tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24331456012250824262024-03-18T18:44:29.173+01:00Energy For One World- Weekly Insightsa consulting studio on Global Change, Energy Architecture & UN Sustainable Developments Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.comBlogger941125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-85524234848317103382024-03-18T10:21:00.070+01:002024-03-18T18:43:57.472+01:00(week of) 18th March, 2024- Some Key Moments of Truths. (1) " Comrades in Arms, We will do everything according to our Plans" , Putin, Peace/Wars and Our National Securities (2) CeraWeek- on Energy, BigOil and Energy Transitions - A New Group Think (3) Our invitation for Good Future Making<div><br /></div><script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><div>(continued from last week)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_efsfq-BywxxO2MX8efYPhBHBqOWz-3wyRdxwpkNCGpwzhEe0kGU-V8LsN9fJ-MMGttHPoqO6tOIEZ6YOQOkzcEiYjF0u-8ZWKWX0ZlFxmHRF0LXtGzojg9BkicrCwWQljR1htd2b-hCsp8CM-6WS-s-ikiwH8tNk_NYDIn95REotoXqj5-zwVJ2WrmBG/s960/18th%20March%202024%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_efsfq-BywxxO2MX8efYPhBHBqOWz-3wyRdxwpkNCGpwzhEe0kGU-V8LsN9fJ-MMGttHPoqO6tOIEZ6YOQOkzcEiYjF0u-8ZWKWX0ZlFxmHRF0LXtGzojg9BkicrCwWQljR1htd2b-hCsp8CM-6WS-s-ikiwH8tNk_NYDIn95REotoXqj5-zwVJ2WrmBG/w567-h319/18th%20March%202024%20(6).jpg" width="567" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(these notes are short, for reasons of some project delivery works)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>The Week it was, The Week to come</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Russia let there be no doubt. With 88% of the Russian People voting, President Putin secured at least 87% of the Russian votes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A Landslide. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By now, and no matter Western Media or Political sentiments, Putin has become the longest serving Kremlin leader - for over 200 years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A feat and reality (better) not to be ignored.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In his victory speech, he was brief and clear.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">" Comrades in Arms, We Will do everything according to our Plans"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and made some clear statements- for National-, Western- and Global ears.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I strongly suggest you take a moment to listen and watch his speech - in full ( only 8 minutes!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Western Media and Politicians were quick to condemn the whole exercise- and with President Macrons speech still resonating in their ears: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">War!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now- and for this week, I would like to have your attention on "two (other) key moments of truths" - within our Western community- and on Peace, Energy, Transition, Climate and Nature:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As we are in some real need for dialogue, discourse - and for sure- better understanding, of where we are, and we are better to seek and make whole again,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. US Senate Intelligence Hearing on Worldwide Threats: CIA Annual Assessment- On War, Peace and National Security</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. CeraWeek - on Energy, BigOil and Transitions- A New Group Think</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But before I go there, I first like to share you some " self-reflections, first" - on the two, here above.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Preamble: " A little bit of self-reflection, looking oneself in the mirror first" </b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>If was a Freed Roman Slave, Terence, who once , and as a first observed:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8q6vuIm6pR5OFvexYOxcENwcFSjnrJpuPXLQ7yUDZcFzQysiRZB6Sdu2nZLsvxYZvXrfT6c7UladYWY_XbhX3FlOx7xa5eWE4MN8Kw93cRzbvvGqXwpySmLL3bEmCcaG1MnKOKSumejwIy60l30J2nh6xAoe6q10xMYF22pIJ7qSWMNqeTibOizWYIat/s960/18th%20March%202024%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8q6vuIm6pR5OFvexYOxcENwcFSjnrJpuPXLQ7yUDZcFzQysiRZB6Sdu2nZLsvxYZvXrfT6c7UladYWY_XbhX3FlOx7xa5eWE4MN8Kw93cRzbvvGqXwpySmLL3bEmCcaG1MnKOKSumejwIy60l30J2nh6xAoe6q10xMYF22pIJ7qSWMNqeTibOizWYIat/w482-h271/18th%20March%202024%20(7).jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div>I hope "<i> you'll get it"</i> </div><div><br /></div><div>Let me proceed and state this simple and clear: </div><div><br /></div><div>Western societies are to a large degree " Open, Liberal Societies" . Countries to the East, say Russia, China and also MENA, ASEAN to some large extent- are more " Closed Societies" , or societies were the " tone of voice" - in and on the streets, matter a little bit more, and Societal Values are believed, at times- of greater importance- than the individual.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now Western Media, and Politicians have been tumbling over each other to condemn President Putin and often also President Xi- (and other autocrat leaders) - for their ways of going about.</div><div><br /></div><div>However, - and at times- ignoring- the simple reality of different countries, different cultures, different traditions, different development stages, different sentiments and different governing systems. </div><div><br /></div><div>For sure- not always ideal, but rather real.</div><div><br /></div><div>And most often ignoring their own (western) tone of voices and behaviors.</div><div><br /></div><div>( <i>another little fact to realize is that others, other nations may not always appreciate to hear that one consider oneself the very best, strongest and most powerful. eg. American exceptionalism</i>)</div><div><br /></div><div>Now I come to some of importance,</div><div><br /></div><div>Russian and Chinese men and women can<i> also</i> read and write, and they have<i> also </i>eyes, ears and minds that can observe and <i>see the Power Structures, Behaviors, Dis-eases and Group Think- within our Western Societies.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>And they can listen to the words spoken by our Leadership. Political and in Discourse. The different tongues, and the different tone of voices. </div><div><br /></div><div>Let me just share you here- FOUR- examples, and that came over my screen- over the last week, alone.</div><div><br /></div><div>And please note from me: </div><div><br /></div><div>I have observed these - without any judgement or approval, But have taken note of them and, for sure- " as a signs and signals- for our eyes to see- and of some urgent healing work to do" </div><div><br /></div><div><u>on Trump and the Health of Western Societies</u></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Psychiatrist Dr. Bandy Lee speaks openly and quite vividly about her views and expert opinion on former President Donald Trump.</div><div><br /></div><div>But - and if you keep listening between the lines- it is also a topic about our Leadership- about cults, and about some pathology occurring in our Politics and Societies, - also thus at our Bigger Corporations and Administrations.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Health of our Society does matter!</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the new era of politics, the psychological manipulation of voters is seen as more expedient than offering and driving solutions for citizens' core issues. In Social Media's stupor, the truth seems to be freely opposed, devalued, or at best ignored. To win public office today, performance politics and tugging on constituents' emotional strings are increasingly more powerful tools than offering field expertise and policy solutions. This unmooring from reality is contagious, numbing, and self-sustaining; it is the biggest threat to our democracy.
In a wide-ranging and timely conversation with Jonathan Lemire, world-renowned forensic psychiatrist Dr. Bandy Lee shares insights on the importance of mental fitness in candidates and also the collective mental health of their core supporters. Dr. Lee points out the ineffectiveness of traditional methods of fighting misinformation and emphasizes the crucial role politically unaffiliated, neutral mental health professionals could play in explaining the mass psychosis and mitigating its growth. She also offers guidance on how we can all contribute to restoring faith in democratic institutions and in truth.</span></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br />
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</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><u>on Biden Foreign Policies and Western Politicians</u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div>Ever since the War in Ukraine, Professor Jeffrey Sachs has been a clear and outspoken critic of US foreign policy- military complex, and has keep raising his voice of the dangers of Western present approach - for the better world , tomorrow.</div><div><br /></div><div>I share you here- a couple of his latest articles and voice- and I assure you, they are not benign.</div><div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jeffrey Sachs: "You can't run a world on hate in the nuclear age without... <a href="https://t.co/On8oOguAa3">https://t.co/On8oOguAa3</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/YouTube?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@YouTube</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1769623872066798042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/TPsFP5UbJa">https://t.co/TPsFP5UbJa</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1768993416480805143?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sachs at UN Security Council , on War, Peace and Reforms <a href="https://t.co/ij7GFvzaHw">https://t.co/ij7GFvzaHw</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1768961187985703365?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sachs on Bidens Foreign Policy approach <a href="https://t.co/HHzWFeNxKg">https://t.co/HHzWFeNxKg</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1768960570772930788?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div><br /></div><div><u>on Western (Morally Corrupt) Economic System</u></div><div><br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Share Message - Francis Ford Coppola on how The Godfather was a stark warning for the US<a href="https://t.co/fNpyuIbJf2">https://t.co/fNpyuIbJf2</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1768169268296683854?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><u>On Western BigOil and their "Climate Agenda"</u></div><div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/5DsxSXEdqB">https://t.co/5DsxSXEdqB</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1768956381095231910?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So, now you may understand- </div><div><br /></div><div>that when President Putin uses the words" " Comrades in Arms, We Will do everything according to our Plans" , </div><div><br /></div><div>what that means,</div><div><br /></div><div>and you are ready to observe the following notes:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>1. US Senate Intelligence Hearing on Worldwide Threats: CIA Annual Assessment- On War, Peace and National Security </b></div><div><br /></div><div>I watched this " open" US Senate Intelligence Hearing on WorldWide Threats, and have read its underlying CIA Annual Assessment Report-<i> in full .</i></div><div><br /></div><div>I suggest, and if you see time, to do the same.,</div><div><br /></div><div><b>To my mind and I strongly recommend- " a must-watch " - is as and when Senator Rubio (Vice-Chair) starts to speak- and sums-up the interconnected nature of the present change challenge- the US and the World sees itself in.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Starts at 12min :20s. </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Senator Rubio's conclusion: over the next 2 -3 years we are to decide the fate for coming decades and next generations to come.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>In other words: </div><div><br /></div><div>we are living in " some key moments of truths", </div><div><br /></div><div>we better understand that, and as</div><div><br /></div><div>we may yet not be so well prepared, for that! </div><div><br /></div><div>Simply stated: We better get our act, together: Are we to realize "Bridges or Walls"?</div><div><br /></div><div>
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<iframe frameborder="0" height="400" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/key/GZ5FBF8rBB9ppQ?hostedIn=slideshare&page=upload" width="476"></iframe> <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>2. CeraWeek - on Energy, BigOil and Transitions- " A New Group Think" </b></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ever since Daniel Yergin rise to fame with his authoring of the Prize ( a book on <span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">the relationship of oil to the rise of modern capitalism; the intertwining relations between oil, politics, and international power; and the relationship between oil and society in what Yergin calls today's age of "Hydrocarbon Man) - </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">The man became a self-proclaimed and respected guru, consultant, advisor, IHSCera owner ( by and with interests) - in Energy Land. </span></span></div><div><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><br /></span></div><div>This week, Daniel Yergin (and now within S&P 500 Global) will host Ceraweek 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Davos of "BigOil and Gas" , and lately also "Energy Transitions". </div><div><br /></div><div>In short- " The US Church of BigOil and Energy"- and with <a href="https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240312-in-history-the-godfather-was-really-about-the-us" target="_blank">Daniel Yergin in " the Godfather" role (see Coppola)</a></div><div><br /></div><div>This year, and again, with Exxon Mobile Darren Woods and other BigOil CEOs on stage- a New Narrative and a New Group Think - on Energy, Transition - Security and Climate- will be shared, formulated- and given to our world.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next week, I will share you some ins- and outs, some implications of this movement ( " A New Group Think") , and what it is about ("the Incumbents Lobby Agenda"),</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bain Pulse of Energy Execs- on Energy Transition. <a href="https://t.co/IiXhnXJYSE">https://t.co/IiXhnXJYSE</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1768249731426197998?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>3. Our Invitation is for some Good Future Making</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Again, and in simple terms- (1) and (2) need to go together- and both need some serious healing, before we can progress with some Good Future Making. </div><div><br /></div><div>At present we are " at War in our GeoPolitical Relations" , and we are "at War in the ways of going about in our Energy-Economies and Energy Transitions" and "We are at Warvin our relationship with Nature, Climate and Future Generations".</div><div><br /></div><div>Both present ways (1) and (2) - are not good enough, and will bring us in some serious trouble.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our Societies and our Future Agenda- would do well- to learn from the lessons and experiences of over "this decade of action, halfway 2030" - and see effort "to "heal what today is corrupt or broken" and support "to make room for the new".</div><div><br /></div><div>I invite you to join hands, and to rise to this global change challenge-, to this key moment of truth, - </div><div><br /></div><div> and</div><div><br /></div><div>See our Glass Half-Full ( Grateful and Hopeful- not Half-Empty!) </div><div><br /></div><div>and </div><div><br /></div><div>Make every day the courageous, positive progressive decisions and actions that can help us getting there!</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Adriaan Kamp- Founder Energy For One World</i></div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><br />
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</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>(continued next week)</div>Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-14500157712970930632024-03-11T10:23:00.056+01:002024-03-13T06:21:28.100+01:00(Week of) 11th March, 2024- Two Systems and our (Common) Human Development. Mind the Gaps between the Two Realities and the Ideal & Raising the " White Flag" for Peace Negotiations. What helps Good Future Making?(continued from last week)<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MjLupLW9P1JbOaUXsiq-4hQNrk5zUSFmwZBswsUe5dg2hzU-hks1IeYAkvnT3IvM3Gmn3XSau8LEE4KgdSARgmJub6V8JqBGIXZXiw4x3UoujWpdGg6tCoxG09HCSmr4xFf7hGOQN9U8N9mLdirxI00sR3Vx1y3P1CnuHIspVFN2-A7KyCWTP81R2mK7/s960/Week%20van%2011%20Maart%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MjLupLW9P1JbOaUXsiq-4hQNrk5zUSFmwZBswsUe5dg2hzU-hks1IeYAkvnT3IvM3Gmn3XSau8LEE4KgdSARgmJub6V8JqBGIXZXiw4x3UoujWpdGg6tCoxG09HCSmr4xFf7hGOQN9U8N9mLdirxI00sR3Vx1y3P1CnuHIspVFN2-A7KyCWTP81R2mK7/w580-h326/Week%20van%2011%20Maart%202024.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">(<i>Millions of Muslims around the World will begin observe Ramadan, today. May this Holy Month bring Peace and guide us to a more just and compassionate world- (words by) UN SG Guterres)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(these notes are brief- for reasons of some project work commitments)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>The Week that Was , the Week to Come</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Later this week, the Russian presidential elections will be held- from 15- 17 March.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Two Systems. Two ways of National Governance and directing the (our) Human Development- at Home, and overseas, at times.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was the week of the conclusion of the Two Sessions, and the Week of The State of the Union- and I will be brief here;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">"Media, Experts and Pundits" - have given so their interpretations and observations, on both these events., (you can see some relevant of those listed on our X-reel: <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW" target="_blank">@Kamp_EFOW </a>)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">President Biden's State of the Union Address <a href="https://t.co/o8eONOzbHt">https://t.co/o8eONOzbHt</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/YouTube?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@YouTube</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1766015203697688663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/1nbuhXQDi3">https://t.co/1nbuhXQDi3</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1766016499121102929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Let me focus on President Biden speech, given in a time that the Presidential re-election campaign has duly started within his Nation ( Presumed Re-match Biden- Trump). And let me share you, here, what came to mind- as I watched and viewed, words spoken and unspoken:</p><p>First of all, and I think most of us agreed (if not hard-nosed MAGA), that a strong speech and performance was given by the President, and trumped (his rivals) expectations. </p><p>(No loss of mind, slip of tongue, fall over - but clarity and clear, and with some power and energy: MAGA supporters named it: shouting-out loud in congress).</p><p>This State of the Union speech came at an important and relevant moment in time, and contained 4 important elements- for us to appreciate:</p><p>1. A government performance report</p><p>2. A Vision, Program and Campaign Call- for Next 4 years </p><p>3. Taking the sting out of Trumps (Republican Party) campaign priorities</p><p>4. Statement of Conviction- of the (strength of the) American Constitution, Ideal and Tomorrow Land.</p><p>Bidens Vision and Program Campaign call was clear:</p><p>Biden places his bets on making America more fair, equal and just- and by focusing on jobs, income and living standards for the working class people in the States. He And his Party and- places himself opposing the Wealthy Elite and Big Corporations (Republican Party) - in their "tax avoidance" or "big profit seek" .</p><p>" The Weak" vs the " The Strong" </p><p>Now- </p><p>" The thing" with this America is- and that is of importance- that it also clear " in verbal and non-verbal" behavior of the attendees, that it looks set to become quite a dysfunctional political year: There is ample and clear evidence that Both Parties have an high unwillingness to listen to the other and collaborate across the aisle. </p><p>Not on immigration, not on climate, not on regulation, not on federal budget, social welfare or taxation. NOr on foreign policies and wars.</p><p>As the President came to pride himself about his IRA and his climate action agenda- the Chamber was clearly split in two: (for all to see)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0jHkGKf-7AZ0ocwpDnTI0w9U-BH7EMAIwD_sTlrWVowMElDcIwvbI8waLi1UxzvNmFWTCxD8okZerY-eOwdw2yseUgivGM9QVXKKxF_ia8hStddK_ci3bGdLf57UUN4CWfPfK9oWq0LsNEi722qAYQFDLYyLL9I608QAax0godTa8rGRhNSW0c8Q_22A/s1920/Screenshot%202024-03-08%2010.25.09%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0jHkGKf-7AZ0ocwpDnTI0w9U-BH7EMAIwD_sTlrWVowMElDcIwvbI8waLi1UxzvNmFWTCxD8okZerY-eOwdw2yseUgivGM9QVXKKxF_ia8hStddK_ci3bGdLf57UUN4CWfPfK9oWq0LsNEi722qAYQFDLYyLL9I608QAax0godTa8rGRhNSW0c8Q_22A/w570-h321/Screenshot%202024-03-08%2010.25.09%20AM.png" width="570" /></a></div><br /><p>Quite a difference, from what we can observe in the East : One China- where One Thought, Leads- and is taken-on by the full governance system</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa5d17ad-7fff-53a3-b7a5-0d6d033e6057"><img height="330" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/_qZ3X0RtdUYAu-dlpUtb0LdjDE_tE2p3FnJ-ncsftIe8iMbUhNeg34Na0MvMNDbsgGUeQQ10rPuyIphG8nWUsLoC2hRQHMmAyxroe8BDT35x2r_s-458SIlQNhHivFFck6yanyJZxGQHZipSbkds-uvdGQ=w561-h330" width="561" /></span></p><p><br /></p><p> So- two systems, two traditions, two different " operating modes" . (we all know this- for quite some time)</p><p>Now I come to some of importance,</p><p>Something that I clearly missed.</p><p>In his address, and when President Biden came to speak about his (administration) Foreign Policy or Standing in the World (Relationships), abroad- </p><p>and in the year that UN SG Guterres is calling-out for " a Summit of the Future" - and in order to reform, strengthen the international co-operation and agenda,</p><p>I found it rather disappointing to observe that no words were spoken about the programs and needs to reform the international organisation (UN, UN Security council dis-armament treaties), to re-think the way we relate with the Global South, the impact and changes required to relate with and within G20, BRICSplus (energy-economies, climate, unsdgs). No words about the general observed American unfair (historic and present economic) advantages over the (financial & markets) in Global South, Europe or East. No words to support the end of Global Poverty, and to Provide Living Conditions to All (MDGs, SDGs)- other than some mumblings about a Climate Corps.</p><p>No words on any serious peace negotiation efforts with Russia (<a href="https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-03/pope-francis-ukraine-interview-rts-holy-see-response.html">re. Pope Francis " White Flag" call)</a>, Gaza ( " a landing pier" ) or China (for that matters: economic war)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-gnA00n18RJK9oStZ6EzYraH4MTRzW1SIWHg69xt7DMnV1ediX5F2UlhCpoftJLnbJmO2Ci5NidLJwdCtgC-4Cary619CuG70cul8jM7_xOa_Cr55FaSJg-PzXZSiNVCojwaqOVcbUAYCC7sbSw2h7FIbwF3_R2Uhwl7Yz4k6AtFJyEmquogO2tWFpJW/s1920/Screenshot%202024-03-08%2010.37.22%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-gnA00n18RJK9oStZ6EzYraH4MTRzW1SIWHg69xt7DMnV1ediX5F2UlhCpoftJLnbJmO2Ci5NidLJwdCtgC-4Cary619CuG70cul8jM7_xOa_Cr55FaSJg-PzXZSiNVCojwaqOVcbUAYCC7sbSw2h7FIbwF3_R2Uhwl7Yz4k6AtFJyEmquogO2tWFpJW/w537-h302/Screenshot%202024-03-08%2010.37.22%20AM.png" width="537" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>And i believe- and to my eyes- that is " a great miss" .</p><p>In fact, no words spoken on anything but " America" .</p><p><i>How can we expect the general population of a Western country, in a so-called leading democracy, to understand the new world order we are entering and the requirements that are asked from us, in our World Views, Reforms, in our Governments and in our Corporations- and of better balancing and relating acts?</i></p><p><i>on Energy, on Economies, on Human Development, Climate and UNSDGs/Natural Resource Actions?</i></p><p><i>How if " the self proclaimed Leadership of a Great Nation and World", and for reasons of local politics- does not allow itself to speak-up and educate its people about " the economic and trade & security relationships" transformation and reforms needed (between East and West, North and South) and the wish to upkeep the international system and country to lead? </i></p><p>Let me state it more clearly (and a little exaggerated):</p><p><b>Not a single-line from Bidens speech points towards UN SG Guterres Summit of the Future needs</b>.</p><p><b>Mind the Gap between our Present National Politics and the Leadership, Governance, New Organisation, Commitments and Reforms we need over our UN, UN Security Council, International institutions and- our Common Future Agenda. </b></p><p><b>Mind the Gap and full absence on :" National- Global Re-balancing & Integration" </b></p><p><b>(on Peace,Energy, Economy, Climate, UNSDGs, Human Development).</b></p><p>( and another truth may be here: not any or relevant progress may have been made or realised ( by his team) in and over these highly urgent and important global governance & organisational points. </p><p>I find that rather sobering, or rather sad, to observe).</p><p>Well- the two Parties in America will be going "all-out" on each other, over the coming months, and in the pre-sumed re-match between Biden and Trump.</p><p>For sure- we will witness and see some remarkable show and dance- and words spoken, not always befit good example or (global governance &) leadership. </p><p>
</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/v6uYY6nFDr">https://t.co/v6uYY6nFDr</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1766028247915966535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<br /><p></p><p>Well, and to conclude this section- China was rapid to respond to some of Bidens words</p><p> </p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">China slams ‘unfathomable absurdities’ of US trade controls as it hails Russia ties<a href="https://t.co/IF8btmUYcI">https://t.co/IF8btmUYcI</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1765697015080477083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/u2jMvV9Bhw">https://t.co/u2jMvV9Bhw</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1765697214804877797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">China sees steady improvement in ecological environment in 2023 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/2024ChinaAgenda?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#2024ChinaAgenda</a> <a href="https://t.co/EmywyIn8ds">https://t.co/EmywyIn8ds</a></p>— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1764889679252607277?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/0BjSZVXelf">https://t.co/0BjSZVXelf</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1766872717280604342?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Energy-Economies, Climate Action and our UNSDGs (planetary boundaries, included)</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next week is CERA week, " Daniel Yergins' Energy Church of America" - and where global energy leaders are coming together, and speak about the world they see, and are about to create:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1g7eKeQ3c4Vm-YQD0n6mk_JD08W0nNsobQigMCMaXKTEz1WGSpFnigCqDzsPLBtoSU9o5B0ECZ3tT7ch9cP4z7ezJ_3tAnFKeQ99H5oXcCALZGORmH_6U07Va5F7uZ8sgOZcdir3GLhpQvc0qTufYqCJy0wU_OKId74rBvRgou89UBZ2tn6tj_xxATfTh/s1920/Screenshot%202024-03-11%2010.18.52%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1920" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1g7eKeQ3c4Vm-YQD0n6mk_JD08W0nNsobQigMCMaXKTEz1WGSpFnigCqDzsPLBtoSU9o5B0ECZ3tT7ch9cP4z7ezJ_3tAnFKeQ99H5oXcCALZGORmH_6U07Va5F7uZ8sgOZcdir3GLhpQvc0qTufYqCJy0wU_OKId74rBvRgou89UBZ2tn6tj_xxATfTh/w597-h321/Screenshot%202024-03-11%2010.18.52%20AM.png" width="597" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKVkZjyLtWMQsW0PMDu9_np3v-vJS4vk782QvBkF0BN2p6EkdQ7bopHljL6sjyyU-yxSQEIgQ3xAU0V2uaAJ3DGdQjDNUbwTANDmWUSOSi1WQZvcbNZ-_o8oTdHaM2pekUthhchqX9mNFLWxydfpioNK5IGqrqT3nOVnGEm6joJhfiyW7x10E3Eg_6TnO/s1920/Screenshot%202024-03-11%2010.18.58%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1920" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKVkZjyLtWMQsW0PMDu9_np3v-vJS4vk782QvBkF0BN2p6EkdQ7bopHljL6sjyyU-yxSQEIgQ3xAU0V2uaAJ3DGdQjDNUbwTANDmWUSOSi1WQZvcbNZ-_o8oTdHaM2pekUthhchqX9mNFLWxydfpioNK5IGqrqT3nOVnGEm6joJhfiyW7x10E3Eg_6TnO/w655-h352/Screenshot%202024-03-11%2010.18.58%20AM.png" width="655" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Given the above (Biden SOTU, US election year, political realities, new found urgencies re. freedoms by BigOil Energy Corporations in and on the Energy Transition Agenda re. War in Ukraine/National Energy Securities) are seen and taken- and has resulted in a new ( shared) Group Think) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">" Not such a good thing" for our Summit of the Future,. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">More onto this, over coming weeks, and at and during CERAWeek.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/6ovCNQrTLA">https://t.co/6ovCNQrTLA</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1765728341015884194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2024</a></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Richard Heinberg; I hear voices. <a href="https://t.co/n6Mfqjo7Rh">https://t.co/n6Mfqjo7Rh</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1762434294016864555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>(Some) EFOW Views on" this and that" </b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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(continued next week)Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-86553834032807711702024-03-06T10:16:00.018+01:002024-03-09T07:56:35.043+01:00(week of) 4th March, 2024- Living With the Effects of our Wars: " Bend the Trend" - (True) Energy Transition Progress, Climate Action Beyond COP28 and our Nature, Global Resources Outlook and Sustainable Development. UNEA 6th Session, Summit of the Future and " We Needs" (part 3))<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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If you were to choose in what time and age you wanted to be born- wherever on this Planet, this time it is, most likely.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">However, we also know that "this Party" is not coming without some concerns.- Geo-political, economic, socially, ecological, technological - and - in and between the rivalries of People, Businesses and Nations.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was Charles Dickens who gave word to some famous lines in world literature, and with his historic novel "A Tale of Two Cities". It was the time just before and at the great French revolution, and the story tells about the economic, social and political unrest and revolt around these days. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Quote</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #777777; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way ...</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Unquote</span></p><div><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div>You do not need to be a Rocket Scientist, to understand that our Present Wars (rivalries and conflict) - withholds our international community to come together- in peace, goodwill and trust- , and to be able to develop and plot the more healthier pathways forwards between Economy, Ecology, Energy & Climate and the Geo-Politics of our Emotions.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Direction of our Human Development, so to speak.</div><div><br /></div><div>Key (Political) Leadership - from the US, Europe, India, China and MENA are presently " quite busy and consumed " " in Time" and with "Other Things".</div><div><br /></div><div>Our Energy-Economies, Our Ecology, Nature and our Natural Environment - presently suffers. Earlier agreed transition pathways, to advance the chances for our Common Home and next and future generations, as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you wish to see some signs of this and that- let me add you here a couple of clear indicators- just over my screen, over the past week:</div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Launch UNEP Global Resource Outlook 2024</b></div><div><br />
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">UNEP Global Resource Outlook 2024 - Full report by <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Kamp_EFOW</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/consumption?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#consumption</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/earthresources?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#earthresources</a> <a href="https://t.co/awKvS2IrVK">https://t.co/awKvS2IrVK</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/SlideShare?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SlideShare</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1764366960328905201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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<div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Two Sessions- Two Economies</b></div><div><br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Premier Li Qiang: China's 2023 GDP surpassed 126 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.2%, ranking China among the fastest-growing major economies in the world. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/2024ChinaAgenda?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#2024ChinaAgenda</a> <a href="https://t.co/lVIPjzACxa">pic.twitter.com/lVIPjzACxa</a></p>— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1764821567232471113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivers government work report <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/2024ChinaAgenda?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#2024ChinaAgenda</a> <a href="https://t.co/T3AaKa5xs0">https://t.co/T3AaKa5xs0</a></p>— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1764820272819912786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/fIlkiKQNDv">https://t.co/fIlkiKQNDv</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1764906612811071948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/rLTegJu9Sr">https://t.co/rLTegJu9Sr</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1764904099537998120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">On China. <a href="https://t.co/HgX9e3rsHV">https://t.co/HgX9e3rsHV</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1764962505175044500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Exxon Mobile Darren Woods</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/RCaJkubFNg">https://t.co/RCaJkubFNg</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1763152718145732835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 29, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/GuQK2XPxEo">https://t.co/GuQK2XPxEo</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1764644440163975424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b>
