A Conversation With International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol

Dr. Fatih Birol has served as Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) since 2015. He has overseen a comprehensive modernization program making the agency the global hub for clean energy transitions and broadening its energy security mandate.
In this discussion, Fatih Birol shares his perspectives on the current state of global energy markets, new and emerging risks to energy security, the geopolitics of the energy transition, the implications for the global economy, and prospects for limiting global warming.
Speaker
Fatih Birol
Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Presider
Carolyn Kissane
Associate Dean and Clinical Professor, New York University Center for Global Affairs; CFR Member
Introductory Remarks
Michael Froman
President, Council on Foreign Relations
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