric light vehicle market
As the world recovers from a global pandemic, questions abound regarding decarbonization efforts that are often considered costly. However, electric vehicle sales have proven more resilient than their internal combustion engine counter parts. Auto industry leaders discuss in this CERAWeek Conversation the opportunities and challenges that the light vehicle market is expected to face over the coming years. Alex Keros, Lead Architect of EV Infrastructure at GM, and Reinhard Fischer, Senior Vice President of Strategy at the Volkswagen Group North America, examine sales trends and market momentum for EVs, the pace of EV infrastructure build, and company strategies to navigate public policies for transportation and mobility.
15 Loka 202034min
Gas industry experts on renewable natural gas & its contribution to a low carbon energy system
Gas industry stakeholders deconstruct renewable natural gas and examine its potential to contribute to a low carbon energy system. Morgan D. Bazilian, Director of the Payne Institute and Professor of Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines, Tanya Peacock, Manager of Public Policy and Planning, SoCalGas, and Richard Meyer, Managing Director, Energy Analysis, Markets, and Standards, American Gas Association, discuss RNG's associated costs, emerging strategies for wider RNG deployment, and opportunities to advance hydrogen technologies.
13 Loka 202030min
AspenTech's Antonio Pietri on what digitalization can usher in for the energy future
The energy industry is at a critical juncture as it evolves to reduce emissions, increase efficiencies, adopt new technologies, and provide the goods, services, and materials for a sustainable future. What role can digitalization play in facilitating this transformation? In this CERAWeek Conversation, Aspentech President and CEO Antonio Pietri discusses the possibilities that digitalization can usher in for the energy future. He shares insights on the emissions reduction, the circular economy, financial prudence and sustainability, and new industrial plants of the future.
13 Loka 202027min
Tellurian's Charif Souki on the state of LNG and major developments shaping the industry
Charif Souki, Executive Chairman and Co-founder of Tellurian, assesses the state of LNG in 2020 and examines the developments that are shaping the industry over the long-term. Is the natural gas trade converging into a single global market? Which projects and suppliers are best positioned to dominate market share? What will be the profile of the next wave of U.S. LNG projects? Will LNG broker a detente between the U.S. and China? In this CERAWeek Conversation with IHS Markit Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin, Souki explores these issues and discusses the future of LNG.
8 Loka 202034min
Angola energy executives on boosting upstream competitiveness and advancing production potential
Angola is endowed with abundant energy assets, but an increasingly competitive market for industry capital is challenging the country to strengthen its value proposition for international investors. Join this CERAWeek Conversation as two of Angola's top energy executives discuss new strategies to attract investment and advance production possibilities. Paulino Jeronimo, Chief Executive of state oil and gas regulator ANPG, and Sebastião Gaspar Martins, Executive Administrator of Sonangol, explore regulatory and fiscal adjustments, new approaches to technology and innovation, and an agenda to reposition Sonangol as an international partner of choice.
8 Loka 202025min
EV industry executives on the future of charging and prospects for an electric transport economy
By 2030, nearly 25 percent of light passenger vehicles produced will be plug-in capable, according to IHS Markit forecasts. What electric vehicle infrastructure will exist to support the projected rollout? What policies and investments are needed to achieve cheap, fast, and ubiquitous charging? EV industry executives discuss the future of charging and prospects for an electric transport economy.
7 Loka 202035min
Daniel Yergin on his new book "The New Map," and the dramatic shifts in global energy & geopolitics
A new global map is being shaped by dramatic shifts in energy & geopolitics. Among its contours are disruptions to the world's long-standing energy ecosystem, a re-arranging of power global dynamics, and shifts in power relationships between countries and across industries.
2 Loka 202054min
Energy & geopolitics experts on America's place in the world, global tensions & U.S. foreign policy
The United States will inaugurate a president in January 2021 who will steer American foreign policy through a world of rising tensions and instability. The U.S.-China relationship has become the epicenter of global rivalry while the Middle East contends with entrenched conflicts and volatility. Is a new set of organizing principles necessary to mitigate conflicts, placate tensions, and establish greater cooperation in America's strategic relationships? What are the different approaches that can be expected between a Trump and Biden presidency? In this CERAWeek Conversation, experts in energy, geopolitics, Asia, and the Middle East examine America's place in the world and the disruptions shaping its foreign policy.
2 Loka 202045min