Plastics in Placenta
</b><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/payQbx8wYU">https://t.co/payQbx8wYU</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1762511708965183500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2024</a></blockquote> <b><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/59qYkKv0D9">https://t.co/59qYkKv0D9</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1766133484299432100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
IEA Reflection
</b><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/DALZ353Y0A">https://t.co/DALZ353Y0A</a>.</p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1762822672323334266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><b>
The Great Electrification
</b><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/xc5aSY146R">https://t.co/xc5aSY146R</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1764334252429025484?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/PIHb3ZfGlg">https://t.co/PIHb3ZfGlg</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1764616971302412517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2024</a></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Go to : <a href="https://energypost.eu/adriaan-energy-one-world-kamp-ex-shell-strategy-oil-companies-doomed-failure/" target="_blank">
</a></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/005abp0xbs">https://t.co/005abp0xbs</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1762377853595742592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/YbjJEdntrT">https://t.co/YbjJEdntrT</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1764222983604683172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div><br /></div><a href="https://energypost.eu/adriaan-energy-one-world-kamp-ex-shell-strategy-oil-companies-doomed-failure/" target="_blank">Strategies of BigOil are bound to fail</a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>New Poverties, New Priorities, Reductions of Trust</b></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/KV6zWyMx7q">https://t.co/KV6zWyMx7q</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1764941145497382972?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/4fehOM5yrW">https://t.co/4fehOM5yrW</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1764940981588099574?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/tS1OCJX4QV">https://t.co/tS1OCJX4QV</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1764940663982788895?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">⚡️BREAKING <br /><br />The shipping costs from Asia to Europe have surged by up to 300% for UK companies due to Yemeni blockade of the Red Sea<br /><br />According to a survey by the British Chambers of Commerce, logistical delays have extended delivery times by three to four weeks. <br /><br />Such delays… <a href="https://t.co/o33qVMTNIv">pic.twitter.com/o33qVMTNIv</a></p>— Iran Observer (@IranObserver0) <a href="https://twitter.com/IranObserver0/status/1762105353435554183?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<div><br /></div><div>Go to <a href="https://www.slideshare.net/slideshows/pew-research-on-democracy-2024-report-and-findings/266554077" target="_blank">Pew Research on Present Trust in Political Leadership</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>" I hear Voices" </b></div><div> </div><div> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Richard Heinberg; I hear voices. <a href="https://t.co/n6Mfqjo7Rh">https://t.co/n6Mfqjo7Rh</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1762434294016864555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><br /></p></blockquote><p><b>Some Brief EFOW remarks, reflections- on - all this and that- in the above</b></p><p>In some simple words, but if you listen and digest the words of Ingrid Andersen of UNEP, as and when she presents UNEP Global Resource Outlook 2024 report, than - professionals and leaders who are presently, leading and practicing in the field, in business, economy and in the countries and trade- will quickly see and understand:</p><p>Great report. Some fine recommendations, </p><p>but, with</p><p>All these... ifs and thens...., all these complex calls for " we needs" ..., (from a desk in Kenya) or for a radical change of capitalist economies, consuming lifestyles and transformation from lineair production economies towards circular economies,,</p><p>It is nice, and surely, kind to see this all quoted,</p><p>but for our present realities, our urgencies, our priorities, and our ways of our going about- </p><p>This is way (<i>way)</i> too complex,</p><p>This is quite remote where the Powers are at Play, and Decisions about the Direction of our Human Development are made, especially when the playing gets " a little tough" , and we are about to defend our (own) Power, Money and Prize.</p><p>The Big Brother Nations are presently openly rivaling over Political and Economic Dominance (who has the biggest GDP), Wars, Military , Security and Conflicts between the West vs Russia (/China) are consuming attention and lots and lots of sums of money.</p><p>As a result (and so many other reasons), and for all so clear to see, a " Green backlash" is about to be unleashed in both America as well Europe.: Industry and Economic competitiveness - at risk,.</p><p>Incumbents and parties with special interests- see their chance to re-write the narrative around Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Climate Action.</p><p>Darren Wood, a latest example in case.</p><p> With this form of Lobby and Self Preservation by the (Incumbent, Revolving) Leaders of BigOil Companies and Industry (In the East and the West, the North and the South)) , and given the results of COP28 ( BigOil <i>the solution </i>to the Climate Action Agenda), and with new energy security uncertainties -<i> at play</i>- in the Energy Markets- </p><p>We see the Leadership of and over these (BigOil) Energy Corporations and Energy Institutions (without any remorse or repent)- change former tactic, change tone of voice, and change the Lobby Agenda (<i>again).</i></p><p>To the detriment.</p><p>When inflation hits, or the popular polls for election calls for certain priorities, in the West, The East, the North or the South- no one dares to invest in (large scale changes) , alter, change or restrict lifestyles, logistics and mobility (Bend the Trend), or move the prices for energy, resources, economy and nation building " up" and/or know-how to re-distribute from " the rich"/ "richer nations" and allow more for the poor/ " poorer nations" :</p><p>No matter how many UNEP reports, UNEA sessions, or Nature, Natural Resource warnings there are.</p><p>Are we then without any chance or opportunity to make whole? To advance ourselves - and beyond the Summit of the Future?</p><p>Off course not!</p><p>Every day, every moment, every meet-up and at every event- we have the opportunity to speak up, to re-organize, to reform, to make our common tomorrow better.</p><p>To sparkle and to Inflame: </p><p>Passion and Compassion into our societies. </p><p>Seeds of Peace and All Good.</p><p>Richard Heinberg- and in <a href="https://www.slideshare.net/slideshows/richard-heinberg-museletter371-i-hear-voices/266635382" target="_blank">his MuseLetter " I hear Voices"</a> - tells you a story of a somewhat experienced and seasoned practitioner in this field of "Transition"- and what he sees, feels, hears and experiences, here.</p><p>Let me add- a couple of " Calls" and " We needs"- from my practice hand, and which we are to carry to SG Guterres Summit of the Future:</p><p><br />
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</div></div>Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-85389461265323869552024-03-04T10:35:00.030+01:002024-03-05T17:40:50.074+01:00(week of) 4th March, 2024- Living With the Effects of our Wars: " Today I am Henry" : Uncertainties over Peace & Security, (True) Energy Transition Progress, Climate Action Beyond COP28 and our Nature, Natural Resources and Sustainable Development. UNEA 6th Session, Summit of the Future and " We Needs" (part 2)(continued from last week)<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPp3DgJ4wiOAUqGHQfeNTrXa0S1p4rJ9miRJKRWPqEDYRAZ30JPIiV_qfwSfjCytzt9O3Vjv3RPPmSHyWZAfl1qIOI5v9Zkqu9SnAFv79bHAmW7bYGE87OR74LdVOlLSkxUC95h9F7jsK4pHNfckzvyJXZkYsUFR_7dKwMwYxnk8OwFhxxzpLY4FRjorlT/s960/Untitled%20presentation%20(70).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPp3DgJ4wiOAUqGHQfeNTrXa0S1p4rJ9miRJKRWPqEDYRAZ30JPIiV_qfwSfjCytzt9O3Vjv3RPPmSHyWZAfl1qIOI5v9Zkqu9SnAFv79bHAmW7bYGE87OR74LdVOlLSkxUC95h9F7jsK4pHNfckzvyJXZkYsUFR_7dKwMwYxnk8OwFhxxzpLY4FRjorlT/w652-h367/Untitled%20presentation%20(70).jpg" width="652" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><b>The Week That Was and The Week to Come</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Well, the Biden Administration (" and all eyes watching" ) will have some disappointment to carry: </div><div><br /></div><div>Todays announced " Negotiated Ceasefire" between Hamas and Israel will not materialize. Israeli negotiators have not come to the table in Egypt, Cairo. The extra hurt, over last week, with the round of bullets onto a group of hungry Palestinians approaching an Aid Convoy- still also fresh on the international communities hearts and minds.</div><div><br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">US policy on the Gaza war appears hapless, ineffective, and immoral.<br /><br />President Biden should go to Israel and speak hard truths to Israelis directly.<br /><br />My take: <a href="https://t.co/LRb3UIYlFc">pic.twitter.com/LRb3UIYlFc</a></p>— Fareed Zakaria (@FareedZakaria) <a href="https://twitter.com/FareedZakaria/status/1764366964061774109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</div><div>Tomorrow, will be Super Tuesday (primary elections) in the US. Both President Biden as well as former President Trump are spelled to win.</div><div><br /></div><div>Last week, the two men- separately- also, in quite some show, dance and choreography, made a visit to the Mexican border: the volumes of (illegal) immigration is seen as one of the key (determining) items in the up- and coming "November Election". Foreign Policy (ie. National Security) and Economy (MAGA & People Income) - obviously second best. </div><div><br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/0pQLqmO7xM">https://t.co/0pQLqmO7xM</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1763503321858347183?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2024</a></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Later this week , and on Thursday, President Biden will share his State of the Union (speech).</p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</div><div>In Europe, Commissioner President von der Leyen held a speech at the European Parliament Plenary on strengthening European Defense in a volatile geopolitical landscape.</div><div><br /></div><div>I suggest you read and digest her speech.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://neighbourhood-enlargement.ec.europa.eu/news/speech-president-von-der-leyen-european-parliament-plenary-strengthening-european-defence-volatile-2024-02-28_en" target="_blank">Go to her speech.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Last week, and a days apart, President Putin held his annual state of the nation address to the Russian Federation Parliament.</div><div><br /></div><div>Another speech and address you may read - in full.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73585" target="_blank"> Go to President Putin Address</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Pundits and media read in Mrs von der Leyen speech on Defense (miliatarization,. weaponization and build-up of European military and defense industry)- that further "war" may be looming. President Macron added some additional oil on the fire, by his open statement that NATO troups could come to support and rescue Ukraine. </div><div><br /></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Putin warns of wider conflict over Ukraine <a href="https://t.co/AL44kx7D2j">https://t.co/AL44kx7D2j</a></p>— Financial Times (@FT) <a href="https://twitter.com/FT/status/1763141981654376545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 29, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Russia's adversaries should remember that the country has weapons capable of hitting targets on their territory, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his Address to the Federal Assembly:<a href="https://t.co/Q4g8Ak7bdB">https://t.co/Q4g8Ak7bdB</a> <a href="https://t.co/tZI2zBgXyr">pic.twitter.com/tZI2zBgXyr</a></p>— TASS (@tassagency_en) <a href="https://twitter.com/tassagency_en/status/1763173011190960137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 29, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/4IZhbaJDLw">https://t.co/4IZhbaJDLw</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1763151157235454136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 29, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/so0gwLG0q3">https://t.co/so0gwLG0q3</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1763152693449617614?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 29, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div><br /></div><div><div>Let me add a couple of words- and observations- on these (two) speeches, by the two parties (re sides) " at war" (Over Ukraine) with each other:</div><div><br /></div><div>I like Peace, And I prefer to use every of our talents, intelligence and skills- to advocate, maintain or restore Peace. </div><div><br /></div><div>I simply dislike the " killing or wanting to hurt people or nations " .</div><div><br /></div><div>Firstly,</div><div><br /></div></div><div>" Tears in my Eyes" as I see these two Leadership rival each other on their position and opinion. A Year ago, Pope Francis held a World Youth Gathering in Lisbon, Portugal- where a 1.5 million youth gathered and to pray and express their wish and hopes for Peace,. And that Europe may hold and retain its position - of a Lighthouse into Our World- of Peace, Democracy, Freedom, Diplomacy, Justice and Care. </div><div><br /></div><div>Not armament, militarization and preparedness to throw bombs at each other.</div><div><br /></div><div>Mrs von der Leyen speech, and to my mind, is a loss, or at loss, with " this European Ideal" - that actually should not be threaded so lightly. Europe loses its (Peace, Lighthouse) identity if it becomes like the others: further and new militarisation, weaponisation and build-up of military- defense complex.</div><div><br /></div><div>As we are also better to understand " the art and changing nature of weaponry" in the battle fields. Kievs present plans to use ever more drones, missiles and drone attacks on Russian Soil- </div><div><br /></div><div>Well, if you listen to the speech (first part) of President Putin: </div><div><br /></div><div>Who are we to believe that none of this - can boomerang back- onto European soils? </div><div><br /></div><div>The rapidisation of advanced (AI-)weaponry (and the weaponisation of everything)- is beyond our present controls, and should concern us all.</div><div><br /></div><div>Secondly,</div><div><br /></div><div>If you listen or read carefully President Putin speech to his Nation (and away from the anti-Western Propaganda), - then you can read TWO parts in his speech.</div><div><br /></div><div>Part 1: build-up of military and preparedness to defend the Motherland- no matter what. </div><div>Part 2: Economy and Nation Building (now, and unfortunately - away from Europe).</div><div><br /></div><div>President Putin and Russia, a Man, Character and Country we are not to underestimate,</div><div><br /></div><div>In his speech, he made it clear that he was in control of the present escalation ladder, but that to his mind- Europe (/NATO) was still climbing the stairs further upwards...</div><div><br /></div><div>There is some intense sadness or emptiness in our (present tone of voice and) working approaches- if " the People of Russia" and "the People of Europe"- no longer can go and work hand-in-hand together (in Nation Building, UN SDGs, Doing-Good)- but are forced to show each others back..and fight.</div><div><br /></div><div>What are we to do when the Bear is Angry? </div><div><br /></div><div>Are we to hit him more or see and seek to chase and eat Honey again, together. </div><div><br /></div><div>Part1 or Part 2?</div><div><br /></div><div>Can we re-alive what we do in Space, back on Planet Earth? </div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Share Message - ISS launch: New US-Russian crew heads to space station<a href="https://t.co/e6mtbSaHlM">https://t.co/e6mtbSaHlM</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1764536961983783317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<div><br /></div><div>In the Year that UN SG Guterres is pleading for his Summit of the Future, including considerations and </div><div>programs of Peace and Disarmament,</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Today, and when I listen to the Speeches by Mrs von der Leyen and President Putin-, </div></div><div><br /></div><div>I miss the Voice of Reasonable Doubt, </div><div><br /></div><div>I miss The Voice of Global Decency and Mutual Respect, </div><div><br /></div><div>I miss the Voice of Peace and Peace Wanting.</div><div><br /></div><div>I miss the Voice of Creative Strategies to Rebuild Our Trust</div><div><br /></div><div>I miss the Voice of the Common Good and Care, the Cry of the Poor and the Cry of the Earth</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 1957, a famous movie classic was made- of a Jury who were to decide " on a killing" :</div><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKjde9hLL49DLeguF2Z4NG1UQiJPT05bjT8Qd7obbfzIn68w0GCnbkBi4Qjg1iS4qiMGwwiTIzJZnxAqdmLw0K_gaiH1_sEo3P7Tu-yr5yaHzl6O1T6amBOjwBwqaq_ZzQlStk_jToYIwv6AOJKriOxMAlRH4RgakSEtj5awLLVphu-qdzK1MgsjJS3oZ/s960/Untitled%20presentation%20(71).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKjde9hLL49DLeguF2Z4NG1UQiJPT05bjT8Qd7obbfzIn68w0GCnbkBi4Qjg1iS4qiMGwwiTIzJZnxAqdmLw0K_gaiH1_sEo3P7Tu-yr5yaHzl6O1T6amBOjwBwqaq_ZzQlStk_jToYIwv6AOJKriOxMAlRH4RgakSEtj5awLLVphu-qdzK1MgsjJS3oZ/w582-h327/Untitled%20presentation%20(71).jpg" width="582" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Well today-</div><div><br /></div><div>" I am Henry" </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Go to my note: <a href="<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/4IZhbaJDLw">https://t.co/4IZhbaJDLw</a></p>&mdash; Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1763151157235454136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 29, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>" target="_blank">Rebuilding Trust</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNwEDMqQSClMbeE81QG3vye5cGH62i05vc0XxJ4rEHiIMb5syujK8ib4p2mKPZklSR4ek03iRrrp6yAzHg0R9EEBCN1aMm3CpkMi-N0FdCHd5ySLnKTXtF5S9qoLSuRTeXiIEH5t2kkUoMiAois8sCgnEeNj4taBQAUA6lgHq0pDNsIst8o7YlwZHQnf8/s1920/Screenshot%202024-03-04%2010.11.34%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1920" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNwEDMqQSClMbeE81QG3vye5cGH62i05vc0XxJ4rEHiIMb5syujK8ib4p2mKPZklSR4ek03iRrrp6yAzHg0R9EEBCN1aMm3CpkMi-N0FdCHd5ySLnKTXtF5S9qoLSuRTeXiIEH5t2kkUoMiAois8sCgnEeNj4taBQAUA6lgHq0pDNsIst8o7YlwZHQnf8/w641-h344/Screenshot%202024-03-04%2010.11.34%20AM.png" width="641" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div>The following news item- is to concern us- here, as well:</div><div><br /></div><div><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Share Message - Working for MI6 'more exciting than James Bond film', says spy<a href="https://t.co/M2zFg5lhmr">https://t.co/M2zFg5lhmr</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1764537630874603825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2024</a></div><div><br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/ZCxT6eWbHA">https://t.co/ZCxT6eWbHA</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1764644769521713422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Russia accuses Germany of planning to attack its territory <a href="https://t.co/Nhd9N4OZSS">https://t.co/Nhd9N4OZSS</a></p>— Financial Times (@FT) <a href="https://twitter.com/FT/status/1764636423263596793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/BaiioeUMkC">https://t.co/BaiioeUMkC</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1764655613949169863?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
Tells you " a little" - of what "gamed" reality we see ourselves also presently in (" Let us not be naive" ) , and we all know, as well, and are good to remember,- that President Putin is an experienced (former) KGB agent, too.</div><div><br /></div><div>Is this the part of our world we wish to expand and build? More secrecy and covert action agendas More conflicting propaganda and diplomacy?"</div><div><br /></div><div>To conclude this section, this week is also " China Two Sessions" - an event we are also better to watch and attune - to listen to the words spoken and unspoken - on Economy, Foreign Policy, War and Peace:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
China Two Sessions
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/XSEqK5cHoS">https://t.co/XSEqK5cHoS</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1764537797866557524?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/Wxm1fbCA71">https://t.co/Wxm1fbCA71</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1764538015387373995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/Ag6vvKdW7c">https://t.co/Ag6vvKdW7c</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1764334252601086110?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2024</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1764537630874603825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/RCaJkubFNg">https://t.co/RCaJkubFNg</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1763152718145732835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 29, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div><br /></div><div>(continued tomorrow)</div><div><b><br /></b></div><b>
UNEP, UNEA 6th Session (later this week)</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b><div><b>
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<br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/2g7jvtmYak">https://t.co/2g7jvtmYak</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1764228531163123803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/tbBIRL1bNV">https://t.co/tbBIRL1bNV</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1763878993302855797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">UNEP Global Resource Outlook 2024 - Full report by <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Kamp_EFOW</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/consumption?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#consumption</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/earthresources?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#earthresources</a> <a href="https://t.co/awKvS2IrVK">https://t.co/awKvS2IrVK</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/SlideShare?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SlideShare</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1764366960328905201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2024</a></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>(continued later this week) </p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</div></div>Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-32022784401029654302024-02-26T11:10:00.048+01:002024-02-28T16:15:49.407+01:00(week of) 25th February, 2024- Living With the Effects of our Wars: Uncertainties over Peace, Energy Security, (True) Energy Transition Progress, Climate Action Beyond COP28, Finance & Debts and Sustainable Development. Energy Outlooks Compared. Draft Declaration: UN Summit of the Future. Let us Focus on Good Future Making ! (part 1)(continued from last week)<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpoJlllZWw6cUh5i9rrRBmJuNbRHc3t1pp8nqb536FGyMJE4_fo0yAV2eVQGy-i98-vQ3A10qNpgLoXrIz5ootDuXV4HYwzi7AGt9dpMD6fslpTQaFmu46b8q-29UTxd0L2zWXGJ5T86LJRGDK-uJ2ev_9UzzK519DC7fRPTouTE0Ic0I1kfrjdl6KphX/s960/Untitled%20presentation%20(69).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpoJlllZWw6cUh5i9rrRBmJuNbRHc3t1pp8nqb536FGyMJE4_fo0yAV2eVQGy-i98-vQ3A10qNpgLoXrIz5ootDuXV4HYwzi7AGt9dpMD6fslpTQaFmu46b8q-29UTxd0L2zWXGJ5T86LJRGDK-uJ2ev_9UzzK519DC7fRPTouTE0Ic0I1kfrjdl6KphX/w702-h395/Untitled%20presentation%20(69).jpg" width="702" /></a></div><br /><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>The Week that Was</b></div><div><br /></div><div>31,000 Ukraine Soldiers have died, according to President Zelensky- and at the solemn anniversary of the 2 year conflict with Russia.</div><div><br /></div><div>So many homes and infrastructure destroyed- and families displaced and torn apart. War is "criminal" - and is an insult towards Humanity, the dignity of Human Lives and our Common Care and Governance for the (Future and our) People. </div><div><br /></div><div>(<i>Let there be no doubt about that: see also : the Declaration prepared by Germany and Namibia for the UN Summit of the Future!)</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>UN SG Guterres shared the following words:</div><div><br /></div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nTw282rVe5c?si=F1c9d1Xj6VeVpk2w" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> <div><br /></div><div> And on X- the following rebuttal of the Polish ambassador to the UN -went viral:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This intervention by <a href="https://twitter.com/radeksikorski?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@radeksikorski</a> 🇵🇱 in the 🇺🇳 Security Council today will be a classic. Not much left of 🇷🇺 after that. <a href="https://t.co/nJJqMg8PwV">pic.twitter.com/nJJqMg8PwV</a></p>— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) <a href="https://twitter.com/carlbildt/status/1761465233011273942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<div><br /></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>In the Middle-East, Israel IDF continues to prepare for an assault on Rafah, whilst negotiators are scrambling towards Qatar- for another, near hopeless, peace mediation trial: hostages for a (small-period) of cease-fire- whilst the government(s) use ever more harsh words how the region after the war- will look like...</div><div><br /></div><div>30,000 innocent civilians have meanwhile lost their lives. China, and at the ICJ, has called for a cease-fire and named it genocide: </div><div><br /></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/1xxFyKvDJk">https://t.co/1xxFyKvDJk</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1762008592905801777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2024</a></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>
</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/bcYymCuvIM">https://t.co/bcYymCuvIM</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1761322740898775181?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/5fft1DqXYH">https://t.co/5fft1DqXYH</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1761322624792060161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
In the US, the rise of Trump, Trump, Trump- as Republican Party front-runner for the Presidency - no matter how many court cases or indictments - seem near unstoppable.<p></p><p>South Carolina proofed an "easy-win" - and the men is running towards Super-Tuesday (5th of March) to seal his bid. </p><p>At the annual CPAC, some new and remarkable words were spoken:</p><p> </p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Trump says South Carolina is a 'bigger win than we anticipated,' looks forward to saying 'Joe, you're fired'<a href="https://t.co/t4oPP7wB61">https://t.co/t4oPP7wB61</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1761661359240986927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Trump 'really not thinking about' Haley after South Carolina victory, says he's focused on beating Biden<a href="https://t.co/yZfT8sNC9K">https://t.co/yZfT8sNC9K</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1761661296301224130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/Nj8Kd7qZyA">https://t.co/Nj8Kd7qZyA</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1761660529053929686?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/RS9Mj3U1lw">https://t.co/RS9Mj3U1lw</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1761660507285565469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/GyvyCObN6P">https://t.co/GyvyCObN6P</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1761658460582674435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="nl">Op Trump-feest CPAC is Oekraïne ver weg: 'Steungeld kunnen we zelf gebruiken' - <a href="https://t.co/bNuOcek3UR">https://t.co/bNuOcek3UR</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1761734197847183796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2024</a></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>A small, but not so innocent article- how one of China's Polit Buro members- (may) appraise all this:</p><p>
</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/C0D81KlEl0">https://t.co/C0D81KlEl0</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1761322624720818420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2024</a></blockquote><b> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>
Energy Outlooks Compared: Energy Security, (True) Energy Transition Progress, Climate Action Beyond COP28, and Sustainable Development</b><p></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Let me turn my eyes towards our Energy Landscape- and focus on two key events over past week:</p><p>1. IEF 14th Symposium, (Long-term) Energy Outlook Comparisons, in Ryadh.</p><p>2. IEA Beyond COP28 conference.</p><p>The two sessions found place - last week- and just days apart.- and are quite remarkable, if you have eyes to see, and ears to hear, and understand. </p><p>For Energy Professionals and Leaders over the Energy Sector:<b> Must Watch.</b></p><p>I will be brief- and to the point- as this matters for " our Good Future Making" .</p><p>First of all- I would like to sincerely compliment Joe McMonigle of the IEF of convening these (in-depth) Energy Outlook Symposiums in Riyadh- and to timely warn and signal to Energy Leadership- how wide and apart the present Outlooks in reality are: </p><p>And how Energy Security, Energy Transition and Energy Affordability - are presently- all-" at Risk" :</p><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/jQNPxxI5N6">https://t.co/jQNPxxI5N6</a></p><p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1760604478175076480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 202</a></p><p><br /></p><p><i>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6t32UFmargY?si=ArSgSZIQlrXuLWKL" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Now, as if " in a Bubble"- the IEA was celebrating a fortnight ago its 50th anniversary (lauded itself) and held last week a special event Beyond COP28.</p><p>For people familiar with the origins of the organisation: the IEA was founded just at and after the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and was there to secure, stabilize markets and keep an eye on (crisis) reserves (Oil and Gas) to its Western Country membership.(in case of conflict and wars).</p><p>Now 50 years onwards, we could clearly hear and digest from the IEF that all is (now) again "in a near mess"- and "at Risk" : </p><p>" A thing" and "a message" which I would not take or read "so lightly" .</p><p>Nothing of that- at the tables of the IEA: <i>not a single word ( on the widely varied outlooks and uncertainties).</i></p><p>Instead- a celebration of so many achievements - lauding COP28- and expressing and sharing all grand words, hopes and aspirations.</p><p>Now- and to hold it brief- I like to focus on " the handover of wor(l)ds" between John Kerry and Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Fatih Birol. </p><p>Whilst John Kerry, and in his opening words, provided a little historic perspective, some commendable achievements and some expressions of concerns and hope for the COP-process and its future ( John is leaving his role as Special Climate Envoy for making time for Joe Bidens Campaign)-</p><p>(The eagerness of) Dr. Sultan Jaber , Dr Fatih Birol to laud the (COP28) achievements, and to praise BigOil, Gas "<i>as the solution"</i> to our Energy Transition Aspirations (" ( <i>moving away from (the intense use of) fossil fuels</i>" ( <i>by the West, first- some surely think </i>)- well, I leave it to your personal judgement:</p><p>As you could observe here the hand-over (of the COP process) from John Kerry to Adnoc's UAE Dr Sultan Al-Jaber and his Troijka....for Finance, Finance, Finance (from the West),</p><p>And digest from later Speakers , such as the diplomatic words spoken by Laurent Fabius- COP21 President, former PM of France, Dan Jorgenson, Denmark, Jennifer Morgan, UN Selwin Hart- )- how the COP28 results are differently interpretations.....and with (different) expressions of " We needs" :</p><p>----all fine words spoken, but who is listening or acting????? and how about--</p><p><i>(A True, and much more Simplified) Energy Transition Deliveries Away from Coal, Oil & Gas & Energy to All with Energy Sector, Organization Re-forms!</i></p><p>Today, not tomorrow.
