The world of the polycrisis we live in is characterised by the simultaneous existence of concurring crises: the long-standing climate crisis we are faced with is joined by the emergence of new security challenges following Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, instability in the Middle East and additional geopolitical hotspots elsewhere.
While crises differ in nature and origin, repercussion stemming from security challenges are impacting ongoing transformations in the climate and energy realms. Whether by diverting momentum from multilateral climate action or, even more worryingly, by strengthening calls to slow down the phase out of fossil fuels on the grounds of energy security.
Accelerating the deployment of home-grown clean energy has become a central pillar in reconciling climate ambition with resilience against external shocks. In this context, energy security and climate action should not be seen as competing agendas, but as mutually reinforcing imperatives.
This session will explore how to move beyond the false dichotomy of security versus climate and chart pathways towards a safer, cleaner and more sovereign energy future.
Objectives
- Analyse the interlinkages between climate action and energy security in the current context of overlapping global crises, including geopolitical conflicts and humanitarian emergencies.
- Examine how recent security challenges affect global energy transitions and influence policy decisions regarding fossil fuel dependence and renewable deployment.
- Identify strategies to reconcile energy resilience with climate ambition, highlighting how accelerated investment in clean, domestic energy sources can strengthen both security and sustainability.
- Promote a new paradigm of energy security where climate action, geopolitical stability, and sovereignty are mutually reinforcing objectives within a resilient and cooperative global framework.
Moderator
Moderator details coming soon.
Speakers
- Representative from the IEA (TBC).
- Representative from Greenpeace International (TBC).
- Lara Lázaro Touza. Senior Research Fellow at the Elcano Royal Institute.
- Representative from the UK (TBC).