Register now for the 26th World Energy Congress in Rotterdam 🇳🇱
We are officially one year away from the 26th World Energy Congress in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Register now and join over 7,000 international energy stakeholders and 18,000 total attendees from across the whole energy ecosystem in driving forward solutions for Redesigning Energy for People and Planet.
With four days of industry-defining discussions, roundtable debates and peer-to-peer networking, the Congress will engage a diverse range of people at all levels of the energy dialogue around the ‘how to’ in making energy transitions happen at pace and scale.
The Super Early Bird registration rate is available until 22 May. Visit the website and register today 👉 www.worldenergycongress.org
Virtual WEC conference - 20 May 2021
Recording of the World Energy Council NL (WEC) virtual event 2021. PwC’s Chief Economist Jan Willem Velthuijsen shares the findings and analyses of this year’s WEC report ‘About black swans and green futures’, which explores the impact of Covid -19 on the economy, energy use and CO2 emissions. Shell’s Chief Climate Change Advisor David Hone talks about three energy scenarios. Moderator Sonja Renssen leads two expert panel discussions, one from an economic perspective, the other from a technology perspective.
About black swans and green futures
Decarbonising north west Europe after Covid-19
Corona no doubt was the dominant driver of events in 2020, but in its shadow the year has seen a number of other significant developments that are crucial for the achievability of NW Europe’s Net Zero ambitions. China, USA and EU have each announced, introduced, or intensified a grand Energy Deal. And ofcourse Great Britain – a large and energy-relevant member – has left the Union.
All these Black Swan events have potentially kicked the development trajectories of NW Europe into new orbits. It is therefore clear that there is ample scope to rethink the Phasing Out Carbon scenario against these radically changed perspectives and potential new trends.
The WEC 2021 report explores the impact of Covid-19 on the economy, energy use and CO2 emissions. Two possible post-Covid growth scenarios have been differentiated: modest-growth and high-growth. The report looks at different drivers impacting the scenarios and with that the achievability of the 2050 Paris goals.
Presentations at the WEC conference 2020

Plenary presentation with keynote speech
Jan Willem Velthuijsen (PwC), Prajeev Rasiah (DNV GL) and Hans Coenen (Gasunie)

Infrastructure
Hosted by René Peters (TNO), Ruud Melieste (Havenbedrijf Rotterdam) and Hans Coenen (NV Nederlandse Gasunie)

Regulation/Regislation
Hosted by Karolina Ryszka (Rabobank) and Jillis Raadschelders (DNV GL)
Strategy
Hosted by Catrinus Jepma (New Energy Coalition), Ewald Breunesse (Shell) and Marcel vd Kar (Vopak)
For the world energy issues of now and the future
The World Energy Council (WEC), founded in 1924 in London, is an international platform that broadly addresses the world-energy-issues today and in the future.
The current and more specifically future global energy issues require extensive and in-depth studies to ensure that the expected future huge increase in energy demand can be met. This should be done in a sustainable but also affordable way.