</p><p>What have we been doing over past decade?</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/005abp0xbs">https://t.co/005abp0xbs</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1762377853595742592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<p></p><p><br /></p><p>And I thought- by myself: " What an empty (experienced) (COP-) Leadership Room" and " Where are our 100 Flowers to Bloom?"</p><p><i> A key moment to watch and observe: almost historic and symbolic, and given the non-verbal expressions, and hand-over of the process: from John Kerry to Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Dr Fatih Birol. </i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayT2OgZav-Vp-IUmim8zfSrn0856OnrSCSDBwdfi4IhoTxUVK7W5CE6QqnhiQzBXk0MXpLyDTZmkwvzznJbLxI5RO1Qnv7N55hv0_ih09H5TW4RdOpdOBsdK6LMdtz_TXRVN4w_6d2HrjBhqvXsYwUB2znvbvfMUd_Mq81wHbjnuq96d67Hx2u83uSoya/s1920/Screenshot%202024-02-26%209.49.15%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayT2OgZav-Vp-IUmim8zfSrn0856OnrSCSDBwdfi4IhoTxUVK7W5CE6QqnhiQzBXk0MXpLyDTZmkwvzznJbLxI5RO1Qnv7N55hv0_ih09H5TW4RdOpdOBsdK6LMdtz_TXRVN4w_6d2HrjBhqvXsYwUB2znvbvfMUd_Mq81wHbjnuq96d67Hx2u83uSoya/w761-h428/Screenshot%202024-02-26%209.49.15%20AM.png" width="761" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><b> </b></p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/jQNPxxI5N6">https://t.co/jQNPxxI5N6</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1760604478175076480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2024</a></blockquote><p><br /></p><p> </p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="486" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/key/GMSjjZHMVKMGJM?startSlide=1" style="border-width: 1px; border: 1px solid #CCC; margin-bottom: 5px; max-width: 100%;" width="597"></iframe><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/slideshows/ief-energy-outlooks-comparison-report2024/266437544" target="_blank" title="IEF Energy Outlooks Comparison Report-2024">IEF Energy Outlooks Comparison Report-2024</a></strong> from <strong><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/wyakab" target="_blank">Energy for One World</a></strong></div>
<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_9Br5yq2seY?si=RVj6fxB9xrR0Ol2Z" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="qme"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OPEC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OPEC</a> <a href="https://t.co/exkbgqcfo1">pic.twitter.com/exkbgqcfo1</a></p>— OPEC (@OPECSecretariat) <a href="https://twitter.com/OPECSecretariat/status/1760605358941434316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2024</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br />
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<p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><div><br /></div><b>Part 2: UN Summit for the Future / Good Future Making</b><p><br /></p><p>
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<br /><p></p><p>(continued next week)</p><p><br /></p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</div>Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-37401239658268523482024-02-19T10:06:00.033+01:002024-02-19T18:10:56.073+01:00(week of) 19th February, 2024- Spring Season: Let a Hundred Flowers Bloom. Munich Security Conference: Security, Energy-Economies and Ecology (/Climate). (Part 1)(continued from last week)<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZcJD2afzHEMKd1rHRP4HewTphGMqtWbMCwbNEUD-wdGj16TJ-30XpexkTEc4V2-8ayHP18D5GpbZf1O0275nt9rwVx31GGJ1TmZHKImDwms-yhOD5FSYiMSEff6RtLHcuJpNOGlN6O69qlC5sKlk9ezAngIvrOpeUiwcBCkckDJrnar-azPzez2iaGHM/s960/Untitled%20presentation%20(68).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZcJD2afzHEMKd1rHRP4HewTphGMqtWbMCwbNEUD-wdGj16TJ-30XpexkTEc4V2-8ayHP18D5GpbZf1O0275nt9rwVx31GGJ1TmZHKImDwms-yhOD5FSYiMSEff6RtLHcuJpNOGlN6O69qlC5sKlk9ezAngIvrOpeUiwcBCkckDJrnar-azPzez2iaGHM/w624-h351/Untitled%20presentation%20(68).jpg" width="624" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Week That Was</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Last week, was SpringFestival in China. Over this week, Europe is holding its Spring Vacation, and the Climate and Temperatures are such- that we can truly speak from a Spring (Break)!</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, the news item over the week was the Munich Security Council - in Munchen, Germany, The Davos on Defense, World Security, War and Peace. In its 60th year and anniversary.</div><div><br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/HJl4eZWN5r">https://t.co/HJl4eZWN5r</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1758931146727919898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Share Message - Munich security talks marked by global 'lose-lose' anxiety<a href="https://t.co/mQRp0MSdhG">https://t.co/mQRp0MSdhG</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1759489975375077816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</div><div><br /></div><div>Theme of this years event was, not so upbeat " Lose- Lose" ( see below) .</div><div><br /></div><div>At the start (day) of the conference (16th February), the news broke that Navalny had experienced a sudden death in his prison encampment. </div><div><br /></div><div>Without a thorough investigation, Western Political Class and Socialites were quick to condemn Putin and Putin regime for the murder on his Political Opponent. At the time of this writing- the whereabouts of Navalny Body (and for research, independent verification of cause of death) is yet unclear.</div><div><br /></div><div>Former SG of the NATO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer saw the event a little clear: another probable "Bat from Putin in the Hen House" , and as a sign and signal of his present omnipotent power position, within the Kremlin and Russia. Given also his new gained wins on the battleground in Ukraine- the man seems untouchable, unstoppable and unbeatable: The West and the wider World - is taking note and we are better to understand this..</div><div><br /></div><div>Another " little" (& odd) news is and came-in from New York: Former President Trump was handed a (surprise) verdict on a fraud trial- with a penalty that could run well over 355 million USD. No small fry. </div><div><b><br /></b></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Trump Fraud Trial Penalty Will Exceed $450 Million <a href="https://t.co/P7brLDCCtZ">https://t.co/P7brLDCCtZ</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1758751688268173557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div><br /></div><div>Back to Munich:</div><div><br /></div><div>State Secretary Blinken appeared rather empty handed - on stage. </div><div><br /></div><div>With Israel Government refusing to back-down (on Gaza War, Palestine State, Rafah), Arab Leaders (Saudi, Qatari) ever more vocal on their emotions and complex conditions for Peace, A House that is refusing to fund further ammunition and support, and the leaders from the Big and Rising Countries, India and China- ever so much more outspoken and vocal on their "red-lines", opinions over Western Leadership, Global Order,- and the choices, sovereignty and Needs for Change (in the Global Order). </div><div><br /></div><div>Voicing (and "smelling" ) their opportunities seen in the Conference Theme: </div><div><br /></div><div>" Lose- Lose" ie. " West to Lose" , " Big and Rising Nations to Gain and Win" . </div><div><br /></div><div>Not necessarily such a peaceful thought or form for good co-existence.</div><div><br />
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</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/slideshows/munichsecurityreport2024loselosepdf/266304383" target="_blank">Go to Full Report</a></div><div><br /></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Israel’s government formally rejects the unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state. <a href="https://t.co/85O6kfSh9r">https://t.co/85O6kfSh9r</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1759257042705960972?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Share Message - Israel indicates March deadline for Gaza ground offensive in Rafah<a href="https://t.co/SkOF1JzohZ">https://t.co/SkOF1JzohZ</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1759474262706913763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VIDEO?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VIDEO</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SaudiArabia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SaudiArabia</a>'s foreign minister Prince <a href="https://twitter.com/FaisalbinFarhan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FaisalbinFarhan</a> says “We don’t have relations with the Israeli and we’re not talking to them” <a href="https://t.co/RN3lgP28Ts">pic.twitter.com/RN3lgP28Ts</a></p>— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saudi_Gazette/status/1758933592372060559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js">
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joined <a href="https://twitter.com/FaisalbinFarhan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FaisalbinFarhan</a> , <a href="https://twitter.com/stephenharper?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@stephenharper</a> , <a href="https://twitter.com/vestager?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@vestager</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/OSullivanMeghan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OSullivanMeghan</a> in ‘Vishwa Mitra: Bridging the Divide’ session hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/orfonline?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@orfonline</a>. <br /><br />A lively discussion on the world order; past, present and upcoming. <a href="https://t.co/ml8wjT9GcM">pic.twitter.com/ml8wjT9GcM</a></p>— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrSJaishankar/status/1758886022727803008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SJaishankar?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SJaishankar</a> gave savage responses as he was grilled about India's multipolarity, Russia-India ties in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Munich?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Munich</a> <a href="https://t.co/mSOFziki6X">pic.twitter.com/mSOFziki6X</a></p>— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) <a href="https://twitter.com/htTweets/status/1758882959619219545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/sawqPagThI">https://t.co/sawqPagThI</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1759127937989714365?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Panel discussion at the <a href="https://twitter.com/MunSecConf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MunSecConf</a>.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MSC2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MSC2024</a> <a href="https://t.co/oJ5m652aBz">pic.twitter.com/oJ5m652aBz</a></p>— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrSJaishankar/status/1758866389626958261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">China's top diplomat Wang Yi delivers speech at Munich Security Conference <a href="https://t.co/BQXcaHXsQc">https://t.co/BQXcaHXsQc</a></p>— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1758812347391770813?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Russian victories shake global leaders’ faith in Ukraine war prospects - <a href="https://t.co/X3xC47qPg6">https://t.co/X3xC47qPg6</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/FT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FT</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1759266817254564146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Join the opening session of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African Union Heads of State and Government at 10am EAT on Saturday 17th February at <a href="https://t.co/Dn2JUcTyvv">https://t.co/Dn2JUcTyvv</a><br /><br />Read the Program : <a href="https://t.co/lmTpBE0ynN">https://t.co/lmTpBE0ynN</a><br />37th <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AUSummit?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AUSummit</a> <a href="https://t.co/fJGmEaHmvP">pic.twitter.com/fJGmEaHmvP</a></p>— African Union (@_AfricanUnion) <a href="https://twitter.com/_AfricanUnion/status/1758718402619695151?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Let a Hundred Flowers Bloom: Security, Energy-Economies and Ecology (/Climate)</b></div><p>Now, </p><p>my elected theme (or slogan) for " this Month of Spring" originates from Mao Zedong. The slogan (from a poem) was used by Mao to initiate a campaign of free speech - in the (early) Communist Party- and to identify the better ideologies, thoughts over governance, and direction of progress. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Flowers_Campaign" target="_blank">Go to Hundred Flowers Campaign</a></p><p>The campaign lasted for a year, and was then and there abruptly stopped. (and in some annals: rather harshly and cunningly)</p><p>But that is not my point here, nor where I would like to go.</p><p>Today, we have UN SG Guterres calling, begging and pleading the World to join-him in " a Summit for Peace" and " Summit of the Future"(later this year):</p><p><br />
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5egj07BkaC8?si=EeAkIZmSS-_ZpfDC" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p> </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/wfkvFl1KD7">https://t.co/wfkvFl1KD7</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1758931050930061785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2024</a></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>We all know that our Countries, wide and diverse, from China to Russia to India to MENA to US- have different Political and Governance Organisation and Structures, Development Stages and Needs.</p><p>Now, whilst in China we have now the One-Thought Development Philosophy under Xi JinPing, in the US, the two Party Politics- provides quite a lot of " noise and rumble" - in media, social media and crosses-over the mutual dignities and respect.</p><p>Different Cultures, Different Belief sets- in and over the Political Discourse in ones own Nation.</p><p>But how about between ourselves, between the Nations?</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Flowers_Campaign" target="_blank">From Wikipedia</a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;">In a speech, published June 19th, 1957, Mao Zedong clarified the distinction between "beautiful flowers" and "poisonous weeds";</p><ol style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 3.2em; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Whether they would help to unite the people of various nationalities.</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Whether they were beneficial or harmful to socialism.</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Whether they would consolidate or weaken the people’s democratic dictatorship.</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Whether they would consolidate democratic centralism.</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Whether they would strengthen or weaken the leadership of the Communist Party of China.</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Whether they would strengthen our “international socialist solidarity”. Later in this version of the speech, "international socialist solidarity" was defined as “To strengthen our solidarity with the Soviet Union, to strengthen our solidarity with all socialist countries - this is our fundamental policy, herein lies our basic interest.” <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Flowers_Campaign#cite_note-9" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;">[9]</a></sup></li></ol><p> In simple terms,</p><p>When we "open the floor for free speech" - there appear to be some rules or behaviors- that we are better to adhere to, if our wish is to keep the dialogues " safe, secure, nurturing and positive" : to truly allow Hundred Flowers to Blossom.</p><p>And "Function may follow Form" ( I come to speak about that later).</p><p>Now I come to today's,</p><p>Whereas the (direction of) Development of our Global Humanity deserves, asks and begs for the forms of dialogues of "beautiful flowers" , </p><p>" the militarization, weaponization and hardening" of the International Political Landscape and Discourse- provides us now also with ample " the Poisonous Weeds" . </p><p>In and between the Nations (East vs West, North and South), and within the Nations,</p><p>Simply said: </p><p>if the External Environment "Hardens" , the "Softening" (internally) needed to allow for Change in the direction of our Human Development - to Walk in More Beauty- befitting our Common Home: </p><p>in Work & Economy, Trade, Financial Markets, Governance, Energy Transitions, Care for the People, Re-Balancing with Nature, Ecology</p><p>- suffers.</p><p>And to be a little earnest: </p><p>We can see and experience the rise of quite some extremes in "hardening" , of " poisonous weeds" ,</p><p>That is now - for (y)our eyes to see.</p><p>So---</p><p>" The Theme" I wish to bring-up and explore for " this Month of Spring" :</p><p>How to maintain and allow for the environment of " beautiful flowers" and not " the poisonous weeds",</p><p>What "Forms & Functions" - could help us here?</p><p>And What is (now) of Importance in the Summit of Peace/ Summit on the Future- on Peace, Energy- Economies and Ecology(/Climate): UN Sustainable Development Agenda?</p><p>(continued next week)</p><p> <b>Some Tweets- </b></p><p>(demonstrating " without any need for comments, but beyond reasonable doubt" how urgent and important this now is)</p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/u7SCu3bcHX">https://t.co/u7SCu3bcHX</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1758929886960341005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/YejIlr4QiT">https://t.co/YejIlr4QiT</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1759127989067894843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/RiSonBSQd5">https://t.co/RiSonBSQd5</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1759241593851117722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/kaC0iBxMSL">https://t.co/kaC0iBxMSL</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1759241609252630918?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/3Mn7ijHwkI">https://t.co/3Mn7ijHwkI</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1758860530679247006?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-39707470760438861722024-02-13T10:18:00.060+01:002024-02-17T09:32:25.399+01:00(week of) 12th February 2024: (STILL in DRAFT !!)Battle of the Narrative. on Energy-Economies, Transitions, Climate and Nature. The Music is written between the Notes (Part 4, Conclusion)<div>(continued from Part 3)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_nfJ6BflRDAcuLdMdwkCFpgU8rAkyox9rm-ZYJzGBHcOYEu-6hTsskwCnD-RzoiKo4CbggdFlNjUXBV-eZdR1nUPa3xHvV1uVubA8e2KabmGT75uLGUuzZ7O7ahyLEotAss4XrhpCWxJfIW6HbnWPU7xGPMAa3abrTJcxp_Vn8oeLJnP3sfzzBbbd687P/s960/Battle%20of%20the%20Narrative.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_nfJ6BflRDAcuLdMdwkCFpgU8rAkyox9rm-ZYJzGBHcOYEu-6hTsskwCnD-RzoiKo4CbggdFlNjUXBV-eZdR1nUPa3xHvV1uVubA8e2KabmGT75uLGUuzZ7O7ahyLEotAss4XrhpCWxJfIW6HbnWPU7xGPMAa3abrTJcxp_Vn8oeLJnP3sfzzBbbd687P/w619-h348/Battle%20of%20the%20Narrative.jpg" width="619" /></a></div><br /><div>Picture: World Wild Photo of the Year 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>(continued from Part 3)</div><div><br /></div><div>" The Music is written between the Notes" - that is the underlying theme of this mini-series, and following last months WEF Davos Theme on " Re-building Trust" .</div><div><br /></div><div>At Davos, we could hear - that (" <i>as never ever before</i>" ) the Political Landscape has become complex, unpredictable and uncertain, </div><div><br /></div><div>as well as,</div><div><br /></div><div>(<i>and that remarkably enough)</i>- the Economies of the Rich (e.g. US Economy) and the Developing Big (e.g. China, India, Russia but also Saudi, UAE, Indonesia, Vietnam etc) have remained robust throughout the Corona pandemic, The Russia- Ukraine War, and now the Israel-Gaza spat.</div><div><br /></div><div>and I quote here from my earlier notes on Davos:</div><div><br /></div><div>Quote:</div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-906afdc6-7fff-58ee-3f3d-d412419c24c1"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Surprisingly enough, and despite all wars, conflicts and tensions (and post-covid pandemic)- the global economy, in some ways- proofed and remained remarkably resilient over the year, but with a clear divergence between Winners and Losers:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Just to name you - a few:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(winners)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">China- 5.2 % Growth, India - 7.3 % Growth, Saudi Arabia -3,5 % but with a planned inward investment of over a 3 trillion USD (!!) over the next 5 years (2030), the US economy- 2,5-3 %, good labor market and with a S&P 500 never so high.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(losers)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EU, Russia and least developed, emerging economies of the South (e.g. Argentina) - clearly in the problem zones.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the words of lady Rebeca Grynspan - </span><a href="https://unctad.org/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SG of the UNCTAD</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- in the panel dialogue on " Are we at the End of Development? (see below) </span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 274px; overflow: hidden; width: 491px;"><img height="274" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/_upRziYrfrVOAtdVqD3dlbQA0_AvMCykI6SGj16zaRFCMpGyOI3DamwsRSR3pv60oy0N72BELg5WyVPrtIOOQF3tQl8dgPGyfxLyvzM9mzwLB3lKwzM1OtpTwjDyd11IGG1MHmQnNnuShZBkSqKS9C4" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="491" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAkYY84Imhk" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Go to Session</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rebeca (Unctad detailed) analysis showed that we are presently living in a world of "the Rich, the Big and the Rest".- and with divergence in growth (,incl Trade and Investments )between the the Rich and the Big with the Rest.</span></p><br /><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">See further: </span><a href="https://unctad.org/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UNCTAD.</span></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>End of Quote</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Now,</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>The above is- and has have had surely its effect also on the developments in Energy Land, Transitions, and Outlook.</div><div><br /></div><div>And the ways the individual agents and actors- have started to change, " in tone of voice" and behave.</div><div><br /></div><div>Is here the glass " half full or half empty?" - and what is the overarching direction of change?</div><div><br /></div><div>Earlier, I have asked you- to listen and watch - the following most recent interview with Joseph McMonigle of the IEF (full interview) - and on his appraisal of " how balanced" the present energy market outlooks and transition expectations are- on Oil, Gas, etc.</div><div><br />
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</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The IEA, and that later this week is celebrating its 50 years of existence (sincerest congratulations!)- with a ministerial meet-up, comunique, party and conferences:</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>
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<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Well,</div><div><br /></div><div>on Energy Transitions,</div><div><br /></div><div>- the IEA lauds the arrival and rise of the Renewables, but at times- forgets to share that an equal amount of growth is still happening in the fossil fuel parts of the energy system, and that - unfortunately- all or most of the "greening of the fossil fuel sector" - by means of Hydrogen, CCS, ETS, NBS -- have been rather short, if fallen into the Boulevard of Broken Dreams (over the last decade, and for our Future), and for various good and rather real reasons.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the opening plenary (see above) - Mary Robinson, Chair of the Elders- pointed to some 4 critical points, that surely deserves our Energy Leadership better attention. </div><div><br /></div><div>I suggest you listen and watch - her Voice, in full ( see video above, at 1hr:24 min)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinslCgsSwAjfF-fPewLp09x6MO9gVtIdv6y4N8EHvjhIg_b8fIw1M_IMHRpfIX2xV3ro6d0TOGAgC47cjtWcf4k6HmXK44xYYEFgaRkgJ00QbcANS02h5SnLxXGln2Mbw_yWkRje4F83zyW2BBFgj8jNZt6UH38HP7DkyV2YSeFwwi5p4oxE6zmggeVBSi/s960/Battle%20of%20the%20Narrative%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinslCgsSwAjfF-fPewLp09x6MO9gVtIdv6y4N8EHvjhIg_b8fIw1M_IMHRpfIX2xV3ro6d0TOGAgC47cjtWcf4k6HmXK44xYYEFgaRkgJ00QbcANS02h5SnLxXGln2Mbw_yWkRje4F83zyW2BBFgj8jNZt6UH38HP7DkyV2YSeFwwi5p4oxE6zmggeVBSi/w505-h284/Battle%20of%20the%20Narrative%20(2).jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://x.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1756583573010673691?s=20" target="_blank">Go to Shell shuts its Hydrogen Fuel Stations</a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Over and above that,</div><div><br /></div><div>
The earlier "Horse Whispering" by " the BigOil Lobby and Interests" of (non-)solutions towards " the Political Class on Climate Mitigation Actions" - is biting and hurting us (now) in true performance and deliveries of schemes (over this decade).</div><div><br /></div><div>(and a small truth has been: the Political Class and Energy Corporation Leadership <i>never ever</i> expected Climate Change to act <i>so</i> evidently and <i>so </i>intently- over past decade(s). </div><div><br /></div><div>At the signing of Paris (and ever since) derivative (and rather defensive) actions and carbon schemes were initiated and invented- to keep existing business models in tact, and to provide the Politicians with something to argue about: but not to really and realistically help re-balance our Energy-Economies - with that of Climate and Nature: that is a <i>fact!</i>) </div><div><br /></div><div>Al Gore, and in so many ways- has voiced this fairly straight- in a TED talk, last year. </div><div><br /></div><div> </div>
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<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Recently, and during the war with the Ukraine, some new realities " landed-in" - and whereby the rise of Renewables & Energy Efficiency became equivalent to " Energy Security and Transition away from (Russian) Gas" : </div><div><br /></div><div>and a new mantra was seen possible - between the COP-parties: " Triple Renewables, Double Energy Efficiency" .</div><div><br /></div><div>And with the notion that the mining for Earth Resources and Supply Chains, and the scaling-up of the Electrification of the Energy System with Grid Expansions- are now (new, top) Priority .</div><div><br /></div><div>After 28 COPs, we could almost state: </div><div><br /></div><div>We have arrived ! </div><div><br /></div><div>And with knowing that aside of the likes of Elon Musk ( Master Plan 3), China is leading here, in so many ways.....</div><div><br /></div><div>(÷ viz-a-viz the warnings of Jens Stoltenberg of NATO, our military securities, now against this " new up- and coming energy security threat") </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEcKo6kdcl1QEXaxHCZ0bA3sP8JSyvQwu14j4__w-H7VOAIDS9CHt5wNfBrAgthM8-zFHXxffKtbjY1KN3pKL_vdqlQEX-tYeP4TEetPGY6flfqY04-NSrVB884KneLMc5JFJlKLAGQy9kc3fBk3rsvN8wO0XBSlkd2UQ-L5GiSlm9uLPzZaZsms_0RF1/s960/Battle%20of%20the%20Narrative%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEcKo6kdcl1QEXaxHCZ0bA3sP8JSyvQwu14j4__w-H7VOAIDS9CHt5wNfBrAgthM8-zFHXxffKtbjY1KN3pKL_vdqlQEX-tYeP4TEetPGY6flfqY04-NSrVB884KneLMc5JFJlKLAGQy9kc3fBk3rsvN8wO0XBSlkd2UQ-L5GiSlm9uLPzZaZsms_0RF1/w584-h329/Battle%20of%20the%20Narrative%20(1).jpg" width="584" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/6PFRtEw7D1">https://t.co/6PFRtEw7D1</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1755736683302056380?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2024</a></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>
</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">‘’Big Oil’s Boring Quarter Was Great News for Investors:<br />Delivering on promises yields a cash gusher at Exxon, Chevron and Shell.’’<br /><br />From Javier Blas, for Bloomberg<br />February 6, 2024 <a href="https://t.co/ynFB2Hks9O">https://t.co/ynFB2Hks9O</a></p>— Jean-Michel Glachant (@JMGlachant) <a href="https://twitter.com/JMGlachant/status/1755177934141137098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div><br /></div>
Have we been blinded? <p></p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
Now,</div><div><br /></div><div>To complement these notions- let me add some views from the- People, Experts and Professionals , on "the Left Wing", and who have been following our Leadership behavior over the transition over past decades- (and I mention you here only one - but trust me: there are many similar styled versions of accounting or views): </div><div><b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/renewable-energy-transition-failing-richard-heinberg-qkrbc%3FtrackingId=l5Y%252Fu%252B28Hh0d2PgD%252Bk%252BcMw%253D%253D/?trackingId=l5Y%2Fu%2B28Hh0d2PgD%2Bk%2BcMw%3D%3D" target="_blank">The Renewable Energy Transition is Failing</a></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzh5xdRn7uNa0imAe_-gQBdFircecoosknzCWR59N_ZiSdyHE9ENVRz3mTEchJnAhsXoLHvSnHNUggzcP4kYf64KWFFS-39FdhyphenhyphenhhEZ6bqRTwMCF26LlKx_YUcf2rk3vBP-3yVqX3yhh6eWsJx3rhG8RSr2gpK4IrTmjaJbIGB3FtERLLWbY2_EPEBpHNM/s1920/Screenshot%202024-02-13%209.21.06%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1920" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzh5xdRn7uNa0imAe_-gQBdFircecoosknzCWR59N_ZiSdyHE9ENVRz3mTEchJnAhsXoLHvSnHNUggzcP4kYf64KWFFS-39FdhyphenhyphenhhEZ6bqRTwMCF26LlKx_YUcf2rk3vBP-3yVqX3yhh6eWsJx3rhG8RSr2gpK4IrTmjaJbIGB3FtERLLWbY2_EPEBpHNM/w551-h296/Screenshot%202024-02-13%209.21.06%20AM.png" width="551" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-01-16/climate-change-and-energy-transition-the-2023-scorecard/" target="_blank">Or The Numbers are in, and it aint looking good</a></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Share Message - World's first year-long breach of key 1.5C warming limit<a href="https://t.co/IWmVineloS">https://t.co/IWmVineloS</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1755494972873175540?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div><br /></div><b>
Quite an Orchestra, n' est ce pas?</b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-AMzlzhogY9FEUGNORD3U6JJ1t362rWsbEiXxsfApx8aCtzHy9i8sV7jkkP_vqeBHBht0Gj4SZDqt6nPYL6oCJ9s_PRYzakkJ6rw9bd9Hf3mPSALQPirNWSiIq15eV4q_sbUUQjTHHj2RslDQXh8iTt019RgT6Zim_twksdoiU-LVlFLRuVzxyixtjsQ/s960/China%20New%20Year%202024%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-AMzlzhogY9FEUGNORD3U6JJ1t362rWsbEiXxsfApx8aCtzHy9i8sV7jkkP_vqeBHBht0Gj4SZDqt6nPYL6oCJ9s_PRYzakkJ6rw9bd9Hf3mPSALQPirNWSiIq15eV4q_sbUUQjTHHj2RslDQXh8iTt019RgT6Zim_twksdoiU-LVlFLRuVzxyixtjsQ/w535-h301/China%20New%20Year%202024%20(3).jpg" width="535" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><b>" The Music is Written between the Notes" : </b><b>Are we without any Hope?</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Is the glass Half-Full or Empty?</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>First of all, it becomes ever so important to see " the facts, trends and data" without an institutionalized interest or voice steering our views.</div><div><br /></div><div> REN21, so far, has kept itself outside the parties- " playing with statistics or interests" - and has kept a relative "good eye" on the Renewables Markets and Developments:</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMOZQqroPCJIDmGFZq0SS35AZvQF2fiOWJFrOjmXVeSRPuxi7GiAnOv3e_fZXwySkjoLcepsuyItb88FxsfSL8vpsFVZm-k8oq9Kj9s_r43zxD_hq_9ZSC0IWvT3H1wjDqvj3zrY6o_k7MM4ojgkQxrZwV6gCFpAhmoPJgwyRkpjQCfoqd6dk55uUDbSV/s1920/Screenshot%202024-02-11%203.30.15%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1920" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMOZQqroPCJIDmGFZq0SS35AZvQF2fiOWJFrOjmXVeSRPuxi7GiAnOv3e_fZXwySkjoLcepsuyItb88FxsfSL8vpsFVZm-k8oq9Kj9s_r43zxD_hq_9ZSC0IWvT3H1wjDqvj3zrY6o_k7MM4ojgkQxrZwV6gCFpAhmoPJgwyRkpjQCfoqd6dk55uUDbSV/w513-h276/Screenshot%202024-02-11%203.30.15%20PM.png" width="513" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/slideshows/ren21-2023-report-state-of-global-renewable-energy/266008857">Go to Ren21 Report on the State of Global Renewables</a></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><b><br /></b><div>In addition,- it is important to have a consistent narrative that includes <i>all</i> elements on Global Change, Energy-Economies, Transitions, Climate AND Nature (USDGs) AND a Vision on a Better Tomorrow.</div><div><br /></div><div>Not solely steering transitions in one-dimension.. Or to move from crisis to crisis. Policy to Policy. Innovation upon innovation, and so forth.</div><div><br /></div><div>And to keep this relative simple, and understandable- towards the Political Class (in the North and the South, East and the West), The Professionals and (Corporate) Leadership and our Societies.</div><div><br /></div><div>EFOW is to encourage and inspire (young/elder) Leadership and Cadre to assume the courage to develop this and to do so., with</div><div><br /></div><div> (a) Coherent World Views, and Facts!, knowing the Change Challenge they are in- on and over our Energy-Economies and Transitions (Global/Local), - the next 3 to 7 generations long.</div><div><br /></div><div> (b) To apply some Wisdom, Passion, Moral Compass, Hope and Joy (/Beauty)- in "Improving The State of Our (Energy) World" : </div><div><br /></div><div>(c) And to help foster the definition and design of the system transition pathways and re-organisations-that may belong to Good Future Making! </div><div><br /></div><div>(and not in the least: learn from past and present mistakes: e.g. Farmers unrest in Europe!, " Green Backlash" in US and Europe, Western BigOil stance towards Climate Movement)</div><div><br /></div><div>- and as I Hope, a bit, for Real: </div><div><br /></div><div>Not for a Podium Place or the Tip of an Iceberg:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Fratelli Tutti, Laudato Si, Laudato Deum,</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Adriaan Kamp- Founder Energy For One World.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>
