Autumn Conference 2018
Energy transition and sustainability
The Autumn Conference took place in Oslo on 20th November 2018.
See the video recordings of all the main presentations below.
This year’s conference focused on energy transition and sustainability. It focused on the industry’s dual challenge — to secure future energy supply and reduce climate emissions. The perspectives on supply and demand given in the latest World Energy Outlook (WEO) from IEA will be included in the discussions. The Autumn Conference is a joint event hosted by Equinor, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum & Energy and the International Energy Agency (IEA).
The conference was opened by the Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg. IEA Executive Director Dr. Fatih Birol and Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Patricia Espinosa, joined as keynote speakers together with Eldar Sætre, President & CEO, Equinor ASA. Closing remarks by Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Kjell-Børge Freiberg.
See the recordings of the keynote presentations below:
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World Energy Outlook 2018—about the IEA
The World Energy Outlook report for 2018 sees broad transformations in the global energy landscape. Find out more about IEA.
Programme 2018
Autumn Conference 2018: Det Norske Teatret, Oslo. 9.00am to 12:10pm CET.
| 08:00 | Registration and coffee |
| 09:00 |
Opening address by Norwegian Prime Minister, Erna Solberg. ‘World Energy Outlook 2018’, by Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director, IEA. |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 11:00 |
'The Energy Industry in a Low Carbon Future – Innovation and Transition' by Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Dialogue session with Ms. Espinosa, Dr. Birol and Mr. Sætre. Closing remarks by Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Kjell-Børge Freiberg. |
| 12:10 | End of conference and lunch |
After the conference, the following IR seminar was held. Click below to see the webcast recording and read more.
The speakers
IEA executive director Dr. Fatih Birol will present the World Energy Outlook 2018. We are very pleased to welcome Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, who will join us as a keynote speaker. We are pleased to annouce that Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg will join the conference, as will the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy Kjell-Børge Freiberg and Equinor President and CEO Eldar Sætre.
Eldar Sætre
President & CEO of Equinor
Photo: Ole Jørgen Bratland
Dr. Fatih Birol
Executive Director International Energy Agency (IEA)
Photo: IEA
Erna Solberg
Prime Minister
Photo: Thomas Haugersveen
Patricia Espinosa
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate change
Photo: UNFCCC
Kjell-Børge Freiberg
Minister of Petroleum and Energy
Photo: OED/Scanpix
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