Energy Policy and the Impact of the War against Ukraine // Budapest Energy and Security Talks 2024

"The reduction in energy use comes from increased energy efficiency"
Keynote:
Attila Steiner, State Secretary for Energy and Climate Policy, Ministry of Energy, Budapest
Speakers:
Diana Furchtgott Roth, Director, Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment and The Herbert and Joyce Morgan Fellow in Energy and Environmental Policy, Heritage Foundation
Olga Khakova, Deputy Director for European energy security, Atlantic Council, Washington DC
Jukka Leskelä, CEO, Finnish Energy Industries Federation, Helsinki
Tibor Stelbaczky, Ambassador at large, Principal Adviser on Energy Diplomacy, MD Global, European External Action Service, Brussels
Moderator: Réka Szemerkényi, Senior Advisor for Foreign and Security Policy, Equilibrium Institute; Former Ambassador of Hungary to the USA
Central Questions: How has the war in Ukraine impacted European energy policy and the green transition? Is Europe navigating the disruptions caused by the war effectively, or are there negative long-term consequences for its competitiveness and for the transatlantic relationship?
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➡️The escalating cyber security threats
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