(The World Energy
Council gave out a clear message at the World Energy Congress that took place
this week in Istanbul: the world needs to move away from fossil fuels much faster
than it is doing today. That contrasted sharply with the message given out by
most of the high-level speakers from government and business at the Congress,
who stressed that the world needs more oil and gas. Mohammad Barkindo, the new
Secretary General of oil cartel OPEC even warned that oil should not be
“discriminated” against. Energy Post’s editor in chief Karel Beckman reports on
the clashing visions in Istanbul)
The World Energy Congress is not just any event. Taking
place every three years, organised by the World Energy Council, it is one of
the biggest energy conferences in the world, and one of the most “high-level” –
if you regard energy ministers and CEO’s of multinationals as “high-level”.
This year, in the troubled city of Istanbul, for the first
time even a number of presidents showed up – those of Turkey, Russia, Venezuela
and Azerbaijan – though the attendance was disappointing with around 2,000
delegates, only a third of the number at the previous Congress in Seoul in
2013. Fear of terrorist attacks no doubt prompted many to stay away.
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