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</div>Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-47320295723537613842024-02-12T09:25:00.014+01:002024-02-13T12:38:02.434+01:00(week of) 12th February, 2024- " The Battle of the Narrative" , Tucker Carlson Putin Interview. The Music is written between the Notes (Part 3)(continued from last week)<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjum6US6xvhBZ7AKn3_0sZgbtf_vNkcpIThFrU5TBy6uXZIhYLWPXcUnSo7kdrtjIxwX-K29UldjjC2C_VHXF30fiJPjzSr3j7Zu76bm0b1_7TnC_vU4X2z47T4j-v6HwuwticpohlrW90Xp__l9iZVceBj5FS9nm5ecFSoJN86CIA6n8LZeWatIbR-1rYA/s960/China%20New%20Year%202024%20(10).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjum6US6xvhBZ7AKn3_0sZgbtf_vNkcpIThFrU5TBy6uXZIhYLWPXcUnSo7kdrtjIxwX-K29UldjjC2C_VHXF30fiJPjzSr3j7Zu76bm0b1_7TnC_vU4X2z47T4j-v6HwuwticpohlrW90Xp__l9iZVceBj5FS9nm5ecFSoJN86CIA6n8LZeWatIbR-1rYA/w590-h332/China%20New%20Year%202024%20(10).jpg" width="590" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="text-align: center;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>We wish all the Chinese People - a prosperous, healthy, happy and peaceful year, with the arrival of <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>the Year of the Dragon..</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="text-align: center;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> In addition, congratulations Kansas City Chiefs- with defending their NFL title, in yesterdays Super <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Bowl.</span><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><b>The Week that Was : </b></span><b>Tucker Carlson Putin Interview </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">And there it was. A simple setting in the Kremlin. Two men sitting opposite each other, and making time and effort for a 2 hour lasting interview re. conversation.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On " a thing" that mattered- to them.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A dialogue, at the " highest political level" , and placed in a (somewhat) dangerous game and days- we are in. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">" The Battle of the Narrative" and " the Battle in the Fields" .</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">With now almost 200 million views, it makes the courage and quality efforts of Tucker Carlson- not to be ignored. Neither that of President Putin.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And let us admit: The conversation was also of an extra-ordinary nature, in so many ways.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I encourage you to watch and listen to this interview - in full: </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Let me open the floor, first, for these two men- President Putin and Tucker Carlson, their conversation, and the reaction - of Tucker Carlson, after the event:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/vF75KPEMuN">https://t.co/vF75KPEMuN</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1755864896254734527?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Noted. <a href="https://t.co/tnvDaEvV34">https://t.co/tnvDaEvV34</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1756666348241924542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/RxKdScxtFm">https://t.co/RxKdScxtFm</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1755914860309684384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2024</a></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>In Tuckers Words (I keep it short):</p><p>Three things Tucker observed or felt during the interview (and after he admitted that it may take him a year to fully digest, understand the contents and messages of this conversation):</p><p>1.<i> The hurt or anger by/from the President over Western (Elite) Rejection and Resentment of Russia - :(also their un-trustworthiness (re. lies) on so many occasions over his governing period) </i></p><p><i>2 The signs and signals of President Putin- to see Peace in Ukraine (to stop the war) and heal the Soul of these two Nations (after the de-nazification ;-)</i></p><p><i>3. The idiocy of US (Deep) State Department and Military wanting to weaken Russia, or to claim that Putins Russia is an expansionist regime.</i></p><p><i>(and let me add one observation from my eyes and ears: some clear warning to the West if the situation is not rapidly restored)</i></p><p>Now, I am not going to comment on these first reactions- but what we all can observe and note, is that the conversation, already has initiated a lot of rumble, debate and re-actions in Western Media and Political Class.</p><p>(Last week, I observed that one of the known characteristics of (" Director" ) President Putin is: (once a KGB agent, always a KGB agent, and a Judoka in form) is that he is highly skilled and trained to study his opponents, influence, and to use information (or strength) to bring them within his views or powers).</p><p>With this "Bat in the Henhouse" - " this Battle of the Narrative" - Western media (who were side-tracked for this interview) were quick to " fact-check" or place Putins words in perspective.</p><p>Some examples:</p><p><br />
</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tucker Carlson interview: Fact-checking Putin's 'nonsense' history <a href="https://t.co/huPNeN6lwU">https://t.co/huPNeN6lwU</a></p>— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1755979948123107456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/2bLmTixLXa">https://t.co/2bLmTixLXa</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1755914524715078116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/UFxCudON4L">https://t.co/UFxCudON4L</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1755913929723613335?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/4PNs0jiMim">https://t.co/4PNs0jiMim</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1755913929564225925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The mainstream media news pundits are making a fuss over the Tucker/Putin interview. <br /><br />Don't they trust Americans to listen with their own ears and draw their own conclusions? <a href="https://t.co/knwftpTNCZ">pic.twitter.com/knwftpTNCZ</a></p>— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1755641820904910874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<p></p><p><br /></p><p>The (Incumbent) Political Class- had another curve ball coming at them:</p><p>It was the Trump family who jumped-in. Both the father and the son- let their voice be heard:</p><p><br />
</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Share Message - Trump says he would 'encourage' Russia to attack Nato allies who do not pay their bills<a href="https://t.co/pJ8uaLO3dB">https://t.co/pJ8uaLO3dB</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1756572800628695277?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Share Message - Nato says Trump comments 'undermine all of our security'<a href="https://t.co/mUIH2RHIZN">https://t.co/mUIH2RHIZN</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1756927392017264789?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Noted. <a href="https://t.co/yJ9WJ8HjTJ">https://t.co/yJ9WJ8HjTJ</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1756587514599481549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<p></p><p><br /></p><p>And finally- and to keep it short, incumbents from US White House, NSA (John Kirby), Finland, to Germany, Holland and UK - were quick to renounce the interview, and called it " dangerous" and "dangerous to talk Peace with Putin" .</p><p> </p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Share Message - Conservative ex-PM Alexander Stubb elected Finland president<a href="https://t.co/YD5YJDpmOm">https://t.co/YD5YJDpmOm</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1756926183403409542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/pyRXu2gsxL">https://t.co/pyRXu2gsxL</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1755914837324861599?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/m10o9FhVfM">https://t.co/m10o9FhVfM</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1756953081734906339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2024</a></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Let me conclude, this round of first reactions, with a comment made by General Flynn, previous National Security Advisor to the President:</p><p><br /></p><p>
</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This is an exceptional aftermath analysis of the <a href="https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TuckerCarlson</a> interview w/ Putin given by Tucker himself. It is worth every minute watching and listening to (9:30 min). <br /><br />This interview will be dissected by many (and rightly so) who need to better understand the drivers of war… <a href="https://t.co/TFdMgS6aiV">https://t.co/TFdMgS6aiV</a></p>— General Mike Flynn (@GenFlynn) <a href="https://twitter.com/GenFlynn/status/1755939967975440650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div><br /></div>
Well, in some very real ways, this interview- has gone viral and world round, and is hence not to be neglected. It is now " part and parcel" of the " Political Class Battle of the Narrative"
And will be discussed and shared on Worlds Main Stages:<div><br /></div><div><u>Dubai World Government Summit 2024:</u></div><div><br /><div>
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.<p></p><p>Discernment and some wisdom, some listening to understand, are surely needed, as well as some Vision on how to heal and how to make room for a better, more peace-full world and relationships:</p><p>" The Music is written between the Notes" .</p><p>I sense you may read and feel these words and suggestions- in the speech given by SG Guterres, last week - at the New Years Opening of the UNGA.</p><p>I suggest you read his words- in full:</p><p> </p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="715" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/key/yRWDH3CnNivw2r?startSlide=1" style="border-width: 1px; border: 1px solid #CCC; margin-bottom: 5px; max-width: 100%;" width="670"></iframe><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/slideshows/secretarygenerals-remarks-to-the-general-assembly-on-priorities-for-2024-scroll-down-for-bilingual-asdelivered-allenglish-versionpdf/266261596" target="_blank" title="Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly on Priorities for 2024 [scroll down for bilingual, as-delivered; all-English version].pdf">Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly on Priorities for 2024 [scroll down for bilingual, as-delivered; all-English version].pdf</a></strong> from <strong><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/wyakab" target="_blank">Energy for One World</a></strong></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><b>Adriaan Kamp- Founder Energy For One World</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;">(continued later this week)</div>
</div></div></div>Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-29133795999176841072024-02-07T15:14:00.011+01:002024-02-12T08:08:10.081+01:00(week of) 5th February, 2024- On Wars in Ukraine, Russia and Gazprom- The Music is written Between the Notes (part 2A Attachment: Dialogues ) (Part 2A Attachment: Dialogues)<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><div><br /></div><div>Additional Notes.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfrjxcWwVl5Er7xtj4v6oKflPvmdF6J2aPf-StoVKWx-prl6Br7R1ZtbbtbEGu2FX95M9IfryHcqnzpWpSNa2uLqpmsWKmGkR_1Sco8imVWlO1AU2JCW0xCTM2mVW0Y_1eRZMbSRcRYk6wFZaJdL33KRLmKrSpDqH8WYhMO7w5GqNNjQvnLoj09AcTRq1/s960/China%20New%20Year%202024%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfrjxcWwVl5Er7xtj4v6oKflPvmdF6J2aPf-StoVKWx-prl6Br7R1ZtbbtbEGu2FX95M9IfryHcqnzpWpSNa2uLqpmsWKmGkR_1Sco8imVWlO1AU2JCW0xCTM2mVW0Y_1eRZMbSRcRYk6wFZaJdL33KRLmKrSpDqH8WYhMO7w5GqNNjQvnLoj09AcTRq1/w562-h317/China%20New%20Year%202024%20(9).jpg" width="562" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The following conversations are worth your watch, and support this weeks notes:</div><div><br /></div><div>Different Voices, Different Lenses, Different Views.- without any comments</div><div><br /></div><div>My Take: " The Music is written between the Notes" </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Noted. Worth your read and interpretation. No matter what. <a href="https://t.co/Tp8iVJX5Yy">https://t.co/Tp8iVJX5Yy</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1755180468838793579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Military Spending <a href="https://t.co/GXtIY8mybo">pic.twitter.com/GXtIY8mybo</a></p>— Willem Middelkoop (@wmiddelkoop) <a href="https://twitter.com/wmiddelkoop/status/1755179263886565503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chinese researchers claim a breakthrough in electronic warfare, unveiling a method to monitor the electromagnetic spectrum in real-time <a href="https://t.co/N4o0KALODj">pic.twitter.com/N4o0KALODj</a></p>— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) <a href="https://twitter.com/timesofindia/status/1755178558861770834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
(continued later next week)</div>Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-34276825905546732622024-02-07T09:25:00.023+01:002024-02-07T16:53:34.316+01:00(week of) 5th February, 2024- On Wars in Ukraine, Russia and Gazprom- The Music is written Between the Notes (part 2A)(continued from monday 5th)<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_YN5cPb2hVDY9ERfF25ziB_PE6wNpbf4uhYp5Eb8tdbde-FHZRX4bhWFGM40x_UcKAsta1SHRZ1Bc5sODFEqgWM_A5Ng5GGHJ7S3OKkfmWpm3LZ_poaCfmthkWDSSp5JXWbnxePZ8ueGUkqdFTjMvMZoh_mGj9gkc9Jz-HiEJXkVIVSWmEv7ptJAuZFf/s960/China%20New%20Year%202024%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_YN5cPb2hVDY9ERfF25ziB_PE6wNpbf4uhYp5Eb8tdbde-FHZRX4bhWFGM40x_UcKAsta1SHRZ1Bc5sODFEqgWM_A5Ng5GGHJ7S3OKkfmWpm3LZ_poaCfmthkWDSSp5JXWbnxePZ8ueGUkqdFTjMvMZoh_mGj9gkc9Jz-HiEJXkVIVSWmEv7ptJAuZFf/w603-h339/China%20New%20Year%202024%20(9).jpg" width="603" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div>Part 2</div><div><br /></div><div><b>On Wars in Ukraine, Russia and Gazprom: Energy-Economies, Transitions, Climate and Nature: The Music is written Between the Notes ( Part 2).</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Let me continue- this section, with a documentary - just released (this week!) by DW (Deutche Welle) - and about " a little reality" we live in, in- " Big Oil and Gas" - , Geo-politics, Energy Security, Power, Money and a little bit of Greed:</div><div><br /></div><div>A Fair Warning.</div><div><header class="sc-bgHzNG jaVMku"><p class="sc-lbyHcV sc-ZiJuh sc-hlDEJj sc-HjNCl dYYlcO johJxV guCKSB kqywBt sc-hIFPGb iExFtp teaser-text has-italic">" <i>For decades, European countries have been dependent on Russian gas imports. Only after Russia declared war on Ukraine did Germany realize the Dependencies they were in. The films take a look behind the scenes of the Russian gas monopoly Gazprom. They show the genesis of an empire: from the collapse of the Soviet Union to the Russian goldrush, the restrictions imposed by newly-elected President Vladimir Putin and his regime’s subsequent arrests and expropriations. The filmmakers shot the film before the start of Russia's attack on Ukraine; a project that would no longer be possible today. The material allows viewers a glimpse into the inner workings of the energy giant Gazprom</i>." </p><p class="sc-lbyHcV sc-ZiJuh sc-hlDEJj sc-HjNCl dYYlcO johJxV guCKSB kqywBt sc-hIFPGb iExFtp teaser-text has-italic">I suggest you take time- to watch the documentary - in full.</p><p class="sc-lbyHcV sc-ZiJuh sc-hlDEJj sc-HjNCl dYYlcO johJxV guCKSB kqywBt sc-hIFPGb iExFtp teaser-text has-italic">For energy professionals (in Ministries and Corporates) working on (BigOil/ BigEnergy) trade, projects and relationships " a must watch" - as this shows " a little bit of behind the veils" - on how our (international) Big Gas & Oil presently operates- between Businesses and our Politicians:</p></header></div><div> </div>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Why I'm interviewing Vladimir Putin. <a href="https://t.co/hqvXUZqvHX">pic.twitter.com/hqvXUZqvHX</a></p>— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) <a href="https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1754939251257475555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/sTtuSr9VH9">https://t.co/sTtuSr9VH9</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1755169891122827664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Russia’s state TV stooges believe a Tucker Carlson-Putin interview will boost Putin at home and help restore Trump to the White House. <a href="https://t.co/AQzhb2C09B">https://t.co/AQzhb2C09B</a></p>— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) <a href="https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1755111709046411338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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<div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>- So- if you look at where we are today, and I have stated this earlier- if our wish is to see "normality" back in our Energy - Economies, and our wish is to see "Good Future Making"- than it is Peace, Peace between the Parties- that is to come, first.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Without Peace, nothing will stand.</i></div><div><i>and</i></div><div><i>The Music is written between the Notes.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div>
<div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><b>Adriaan Kamp- Founder Energy For One World</b></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>(continued next week)</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>For Now- Some Suggestions from my Practice Hand:</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div>
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="715" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/key/zeeO1WlAgDwc8y?startSlide=1" style="border-width: 1px; border: 1px solid #CCC; margin-bottom: 5px; max-width: 100%;" width="670"></iframe><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/slideshows/efow-agenda-2024-good-future-making/266104870" target="_blank" title="EFOW Agenda 2024 : Good Future Making">EFOW Agenda 2024 : Good Future Making</a></strong> from <strong><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/wyakab" target="_blank">Energy for One World</a></strong></div></div>Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-74251330392905661072024-02-05T09:56:00.039+01:002024-02-07T07:38:53.074+01:00(week of) 5th February, 2024- On Bombs and Bonfires (" FireCrackers" ). On Energy-Economies, Transitions, Climate and Nature: The Music is written Between the Notes (part 1)(continued from last week)<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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We wish all the Chinese People - a prosperous, healthy, happy and peaceful year.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>The Week that Was<i> </i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Well- more Bombs. More US Bombs dropping in the Middle-East and Region. Aside of the ugly Wars - Israel, Gaza, Ukraine, Russia > More bombs and bombing in the region.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">During Happy New Year festival, the Chinese people are using fireworks to drive evil away. It is further believed that the person who launches the first firework of the New Year- will have good luck.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Well- some reasonable diplomats and people in the Middle-East region- do not believe that " throwing bombs at it" will or is to help the situation or is to bring "good luck" :</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-68144478" target="_blank">From the BBC:</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><header class="lx-stream-post__header gs-o-media gs-u-mb-alt" data-reactid=".f680irnkiu.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65bfa9056e1cf501ac5dbb56.0.4" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: ReithSans, Arial, Helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-top: 16px;"><div class="gs-o-media__body" data-reactid=".f680irnkiu.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65bfa9056e1cf501ac5dbb56.0.4.1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; overflow: hidden;"><h3 class="lx-stream-post__header-title gel-great-primer-bold qa-post-title gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-" data-reactid=".f680irnkiu.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65bfa9056e1cf501ac5dbb56.0.4.1.0" style="-webkit-box-align: center; align-items: center; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="lx-stream-post__header-text gs-u-align-middle" data-reactid=".f680irnkiu.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65bfa9056e1cf501ac5dbb56.0.4.1.0.1" id="title_65bfa9056e1cf501ac5dbb56" style="-webkit-box-flex: 0; box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 1 auto; vertical-align: middle;">Oman has 'grave concerns' over US strikes on Iraq and Syria</span></h3></div></header><div class="gs-u-mb+ gel-body-copy qa-post-body" data-reactid=".f680irnkiu.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65bfa9056e1cf501ac5dbb56.0.6" style="background-color: white; 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bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: white; font-size: 0.75rem; line-height: 1rem; padding: 4px; position: absolute; right: 0px; z-index: 2;"><span aria-hidden="true" data-reactid=".f680irnkiu.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65bfa9056e1cf501ac5dbb56.0.6.0.0:$post_0.0.1.0" style="box-sizing: border-box;">er</span><span class="gs-u-vh" data-reactid=".f680irnkiu.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65bfa9056e1cf501ac5dbb56.0.6.0.0:$post_0.0.1.1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px); height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: 1px;">Copyright: Reuters</span></div></div></div><p data-reactid=".f680irnkiu.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65bfa9056e1cf501ac5dbb56.0.6.0.0:$post_1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><br /></span></p><p data-reactid=".f680irnkiu.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65bfa9056e1cf501ac5dbb56.0.6.0.0:$post_1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Oman has now weighed in on the US strikes in Iraq and Syria on Friday, with the foreign minister expressing "grave concerns over the continuous escalation in the region".</span></p><p data-reactid=".f680irnkiu.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65bfa9056e1cf501ac5dbb56.0.6.0.0:$post_2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;">In a statement shared with the Oman News Agency, Badr Albusaidi criticised the effectiveness of the retaliatory attacks, noting that "such actions compromise the region's safety, stability, and efforts to tackle challenges like violence and extremism".</p></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jack Sullivan<i>, </i>however, is rather "bullish" and warned " this is just the beginning" of American Retaliation- on events.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-68144478" target="_blank">in Summary, and again - from the BBC</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ol class="lx-c-summary-points gel-long-primer" data-reactid=".f680irnkiu.0.2.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.$summary-points.$summary-points.1" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: ReithSans, Arial, Helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.125rem; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li class="lx-c-summary-points__item" data-reactid=".f680irnkiu.0.2.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.$summary-points.$summary-points.1.$summary-points-TheUSisplanningmorestepsinitsresponsetotheattackinJordanwhichkilledthreeUStroopsaweekago,nationalsecurityadviserJakeSullivansays" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 16px; position: relative;"><i>The US is planning more steps in its response to the attack in Jordan which killed three US troops a week ago, national security adviser Jake Sullivan says</i></li><li class="lx-c-summary-points__item" data-reactid=".f680irnkiu.0.2.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.$summary-points.$summary-points.1.$summary-points-HesaysFriday'sstrikesonIran-backedtargetsinIraqandSyriawerejust"thebeginning"oftheUSresponse-anddeclinestoruleoutdirectmilitarystrikesonIranitself" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 16px; position: relative;"><i>He says Friday's strikes on Iran-backed targets in Iraq and Syria were just "the beginning" of the US response - and declines to rule out direct military strikes on Iran itself</i></li><li class="lx-c-summary-points__item" data-reactid=".f680irnkiu.0.2.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.$summary-points.$summary-points.1.$summary-points-TheUSaccusedIranofhavingits"fingerprints"ontheattackontheUSbaseinJordanandsaidthedronewasIranian-made" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 16px; position: relative;"><i>The US accused Iran of having its "fingerprints" on the attack on the US base in Jordan and said the drone was Iranian-made</i></li><li class="lx-c-summary-points__item" data-reactid=".f680irnkiu.0.2.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.$summary-points.$summary-points.1.$summary-points-Iransaystheaccusationsitwasinvolvedare"baseless"=1TheIslamicResistanceinIraq,anIran-backedmilitia,claimedresponsibility" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 16px; position: relative;"><i>Iran says the accusations it was involved are "baseless". The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an Iran-backed militia, claimed responsibility</i></li><li class="lx-c-summary-points__item" data-reactid=".f680irnkiu.0.2.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.$summary-points.$summary-points.1.$summary-points-SeparatelytheUS,withhelpfromtheUK,alsolaunchedairstrikesagainstHouthitargetsin13placesacrossYemenonSaturday,inanattempttostopthegroup'sattacksoninternationalshipping" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 16px; position: relative;"><i>Separately the US, with help from the UK, also launched air strikes against Houthi targets in 13 places across Yemen on Saturday, in an attempt to stop the group's attacks on international shipping</i></li><li class="lx-c-summary-points__item" data-reactid=".f680irnkiu.0.2.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.$summary-points.$summary-points.1.$summary-points-TheHouthis,whoarealsobackedbyIran,havebeentargetingcommercialvesselsintheRedSeasinceNovember,inresponsetothewarinGaza=1TheHouthishavevowedtorespond" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 16px; position: relative;"><i>The Houthis, who are also backed by Iran, have been targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea since November, in response to the war in Gaza. The Houthis have vowed to respond</i></li></ol></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now-- and just in a week that Secretary of State Blinken is to see the War between Israel and Gaza to calm down: </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-68201169?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=65c086736e1cf501ac5dbc8f%26Blinken%20makes%20fifth%20Middle%20East%20trip%20since%207%20October%262024-02-05T07%3A02%3A38.862Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:4d90edf3-3e8b-4b5e-ae22-7ba97b2d996d&pinned_post_asset_id=65c086736e1cf501ac5dbc8f&pinned_post_type=share" target="_blank">From BBC</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><header class="lx-stream-post__header gs-o-media gs-u-mb-alt" data-reactid=".1hjhi1g8n9c.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65c086736e1cf501ac5dbc8f.0.4" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p data-reactid=".1hjhi1g8n9c.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65c086736e1cf501ac5dbc8f.0.6.0.0:$post_1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #404040; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;">US Secretary of State Antony Blinken due to arrive in the Middle East on his fifth tour of the region since early October.</p><p data-reactid=".1hjhi1g8n9c.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65c086736e1cf501ac5dbc8f.0.6.0.0:$post_2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #404040; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;">He is expected to visit Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Israel and the West Bank over the next five days.</p><p data-reactid=".1hjhi1g8n9c.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65c086736e1cf501ac5dbc8f.0.6.0.0:$post_3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #404040; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;">Ahead of his trip, Blinken had stressed that the humanitarian situation in Gaza must be “urgently” addressed. Local and international aid groups have repeatedly called for a ceasefire amid the devastating impact of Israel’s bombardment on the besieged Palestinian enclave.</p><p data-reactid=".1hjhi1g8n9c.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65c086736e1cf501ac5dbc8f.0.6.0.0:$post_4" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #404040; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;">Blinken's visit follows US air strikes against Iran-backed forces in Iraq, Syria and Yemen - following an attack on a US base in Jordan that had killed three US soldiers.</p><p data-reactid=".1hjhi1g8n9c.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65c086736e1cf501ac5dbc8f.0.6.0.0:$post_5" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #404040; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;">There are also <a alt="reports of a rift with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68045247" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(220, 220, 220); box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: none;">reports of a rift with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu</a>, who appears at odds with the United States over the future of Gaza after the war.</p><p data-reactid=".1hjhi1g8n9c.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65c086736e1cf501ac5dbc8f.0.6.0.0:$post_5" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #404040; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p data-reactid=".1hjhi1g8n9c.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65c086736e1cf501ac5dbc8f.0.6.0.0:$post_5" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;">Leaving me with the simple question:</p><p data-reactid=".1hjhi1g8n9c.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65c086736e1cf501ac5dbc8f.0.6.0.0:$post_5" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;"><i>Can you Bomb yourself into Peace? Is that " The Way" ?</i></p><p data-reactid=".1hjhi1g8n9c.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65c086736e1cf501ac5dbc8f.0.6.0.0:$post_5" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;">From the outset- it looks all to become " quite messy now" - and not so promising - and with the Biden administration ever more entangled in a (political) situation- at home and overseas, not so favorable..for this very moment in time .</p><p data-reactid=".1hjhi1g8n9c.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65c086736e1cf501ac5dbc8f.0.6.0.0:$post_5" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;">But let us hope on a small miracle, here, and keep asking for the best possible outcome: True and lasting Peace, that is.!
