Three professionals took part in a discussion dubbed “The Future of Energy” within the framework of the 12th Gaidar Forum – Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, the CEO of Gazprom Neft, Alexander Dyukov, and the President of the Global Energy Association, Sergey Brilev – with the focus placed on measures to counter climate change, carbon capture and the future of hydrogen.
The coal industry has been through many crises, but those enterprises that did not curtail their production and kept their technology and staff then recovered, said Kemerovo Region Governor Sergey Tsivilev in an interview with the President of the Global Energy Association Sergey Brilev. According to him, despite a 10-12% decline in coal production this year, the region continues to grow. Coal shipments to the east are gaining momentum, and new markets in southern Europe are opening up.
The Global Energy Association (registered in Moscow and responsible for the international prize of the same name) has created a new award specifically for Russian academics – to be presented for their contributions to the development of energy in the country: The Honorary Diploma of the Association.
The Gazprom Board of Directors took note of the information concerning the impacts of the events of 2020 on the long-term outlook for the global energy market.
Rae Kwon Chung, Chairman of the Global Energy international Prize Award Committee and winner of the Nobel Peace prize, addressed the third online meeting of experts for “The energy transition to the post-Covid world.”