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World Energy Council's New Secretary General

World Energy Council welcomes new Secretary General and CEO - Dr.Angela Wilkinson. Angela succeeds Dr.Christoph Frei as the Secretary General and CEO of the World Energy Council.

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Congress Call to Action:

The 2019 World Energy Council Trilemma, launched at Congress24 in September, introduced indexation to enable tracking of energy policy performance since 2000. Read how Ministers at Congress voted on actioning new energy visions using the improved tool.

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Launch: 2019 World Energy Scenarios

Explore plausible energy scenarios developed by the World Energy Council's global network of energy experts in collaboration with Accenture Strategy and the Paul Scherrer Institute.

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2019 Congress Highlights

The 24th World Energy Congress took place in Abu Dhabi and was the first Congress to take place in the Middle East. The World's largest global energy event gathered almost 15,000 delegates under the theme Energy for Prosperity.

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Launch of New 2019 World Energy Trilemma Index

Energy security, equity, and environmental sustainability: 3 objectives of a balanced Trilemma, one of the World Energy Council’s Leaders tools - in collaboration with Oliver Wyman.

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24th Congress Strategic Messages Released

A key message for this year’s Congress includes the need to harness the emerging promise of a new era of global abundance of clean and renewable energy sources and technologies.

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Working towards successful Energy transition

The World Energy Council actively contributes the insights needed by energy leaders to make effective strategic, policy and business decisions about the energy transition. We provide reliable data, useful tools and impartial comment.

Our interactive Energy Transition Toolkit includes five comprehensive tools that can be used together or separately. They have been proven to drive effective change and bring us closer to achieving successful energy transition.

"These tools are invaluable because they’re flexible, scalable and adaptable. They give weight to our thinking and allow us to develop strategies so that we can work on the practical solutions needed to tackle energy transition."

transition toolkit

Tools for successful Energy Transition

World Energy Issues Monitor

annual reality check of 2,000+ energy leaders worldwide focusing on the challenges of energy transition

Energy Trilemma Index

better policy through balancing energy security, equity and environmental sustainability

World Energy Scenarios

strategic foresight tool that explores pathways to improve preparation for the energy transition

Dynamic Resilience Framework

a framework for emerging and systemic risk management, including new challenges like weather hazards and cyber-security

Innovation Insights

to help members navigate the shifting innovation landscape

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Published on 14 Oct 2019

Issues Monitor

Europe

Issues Monitor | 2019: The World’s Energy Agenda & Its Evolution

This report focuses on the issues facing the energy transition in Europe, using data collected by surveying over 40 managers from the European Distribution System Operators (E.DSO) and...

Published on 11 Sep 2019

Energy Trilemma

Global

World Energy Trilemma Index | 2019

The World Energy Council’s definition of energy sustainability is based on three core dimensions: Energy Security, Energy Equity, and Environmental Sustainability of Energy Systems. Balancing these...

Published on 11 Sep 2019

Energy Scenarios

Europe

World Energy Scenarios | 2019: European Regional Perspectives

This report explores three plausible pathways to 2040 for a European region in Modern Jazz, Unfinished Symphony and Hard Rock futures.

Published on 10 Sep 2019

Dynamic Resilience

Global

Cyber challenges to the energy transition

The energy sector is experiencing a transformation, new synergies are being realised through linking operational, information technology, and communication systems: the sector’s digital footprint...

Published on 10 Sep 2019

Reports

Designing for Disruptions: A new era for energy

The energy sector is undergoing widespread disruption. Technology is advancing rapidly while new business models are emerging. Government policies and public attitudes and behaviour are...

Published on 09 Sep 2019

Energy Scenarios

The Future of Nuclear: Diverse Harmonies In the Energy Transition

This report describes three plausible pathways for the future of nuclear through the lens of the World Energy Scenarios framework – Modern Jazz, Unfinished Symphony, Hard Rock