</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/AXKAtN5nnZ">https://t.co/AXKAtN5nnZ</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1755114829608526083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SaudiArabia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SaudiArabia</a> has conveyed its steadfast position to the American administration that there will be no diplomatic relations with Israel unless the independent Palestinian state is recognized within the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital <a href="https://t.co/vDPeh9ZIUj">pic.twitter.com/vDPeh9ZIUj</a></p>— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saudi_Gazette/status/1755021471221477589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<p></p><p data-reactid=".1hjhi1g8n9c.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65c086736e1cf501ac5dbc8f.0.6.0.0:$post_5" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;">The US Republicans are sharpening " their political knives" - on and over these wars and conflicts ("wars do cost money, and mistakes are easily made" ), and l<span style="font-size: 1rem;">ast week, NATO SG Stoltenberg was on " a beauty mission" to Washington DC: It will soon be NATO 75th year anniversary, and some talks about the on-going wars (Ukraine, Israel), and the Geo-political situation.</span></p><p data-reactid=".1hjhi1g8n9c.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65c086736e1cf501ac5dbc8f.0.6.0.0:$post_5" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 1rem;">To that end, he also visited the Heritage Foundation, and shared there, in speech- his present worldview and appraisal of the situation:</span></p><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span><span>(Now- " one other thing" you may understand - at this setting is, that the Heritage Foundation has been the Policy Write-up Originator for the Republican Party and up-and coming Presidential Elections:</span></span></div><p data-reactid=".1hjhi1g8n9c.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65c086736e1cf501ac5dbc8f.0.6.0.0:$post_5" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.project2025.org/policy/" target="_blank">Project 2025: Mandate for Leadership</a> )</p><p data-reactid=".1hjhi1g8n9c.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65c086736e1cf501ac5dbc8f.0.6.0.0:$post_5" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;">I suggest you watch in full:</p></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>If we were to summarize this speech in " a simple elevator pitch statement" - than you can see, hear and watch SG Stoltenberg of Nato sharing- <i>this</i> audience (and for all to hear!)- the simple message - that in the wars over Ukraine and Gaza- Russia, China, Iran and North Korea " act-as-one" .</div><div><br /></div><div>That <i>all </i>are rapidly weaponizing or becoming war-economies (building-up military arsenal) and that NATO is to do the same: </div><div><br /></div><div>He lauded " the American business opportunity" of European Countries ever to buy more, new military equipment from America soil.- and he lauded that NATO was surely stronger than its opponent(s).</div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, and not the least, he reckoned that everything in our economies, energy, trade and relationships- can now be weaponized (cyber-security, supplies, trade routes, etc.)</div><div><br /></div><div>Now- the first question and reaction of the Organizer of this Event, was rather lukewarm, on all this and that, and knowing and having personally read its<a href="Finally- and for this morning, there is off course this Zelenzky - " target="_blank"> Project2025,</a> there is a rather strong tendency within the Heritage Foundation to take the US out of all these costly international affairs (Europe vs Pacific), care for the (" messy" ) Common Home and even UN organisations.</div><div><br /></div><div>(and please also note and observe the dialogue on and over Energy Security/ Energy Wars!)</div><div><br /></div><div>Now- here is the " the mixture" - over this week:</div><div><br /></div><div>US is throwing Bombs in the Middle-East. They know and are aware that Russia-China-Iran and North Korea " act-as-one" , and by the hands of Blinken, Sullivan and Biden aim for two ways:</div><div><br /></div><div>Detente with China, and to weaken ( by the cost of the deep proxy war(s) - Russia and Iran.</div><div><br /></div><div>How can you see this to work?</div><div><br /></div><div>(The (" <i>So-called Enemies to the NATO</i>" ) Parties have Minds , Eyes and Ears, Intelligence- : Strategy, Relationships, Interests and Ambitions - as well!)</div><div><br />
and their present reaction is - to the tunes of SG Stoltenberg- is not so favorable:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/KqOjW074dF">https://t.co/KqOjW074dF</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1754467402069196929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</div><div>And let us admit, ever after the Biden-Xi meet-up in San Francisco- the detente with China is not working " so swell" , either:</div><div><br /></div><div>After the spy balloon (last year)- we now have the (new) FBI warnings -in the open- on Chinese Cyber-attacks:</div><div> </div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Share Message - FBI says Chinese state hacker group targeted US infrastructure<a href="https://t.co/15B0BeC7Ia">https://t.co/15B0BeC7Ia</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1753089302408433824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2024</a></blockquote><p>A message- not so well received: </p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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<p><br /></p><p>Finally- and for this morning, - some news from Ukraine Soil: </p><p>First of all, there is " this spat" - among other- about "honesty over the real war situation" between President Zelensky - and his (more) popular Top General Zalushny </p><p> </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/cB8yGoDlG8">https://t.co/cB8yGoDlG8</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1753696262870704615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2024</a></blockquote><p>And to make things a little bit more ironic, the ICJ (International Court of Justice in The Hague) has ruled and boomeranged Ukraines claim on Russia over Genocide- back into Ukraine's own face:</p><p>Russia claim that Ukraine committed genocide in the Donbas can be heard and reviewed by the Court,. not the other way around! </p><p> </p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/D0YE76ELRr">https://t.co/D0YE76ELRr</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1753702095465701805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>(continued later this week: on Energy-Economies, Transitions, Climate and Nature)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-1020790572370005052024-01-29T09:33:00.055+01:002024-01-30T14:24:55.628+01:00(Week of) 29nd January, 2024- on Davos, Part 5: Good (Global) Governance (System) and Reforms, Concluding Remarks(continued from last week)<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkBgcrVylFE2lweMSABLcDANAtW6iQAfxst1db5L9XwuI0ZtEnhxJkgQt3NX238GXDZGvt38ooOu9p2XY_N_-YYtS9aWbSvTS2HtntI2QFNB7pWcLQtqN3lbEvKkgdS_kXO84IlWmjlb-HBJk7_3oLpRi6Qa-2adT0H5Da8ho1duhEL7sViMrc-cCakOJ/s1920/Screenshot%202024-01-28%207.08.54%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkBgcrVylFE2lweMSABLcDANAtW6iQAfxst1db5L9XwuI0ZtEnhxJkgQt3NX238GXDZGvt38ooOu9p2XY_N_-YYtS9aWbSvTS2HtntI2QFNB7pWcLQtqN3lbEvKkgdS_kXO84IlWmjlb-HBJk7_3oLpRi6Qa-2adT0H5Da8ho1duhEL7sViMrc-cCakOJ/w644-h362/Screenshot%202024-01-28%207.08.54%20PM.png" width="644" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>This week, I will conclude our early remarks and observations- on this years Davos.</div><div><br /></div><div>Before I am to do that- let us also first look at:</div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Week That Was</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>News of the week (for me) was that Jake Sullivan (NSA) has been meeting-up with Wang Yi ( in Bangkok), and " in priority" - seeking Chinese help in (pressuring Iran) and to "stop the fight of the Houthi's and make the Red Sea Safe Again. </div><div><br /></div><div>And as (with now almost everything) in present transactional international diplomacy: this will have gone down, with some offers from US hand: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Just finished two days of meetings with Director Wang Yi in Bangkok to follow up on the Woodside Summit between President Biden and President Xi last November. <a href="https://t.co/JcaXLbBBz1">pic.twitter.com/JcaXLbBBz1</a></p>— Jake Sullivan (@JakeSullivan46) <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeSullivan46/status/1751268401291424031?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday and Saturday.<a href="https://t.co/4xDw9v1eG7">https://t.co/4xDw9v1eG7</a> <a href="https://t.co/IuVWP3QdvF">pic.twitter.com/IuVWP3QdvF</a></p>— CCTV+ (@CCTV_Plus) <a href="https://twitter.com/CCTV_Plus/status/1751246055721808289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/VR3B0v4uKt">https://t.co/VR3B0v4uKt</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1751311265392128321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
. </div><div>Other news was that the Americans leaked their present Peace Efforts- on the Middle-East, into the news:</div><div><br /></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">How Leaders and Diplomats Are Trying to End the Gaza War <a href="https://t.co/DjPxx4BgQE">https://t.co/DjPxx4BgQE</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1751219029778260160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2024</a></blockquote><p>Finally, and also interesting to read- some op-ed, on the present China- US relationships:</p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">How to Lower the Risk of War With China <a href="https://t.co/AUvFHlnr38">https://t.co/AUvFHlnr38</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1751226198762443196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<div> </div><div>Other news- over the week , and I just mention them - (not exhaustive nor in order)-:</div><div><br /></div><div><i>The International Court of Justice preliminary decision on Israel- Gaza, Trump defamation case, King Charles in Hospital and President Macron visiting PM Modi/ India 75th Republic Day, Calls over UNRWA, Microsoft and Apple over near 3 trillion USD valuations, Biden Administration pause on and over new LNG export terminals, New Presidential Election in Finland, Uncertain Funding towards Ukraine, the (Iranian) Drone Strikes on American Base in Jordan (Just after the Jake Sullivan -Wang Yi dialogues!!) and finally, and not the least,</i></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Jamie Dimons warning over a potential debt rebellion:</i></div><div><br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/1fkPNZ4BYm">https://t.co/1fkPNZ4BYm</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1751507090923835460?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 28, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</div><div> </div><div>Let our new work week begin!</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Part 5: on Davos- Good (Global) Governance and Reforms, Concluding Remarks</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Let me start this (concluding) section- with repeating some words - spoken by the UN SG Guterres, at his keynote address of this Davos:</div><div><br /></div><div>and I quote:</div><div><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-443828ff-7fff-d74f-8edb-9b2fdbe36f3c"><i><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And yet, we have not yet an effective global strategy to deal with either.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And the reason is simple. Geopolitical divides are preventing us from coming together around global solutions for global challenges.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Little wonder that people everywhere are losing faith in governments, institutions, and financial and economic systems. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear friends,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At times of existential peril in the past, the world was able to come together to mitigate risks.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Even during the Cold War, the world faced terrible regional conflicts and moments of great danger. But there were systems in place to promote predictability, including initiatives on arms control and nuclear hotlines. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today, many of these systems have been eroded or undermined. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Instead of nuclear disarmament, there is talk of nuclear re-armament.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">States are spending billions making their nuclear arsenals faster, stealthier and more accurate.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Cold War, an era of two superpowers was followed by a brief period of unipolarity. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But now, some analysts predict we are moving into a totally chaotic situation, in which geopolitical divides at all levels prevent any global response to global threats. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But I strongly believe it is possible to prevent this disastrous scenario.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am confident we can build a new, multipolar global order with new opportunities for leadership, and with balance and justice in international relations.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But multipolarity creates complexity.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Left to itself, it could deepen fault lines: between North and South; East and West; developed and developing economies; within the G20; and between the G20 and everyone else.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The only way to manage this complexity and avoid a slide into chaos is through a reformed, inclusive, networked multilateralism.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now this requires strong multilateral institutions and frameworks, and effective mechanisms of global governance.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Without them, further fragmentation is inevitable, and the consequences are clear. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We see an epidemic of impunity around the world.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We see some countries doing whatever it takes to further their own interests at all costs.</span></p><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, to Sudan, and, more recently, Gaza, parties to conflict are ignoring international law; trampling on the Geneva Conventions; and even violating the United Nations Charter.</span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div>etc etc.</div><div><br /></div><div>So- it is not difficult to distill, from these words- that we truly need " to think and care a bit" about our present Global Governance (system)- and about Reforms.</div><div><br /></div><div>We know, that the UN SG Guterres is very keen to hold <a href="https://www.un.org/en/common-agenda/summit-of-the-future" target="_blank">his Summit of the Future</a>, this September- and just for the above reasons. </div><div><br /></div><div>So- it will be good to have some clever dialogues and good conversations about them, in advance!</div><div><br /></div><div>Well- and this surprised me, a bit-</div><div><br /></div><div>The only, single dialogue dedicated to this theme and subject at this Davos : " Rebuilding Trust and Good Global Governance" </div><div><br /></div><div>- was this (small) Town Hall Event- and with the title:</div><div><br /></div><div>" How to Trust Government." </div><div><br /></div>
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<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And People ("Leadership" ) in the Netherlands, and who know the history of their Government(s), and Political Administration(s) over the past 10 years, and some of its track record wide and divers from - (well, call me <i>any</i> ministry or dossier)- may have been quite surprised to see their (almost former) PM sitting here <i>in </i>panel, and at <i>this</i> dialogue and table.</div><div><br /></div><div>As the theme " How to Trust Government" (or Rebuilding Trust, Good Governance and Reform)- are now not <i>exactly </i>the themes, character and spirit of by which <i>his</i> Government Administrations have become renowned, nationally.</div><div><br /></div><div>You may just have to ask any man or woman - on the streets, in the Netherlands, - on his or hers regards- by now.</div><div><br /></div><div>If anything-" Trust or Good Governance" - " the Gap between Government and the People" - and under his Political Leadership- have left the room. </div><div><br /></div><div>And reforms (or promises) - no matter hard working- , well- if they were (once) made- they were (often) rather not so well designed, without a Vision, ill functioning or (also) broken. Distribution of funds- often skewed.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now- we may all know that the good man is solliciting for a function as SG of the NATO ( and you may read and digest some opinions from former Military Generals, Corporate Governance or International Affairs Professors) on this potential new move,</div><div><br /></div><div>I am not to judge this, nor is that my point here.</div><div><br /></div><div>My point is, </div><div><br /></div><div>If " Good Global Governance and Reform" - are of the utmost importance- in and over the coming decade (and as I expect you will see and agree with UN SG Guterres , on this true "Urgency" )</div><div><br /></div><div>than,</div><div><br /></div><div>It just makes some sense to look a little bit closer to the qualities and character of men and women - and who are chosen to move from their National Playground- to the- ever more Complex International Affairs </div><div><br /></div><div>(and vice versa).</div><div><br /></div><div>And well- here is (thus) a point of some attention.</div><div><br /></div><div>As it is in the Quality of our fellow Men and Women , not only the system, that we can heal and make some Good Futures.</div><div><br /></div><div>in Rebuilding Trust.</div><div><br /></div><div>So- it is<i> the way</i> of our leadership learning, or Quality formation of Men and Women, that our future is shaped. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ian Bremmer- of Gzero- posted this week, the following quote- that may make this point:</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding: 0px 20px;"><a class="m_-5654237647418965626headline" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://gzeromedia.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7404e6dcdc8018f49c82e941d%26id%3D82a383734c%26e%3D172f48ce52&source=gmail&ust=1706599318801000&usg=AOvVaw3yxm8B8Grlp-fwfG6lepU5" href="https://gzeromedia.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7404e6dcdc8018f49c82e941d&id=82a383734c&e=172f48ce52" style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Montserrat, Arial; line-height: 31px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><i>Mark Carney sees more problems than solutions emerge from Davos</i><i style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </i></a></div><div class="m_-5654237647418965626post-body" style="background-color: white; font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 25.6px; padding: 0px 20px;"><p style="line-height: 25.6px;"><i>Davos is a good place to recognize problems but not such a good place to solve them, according to Lord Mark Malloch Brown, a British politician and diplomat who was in the Swiss Alps this month. “A new generation of modest, listening, and empathetic leaders is needed – the antithesis of Davos Man,” he <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://gzeromedia.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7404e6dcdc8018f49c82e941d%26id%3D72baba8045%26e%3D172f48ce52&source=gmail&ust=1706599318801000&usg=AOvVaw1LJxD2H1iHcVAeRCXRBPQZ" href="https://gzeromedia.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7404e6dcdc8018f49c82e941d&id=72baba8045&e=172f48ce52" style="text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">tweeted</a>.</i></p><p style="line-height: 25.6px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Tinos;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 25.6px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Tinos;">As it is in the Quality of our fellow Men and Women , not the system, that we can heal and make some Good Futures.</span></p></div></div><div>Let me add a couple of lines, of some thoughts- on this:</div><div><br /></div><div>What is Good Governance?</div><div><br /></div><div>Well People and Societies <i>know</i> when they are under " Bad Governance" - and generally speaking " Good Governance" is also felt and appreciated by the People:</div><div><br /></div><div>Just to name you a small (world clout) list:</div><div><br /></div><div><i>People Thrive, They Live in Peace, Have Trust in their Leadership, governance, Have Good Hopes for their Futures, and see and feels that everybody is included. </i></div><div><br /></div><div>Already, the Old Sages, the Master Teachers, such like Confucius or King Salomon- knew how to describe what makes the difference between Good Governance and Bad Governance. </div><div><br /></div><div>It even took Confucius 14 years in exile- to find a Master who was willing to listen to his voice, and adapt the practices seen and experienced by the Master Teacher,</div><div><br /></div><div>It was also then - rather an exception- to see a Good Governance (Leader).</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, wind forwards to " our modern days and ways" ,</div><div><br /></div><div>The Complexities, Speed and Scale of our (International) Economic and Political Developments- are of such an order, </div><div><br /></div><div>And the pressures put-on Leadership and Professional People - are of such new magnitudes, not in the least through social media, press, and events,</div><div><br /></div><div>That under these pressures and complexities " the shadow sides" within People, Organisations and Societies- are nurtured and grown, as well- " in some speed of light" .</div><div><br /></div><div>" Bad Habits" (for survival, or (personal) advancements, " quick wins" ) are quick to hold, when they have served the situation.</div><div><br /></div><div>We are better to help " Heal these Wounds" .</div><div><br /></div><div>This is a first.</div><div><br /></div><div>What is Good Governance?</div><div><br /></div><div>The term is obviously also prone to the eye and interpretation of the beholder.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the US, a Republican Party member will think a little different of what this is and embodies, than his Democrat fellow citizen.</div><div><br /></div><div>In China, members of the CCP will think a little different over their Governance, then the Chinese people who disagree with this form of one-party, one-thought politics.</div><div><br /></div><div>And in countries, traditions and cultures from the East to the West, North and the South- are varied opinions how to deal with Majorities vs Minorities, State vs Individuals, and Democracy vs Royalty, Autocracy.</div><div><br /></div><div>So- our interpretations of (what constitutes) Good Governance, varies</div><div><br /></div><div>How can we speak of Good Global Governance (System)?</div><div><br /></div><div>What about the representations and composition of the Boards (of the Global Institutions), the UN Security Council and its organisations? </div><div><br /></div><div>How can we speak about Good (Global) Governance in our Energy, Transition, Climate and Nature?</div><div><br /></div><div>What about its organisation and our present institutionalized ways of going about?</div><div><br /></div><div>What about the (present) Energy Governance Organisations- International, Government and our Corporations?</div><div><br /></div><div>(our practice focus!)</div><div><br /></div><div>To conclude these brief remarks:</div><div><br /></div><div>- SG Guterres is seeking and wanting the better conversations- on Good Global Governance- , in and between ourselves,</div><div><br /></div><div>It is upon us, the (Energy, Political, Corporate) Leadership and Professionals- to have the courage and ways- to do so! </div><div><br /></div><div>Agenda2024- is there, to open some points and to allow some of these conversations over Good Governance and Reforms- in and beteeen ourselves.</div><div><br /></div><div>Let me end - with a small image/ analogy, </div><div><br /></div><div><i>I like to compare Good (Global) Governance (Leader) with a Great Concert Conductor, and who has been chosen a Master piece to Play- for his audience- at a great event:</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>And by having organised, and practiced with the full orchestra, where each and every different instrument (and music player) has been chosen and a role, </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>the score- the program, </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>and by bringing,</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>One and the Whole together, in harmony, in time, and in program score- makes this great music event,</i></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Music, Orchestra, Conductor and Audience- have become One. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Symphony.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>The Heart Listens and Speaks. </i></div><div><br /></div><div><i> And to speak with Yo-Yo-Ma:</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>The music is written between the notes- and when played between ourselves- that is where the beauty begins,</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UyOBTb852yr9gL464qK49mImUqUKWBo_Qte2f0e50DuceVwMCc7x8Q_aZ4_P6A0nTG8vZLcldYkQzJhr5_3WTrMGCzLF9SwXUlCrVmKWdZV7LF_xnrYJ0RHeaXYJgfAOn2zzQExiOZTfnOKo6nzQDVMznJafjYYukSRENPzlcUf1HeMSpNFTxrJOZHm8/s960/Davos%20Rebuilding%20Trust%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UyOBTb852yr9gL464qK49mImUqUKWBo_Qte2f0e50DuceVwMCc7x8Q_aZ4_P6A0nTG8vZLcldYkQzJhr5_3WTrMGCzLF9SwXUlCrVmKWdZV7LF_xnrYJ0RHeaXYJgfAOn2zzQExiOZTfnOKo6nzQDVMznJafjYYukSRENPzlcUf1HeMSpNFTxrJOZHm8/w638-h359/Davos%20Rebuilding%20Trust%20(6).jpg" width="638" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><b>Adriaan Kamp- Founder Energy For One World</b></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>
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(continued next week)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div> </div>Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-72934067061735338982024-01-26T10:07:00.066+01:002024-01-27T03:21:12.385+01:00(Week of) 22nd January, 2024- on Davos, Part 4- Re-Building Trust, Global Governance and Reforms, Some (early) Concluding Remarks. (continued from yesterday)<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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(today) . President Emmanuel Macron of France is the elected guest of honor, at and during this grand parade.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Now, let me proceed with our conversation- on Davos.</div><div><br /></div><div>The theme and topic of this years Davos was " Re-Building Trust" . I commenced this mini-series with the keynote address of UN SG Guterres - highlighting the many areas in our global commons, and where fracture lines are growing, polarization, rivalries, wars and distrusts - becoming ever so real, and a new normal.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://energyforoneworld.blogspot.com/2024/01/week-of-22nd-january-2023-on-davos-our.html" target="_blank">See Part 1</a></div><div><br /></div><div>SG Guterres concluded his speech - with the following lines:</div><div><br /></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear Friends, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rebuilding Trust will not happen overnight – but I am convinced that it’s both essential, and possible.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I urge everybody, I urge you to influence to prevent further damage and to get our world back on track to safety, to prosperity, and peace.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And I Thank you.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;">In so many ways, and everybody seems to sense, feel and agree with this- is it the China-(Russia)- US relationship- that is going to determine, to a large degree, our near future, on this;</p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Over this weekend, Jake Sullivan is- not unimportantly- to meet-up with Wang Yi, in Bangkok.</p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/China-s-Wang-Yi-and-America-s-Sullivan-to-meet-in-Bangkok">https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/China-s-Wang-Yi-and-America-s-Sullivan-to-meet-in-Bangkok</a></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Best <span style="background-color: transparent;">to share you a brief panel dialogue- at Davos- on exactly this, and their (near-term) expectations:</span></p></div><div>Negative-Sum (or Zero-Sum) sentiments:</div><div><br /></div><div>I strongly suggest- you watch in full:</div><div> </div><div>
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<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Now- " one thing" is to " be attuned and understand" the present predicament and realities we are in, </div><div><br /></div><div>another thing is:</div><div><br /></div><div>What can we <i>do</i> about it- to turn this around- and in order to improve Future Peace, Prosperities and Outlook? </div><div><br /></div><div>And if you have watched and listened to the above episode- you may understand with us:</div><div> </div><div>This is becoming rather urgent, and rather real,</div><div><br /></div><div>Let me give you just some examples, and just over this week, of where it is- we are better to learn.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>----As each of the following statements, decisions- or actions-- in and between parties and fracture lines, nationally and internationally, today so present- at different levels and dimensions---</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>We may ask ourselves the question: Will this help build Peace & Trust, or Not? </i></div><div>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/JM4I76rpHC">https://t.co/JM4I76rpHC</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1750036183134982316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/pyxTrG9u5n">https://t.co/pyxTrG9u5n</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1750452755058098636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/C6eteZKx0e">https://t.co/C6eteZKx0e</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1750454241066361051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-637c735e-7fff-155d-d5db-66ef28d4dff5"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And a little bit differently stated, by Dr Tilman Bauer in his most recent dissertation : Business for Peace: A New Paradigm for Making a Collective Living:</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">…holistic peace entails the recognition that the human experience is quintessentially transrational. Business has the opportunity to contribute to a paradigm shift that assigns the holistic wellbeing of all as the top priority of human activity. It emphasizes being in balance with oneself, with others, with nature and with the whole of the universe….</span></span></p><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; white-space: normal;">So- it is in our Tone of Voice, in our Politics & Diplomacy, in our Intents and in the Decisions we make- we are determining our ways of Re-building Trust, or Not. </span></span></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div>In the views of past and experienced military belief (von Clausowitz): War is the continuation of Policy with other Means.</div><div><br /></div><div>The urgent question, -today is- </div><div><br /></div><div>Can we turn this around- and can we operationalize better Policies (Reforms, Beliefs and Behaviors) such that we can avoid (unnecessary) conflicts and wars? </div><div><br /></div><div>How to operationalize Peace, Not War or Conflict- as the inevitable?</div><div><br /></div><div>Dr. Henry Kissinger coined lessons, from realpolitik, over last century, for sure- not to be forgotten.</div><div><br /></div><div><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px; font-weight: 400; white-space: pre-wrap;">Re-Building Trust</span></h2></div><div><span style="font-size: 21.3333px; font-weight: 400; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepFbATcU2ILo_3rpWizfTj8a7xZpZhTMZUfWCBLFfsplZtNfeXYL6OkkmKP5XUj07c9chUwXUG3e4O_zOj9iP3nIgfHELMtsf-CF-qDkrKzHh7OHPP9hd4KiyLdkKHJ4EDYCT-kJ1jXSf3iDwCxGWszFvFJybrEzXqe0mryvxtpw0mM6tdNfFG3WsSi0e/s960/Davos%20Rebuilding%20Trust%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepFbATcU2ILo_3rpWizfTj8a7xZpZhTMZUfWCBLFfsplZtNfeXYL6OkkmKP5XUj07c9chUwXUG3e4O_zOj9iP3nIgfHELMtsf-CF-qDkrKzHh7OHPP9hd4KiyLdkKHJ4EDYCT-kJ1jXSf3iDwCxGWszFvFJybrEzXqe0mryvxtpw0mM6tdNfFG3WsSi0e/w628-h353/Davos%20Rebuilding%20Trust%20(3).jpg" width="628" /></a></div><br />" One Picture" - may say more than a thousands words.</div><div><br /></div><div> In all its simplicity- the above picture may depict what it is- that may deserve our attention in our international relationships and going-about: On Energy & Our Economies, that is.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">A couple of additional thoughts- "platitudes"- came to my mind (and on our Theme of Rebuilding Trust), as I was preparing these notes: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Under War, Stress, Duress (Rivalry, Competition)- our present outlook on Energy, Transition, Climate and Nature will worsen, not improve.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>There is some arrogance, aloofness or indifference in the present " Rich Men, Elite of this World- in the East and West, North and South" , as they seemingly somehow (continue to) belief and behave they have received the (god given) unalienated right to consume more, and pollute more Earth resources than their fellow Citizens, who are (less Rich), ie poor and deprived.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Perhaps it is and has been a false axiom, in modern day (neo-liberal, free) economics, that open, global competition and trade in business & economies- between countries with a different tradition, culture, political system or development model - is a good thing to have. Not to mention: the advantages taken in asymmetrical trade relations. </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>To be an attractive, welcome, trustworthy, long-time safe, collaborative (be-friended) trading partner- with due respect for the culture, traditions, political system and development needs of your Host, is an age-old wisdom better not to be wasted or ignored. </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>And visa versa!</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Competition in established own home markets, where Trust reigns, may be a good thing to have- for efficiencies, productivity gains and innovation. Competition in Complex International Trade Relations, or when we are asked and tasked to change from System A to system B (e.g. Energy transition)- does not seem (presently) to work so cleverly or swell.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Re-building Trust is surely also to do with seeing and seeking to defuse the present resentment (and trauma) in (the China-Russia-US, East - West) relationships: It may be a little like Akido- to allow the other some breathing space and new Blue Ocean territory, and in order to dis-arm, re-direct and dis-fuse the present resentment or built-up rivalries and distrust. </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Face Saving, and (New) Space Making, is Peace Making.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Healing (of feelings) of past pains, greed, exploitation (between e.g. the Rich and the Poor, the Global North vs the South), minority- superiority complex issues, surely needs some (therapeutic) expertise, as well as a transcendence away from present (newly learned or ingrained, negative) narratives into a more common, optimistic and shared excitement- about Good Future Making!</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>" Good Future Making" is the antidote to continued meaningless transgressions, false narratives and politicking or (zero-sum, negative sum) progress without a shared ideal or common moral compass. . </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>It is better to be seen, advertised and experienced as "Attractive" , than to be seen, advertised and experienced as " Hostile" . </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div>etc. etc. (you get the zest)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Earlier I have coined, that just like People with Trauma, we also have Countries ( Companies & Regimes) with Trauma. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Trauma needs healing, before People ( Companies, Trade or Countries) can move to Good Progress and Peace.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">And there are some sure similarities- between People and Countries- in (healing) approach!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">In some ways- lessons learned in personal or business relationships (marriage, work, friends)- also work in Intercultural-, Diplomatic-, Business Relationships.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was e,g, <a href="https://aperian.com/our-experts/ernest-gundling/" target="_blank">Gundling</a> and <a href="https://www.hofstede-insights.com/intercultural-management" target="_blank">Hofstede</a>- who have taken (these thoughts and development) into practice:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">e.g. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://hbr.org/2016/06/how-to-build-trust-on-your-cross-cultural-team" target="_blank">How to build trust on your cross cultural team</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>In essence, and my message and recommendation- on this Davos theme and topic--:and for today is:</div><div><br /></div><div><b>We need Energy, Peace (/ Sustainable Development) DIPLOMATS- and who have the skills, experience and abilities- to pro-actively work the above- in and between the Parties.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Countries and Corporations- and between Leadership, People and Societies.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Re-building Trust.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-6e91c6e9-7fff-2044-153d-8c5c986fe41c"><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Global Governance and Reforms</span></h2><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>(will be Part 5) : coming Monday ;-)</span></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> My teaser to you-- :</span></p></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>We need a "<b>Yalta"</b> between US, China and Russia- for Peace, Peace-making and Keeping.</i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>We need a (Western Societies) <b>Perestroika & Glasnost</b> in ( our Western Governance of Energy Business & Economies ( Market and Sector) and Global Institutes: Trade & Investment) and Realization of New Energy-Economy Architectures</i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>We need some (<b>DIPLOMATIC</b>) <b>Triangulation</b>, in and between the various voices and interests- on Energy, Transition, Climate and Nature- between the East and the West, the North and the South, the Rich and the Poor , BigOil and Renewable Power Grids,--- Economy, Ecology, Politics and Society:</i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>We need Good Future Making!</i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Adriaan Kamp- Energy For One World</b></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Adriaan Kamp- Founder Energy For One World</b></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div>(continued next week)</div>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><br /></h2>Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-25306755743455781092024-01-25T09:17:00.008+01:002024-01-25T10:12:58.070+01:00(week of) 22nd January, 2024- on Davos, Part 3- Energy, Transition, Climate and Nature<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><div>(continued from Part 2)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDDbR4ooDwcd3dBQeiwlbb-sv7joo3fJmCwqyAylZp1kD_2r-8iTOOWUZCeS4btsGaxFwQEzK5vf-lok-BKoUB8vKrjFkkcQWueW43HH_rgcpoSW3JilZVHjF3QiBBxs4iyc_GKwG6JzQT5LI608LEfsBk8BkiO1e0zMDmeiFAE-nhz0OtVV2TIQb9ICA/s960/WEF%20Davos%20(2)%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDDbR4ooDwcd3dBQeiwlbb-sv7joo3fJmCwqyAylZp1kD_2r-8iTOOWUZCeS4btsGaxFwQEzK5vf-lok-BKoUB8vKrjFkkcQWueW43HH_rgcpoSW3JilZVHjF3QiBBxs4iyc_GKwG6JzQT5LI608LEfsBk8BkiO1e0zMDmeiFAE-nhz0OtVV2TIQb9ICA/w629-h354/WEF%20Davos%20(2)%20(5).jpg" width="629" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-40e348ce-7fff-8434-4e18-d258268976b6"><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Energy, Transition, Climate and Nature</span></h2><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This was not " an Energy or Climate" Davos. This Davos was about our (shifting) Geo-politics and our present Economies and Outlook.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And this was the Davos, where John Kerry made his farewell, as President Biden Special Envoy for Climate. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><br /></div></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Nevertheless. a couple of voices, panel dialogues, and themes and topics- can be worth your eyes and time, but as basically " nothing news" was really shared or created at this Davos - on said theme and topic (over and above COP28):
