Recording: Navigating the ‘Polycrisis’: Climate Change, Energy Security and Instability
Energy, security and climate change are interacting in increasingly complex ways as new technologies emerge, weather patterns form, and the world moves towards multipolarity. Join RUSI for a ministerial keynote and high-level discussion about what the UK can do to remain prosperous and secure in this changing environment.
Overview
Governments around the world have experienced a shock over the past few years as energy security returns to the forefront of political discussion. But the implications of the 'polycrisis' go far beyond the need to secure alternative supplies of oil and gas, changing the calculus of geopolitics and the fundamentals of the global economy and shifting the imperatives of diplomacy.
At the same time, governments, businesses and households are gaining new tools to manage energy supply chains and alleviate macroeconomic challenges. This makes the timing of the creation of the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero particularly apt.
Our event is part of RUSI’s UK National Security and Net Zero project, which will explore the changing risk environment faced by the UK as a result of current and future energy security imperatives.
Speakers
A keynote address was delivered by Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero the Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP.
This was followed by a panel discussion including:
- Amber Rudd, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 2015-16. Trustee of the Climate Group, Chair of the International Advisory Group for Equinor, Non-Executive Director for Centrica Plc, Chair of the Warm Home Payment Taskforce for the Energy Catapult, and RUSI Trustee.
- Dr James Henderson, Head of Gas Research at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Previously Russia and CIS Energy specialist at Lambert Energy Advisory, Head of Research at Renaissance Capital, Head of Energy Markets at Wood Mackenzie, and Commercial Manager Exploration at Hess Corporation.
- Melissa Stark, Managing Director and Global Lead for Renewables and Energy Transition Services at Accenture. Fellow and Chair of the Electricity Board at the UK Energy Institute and member of National Grid ESO’s Technology Advisory Council.
The panel was moderated by Al-Karim Govindji, Global Head of Public Affairs, Energy, at DNV. Previously Director and Head of Decarbonisation and Energy Management, Northern Europe, Middle East, and Africa at DNV and prior to that Head of Industrial Innovation and Energy Efficiency at The Carbon Trust.