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Now, Alessandro Blasi, the right-hand of Dr. Fatih Birol (of the IEA) made the following brief summary (on all this and that):</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And I quote:</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: normal;">Five key things that stood out to me from a week in Davos 🇨🇭</span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: normal;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit;" /></span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: normal;">1️⃣ Renewables ✅ – Oil&Gas and Climate change ⛔️: this in a nutshell the attention given to energy and</span><span class="white-space-pre" color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; 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white-space: normal;"><a class="app-aware-link" data-test-app-aware-link="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=climate&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7154767074559488000" style="background-color: var(--artdeco-reset-link-background-color-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); overflow-wrap: normal; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative; text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); word-break: normal;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px); display: block; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: -1px; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">hashtag</span><span style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">#</span>climate</span></a></span><span class="white-space-pre" color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre;"> </span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: normal;">debate. The leaders gathered in Davos with the news from IEA that renewables made an astonishing new record in 2023 and is set to continue. But to be honest, also oil demand reached a new record high in 2023, and the world had its hottest year on record. Yet, the presence of</span><span class="white-space-pre" color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre;"> </span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; 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vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); word-break: normal;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px); display: block; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: -1px; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">hashtag</span><span style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">#</span>oilgas</span></a></span><span class="white-space-pre" color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre;"> </span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: normal;">was much more subdued this year and debate on climate slipped a bit away from the main stage (and it is a problem)…</span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; 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white-space: pre;"> </span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: normal;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit;" /></span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: normal;">2️⃣ The rise of the (new) giants:</span><span class="white-space-pre" color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre;"> </span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: normal;"><a class="app-aware-link" data-test-app-aware-link="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=china&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7154767074559488000" style="background-color: var(--artdeco-reset-link-background-color-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); overflow-wrap: normal; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative; text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); word-break: normal;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px); display: block; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: -1px; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">hashtag</span><span style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">#</span>China</span></a></span><span class="white-space-pre" color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre;"> </span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: normal;">🇨🇳 has been a key character of previous editions of Davos. This time was India everywhere with several of fancy places along the Promenade being redesigned to host events about opportunities in</span><span class="white-space-pre" color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre;"> </span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: normal;"><a class="app-aware-link" data-test-app-aware-link="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=india&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7154767074559488000" style="background-color: var(--artdeco-reset-link-background-color-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); overflow-wrap: normal; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative; text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); word-break: normal;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px); display: block; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: -1px; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">hashtag</span><span style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">#</span>India</span></a></span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: normal;">, investing in India 🇮🇳, etc. Immediately after it was notable the presence of</span><span class="white-space-pre" color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre;"> </span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: normal;"><a class="app-aware-link" data-test-app-aware-link="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=brazil&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7154767074559488000" style="background-color: var(--artdeco-reset-link-background-color-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); overflow-wrap: normal; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative; text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); word-break: normal;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px); display: block; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: -1px; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">hashtag</span><span style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">#</span>Brazil</span></a></span><span class="white-space-pre" color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre;"> </span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: normal;">🇧🇷 – two countries that dominates the international scene not only for their vibrant</span><span class="white-space-pre" color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre;"> </span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: normal;"><a class="app-aware-link" data-test-app-aware-link="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=economy&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7154767074559488000" style="background-color: var(--artdeco-reset-link-background-color-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); overflow-wrap: normal; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative; text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); word-break: normal;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px); display: block; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: -1px; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">hashtag</span><span style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">#</span>economy</span></a></span><span class="white-space-pre" color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre;"> </span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: normal;">but also for getting bigger weight in the international sphere.</span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: normal;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit;" /></span><span class="white-space-pre" color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre;"> </span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: normal;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit;" /></span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: normal;">3️⃣ With the giants of emerging world 🌎 taking centre of stage, there were two topics getting more attention than in the past: one is the need of a fair and inclusive transition; the second is making possible the financing of the clean energy transition in the developing world. Both are not new topics – at least to IEA – but the claims from the Global South are getting louder and important to incorporate in the debate.</span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: normal;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit;" /></span><span class="white-space-pre" color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre;"> </span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: normal;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit;" /></span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: normal;">4️⃣ Permitting.. permitting AND permitting: when it comes to energy debate, a common topic was about the possibility of doing thing. It appears that the western world cannot get rid of the “disease” of not doing things fast and fast enough. From</span><span class="white-space-pre" color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre;"> </span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: normal;"><a class="app-aware-link" data-test-app-aware-link="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=renewables&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7154767074559488000" style="background-color: var(--artdeco-reset-link-background-color-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); overflow-wrap: normal; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative; text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); word-break: normal;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px); display: block; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: -1px; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">hashtag</span><span style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">#</span>renewables</span></a></span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: normal;">, to grids; from critical minerals to clean tech manufacturing the alarm launched from many CEOs was about the possibility to concretely deploy projects – because someone else (looking eastwards…) go very fast and then the race for being competitive becomes difficult…or impossible.</span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; 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vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre;"> </span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: normal;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit;" /></span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: normal;">5️⃣ Last but not least two topics that really dominated the debate: the first – elections – was very much awaited, with the US campaign accelerating and other 4 billions people around the world called to vote in 2024; the second - artificial intelligence – was expected but it has been really pervasive in every discussions, making clear to everybody that its age has come…</span><span class="white-space-pre" color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); 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vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcoRt8tWUOCVnD0H-ZqPOy1kjgzeZDt-PJ5e7JKZU97lqqvudFncg4oduHRY5xn5KoP_SYfMMTRR9PJqYxmoJP_of2AauAOoJn11YNB1yjU65ZCVFFfbyCDVO7AKAO_jFhuZNIgq_2r7o9jDFwvnUg0UIJZNUC4dncqID8WYCT3T7qO5MHgDIweL9SO02/s1920/Screenshot%202024-01-25%208.13.41%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1920" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcoRt8tWUOCVnD0H-ZqPOy1kjgzeZDt-PJ5e7JKZU97lqqvudFncg4oduHRY5xn5KoP_SYfMMTRR9PJqYxmoJP_of2AauAOoJn11YNB1yjU65ZCVFFfbyCDVO7AKAO_jFhuZNIgq_2r7o9jDFwvnUg0UIJZNUC4dncqID8WYCT3T7qO5MHgDIweL9SO02/w677-h364/Screenshot%202024-01-25%208.13.41%20AM.png" width="677" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
Let me add - a few words to this:<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The War(s) are "not good" for Energy, Transition, Climate or Nature- other than some acceleration of installation of solar panels. ( however it also creates some extra-ordinary profits and opportunistic mind-sets (" green backslash" ) in the hands of BigOil, Coal Nations, Traders and Firms " and as The Winners of Bringing Energy Security" )</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">China-US Relations, are and will be determining- to a large degree, the forms and formats by which we can bring Energy, Transition and Climate, Nature, together. With now both John Kerry as well Xie Zenzhua of China having left their roles and responsibilities on the up-keep of the Paris Agreement (and COP-process) , we have arrived at a new and critical junction in this journey and path. Will it stay together, or will we see further polarization, politicking and riff-raff: between East and West and North and South, BigOil, Economies and Rest ?</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Nothing really was said and done on " Climate Finance"- (trade, investments). The incoming President of COP29 (Azerbaijan) Mukhtar Babayev - in some confidence stated: This will be focus of our COP! </span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The session " Energy amidst Rivalry", without the presence of a serious senior China presentation voice (other than the anchor lady) showed clearly how vulnerable (and shifting) the Energy, Climate, Security Agenda has become.</span></span></p></li></ol><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The following articles, by the Economist, read , rather well and plausible-( in some ways) to my practice eyes:</span></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/wJNYcCBwd2">https://t.co/wJNYcCBwd2</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1748324516793594049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/CENX2aLFBN">https://t.co/CENX2aLFBN</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1748300637484298506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> I have pasted the latter article- here- in full:</span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Quote</span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><p class="css-1qil7m1 e190yofl0" data-component="paragraph" style="border: 0px; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: MiloTE, MiloTESec, Charter, "Bitstream Charter", "Iowan Old Style", "Calisto MT", serif; font-size: var(--ds-type-scale-2); font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: var(--ds-type-leading-lower); margin: 2.1875rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal;"><small style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-family: var(--ds-type-system-serif-smallcaps); font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: var(--ds-type-leading-lower); margin: 0.875rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: lowercase; vertical-align: baseline;">The transition </small>to a carbon-neutral world should make all countries better off, at least in theory. Many will rely less on fuel imports, yielding big savings and insulating their economies from swings in hydrocarbon prices. Those that export the metals needed for new Teslas, turbines and terawatt-hours of grid capacity will earn juicy rents. Even former petrostates may thrive if they can use revamped refineries and pipelines, as well as wind and sun, to make hydrogen. And everyone would welcome a planet that stops getting hotter and more dangerous every year.</p><p class="css-1qil7m1 e190yofl0" data-component="paragraph" style="border: 0px; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: MiloTE, MiloTESec, Charter, "Bitstream Charter", "Iowan Old Style", "Calisto MT", serif; font-size: var(--ds-type-scale-2); font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: var(--ds-type-leading-lower); margin: 0.875rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal;">In practice, the transition to net zero will be turbulent. Changing energy-consumption patterns and the reshuffling of trade flows will both crown new winners and create new losers. In 2024 this divergence, hitherto masked by the effects of covid-19, a flagging global economy and China’s deceleration, will start to become more visible—but not always in the ways you might expect. It is not simply the case that providers of fossil-fuel resources will lose and providers of green resources will win. There will be winners and losers in both camps.</p><p class="css-1qil7m1 e190yofl0" data-component="paragraph" style="border: 0px; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: MiloTE, MiloTESec, Charter, "Bitstream Charter", "Iowan Old Style", "Calisto MT", serif; font-size: var(--ds-type-scale-2); font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: var(--ds-type-leading-lower); margin: 2.1875rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal;">During the transition the world will continue to guzzle hydrocarbons. The International Energy Agency predicts that oil demand will peak before 2030, but green backlashes seen in 2023 suggest it may not ebb so soon. Meanwhile investor pressure and doubts over long-term demand mean that only state-owned firms in the Gulf and Latin America are spending big on new supply. This will concentrate still-meaty oil rents in the hands of fewer exporters. Eventually the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (<small style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-family: var(--ds-type-system-serif-smallcaps); font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: var(--ds-type-leading-lower); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: lowercase; vertical-align: baseline;">opec</small>), a cartel whose members disagree on how best to handle the transition, could implode, allowing low-cost petrostates to grab even more market share.</p><aside class="css-6pm3j4 eqtgzhl0" style="border: 0px; color: var(--ds-color-economist-red); font-family: MiloTE, MiloTESec, Charter, "Bitstream Charter", "Iowan Old Style", "Calisto MT", serif; font-size: var(--ds-type-scale-3); font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: var(--ds-type-leading-upper); margin: 1.75rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px 3rem 0px 2rem; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal;">Only the savviest few will grow rich flogging green resources</aside><p class="css-1qil7m1 e190yofl0" data-component="paragraph" style="border: 0px; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: MiloTE, MiloTESec, Charter, "Bitstream Charter", "Iowan Old Style", "Calisto MT", serif; font-size: var(--ds-type-scale-2); font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: var(--ds-type-leading-lower); margin: 1.75rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal;">Demand for gas will persist longer still, allowing the trio that exports most of it in liquid form—America, Australia and Qatar—to cash in. Even coal will retain its lure into the 2040s. As long as energy-hungry Asia devours it, Australia and Indonesia, best placed to serve the region, won’t mind the dirty dollars.</p><p class="css-1qil7m1 e190yofl0" data-component="paragraph" style="border: 0px; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: MiloTE, MiloTESec, Charter, "Bitstream Charter", "Iowan Old Style", "Calisto MT", serif; font-size: var(--ds-type-scale-2); font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: var(--ds-type-leading-lower); margin: 0.875rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal;">But as oil riches continue to flow, many petrostates will fail to future-proof their economies, and will suffer eventually. Energy importers in Africa, Europe and Asia will have to pay top dollar for their hydrocarbons. After renewed volatility amid geopolitical worries in late 2023, prices for these are likely to swing again in 2024. A rebounding global economy will demand more oil just as Asia and Europe compete for gas. Barring a global crash, importing nations from Germany to Japan may face high prices for a decade or more.</p><p class="css-1qil7m1 e190yofl0" data-component="paragraph" style="border: 0px; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: MiloTE, MiloTESec, Charter, "Bitstream Charter", "Iowan Old Style", "Calisto MT", serif; font-size: var(--ds-type-scale-2); font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: var(--ds-type-leading-lower); margin: 0.875rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal;">The effects of electrification will also be nuanced. The rush to hit decarbonisation targets will create vast demand for the metals—cobalt, copper, lithium and nickel—that are vital ingredients in green power stations, grids and electric cars. In 2024 this prospect may trump near-term worries about the economy, causing metals prices to go up again. Yet with clean technologies still in flux, demand adapting to rising prices and new supply arriving in big lumps, the market for many of these minerals may go through rapid boom-and-bust cycles, wrongfooting exporters. Many such countries, new to mining, lack the well-run sovereign funds, hedging mechanisms and fiscal prudence needed to manage volatility. The difficulty and cost of turning mines on and off, and the geographic dispersion of deposits, make it unlikely that an <small style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-family: var(--ds-type-system-serif-smallcaps); font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: var(--ds-type-leading-lower); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: lowercase; vertical-align: baseline;">opec</small> of metals will emerge. That suggests that only the savviest few will grow rich flogging green resources</p><p class="css-1qil7m1 e190yofl0" data-component="paragraph" style="border: 0px; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: MiloTE, MiloTESec, Charter, "Bitstream Charter", "Iowan Old Style", "Calisto MT", serif; font-size: var(--ds-type-scale-2); font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: var(--ds-type-leading-lower); margin: 2.1875rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal;">And the boom will not last for ever: once there are enough windmills turning and electric cars on the road, appetite for green metals will stabilise at a lower level. More durable rents will flow to countries that can exploit strong sun, winds and rivers to generate plentiful green electricity they don’t need. In some cases the unequal endowment of resources will exacerbate regional differences: expect the windy North Sea and the sunny Mediterranean to do well, while cloudy continental Europe struggles. Luckiest will be countries that can combine several types of resources to guarantee a continuous supply of renewable energy. Those with small populations may use any surplus they produce to lure energy-hungry industries, such as steelmaking or data storage, to their shores. Others will seek to export the excess, either in the form of electrons or liquid fuels.</p><p class="css-1qil7m1 e190yofl0" data-component="paragraph" style="border: 0px; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: MiloTE, MiloTESec, Charter, "Bitstream Charter", "Iowan Old Style", "Calisto MT", serif; font-size: var(--ds-type-scale-2); font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: var(--ds-type-leading-lower); margin: 0.875rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal;">The energy superpowers of the transition will be those that ignore critics and do everything: flog fossil fuels, dig out metals and turbocharge renewables. No country does all that yet. The Gulf states talk a lot about solar and hydrogen but have yet to make either happen at scale. Chile mines vast amounts of copper and lithium but does not exploit its 6,500km of coastline, southern storms and sunny deserts to generate electricity in volume. America has shale oil and gas and ever more renewables, but faces opposition when it comes to mining for green metals in its backyard. The transition’s biggest prizes are still to play for. <span class="ufinish" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">■</span></p><p class="css-1qil7m1 e190yofl0" data-component="paragraph" style="border: 0px; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: MiloTE, MiloTESec, Charter, "Bitstream Charter", "Iowan Old Style", "Calisto MT", serif; font-size: var(--ds-type-scale-2); font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: var(--ds-type-leading-lower); margin: 0.875rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal;"><small style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-family: var(--ds-type-system-serif-smallcaps); font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: var(--ds-type-leading-lower); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: lowercase; vertical-align: baseline;">matthieu favas,</small> Commodities editor, <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.875rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Economist</span></p></i></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">End-quote</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tomorrow, I plan to bring this " mini-series on Davos" - to a close , and with some words on "<b>Global Governance and Reforms</b>" - and the key question: </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Are we Re-building Trust (or Organizing this appropriately)? </span></span></div><br />My teaser to you-- :</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>We may be in need of a "<b>Yalta"</b> between US, China and Russia- for Peace, Peace-making and Keeping.</i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>We may be in need of a (Western Societies) <b>Perestroika & Glasnost</b> in ( our Western Governance of Energy Business & Economies ( Market and Sector) and Global Institutes: Trade & Investment) and Realization of New Energy-Economy Architectures</i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>We are in need of some <b>Triangulation</b>, in and between the various voices and interests- on Energy, Transition, Climate and Nature- between the East and the West, the North and the South, the Rich and the Poor , BigOil and Renewable Power Grids:</i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Adriaan Kamp- Founder Energy For One World</b></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div>(continued tomorrow)</div>Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-29701353693091407542024-01-23T09:48:00.020+01:002024-01-25T09:17:25.046+01:00(week of ) 22nd January, 2024- On Davos, Part 2- Brief Remarks and Review: Economy, Jobs and Growth (draft, part 2)(continued from yesterday)<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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(see below) </span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><article class="event-session-card" style="--theme-color: 255,216,41;"><a class="event-card event-card--full event-card--theme" href="https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/the-end-of-development" style="--theme-color: 255,216,41;">Creating Growth and Jobs for a New Era</a><header><h2><a class="event-card event-card--full event-card--theme" href="https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/the-end-of-development" style="--theme-color: 255,216,41;">The End of Development?</a></h2></header><section><p class="event-session-card__speakers"><a class="event-card event-card--full event-card--theme" href="https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/the-end-of-development" style="--theme-color: 255,216,41;">Public Speakers: Simon Freakley, Rebeca Grynspan, Faisal Islam, Ebrahim Patel, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim</a></p></section></article></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Rebeca (Unctad detailed) analysis showed that we are presently living in a world of "<b>the Rich, the Big and the Rest".</b>- and with divergence in growth (,incl Trade and Investments )between the the Rich and the Big with the Rest.</span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">See further: <a href="https://unctad.org/news/year-review-top-10-unctad-stories-2023" target="_blank">UNCTAD</a>.</span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Good is also to listen to (one of) WEF Davos concluding dialogues on the State of our Global Economy (and Trade & Investments) </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A fair sum-up and combination of viewpoints- that makes some good relevance and use: </span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); border: 0px; color: #131313; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">With the global economy at a crossroads, policy-makers must balance the need for action on growth and inflation with structural imperatives on promoting human development and ensuring an orderly energy transition. READ MORE: </span><span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); border: 0px; color: #065fd4; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a class="yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color" force-new-state="true" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbm5OOVZ2cDVra05OdF9SQ3h0bmxBWl9CVnVxQXxBQ3Jtc0tsdVpfUEt4VHZ1Vml2WE5GdlMyR0RkQXc0c3BobVlhLTh1bUtyUTFyTFAxYUJrTVVQX1hEVmY4RGlEYkxUb19XZlZiSXBxcExhakl5MXVXeTkyajdkWVloaVY1TWFoUW5fVUpvYmpNN053NlhOa0VGVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fstr.sg%2Fv2AW&v=H7HqPXvX2JA" rel="nofollow" style="display: inline; text-decoration-line: none;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://str.sg/v2AW</a></span><span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); border: 0px; color: #131313; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
What trade-offs and dilemmas will governments face as they seek to leverage the right economic tools and ensure sustainable, long-term growth?
Speakers:
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
President of Singapore, Office of the President of Singapore
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO)
Mohammed Al-Jadaan
Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance of Saudi Arabia
Francine Lacqua
Editor-at-Large and Presenter, Bloomberg Television
David M. Rubenstein
Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, The Carlyle Group
Christine Lagarde
President, European Central Bank
Christian Lindner
Federal Minister of Finance, Federal Ministry of Finance of Germany</span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">See below: <br /> </span></div><div><br /></div>
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</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Now- I do not have to learn you, that economic predictions forwards- are like " Crystal Ball Gazing" ( incl expectations on Fed Interest Rate Cuts) - as many of the panelists - in some forms, glossy words or ways, share:</div><div><br /></div><div>In the highly Geo-political and Economic (trade) uncertain landscape, of where we are today- it is very hard to predict if Economies can run stable and grow, or are and will be hampered by events.</div><div><br /></div><div>Christine Lagarde did that, in her Town Hall-</div><div><br /></div><div><br />
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</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In dialogue with Martin Wolf, Germany Minister of Energy and Economy, Robert Habeck - made it clear, that in his eyes and views- the post-war period of stable and predictable globalization and economy (free trade, investments etc) was over, and we have entered an infliction point, a new period - and where (a) (new) political ideology (& trust/ dis-trust/ sanctions/ subsidies) are now steering developments.</div><div><br /></div><div><br />
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</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>CEO Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan, and who has a good eye or sense- on one or two and how the horses are presently running- made the following statement for us- better to listen and understand: </div><div><br /></div>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/3WjGTGtRqX">https://t.co/3WjGTGtRqX</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1747685879479415188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jamie Dimon: Trump was right about key issues and bashing MAGA will hurt Biden<a href="https://t.co/j29BsvayKH">https://t.co/j29BsvayKH</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1748067447213637957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Davos was also not shy of some "Economic Growth Boosters": </div><div><br /></div><div><i>First and foremost</i>, AI- as " the new injection shot" in the arm- to boost the Tech- & Consulting Industry, productivity, profits and growth.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Secondly, </i>and I must admit, a well-prepared and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/3XEePuWki9s?si=GBg5fY1fwRg_Urez" target="_blank">excellent speech and address by President Macron</a>, and where he highlighted and recognized the importance of becoming "<b>attractive" </b> again ( a word and attitude I very much like, contrary to the word "competitiveness- that at times, has done so much harm") ), and seeing and mentioning some of the economic spear-heads for and of his country (" contributions to the world" ) . </div><div><br /></div><div>(A viewpoint also shared by the representative (Federal Finance Minister Lindner of Germany)- in the above panel dialogue on the state of the global economy)</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Thirdly,</i> and not the least, I like to mention , of course, the lecture on an Economy & Viewpoint ;-)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/Pfcd0gWNIog?si=4aKGIFPCIjIkH7HS" target="_blank">Argentine New President- Javier Milei </a>called for "Capitalism & Freedom" vs "Collectivism" and celebrating "the Heroes of Davos". With former President Trump " back in the race" for the White House, we can say,</div><div><br /></div><div>We are surely living in demanding and interesting ( re extreme) times.</div><div><br /></div><div><span><br /><b>Adriaan Kamp- Founder Energy For One World</b><br /><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Later this week- Part 3: Energy, Transition, Climate and Nature</span></h2><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p></span></div>
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Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-60011088879970054422024-01-22T10:46:00.150+01:002024-01-28T07:54:26.838+01:00(week of) 22nd January, 2024- On Davos: Brief Remarks and Review (part 1), - and the Week that Is and Was: New Missiles and Blasts, The road to New Hampshire and the Opening of a New Holy Temple.(continued from last week)<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmec3Av_5UTAo32QOzLcjAkuisCK49U2IUM3gniJzCq8FpcjagwHy0v8RX5vGuJjqL3e-fB0pOG8mg9rb_0wVV85ziUdaQ1M5YcvXJvIgsMiLDZey7bhQd_IN0zuYUa89p5pHdHw0GVkzvRTSdaWwtTNkV2FWGcp2PLrSMvYIdpGe-YmnJ6jTezA3E1dr/s960/WEF%20Davos%20(2)%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmec3Av_5UTAo32QOzLcjAkuisCK49U2IUM3gniJzCq8FpcjagwHy0v8RX5vGuJjqL3e-fB0pOG8mg9rb_0wVV85ziUdaQ1M5YcvXJvIgsMiLDZey7bhQd_IN0zuYUa89p5pHdHw0GVkzvRTSdaWwtTNkV2FWGcp2PLrSMvYIdpGe-YmnJ6jTezA3E1dr/w606-h341/WEF%20Davos%20(2)%20(2).jpg" width="606" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Week that is and Was</b></div><div><br /></div><div>I start this week- with our sincerest extension and salute- to the People of Bharat , and with todays inauguration of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/kOIgK3cGHTg?si=nO0QHrFBecxdGf4a" target="_blank">Ram Mandir and ceremonies lead by PM Modi- of this New Temple in Ayodhya</a>: an event of National and Historic significance and importance. In some media words: the marking and celebrations of the ending of 500 years of suppression of Hindu religion. </div><div><br /></div><div>In some ways, it also signifies todays new (national) meaning (by Political Leadership) given to (history, culture, traditions, identity and) Time in our present (societies). </div><div><br /></div><div>A trend, we observe- world round.</div><div><br /></div><div> Another event, I would not like to leave unnoticed- is the new missiles rain in the Middle- East from Iran to Pakistan, Iraq- and vica versa- , but also the missiles launched from Israel on Mazzeh, Damascus (Syria)- killing 5 Iran Revolutionary Guard Officials. </div><div><br /></div><div>The drone attack, alleged by the Ukrainians, on the Novatak Gas terminal of Russia at the Baltic sea (after the Nordstream 2 attacks earlier)- over this weekend- made me wonder:</div><div><br /></div><div>Is there an end to this (our) madness?</div><div><br /></div><div>Is our wish really to escalate present wars into a global nightmare?</div><div><br /></div><div>Just in a time, that NATO Generals are warning Western Societies about the imminence of the unexpected- within their societies, because of the shifts in power- and world order.</div><div><br /></div><div> And (an attack on Russia) just on the (almost exact) location, where NATO is planning its greatest military exercise- over coming months:</div><div><br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of NATO Military Committee: "We face the most dangerous world in decades" - <a href="https://t.co/sSWrKf3Uzf">https://t.co/sSWrKf3Uzf</a> <a href="https://t.co/MjPhvKT8eB">https://t.co/MjPhvKT8eB</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1749628654022234147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/W1pbH3TMzg">https://t.co/W1pbH3TMzg</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1748343137473372339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Share Message - Ukraine drones hit St Petersburg gas terminal in Russia<a href="https://t.co/mMvybO7MVu">https://t.co/mMvybO7MVu</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1749124392859193735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</div><div><br /><p>In the words of the UK defense minister Grant Shapps: we have moved from a post-war world order towards a pre-war period. </p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</div><div>How tense do you wish- things to go about?</div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, and on the week that is and was: </div><div><br /></div><div>Tomorrow is the (GOP) primary in New Hampshire. With only Nikki Haley left , all odds are that former President Trump is the chosen one.</div><div><br /></div><div>And we all understand- that the Presidential election campaign, in the US, has then (almost virtually) commenced- quite early in this year.</div><div><br /></div><div>An emiritus Harvard professor, at Davos, called it: the start of the silly season in US Politics, with - at times- not such wise words spoken (.also with respect to foreign policies) ( between the two contenders).</div><div><br /></div><div>Now- let me turn my eyes to Davos, and share you our first appraisals- of this and that (as we attended the days):</div><div><br /></div><div>Today Part 1. Later this week Part 2 and 3 ! </div><div><br /></div><div>(and later this week- I will " paste-in" all relevant references and links) </div><div><br /></div><div><b>on Davos ( Part 1):</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Theme of the annual meeting- is and was: Re-Building Trust. </div><div><br /></div><div>(And in the words of Borge Brende): </div><div><br /></div><div>In a time of a backdrop of Geo-political and Geo-economic uncertainties and unpredictibilities (complexities)</div><div><br /></div><div>(Or a little bit differently stated: </div><div><br /></div><div>(" We need to Re-build Trust, as we have made quite a Big Mess" ).</div><div><br /></div><div>First, I would like to thank the Organizers- for having staged and convened this program and event.</div><div><br /></div><div>Knowingly or ( perhaps even more) unknowingly-to the Organizers- this has helped us to see better, and more clearly, of what it is- that deserves our very attention.</div><div><br /></div><div>Let us start with the words and speech- by UN SG Guterres- as they were words from the Heart, and shared in so many ways- the State of the World- through the eyes of one who sees for the Common Good:</div><div><br /></div><div>Must Watch or Read!</div><div><br />
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</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/slideshows/secretarygenerals-special-address-to-the-world-economic-forum-as-deliveredpdf/265641443" target="_blank">Go to UN SG Guterres Full Text and Speech - as delivered.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>In this speech, and in so many ways and words- the SG Guterres made the political call to (National and Corporate, Elite) Leadership- to wake-up, come out of " their bubble" - and see and understand the motions and (call for) " duty of care" - they are presently in. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now- let me add here a few words:</div><div><br /></div><div>First of all, and in some simple terms- WEF Davos is a global gathering of selected, elected and willing elite - from National, Corporate and Civic interests- and that can afford the price (/ prize), of being there.</div><div><br /></div><div>Mostly from the West. And elected - from the East and South.</div><div><br /></div><div>It is only "a (rather small, slim, networked) sample" </div><div><br /></div><div>In some simple terms: attendees flee and flock - to WEF Davos, for two or three " good reasons" :</div><div><br /></div><div>1. To (indeed) share and listen to each other, and learn and agree a common global outlook, agenda and the state the world, presently is in (politically, economically- and for corporate business interests)</div><div><br /></div><div>2. PR, spin, sales and propaganda: Corporate and National: to seek new deals, business or national economic growth- or to attract inward investments (" To improve the state of My Business") (and glued and encouraged by Bankers, Consultants and Deal-Brokers)- and to promote a narrative of Growth, Hope and Optimism ("no matter what").</div><div><br /></div><div>3. Networking, Party and Play</div><div><br /></div><div>It is good- that we understand this, as - and that is a reality and fact- only, quite a (remarkable!) limited amount of Leadership assume the time and attention, or see themselves responsible for the whole, the health and the wealth of our global Common Good. </div><div><br /></div><div>Many are " in it" - to protect or advance own interests, and seek (Corporate, National) Growth, and Prosperities..</div><div><br /></div><div>Shallow- so to speak.</div><div><br /></div><div>To that end, the concluding words spoken by SG Guterres (in combination with these notes), may help and invite you- as I Hope- <i>to see and act differently- over year 2024, and beyond:</i> </div><div><br /></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-f652e65b-7fff-870e-c0d6-59becfebd86b"><i><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear Friends, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rebuilding Trust will not happen overnight – but I am convinced that it’s both essential, and possible.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I urge everybody, I urge you to influence to prevent further damage and to get our world back on track to safety, to prosperity, and peace.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And I Thank you.</span></p></i></span><div> </div><div>Now- let I turn my eyes and attention - towards a couple of " key issues" - on our road of Re-building Trust" or " Improving the State of the World" </div><div><br /></div><div>And these words- are only to open and continue our conversations on Good Future Making!</div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-3bd9237c-7fff-9f77-c185-cea2f4394024"><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Peace & Security</span></h2><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Without Peace, nothing last or feels sustainable, or good,. Peace is the prerequisite for the Good Life.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But- unfortunately- we are not in Peace. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Present events, in War, Conflict and (Geo-political) Relationships (East-West e.g China- US, North-South, Have- Have Nots) - are (far) removed from Peace.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was Jake Sullivan, who - in his special address- lectured his audience on how " smart and in control" his US foreign policy and National Security Steps have been.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">(and it was rather " hard or difficult" for me - to listen and hear the same words spoken on the Ukraine war, by Mrs Von der Leyen : to echo each other- doesnot mean that the "Good Guys" words spoken- is where we are, in our reality or dreams, !: more onto this- under the section Energy, Economy, Climate, Jobs and Growth!))</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jake cried some wolf- on how unfair the enemy (Hamas, Iran- Russia/China) has been - to damage and take away " his plot" to integrate Israel into the wider region. </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I invite you to listen to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/ZkyVWENhjY4?si=y9DslHCStrnmPePr" target="_blank">his (soothing) words- spoken at Davos. </a>, as we are also are coming to speak about some " other signs and signals" observed- at this Davos, and beyond (on this).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">As this needs our " True Leadership" attention.</span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is no secret, that ever since the war with Russia (Ukraine) and the power- rivalry and economic competition with China, Jake Sullivan - or the President Bidens National Security Council (and Pentagon, Military) overshadowed the Foreign Affairs department Global Geo-political Agenda.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well- you do not have to look far and wide afield- to understand, that somehow, something is not going " so swell" here, and that Jake and his team- are perhaps - mis-reading, mis-judging and mis-approaching " this whole thing" . </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">" This Game of Go" .</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">( "the battle over the narrative", or how to weaken and sow chaos, unrest , disagreements, distrust and disorder in governance, military and society, at your opponent, "the West vs the Rest" - with and Erosions over Time and with Elections at your side, conquest through "The Art of War" <i>The Way, Heaven and Earth, Leader and Law</i>)</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Let me explain:</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Before Davos, Secretary Blinken traveled the region, and basically- came to Davos - rather empty handed, and with the basic calls from the region: America (to move) First and stop Israel..</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">You only had to listen to the speech by President Herzog of Israel or the conversation (former CNN anchorman) Fareed Zakaria had with Hossein Amir- Abdollahian of Iran - and to understand- we have here two parties in a rather (ugly) war, and near impossible scheme.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Straight after Jake' s talk on the Davos stage- and this is no joke- President Erdogan of Turkey let it be known- that </span></span></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Erdogan on Having Lost Trust with West on Gaza. <a href="https://t.co/ik5yZcmN9Q">https://t.co/ik5yZcmN9Q</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1748661741330809044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2024</a></blockquote><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Or the Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs</span></span></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This strikes me as big news. <a href="https://t.co/UtynKiyjzy">https://t.co/UtynKiyjzy</a></p>— Fareed Zakaria (@FareedZakaria) <a href="https://twitter.com/FareedZakaria/status/1749149777462255997?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<p><br /></p><p>Or just some other hints- so clear to see:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/PWKQ2OEaTM">https://t.co/PWKQ2OEaTM</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1749056070331281803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/u7xMxTYadr">https://t.co/u7xMxTYadr</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1748409181919428900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/1crgXgHE0P">https://t.co/1crgXgHE0P</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1747543682264228336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<p><br /></p><p>POLITICO concluded: </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Defense in Davos: The US was on the back foot as the world roiled around it.<a href="https://t.co/frwEwuhQAf">https://t.co/frwEwuhQAf</a></p>— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) <a href="https://twitter.com/POLITICOEurope/status/1748629472054587857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/5G7yeh2LMt">https://t.co/5G7yeh2LMt</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1747644448173941157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2024</a></blockquote><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/arucccqj6N">https://t.co/arucccqj6N</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1741541970764308504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 31, 2023</a></blockquote></div><div><br /></div><div>Or on Jake Sullivan own working ways ( by New Yorker- and if only half of this is true, you quickly understand some points ):</div><div><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/16/trial-by-combat" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/16/trial-by-combat</span></span></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Jeffrey Sachs</div><div><br /></div><div>Go to Jeffrey Sachs point of views: <a href="https://www.jeffsachs.org/newspaper-articles" target="_blank">Go to his articles- on this and that </a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www-jeffsachs-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.jeffsachs.org/newspaper-articles/wspgnywf65g3dw8wnkb6x4x84wrmz7?format=amp" target="_blank">Go to article by Prof Jeffrey Sachs- on US Foreign Policy (he is here not so positive!)</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAxkiPq_e1oYC740d2Njw2BtQfxRoaMbR_BL0wHzmHMfH5nOz2sZCKVZ9ThtyfeBqQIL_tkF-M9e7dPKxTLIsGkq8dT2G8_nEFHr2tCi1tVOLRSqd3KCZxYM7eChIT3r5-O0AVlbND6xDOE8FAJIDgOkS3GJgfvSLwswAWcCDr3jkpceXKVKN62mc0BjL/s1920/Screenshot%202024-01-22%2010.05.56%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1920" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAxkiPq_e1oYC740d2Njw2BtQfxRoaMbR_BL0wHzmHMfH5nOz2sZCKVZ9ThtyfeBqQIL_tkF-M9e7dPKxTLIsGkq8dT2G8_nEFHr2tCi1tVOLRSqd3KCZxYM7eChIT3r5-O0AVlbND6xDOE8FAJIDgOkS3GJgfvSLwswAWcCDr3jkpceXKVKN62mc0BjL/w479-h258/Screenshot%202024-01-22%2010.05.56%20AM.png" width="479" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Now- my point is: </div><div><br /></div><div>( i am not to proof , nor are we (exactly) a foreign policy or security expert practice), but we do know about our Common Home, Peace, Peace Making (Building) and have some ample practice, proven experience, skills and understanding (know-how) in International Business, Cultural, Diplomatic relationship building and working):</div><div><br /></div><div>" throwing money and bombs at it, is surely not a good strategy"</div><div><br /></div><div>The absence of any (Internal , Western) Leadership reflection - on its present ( tone of voice) and working approach- and why it is that by now, t<span style="font-family: inherit;">he following words were spoken at this WEF Davos- and in a session on BRICS:</span></div><div><div><br /></div><div><i>The US started to voice their wish to de-couple China from their economy. Perhaps it is time, that we the world (BRICSplus), de-couple the US from the world economy.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>and by the words of a Russian Influencer:</div><div><br /></div><div><i>They bomb Gaza, They bomb Jemen- perhaps it is time to Bomb Davos? </i></div><div><br /></div><div>Is surely also symptomatic of some of our dis-ease, and "blind spots".</div><div><br /></div><div><div>So whilst I appreciate " the complexities" - of one and other- (and I surely donot have<i> all</i> intelligence at hand) ,</div><div><br /></div><div>my point is , that I can see quite a gap in Jake Sullivan "soothing" words and working approach, and the reality he may be truly in (given the other voices )- so loud and clear.</div><div><br /></div><div>So- we are better to be " not so sure" .,and to have some "reasonable doubts".</div><div><br /></div><div>It would be good- if our Elite and democracies- questioned its present Political- Diplomatic and Military Leadership- a bit more- " on their Tone of Voice and Ways of Going About" - and also, if our Corporate and National Political, and Civic Leadership- would sit better at the table- and ask themselves:.</div></div></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Are the right people convening and talking with each other? </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Do we have the appropriate level of Organization and Peace Makers in our midst?</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">...As the Gaza- crisis, Ukraine war is in essence an US-West-Israel, Ukraine vs. Iran- (Saudi)- China/ Russia- (North Korea) crisis. .</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/vhDRToGBIc">https://t.co/vhDRToGBIc</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1749679388633760102?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Why is it that we have not found ways to see each other eye-to-eye? </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">(Biden-Putin-Xi): "A Yalta" meet-up.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Can we use and realize better bridges for our Peace making, building?</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jake Sullivan ended his speech- by stating that he is paid to worry. Worry about things that can or may happen.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well- let me share you here a plot, that is ever become more probable, if not, not impossible, as further escalation remains high on our present Horizon:</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>China and Russia, and by now, have agreed to let the West sink. Global East and South are ever more inclined to opt for this New Order- to shine. Given Colonial past, relationship and new promisse disappointments, and felt (perceived) unfair (economic) rules played over the period, ever since end of WW2 and Bretton Woods, </i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>(BRICSplus) Parties see the ease and strength, by which presently anti-Western sentiments unite, work and support national politics and play." </i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Once in motion- difficult to stop.</i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> West forced and called for retributions- for reasons of colonial past , climate injustices, greed and economic benefits taken- and restraints placed on new access to the West on energy , minerals and resources from the Global South. US debt rebellion and defaults. Dollar sinks, </i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>BRICS new party in town. World and people looses- as new order also, quite unbalanced, and as we need ( the better contributions from) all of us ( to see us well and good).</i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well,</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">People who know and follow my practice- that I am realist (/idealist), and work towards our global common good and peace. </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">And I <i>do</i> <i>know </i>one thing:</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pressing-harder with the current approach, or kicking-the can further down the road, sow more unrest, neglect the signs, calls and signals- for a real reform (on our present ways), </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">a healing of wounds and past,</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">and a restoration of good Hopes and Trust- with realistic and workable programs between the East and the West, North and the South, Have and Have nots;- </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div>well- I like to listen to UN SG Guterres words:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear Friends, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rebuilding Trust will not happen overnight – but I am convinced that it’s both essential, and possible.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I urge everybody, I urge you to influence to prevent further damage and to get our world back on track to safety, to prosperity, and peace.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And I Thank you.</span></p></i></div><div><br /></div><div>Continued Tomorrow Part 2:</div><div><br /></div><div> on Davos - Economy, Growth and Jobs !</div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Adriaan Kamp- Founder Energy For One World</b></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div></span></span></div>
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="715" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/key/sBUPicO9L4fsQw?startSlide=1" style="border-width: 1px; border: 1px solid #CCC; margin-bottom: 5px; max-width: 100%;" width="670"></iframe><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/wyakab/efow-agenda-2024-good-future-making-january-2024" target="_blank" title="EFOW Agenda 2024 Good Future Making - January 2024">EFOW Agenda 2024 Good Future Making - January 2024</a></strong> from <strong><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/wyakab" target="_blank">Energy for One World</a></strong></div>Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-32205926963983095332024-01-15T09:37:00.060+01:002024-01-17T08:04:30.438+01:00(week of) 15th January, 2024- WEF Davos 2024 Men and Women "Improving the State of the World": Re-building Trust - Good Future Making?(continued from last week)<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvEZU0d1uNAN1KtJmG8QPj_0zAcrm5x4qxvLb3RYtDPe8H1VhpegskihWphMepj9FilaowPfRy8LCVK8QBdic-scAt4PUPC-w8iCCUZisdo-8JH5-IkkBM-2gDEaoB06hSC59lLg_VIUlcpCEA_UfuPjIeu9pF5ZQB3HMxuduGy-LHzK4Ds-h5mBAGy-z/s960/WEF%20Davos%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvEZU0d1uNAN1KtJmG8QPj_0zAcrm5x4qxvLb3RYtDPe8H1VhpegskihWphMepj9FilaowPfRy8LCVK8QBdic-scAt4PUPC-w8iCCUZisdo-8JH5-IkkBM-2gDEaoB06hSC59lLg_VIUlcpCEA_UfuPjIeu9pF5ZQB3HMxuduGy-LHzK4Ds-h5mBAGy-z/w692-h389/WEF%20Davos%202024.jpg" width="692" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><i>(these notes are brief)</i></div><div><br /></div><div>It is the week of Davos,- its 54th edition. Over the period, I have followed half of them. Also this year- I will tune-in (not attend)- to its program, speaker roster, and key relevant themes, thoughts and outcomes.</div><div><br /></div><div>The theme of this year is: " Re-building Trust" , and - in the words of the organizers (Borge Brende- and who I know from my period in Oslo, Norway)- against a most difficult and complex backdrop of geo-political and geo-economic tensions, stresses and conflicts.</div><div><br /></div><div>" Time of Poly-crises" - so to speak.</div><div><br /></div><div>If timing is anything- well - then this Davos could not be more poorly timed- or rightly- depending on how you look at its backdrop:</div><div><br /></div><div><i>The on-going war in Ukraine, the 100 days war in Gaza, and latest upheaval and bombings of the Houthi in Jemen (and tensions with Iran) - surely- not the least. </i></div><div><i>Nor the political developments (advancements) in the US ( re. Iowa, Start Presidential Election Year) or election results in the East (Taiwan). Or the fact and announcement- that both (special climate envoy) John Kerry and Xie ZenZhua of China will retire (have said farewell) from their roles in the (Paris Agreement) Climate Process: And as everybody in the Davos room, i hope, will know and remember that the Paris Agreement has been kept alive- till this moment- by the special bond and commitment of those two elders from our societies. </i></div><div><i> Or- and I state this with a bit of humor- that journalists of the Guardian discovered that the Edelman Group- who has been the godfather of the annual trust barometer- was also largely paid by the Koch brothers or Autocrats- to advance some views and opinions.....</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>( and we all know, or may have experienced this before: if it storms, people keep their heads down. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Or stated a bit differently: when the outlook is uncertain, it is difficult to invest in real change, and people ( companies, countries) look after their own self interests, first). </i></div><div><br /></div><div>Media- who are also to be attending this Davos- prepared already some of their words :-<br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Share Message - Davos: Global crises set to dominate gathering of business leaders<a href="https://t.co/mH4jB8WHfe">https://t.co/mH4jB8WHfe</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1746777356574851194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="fr">Reuters Podcast on Davos <a href="https://t.co/7dY9yTZWUP">https://t.co/7dY9yTZWUP</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1746437400237097337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Is the World Economic Forum still relevant? <a href="https://t.co/P3Szd7G4sO">https://t.co/P3Szd7G4sO</a></p>— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) <a href="https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/status/1746778013121831094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Against the backdrop of escalating divisions and persistent uncertainty that are unsettling the world, the highly anticipated 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum is expected to advance dialogue, strengthen cooperation and deepen partnerships to tackle critical global… <a href="https://t.co/xCdr03wBb0">https://t.co/xCdr03wBb0</a></p>— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChinaDaily/status/1746775154368352492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/CG1BE4pGKz">https://t.co/CG1BE4pGKz</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1746149003459276821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/MfTB1Q1GXU">https://t.co/MfTB1Q1GXU</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1746142924557914215?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Throughout my career, I’ve learned the things that matter most are the people you meet along the way. The strangers who become counterparts who become friends.<br /><br />Xie Zhenhua has been one such friend. For decades now, he and I have worked together to ensure that our countries work… <a href="https://t.co/Bj9qCt68RR">pic.twitter.com/Bj9qCt68RR</a></p>— Special Presidential Envoy John Kerry (@ClimateEnvoy) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClimateEnvoy/status/1745863835485913385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 12, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">John Kerry Bows Out as U.S. Climate Envoy <a href="https://t.co/RQ10AtLMhf">https://t.co/RQ10AtLMhf</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1746284748912148621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/eBgHQ7Yovz">https://t.co/eBgHQ7Yovz</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1746800244610736420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/8QTT1UFTJi">https://t.co/8QTT1UFTJi</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1746800397639938287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/1dtpLSFh1E">https://t.co/1dtpLSFh1E</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1746582647097147678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Let me add a few:</div><div><br /></div><div>Over the years, I have seen and witnessed the " Davos Circus Growth" :</div><div><br /></div><div>- Big, Bigger, Biggest</div><div>- Ever more Luxuries, Parties and Cocktails</div><div>- Ever more expanding programs and Circus of Talking Heads (" Loss of focus and values" )</div><div><br /></div><div>Almost a decade earlier, I wrote, the rhetoric question:</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Can the (present) elite change the (present) elite? </i></div><div><br /></div><div>And in a world, that seems ever more fragmented, multi-polar and with politicized, propaganda, polarized views from the East to the West, the North and the South, and the Rich and the Poor- and within?</div><div><br /></div><div>In a world where " sovereignty" (more and more) means " my way" and not " Yours" or " our UN, common home" agenda,</div><div><br /></div><div>( or where country and corporate leadership, at times, rather opportunistically, opt-in or -out on commitments and relationships- and/or seek and respect rather more a la carte, or cafetaria-model transactional, like-minded functional relationships)</div><div><br /></div><div>and in a world where " the weaponization of anything and everything, everywhere (all at once)" - is rapidly becoming a new reality or norm,</div><div><br /></div><div>The (original western) formula of WEF/McKinsey/ Accenture/ Bankers and Global Corporates- -sitting down with Politicians - and shaping " global policies and agenda" </div><div><br /></div><div> (...and with the issuance of report upon report, upon report..., )</div><div><br /></div><div>- (and in order to stimulate (own) business or (global) economy (wealth, jobs & growth)- from a central (elite) place, called Davos-</div><div><br /></div><div>Well,</div><div><br /></div><div>I hope you see and agree with me: </div><div><br /></div><div>That time is (better) over..and (better) to change..</div><div><br /></div><div> What " hurts" - to my eyes, heart and mind- is that we have run ourselves in trouble by ever more speed, information, programs(-overload) and talking heads overload, <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We have run ourselves into trouble by our drifting away, and losing our time and attentions, from some core , deeper shared (human, societal) common care, values and needs: </div><div><br /></div><div>Deep peace, deep ecology, deep humanity. </div><div><br /></div><div>and</div><div><br /></div><div>We have run ourselves into trouble by stopping "some deeper (system) (re-)think and (organisational) reforms" and by stop having some true (cross-borders, cultural, divide) dialogues- as we also speak and act with multiple tongues and interests (fear for self, own interests, securities vs. will to make good to the Other and All (true hope)) </div><div><br /></div><div>We may have run ourselves into troubles by losing the human and leadership skills of being wise, moderate, humble, patient, listening, available, responsible and kind,. </div><div><br /></div><div>We may have become ( and are surely being perceived) ( a bit) fat, aloof, harried and arrogant- in our (self-)importance and (working) overload, </div><br /><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/MfTB1Q1GXU">https://t.co/MfTB1Q1GXU</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1746142924557914215?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/1Dk0cjEyTX">https://t.co/1Dk0cjEyTX</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1746805579727704077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</div><p><br /></p><p>But let me assure you as well:</p><p>I am keen, open and curious to tune into this WEF Davos, follow its program, and share with you- some of my practice networking and observations- from it ,-</p><p> as our (common) dream and ideal is:</p><p><i>" To improve the State of our World" </i>. </p><div>To conclude,</div><div><br /></div><div>May I share you - my practice experience, commitments and ways- on all <i>this and that:</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/wyakab/efow-agenda-2024-good-future-making-january-2024" target="_blank"><b>Agenda2024- Good Future Making,</b></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Please feel welcome: and I invite you to add ,</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Adriaan Kamp- Founder Energy For One World</b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>WEF Davos: Re-building Trust</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Go to <a href="https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/" target="_blank">WEF Davos Website</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>
<iframe frameborder="0" height="950" scrolling="no" src="https://www.weforum.org/event_player/a0P68000005lBPbEAM//sessions/a0WTG0000002E0T2AU?locale=en&lang=English&theme=light" width="100%"></iframe> </div><div> 4 themes:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawDQr8owtnpE6GTtFlFKGLKuCJ1ONXLCjrk1LbUlFyh3yy5CT7z1rZujJKAY6XVhkgWK3QFp4QTf6afHn_oi7D_JNr-mBdQl8vHpIBqGBVHC4JYWOzKUQSdkqU-xde7p7O4UB-oyKeCUz9suTE-2hTDqDBg6HERGjx4OhFDR5hGBE7v1ZaqWY-Fj7qF87/s1920/Screenshot%202024-01-11%209.15.22%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1920" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawDQr8owtnpE6GTtFlFKGLKuCJ1ONXLCjrk1LbUlFyh3yy5CT7z1rZujJKAY6XVhkgWK3QFp4QTf6afHn_oi7D_JNr-mBdQl8vHpIBqGBVHC4JYWOzKUQSdkqU-xde7p7O4UB-oyKeCUz9suTE-2hTDqDBg6HERGjx4OhFDR5hGBE7v1ZaqWY-Fj7qF87/w547-h294/Screenshot%202024-01-11%209.15.22%20AM.png" width="547" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Energy For One World- Agenda 2024: Good Future Making</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br />
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</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>(continued next week)</div>Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-62818524385916848202024-01-08T09:13:00.032+01:002024-01-10T08:30:14.007+01:00(week of) 8 January 2024- Agenda 2024 Good Future Making- in Uncertain , Unpredictable and Testing Times (How will the Pendulum Swing?) (continued from last year)<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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What will be the consequences on Europe and for our New World Order? </div><div><br /></div><div>With New Year Passing, BRICS plus- could welcome 5 new members: Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt and United Arab Emirates.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the US, the campaign for the Presidential elections kicked-off with President Biden making his campaign speech on the eve of 6th January at Valley Forge (again re-iterating to fight for American Democracy) , and President Trump roaring ahead in national polls- with a federal High Court decision to be made- on his partake in this election round. </div><div><br /></div><div>The stakes and emotions run (again) high, here..and has also its ripple effects (: or opportunities seeking) in the boardrooms and government administrations, around.</div><div><br /></div><div>Add to that: Biden adminstration need of a new federal spending bill, for the fiscal year 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div>Later today, Ian Bremmer of Gzero is to host his organisation view- on the Global Risks in our Year ahead. </div><div><br /></div><div>Next week, WEF Davos will kick-off and with the theme and topic: " Rebuilding Trust" ( and with coming 10th the release of their Global Risk report).</div><div><br /></div><div>(<i>well- and after 54 WEF Davos events- you may ask yourself: what do we have to change- in our voice, leadership, organisation and going abouts- to see this for real: unsure if they'll get this- by their present ways):</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>FT Energy Source writes on 9th January 2024:</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px;"><i>That’s led to a world where we’re where we are today, where you have skyrocketing emissions, energy security is crippled, and energy poverty is increasing. I think it’s time for us to take a little bit of a step back and maybe think about some alternative solutions.”</i> </span></div><div><br /></div><div>Let me conclude these first notes- with a couple of views- on this New Year, and that may help you to digest to see what is urgent and import and helps us in our Good Future Making:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/arucccqj6N">https://t.co/arucccqj6N</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1741541970764308504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 31, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Professor Jeffrey Sachs on Israel's "extreme isolation":<br /><br />"Israel has one supporter left - that's the United States. But inside the US the American people do not support what Israel is doing."<br /><br />For how much longer will Washington back Israel's depravity?<a href="https://t.co/hiFSDqumuH">pic.twitter.com/hiFSDqumuH</a></p></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560">— Fiona Edwards (@Fio_edwards) <a href="https://twitter.com/Fio_edwards/status/1742376896522801223?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2024</a></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www-jeffsachs-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.jeffsachs.org/newspaper-articles/wspgnywf65g3dw8wnkb6x4x84wrmz7?format=amp" target="_blank">Go to article by Prof Jeffrey Sachs- on US Foreign Policy (he is here not so positive!)</a></p><p> </p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">An extract from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WhyBharatMatters?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WhyBharatMatters</a>. <br />Economic choices have a strategic context. <br /><br />Do read.<a href="https://t.co/qDl4tvMSVm">https://t.co/qDl4tvMSVm</a> <a href="https://t.co/QOioXMTaxf">pic.twitter.com/QOioXMTaxf</a></p>— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrSJaishankar/status/1742392935944175737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2024</a></blockquote><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilv7WNWytAIv3BLXGvWwr7yFXKFfVoTvFiYSU6CUrDjCsE4JxxFeKEv7IbhznXBAIvLFPbBaCfz1YyRUtgKMN-NcBdt-2RQ6jjKZH0m9taZL8UEGnVUT8MvyzY6Mw-5rvO3u9iQ6bIDIf2rh2bM9HKVN_d1lifiBLEXqRTtaUJ0QLHZf22x9gDrhDH6UO0/s425/1_W_cG77aUHo_3d04IBPi52w.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="294" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilv7WNWytAIv3BLXGvWwr7yFXKFfVoTvFiYSU6CUrDjCsE4JxxFeKEv7IbhznXBAIvLFPbBaCfz1YyRUtgKMN-NcBdt-2RQ6jjKZH0m9taZL8UEGnVUT8MvyzY6Mw-5rvO3u9iQ6bIDIf2rh2bM9HKVN_d1lifiBLEXqRTtaUJ0QLHZf22x9gDrhDH6UO0/s320/1_W_cG77aUHo_3d04IBPi52w.webp" width="221" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>EFOW Good Future Making</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Based now over a (lifetime/)decade - hands-on and practice experience- and given some of the urgencies we are in,</p><p>Without further ado, </p><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In this brief, beyond COP28 and Halfway 2030, I like to share a couple of words, and what comes to mind, if I look at the state of Energy, Energy Transition, Climate (Mitigation) Actions, and the attainment of the UN SDGs.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-5df39ce6-7fff-2bfd-56e9-6ebc71092fe8" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are now Halfway 2030- and after COP28 (and the Global Stock Take)- it is a good moment to look back over the first period of our organization for the arrangement of the change: Energy Transition, Paris Agreement and the UNSDGs.</span><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With these brief remarks, we can look also at some of our Urgencies (Drivers of Change) , Realities and Opportunities - over the year, and our years ahead (the Horizon).</span><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In many ways, the year 2024 is an important year. </span><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Not in the least for reasons of the 40 democracy super bowl- leadership elections</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that are to shape the direction of our global politics, but also the continued test of our global institutions</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and to see if our energy-economic architecture & system and the energy sector</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - are truly able to mend the curve.<br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Aim of this brief is simple: <br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To support, inspire and stimulate You for the better dialogues and to help mend You and (Y)our organization for the positive progressive changes that are needed.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">( and on our ways to keep focus and gain common ground on a simplified, working future making agenda)<br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our Good Future- simply deserves that!</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div>Please feel welcome!</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="400" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/key/sBUPicO9L4fsQw?hostedIn=slideshare&page=upload" width="476"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Adriaan Kamp- Founder Energy For One World.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>(continued next week)</div>Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-36295104042227357642023-12-21T01:15:00.003+01:002023-12-21T06:01:56.319+01:00(week of) 21st December 2023- 8th January 2024: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); 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font-size: 22pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our Way to 2024</span></h1><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1st DRAFT</span></p><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 20pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #134f5c; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New Energy Realities, Climate and UN SDGs</span></h1><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 20pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #134f5c; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Some of our Urgencies, Realities and our Opportunities (for Good Future Making).</span></h1><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 20pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #134f5c; font-size: 15pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brief Remarks- Adriaan Kamp, Founder EFOW</span></h1><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 351px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img height="351" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/QZPrbTX8S9mT7RScoXE_kPYhq21IU5NrWcD1dB3h_hlEwp2M6pjws7R0oWAh-hoKC0wkbQBb32aXTIF9WXv4KZn_v4BxdT7217oBk2MlrebDsh_UD6B5EPp0MTLyVQiyPkk9fpWkOIk2_FUyKbx-dto" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let me share a couple of words, and what comes to mind, if I look at the state of Energy, Energy Transition, Climate (Mitigation) Actions, and the attainment of the UN SDGs.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are now Halfway 2030- and after COP28 (and the Global Stock Take)- so, we can look back over the first period of our organization for the arrangement of the change: Energy Transition, Paris Agreement and the UNSDGs.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With these brief remarks, we can also look at some of our Urgencies, Realities and Opportunities - over the year, and our years ahead (the Horizon).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Aim: </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To support, inspire and help mend You and (Y)our organization for the positive progressive changes- and to allow for some good future making.</span></p><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="display: inline-block; position: relative; width: 100px;"></span></span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5 Key Urgencies</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Direction of our Human Development</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are seemingly living in a Tale of Two Cities: our success to (unlock energy and) bring comfort and modernity into our Life, Lifestyles and Societies (around the Globe) has also become one of our biggest challenges.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When China joined the WTO, Global GDP stood at 34 tn USD. Now, 23 years onwards- and with this new engine of modernity (from the East) added to (the earlier West) the global economy is about 100 trillion USD. With “ the modernity engines on” and with plans and ambitions for new growth and wealth distribution onto the Global South, in combination with a population growth from 6 bn (year 2000) to 9.7 bn by 2050 - bankers and institutes are expecting a Global Economy of 200 tn USD by mid-century.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now, today, and we all know this- our wealth and energy are not evenly distributed. We have the very rich 1% or 10% and we have people very poor, 4bn at the bottom of the pyramid- in countries and in the Global South. We have the Haves and the Have nots.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now- another simple rule of thumb- in energy land is: growth in wealth (combined with growth in population) gives growth in Energy.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If nothing changes (in our direction of growth)- and if we keep pushing “ the engines of growth” , unabated - reputable energy institutes such as EIA, EIF , OPEC prognoses that our world energy consumption (and production) is to rise from the present 225 mboe/d (20TW) till at least 350 mboe/d. (30- 50? TW)</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now, one thing stands out here as well.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As and when the UNSDGs were adopted in 2015, measurements and yardsticks were developed to review and measure “ the health” of an economy on all its sustainability criteria (ecology, economy, sociology).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As it stands- neither the Economic Engine of the US and that of China are presently “ sustainable” . Not individually, but surely not- if those two economies are the lead (economic model) example- to the rest , ie, Global South.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So- we need to heal some of the unhealthy habits and intense petrol-fueled in our lifestyles and economic development models- if our wish is to attain sustainable and fair societies- to all.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The direction of our individual human, economic development, as well the aggregate of our country developments- does matter today, as we are and have been crossing already some serious planetary and social (inequality) boundaries, today. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strength of our Underground</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At the start of this century, and in BigOil, engineers of the underground and future energy scenarios could already see some clouds on the Horizon. Looking back, over the 20th century- they could see what magic and wonder this miracle Petroleum (Oil, Gas) has given humanity: comfort, modernity, transport, industries, new lifestyles and habits.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">However, at the turn of the century- and again looking both back and into the Horizon- also the conclusion could be made (and yet relevant)- that the easy and big basins (reservoirs) of Oil and Gas were discovered in the first parts of last century- and that the age of easy oil and gas was coming to an end (also with the present rates of depletion). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The relevant question for this century truly is and was: </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How do we fuel and provide energy to all people (economies) of this planet, reliably, sustainable and in harmony ? How do we create sustainable energy-economies, and stay out of trouble? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With the onset of renewables, - very welcome and important to have- this question however remains- as it is also in the mining of the earth minerals for the renewables- that we may find geo-politics, EROI, circularity or resource efficiency constraints, as well.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next to that, and not unimportantly- energy fuels economies- and economies are based and built on materials from the underground. How long can and will we see mining capacities and efficiencies that can stand the test of time (this century or 7 generations long)?</span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Planetary Boundaries and our Relationship with Nature</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was in 1972 , the Club Of Rome published its “ Limits to Growth” report. In the same year, the UN nations established the UNEP (United Nations Environmental Program) organization.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now 50 year onwards, and a little different than 50 years ago, the science community has fully boarded the concerns with our natural habitat and environment.:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On Plastics and Pollutions- in the Air, Oceans and on our Lands, in our over-exploitation of our Seas and Land, On (land and soil) erosions, In our loss of biodiversities, in intensities of farming and cattle stock - overall- in our rather extractive and commercial mis-use of our Nature.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">From the David Attenboroghs of this world ( “ we have grown the wild into the mild” )- towards the environmental movement, Earth4All.org and our Scientists- such and Johan Rockstrom- todays science indicate that (today) we have already crossed </span><a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adh2458" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">6 out of the 9 planetary boundaries</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and if nothing changes- we will soon see ourselves in some serious troubles. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now- and to say it a little bit more politely or poetically:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pope Francis wrote an (ethical compass) encyclical on this: Laudato Si!- and to remind humanity that our World, Living World, Nature - is also something of Awe and Wonder, and invites us to be cared for- also for the generations to come: not to be indifferent about, nor to destroy this.:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And I quote:</span></p><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 1.95; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 7.5pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“We are faced…with </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">one complex crisis</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> which is </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">both social and environmental</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.” </span><a href="https://capp-usa.org/laudato-si/#139" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #eb7425; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 8.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Laudato Si’, 139)</span></a></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 1.95; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 7.5pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Unless we struggle with these </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">deeper issues</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, I do not believe that our concern for </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ecology</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> will produce significant </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">results</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.” </span><a href="https://capp-usa.org/laudato-si/#160" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #eb7425; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 8.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Laudato Si’, 160)</span></a></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 1.95; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 7.5pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“There can be </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">no ecology without</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> an adequate </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">anthropology</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.” </span><a href="https://capp-usa.org/laudato-si/#118" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #eb7425; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 8.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Laudato Si’, 118)</span></a></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 1.95; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 7.5pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[E]nvironmental problems</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> cannot be </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">separated</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from… how individuals </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">relate to themselves</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.” </span><a href="https://capp-usa.org/laudato-si/#141" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #eb7425; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 8.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Laudato Si’, 141)</span></a></p></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seeing and experiencing the Beauty in/of Nature.and Restoring our Relationships (away from spreadsheets, yields and exploitation factors). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is all to do with the relationship between our Engineered Economies (“ Tree of Knowledge, Money, Power, Greed” ) , Between Ourselves and that with of Nature (“Tree of Life” ): </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Harmony and Balance.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="display: inline-block; position: relative; width: 100px;"></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COP28 Dubai “ Action Builds Hope “: “ Loss and Damage” , with “ Triple Renewables, Double Energy Efficiencies and Transition Away from Fossil Fuels” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COP28 came at an important moment of time. Halfway 2030- and with a first Global Stock Take (of Nations Actions, Results) after the Paris Agreement.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COP28 also came in a time- when the science on climate warnings had become ever more stern. In preparation to this COP- experts concluded that , and based on all the NDCs collated, that the world was still to see an emission rise of +9% till 2030, whereas the need for safe climate (<1.5 Degrees) would be a need of a 43% emission reduction by 2030.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The verdict was clear. With the latest 6th round science-based synthesis report, WMO actual past weather reports, global stock take and our present going abouts- we were yet on a trajectory of (an estimated) 3 Degrees warming by end Century. Scientists were all (y)telling this at us. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Presidency of this COP28 was in hands of Dr Sultan Al-Jaber, also CEO of Adnoc. Many words and sentiments were spilled, and opinionated - in advance and during this COP- that a leader of a Fossil-Fuel Nation and Corporation was to lead such an important UN (Climate) Conference.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now- in that setting, COP took place under thus the (contested) Presidency of UAE, dr Sultan Al-Jaber, and with surely some key and testing moments</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> over the COP weeks, with some serious rumors and fall-outs (e.g. </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/03/back-into-caves-cop28-president-dismisses-phase-out-of-fossil-fuels" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dialogue between Sultan Al-Jaber with Elder Mary Robinson)</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The UAE managed to attract the most global attendance ever: over 80,000 registered visitors to the 2-week event.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">( You could call it: “ The Biggest Party on Planet Earth” ) </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At the start of the event, the Organizers were proud to announce a breakthrough in and with the negotiated agreement on a Loss & Damage Fund.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Organizers (of this COP) further lauded themselves themselves on its Hope , Action Orientation and Optimism, on its inclusiveness (including the global fossil fuel industry) and on the amount of new breakthrough initiatives announces, pledged and declared:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">with their two track approach ( “ Action Builds Hope” - (Green and Blue- Pledges) and the formal COP Negotiating Process.,</span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 255px; overflow: hidden; width: 456px;"><img height="255" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/oeLO0PbNtKzeCftoN5bOpRsq5pV44RI0p-cQflfUaIzRFiwI7s-pOEp3-i4W-4vWe6FDTBst9dVyRdfeHwOIKnxe5fWZYcWqaA8TpcwiVOW6gG8RZmkpklj0oxSTeSrdQDlcyKHHqG8y53rUfe3ed8Q" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="456" /></span></span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 257px; overflow: hidden; width: 458px;"><img height="257" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/NqEolShYk2hMB6uWiColX2p5D1SG8mQpykgtyvLAlztF5NMAnJvrfri7Kk7U6sT4KC98g7vpZz6PMZxetILk2G55PnRl3O7F_B_DEN-nvbZfVGR6pJ5HQEZy3k3UFoPQaqjayxexbr9aA3yZ6h4Ks8M" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="458" /></span></span></p><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COP is a big machine and a big global event, and- as such- you can actually speak about 5 or 6 different work tracks - in Parallel.</span></p><br /><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pre-COPs and Regional Climate Action Weeks (AU, MENA, LAC, AOSIS)</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The formal negotiations between the Parties , ministers, countries</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">US John Kerry- and Xie Zenhua of China: Sunnyland Agreement </span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Show (Market, Circus) with High-Level Speeches and Pledges to raise ambition and collectively make it to work.</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Business and Banking Community Side Events: Best Practices, Consultant and Corporate Commercials, New Sales (!!!) and Finance, Finance, Finance incl ETS. </span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mainstreet News, social media, NGOs et</span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First of all, and I keep naming this- today we have had our 28th COP (ever after COP1 in 1995).- but only this COP succeeded to mention the sentence:” the call to transition away from fossil fuels in the energy systems” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Negotiated Text</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At the conclusion of this COP, and on the final (presidency proposed) text on the key negotiation agenda item Global Stocktake- this fall-out (or the veil of deception) was felt again-</span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2023/dec/11/cop28-live-time-to-be-ambitious-says-president-as-summit-enters-final-days" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in the final draft text issues for approval:</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a days before the final gaffel, and agreements.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The more stern words on ( a world joint) fossil-fuel phase out were (single handedly) supplanted with a rather weak, and a cafetaria- model of options- on mitigation and emission reductions.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67679732" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BBC Reports: COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash</span></a></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To some surprise- and a days later- the world could witness ‘ the Historic COP28 Outcome” and with the text amended back into what the various negotiating blocks considered “ consensus” .</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 336px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img height="336" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/Yw8bpf5SyxGYwOTm8cJCOFdFYEgVXxK0V-YY3xV4hkT4aKVUADKwvAO9FdSWhTUB-o_6EI6Sdyej8uq1JNO5PTyzG4-paJRQuJ-n5XSFz4_M-eMhbRMJKLm1FNpldKZidp8tkoh0Bw83VwQu-7KSRMs" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/RzS7lOifbrE?si=oT-ptPBTkWgQ9SGh" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 351px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img height="351" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/5JCDJHrGpb_Mf-6hAeNpYxSxI19oQ-5NUpYqH4IvElurztOHtp4R0YNVkTvr5NTbML7t4jyjXjOKmU3pRQHtV2t58ROgJyYVyLXUGpNa-sNbkhAi-QU7VZEBbXgx-rh5u1frSmmj56G4IqikwJthDtU" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/wyakab/cop28-dubai-agreed-outcome-global-stocktake" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Go to “ Historic” Consensus on Global Stock Take: “ Transition Away from Fossil Fuels</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A first re-action,- on all this - in wonder, one could exasperate:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How come, that days in advance- and </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">after a year (!) of COP28 negotiations</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">on this</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- the proposed final negotiated text by the President (on GST) was so weak in ambition- and so in favor of the established, incumbent and vested (fossil fuel, growth) interests?- and why was the final text so much more balanced- and with some more true Hope and aspiration: “ on transition” ? What was here the meaning or the intent?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In Dr Sultan Jabers Own Words:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“ </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He revealed some of his feelings as the negotiations dragged on from Tuesday night into the early hours of Wednesday…</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After many hours of no sleep and shuttle diplomacy….he said he looked around at 2:30 am on Wednesday to see the (...) negotiating rooms full of people and began to feel hopeful that a new draft text would be accepted.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That was the moment where I suddenly realized that I was watching consensus coming to life”</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let me continue, and first share you here a couple of first and early re-actions to the outcome of these negotiations at this COP28:- and you will quickly digest (with me) that also this COP28 has seen already its multiple interpretations- of what these final day negotiations mean:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Elders (see further Appendix 1) </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Elders welcome the signal from COP28 that the fossil fuel era must end. But the actions agreed in Dubai are too little, too late. World leaders need more urgent ambition in addressing the existential threat of the climate crisis, and supporting the most vulnerable.</span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SG IEF Joseph McMonigle (see further Appendix 2)</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">RIYADH, Saudi Arabia</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> –</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The International Energy Forum congratulated the United Arab Emirates for bringing the UN COP28 climate conference to a successful conclusion with a recognition that each country must chart its own course towards carbon neutrality.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Erik Solheim (former Chief of UNEP):</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Climate meeting in Dubai finally agreed that the world needs to “ transition away from fossil fuels”. This is fine and a;ll the good people who worked hard for that,should celebrate.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BUt I have attended nearly all climate conferences since Bali2007. I know the decision by itself is unlikely to have any major impact on the world.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My Nation, Norway, for example, has promised to cut carbon emissions by 55% by 2030. Last year we cut 1%. Yes- 1%! While signing on to the pledge, Norway is not even close to deliver any “ transition away from fossil fuels” . There are many Norways out there where the political leaders struggle to do the right things.</span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 12pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mohamed Adow, the director of Power Shift Africa</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 12pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the “transition” in this agreement “is not funded or fair.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 12pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“We’re still missing enough finance to help developing countries decarbonise and there needs to be greater expectation on rich fossil fuel producers to phase out first,” Adow said.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dr. Sultan Al-Jaber </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(</span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/15/cop28-president-sultan-al-jaber-says-his-firm-will-keep-investing-in-oil" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">in an Interview (post-COP28) to the Guardian NewsPaper )</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #121212; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The president of the Cop28 climate summit will continue with his oil company’s </span><a href="https://www.mees.com/2022/12/2/oil-gas/adnoc-steps-up-investment-as-5mn-bd-plan-brought-forward-to-2027/7f743e80-7245-11ed-8ee8-9772f633f197" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">record investment in oil and gas production</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #121212; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, despite coordinating a </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/13/cop28-landmark-deal-agreed-to-transition-away-from-fossil-fuels" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">global deal to “transition away” from fossil fuels</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #121212; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sultan Al Jaber, who is also the chief executive of the United Arab Emirates’ national oil and gas company, Adnoc, told the Guardian the company had to satisfy demand for fossil fuels.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“My approach is very simple: it is that we will continue to act as a responsible, reliable supplier of low-carbon energy, and the world will need the lowest-carbon barrels at the lowest cost,” he said, arguing that Adnoc’s hydrocarbons are lower carbon because they are extracted efficiently and with less leakage than other sources.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“At the end of the day, remember, it is the demand that will decide and dictate what sort of energy source will help meet the growing global energy requirements,” he added.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And with a bit of Russian Understatement and Humor- (see New York Times article- Appendix 3)</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.73077; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are not happy but we all agree.” — Russian federation delegate Mikhail Gitarskiy, according to </span><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/13/countries-agree-to-deal-at-cop28-climate-summit.html?utm_campaign=Hot+News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=286315934&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9ZoxpKuLwoK-AI1CwIP0-EkYe4t5t8XtdGJAyIHQ9tIPtCzCVDSaVw7Sw6D2XAHJdggY3domAu7Te4Y6Pt1RaQ3zfibUDLNNFFlYG5ZEfE2r70cjc&te=1&nl=climate-forward&emc=edit_clim_20231215" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CNBC</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(DRAFT) EFOW first statement and observations- on all this and that (DRAFT): </span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let me share you here a couple of first statements and observations: the good, the bad and the ugly.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let me start with the latter:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Firstly, </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The re-actions by IEF (/Saudi Arabia) and Dr. Sultan Al Jaber himself point to a first loophole (created, seen, interpreted or wanted) in the final negotiated text “ transition away from fossil fuels” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Parties are rather quick to call that the responsibility for “this transition away” is at the consumer (demand-side) and that (fossil fuel, Oil, Gas, Coal) producing nations or corporations are only to follow- what the market or national governments ask them to do. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is no secret, Halfway 2030, and after COVID and two Wars (Ukraine (weaponisation of Energy, Uncertainties over Price & Availabilities ) and now Gaza)- that many governments, economies and citizens around the world, are indebted or tightened- and suffer from the Uncertainty, Price of Energy into their Homes, Cars, Economies, Industries.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Add to this: the up- and coming (presidential, democratic) elections: and you know the answer.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So in essence-today, there is not enough trust, cash or organized principles, in hands- in public or private- to invest, or build the capacities required for the new energy system “ Triple Renewables, Double Efficiencies” . </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That is a fact.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition, and that is a small loophole, as well, Parties full-well know that countries East of Poland and South of Italy (in essence: the full Global South) is very, <i>very</i> hungry for step-ups and growth in affordable, reliable energy.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Oil, Coal and Gas Companies know best how to fulfill ministers and country (energy step-up) needs- with the stroke of a Big-Pen Contract: one signature to unlock new energies.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The new system “ Triple Renewables, Double Efficiency” requires much more co-ordination, new investments in mining and capacity building, and efforts of staff, trade and training- than the incumbent option (which is at an global market advantage): </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As such- the “secret” plans of/by e.g. Saudi Arabia/ Saudi Aramco (but also Western BigOil) to roll-out cheap (gas) power, diesel and ICE vehicles (also gas powered) to the Global South, is no secret- but a day to day reality- to the ones who are working in this Industry,</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Secondly,</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The “ transitioning away from fossil fuels” , but without properly guiding this with organized principles- has a range and quite a rich mozaic of intended and/or unintended possibilities in consequences:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let me share you here a few:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First of all, and not unimportantly- the Fossil-Fuel Producing Nations (and BigOil Corporations) can now finally, and all state- that they are aligned and attuned with the Paris Agreement, and that they are “ transition away” from fossil fuels (without a legally binding volumes, scales or transition pathways).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This surely helps the Boards of the BigOil companies in the West, who can now be relieved and state -towards the courtrooms and climate change, environmental movement- that they are in line with the Paris Agreement, but that off course- the speed, rate and transition pathways can only be realistic - and determined by the markets and consuming (demand). No more arguments.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To that end: please read Erik Solheims remarks - from Norway - here above.- and that should ring you some bells.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Company Executives, such as Darren Wood, will also feel encouraged, safe, secure and good with this outcome- as it adds to earlier legal defense taken by the Company: Exxon is helping and supporting the energy transition- but off course, only as and when the technologies of the “other energy system” become available or are competitive with their own produce. </span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another “little” unintended consequence of this “ single sentence” in the negotiated text may be that holders of Fossil Fuel Reserves (Coal, Oil, Gas) will now do everything possible, to step-up on " the gas peddle" - and ensure that their reserves sees markets and can be monetized:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In essence, with “ this single sentence” in the negotiated text- we may well be standing at the cusp of a new Oil, Gas, Coal producing spree.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Re-actions from (Oil, Gas, Coal) traders and markets- on the COP28 outcome- seem to collaborate this.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #141414; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Finally, and not in the least,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-a302e555-7fff-2846-ddcd-1fc63d3995ea" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Add to this- and not unimportantly- the position and viewpoints from the Large and Rapid Developing Nations, the Global South, so to speak, on their needs for (fossil fuel) powered developments, before they see room to transition their societies towards net zero, or renewables powered societies. And how they see and view the historic responsibilities of the Richer Developed West.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Minister Yadav, from India, expresses these views- loud and clear- in an interview, straight after COP28. A message better well understood: See Appendix 4.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #141414; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">True expertise and better ways of understanding and working together- is and will be needed, to craft pathways that can and know-how to combine the needs of both worlds!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now,</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let me turn towards the positive and some “ new possibility thinking” - and what with “ good future making” - we now can hopefully unleash:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First of all, and not unimportant, this single sentence “ transition away from fossil fuels” provides the Leaders who aspire to be part and realization of “ the new energy system” - with some new convening powers:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #141414; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">to use this sentence Locally, Nationally and Regionally - and to get the actors and agents of “ the present energy system” together with the builders of “ the new energy system” - in one room- and re-open and re-initiate the better conversations for change, and capacity building for the transition. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Globally, and I have stated this earlier, the COP process (on mitigation) would be much more advanced- if negotiators better understood the various maturities of energy systems (and hence : capacities for transition) in the different regions and power blocks: </span></p><br /><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Rich) Developed Nations</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Large, Rapid Developing and Emerging Nations- e.g. China, India</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Countries bestowed with Rich Energy Resources (Coal, Oil, Gas)- Russia, Saudi</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Countries bestowed with Rich Earth Minerals Resources or Renewables Manufacturing and/or Producing Capacities- e.g. China, Congo, MENA</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Poor Nations and Small (Island) states</span></p></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Earlier, and back in 2014-2015 I observed, and this year it was (the ClubOfRome) </span><a href="https://tg24.sky.it/ambiente/2023/12/10/cop-sandrine-dixon-decleve" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Earth4All Sandra Dixon-DeCleve </span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">that also noted: we should stop the negotiations (negotiate to negotiate), but see to reform these COPS into workable and 365 days a year REGIONAL action-orientated and platform delivery organization.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our best chance of good COPs seemingly is and resides with breaking-down the Global COP into Regional Climate Action Summits and Regional Delivery Organisations ( MENA, AU, ASEAN, SCO, Asia, EU, Americas, LAC, AOSIS, etc) .</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And if you want to do this well: please integrate Energy- Economy- Climate and Ecology Developments in-one-go ( the 5 Urgencies):</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As it is (all) about Sustainable Development ( IN SDGs) or the 5 Urgencies </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Surely more than wording such as: phase-down coal and inefficient fossil fuel subsidies.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And the second big challenge is: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">as we know, these countries, at times quite “messy”, have Growth, GDP , Jobs Jobs Jobs, Covid Recovery, Impact of Wars on Economy, Inflation, Debts and Price, and a whole lot of other things on their administration agenda. Climate Change not their first priority- if it does not hurt their economies, or bring in new cash.,</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That is </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Action Builds Hope” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">or better stated:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">" Re-organisation Builds Hope" </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Geo-Politics of Emotions: The importance of Peace</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The (continued Geo-political) roller-coaster over Year 2023 (from the China Balloon Spy-case to the Words Spoken and the War on Hamas) has made several global leadership realize (e,g, Blocks (G7, BRICSplus, ASEAN, AU, Arab League) , Country, Corporations) - that we have left the (relative predictable) geo-political and institutionalized order of post- WW2 , and that we are moving - towards a more unpredictable, uncertain multi-polar world.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And we all understand, that the (working) relationships between the BigBrother Nations- such as China, US and Russia - has a strong influence and effect- on the sentiments, trust, commitment and workability of (common care) programs- (between these Blocks) - such as Paris Agreement, UNSDGs, Global Investment and Trade, Peace, Stability.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2024 is set to become a year of (new) leadership elections- in (among others) Taiwan, Russia, Ukraine, India, US and EU (parliament) </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The turmoil and dramas in US Politics - between the Republicans and Democrats- gives some of our global leadership some reasons for concerns. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How about (the stability and continued US commitments and) support for the Ukraine, Paris Agreement, NATO,UN, etc. etc. - post 2024?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">China XiJinPing friendly visit and speech - in San Francisco, in November 2023 - and to seek some form of detente and restoration of trust, friendship with the US Government and promote its open economy to the key US Business Corporations may have provided our world with some welcome relief; </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But how long will and can this last in our Game of Go? And is this for real?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyt6vuSVcj0&t=2106s" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In his annual address to the press, President Putin seemed rather relaxed, constant on the military operation in Ukraine and quite sharp eyed on the realities he sees his Russia is in, </span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1920028/?lang=en" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Russia Lavrov, at Doha Forum in December 2023, remained rather bullish on his bashing of the West.</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The War in the Ukraine has done a lot of harm, on our Peace, Stability and Predictability of our present operating global energy system.- with Russia clearly “ in a clash” with the West. </span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Both in the Middle-East and Global South, countries and parties have taken a rather neutral, if not negative stance towards the views, actions and required policy actions (e.g. sanctions) of the West.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Was it not in the Corona period- that the West was “ first” in securing its vaccines? And do we not see a similar behavior now - by Europe and US- securing their (LNG, Gas, Oil) energy supplies - at cost- and for a Price (prize) the Global South cannot afford?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And how about the uptake of Renewables inside their economies? What and how will the West start paying and contributing to make these- at similar volumes- available to the Global South.?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The war in Palestine (Between Israel and Hamas) adds and has added - for sure- some new oil on the fire:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Raised (Energy) Sanctions can (still) back-fire, and - overall- “ the Card of Fear” , or “ Energy Access and Security” </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- is again - Top of Mind, at Leading Policy makers and Military abound- From East to West.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="display: inline-block; position: relative; width: 100px;"></span></span></p>So you will understand our practice continued calls and efforts to build some new bridges, and to keep calling for Peace, and a peace making agenda- also from within the Energy Sector.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>It is Peace - that we need- if our Common Home and Next generations are us dear.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“ Two Schools & The Great Electrification” vs “Transition Away from Fossil Fuels” , “Triple Renewables & Double Energy Efficiency” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now- in simple terms, and if I look at the organization of our (world) energy system- we have “ Two Schools” or “ Two Systems” , invented and developed over the past century:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Atoms vs. Electrons</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fossil Fuels vs. Renewable Power Grids.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At present, the Fossil Fuel School has taken 80% of the world energy system. “ The Electrons” presently power (only) 20% of world primary energy demand and needs.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Well- you do not need to be a Rocket Scientist- to understand that this ratio has better to change- over the coming decades, and especially as our world energy system is still to grow and if our wish is to stay out of trouble on the 5 Urgencies we are in.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 351px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img height="351" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/HfsjNRmUTnWDOGrNm-UO_bX75mztI8sD6eIf5P1L0pH-tsUfvhfxd0LtbszCbdPK6780bEaFt9jYdJTYaQxiDPGjeE4Fsq-gbRVi--b9aVgzzIYAFQXqRAnIeY-tY5V255QsIpxB7Tb850KK5KUcQN4" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></p><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To my mind, Patrick Poyannee of TotalEnergies sees and states this right: we have to electrify as much of our economies and societies- and in order to reduce emissions and our dependencies on the (intense use of) fossil fuels.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now- </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let me give you 3 or 4 examples where the two schools could play a little better together, and to make some more common sense:</span></p><br /><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fossil fuels: make room for the new- allow for the Great Electrification.</span></p></li></ol><br /><ol start="2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Global South: China Dream, USDream - Global South Dream</span></p></li></ol><br /><ol start="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Learning Scale and Speed from Big Oil: Horizontal and Vertical Integration From Mines to Grids, Renewables, Evs, EEs, and (product. lifestyle and urban living) Re-designs </span></p></li></ol><br /><ol start="4" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reforms and our Organization: Present Institutional Ways. Reform of Economies, Free Markets, Level Playing Fields, Trades, Sector, Regions, Corporations</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Demonstration of Sustainable Energy Economies and Societies.</span></p></li></ol><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Halfway 2030- Let us focus on some Good Future Making</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://youtu.be/sQFhVZnSCpQ?si=4vQUvs78_xAJsqvM" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 15pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 351px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img height="351" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/tT1LAm0xxJKgyOMtv3S6jeBtm9AsZeKF6QysgpvZBPrS0B0_ItRYCqSf0VcIAz78x7GujPUuJUirvaLLU-EAnFnkM2oQ4pOrsWm5i0wOt4jgnL1o3H-B41Y4KN8-AI4-097W9jCqhNODI37rQyfyvhg" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://youtu.be/sQFhVZnSCpQ?si=4vQUvs78_xAJsqvM" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Go to Youtube Presentation</span></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To Conclude : “ One Ideal” </span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our Words matter. As Our Ways of Going About.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Prof Jeffrey Sachs has given a word to this: It is important to (upkeep) our Global Decency.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition, I like to speak and focus my words on the aspirations we like to achieve- together- and for some very good reasons.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our goal is to attain (Sustainable) Energy-Economies Free of Concerns: Here and There and Now and Tomorrow</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One Team (of Energy Professionals),. One Ideal.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In all this and that- remains- our call and possibility of Decent Leadership and to</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “ To Walk in more Beauty" </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The term " Walk in (more) Beauty" originates from the Indian Tribes, and carries as meaning:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> To walk (work, live) in harmony with all things ( People, Animals, Nature- Tree of Life) . This includes how we walk, feel physically and emotionally, and in exploring your own Life and situation. " </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> In modern day Government and Corporate Organisation- I would translate this to:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is about (knowing) the difference between the Tree of Knowledge vs. the Tree of Life. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And to apply and act upon this " in Wisdom from the Heart" ( Pope Francis Encyclicals Laudato Si, Fratelli Tutti) - in all that we do,: </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There can be no renewal of our relationship with Nature, without a renewal of our Humanity as well.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And to conclude - with a sentence given to this world by Ana Christina Campos Marques, at her PhD on Sustainability:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The world does not want to be saved. The world wants to be loved. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is through Love (for the World, Nature, People) that we can save our world.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"-</span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Adriaan Kamp- Founder Energy For One World</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">December 2023.</span></p><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 351px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img height="351" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/WrD2Neu_0uNYeSX0ylyQnoVc54yy_DXPsmRw02bqO6oMyiYl4S7iJkZoWVYRk3gY1mUkMZdgEcPowdCGhO6GoklJeZBN6hNCPlMfzHqeGvL1udIO_c9Y1IYSNGMSOQVHN5Xrf1lwJ_xXReewujT9O5k" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 17pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Appendix 1. Elders Statement</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Statement:</span><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COP28?src=hashtag_click" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d9bf0; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">#COP28</span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d9bf0; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 21px; overflow: hidden; width: 21px;"><img height="21" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/-TRK6M1QckRjh4pk_fSk0HBF4VvIgPqhOKAtJm_-h2mDalV_bmlrUtHxPfPoIl_3v8KPv4p9Mv-cPfuXzvXz-Qs_6l9Fml1X_uAkB6TnxXKP8mU8jAIen4vtExXdHANPrUkM2kX3RAJCgNFo9lvEg8s" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="21" /></span></span></a><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: The Elders welcome the beginning of the end for fossil fuels, but call for more urgent ambition at future COPs</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Elders welcome the signal from COP28 that the fossil fuel era must end. But the actions agreed in Dubai are too little, too late. World leaders need more urgent ambition in addressing the existential threat of the climate crisis, and supporting the most vulnerable.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COP28’s call for a transition away from fossil fuels is a historic step. But that transition needs to be rapid and fully funded, cover all sectors, and involve all countries. The science is clear that phasing out all fossil fuels is essential if the global temperature increase is to be limited to 1.5°C.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Phasing out fossil fuels was not agreed in Dubai. More steps to accelerate a comprehensive transition away from fossil fuels are urgently needed. To deliver the Paris commitments agreed in 2015, emissions must peak by 2025, and decrease by at least 43% by 2030. Tripling renewable energy by 2030 is necessary, but insufficient. The loopholes in the COP28 texts allow emissions to keep growing.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We regret that progress was held back by Saudi Arabia, its Gulf allies and other wealthy countries. They cannot stop the actions needed. Countries who depend on fossil fuel revenues, particularly poorer ones, need support to reconfigure their economies for a greener future.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We welcome initial pledges to the loss and damage fund, and recognition of the need for innovative sources of finance. The Global Goal on Adaptation requires further targets and timelines for implementation. The countries who need and deserve help responding to the climate crisis should not wait any longer for promised money that never arrives.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Future COPs need to agree diverse sources, such as international taxes, to finance a just transition to clean energy and support the most vulnerable. Repurposing the trillions currently spent subsidising fossil fuels would help. Significantly more money from the International Financial Institutions and private sector investment is also needed. Without more clarity on where the money will come from (based on common but differentiated responsibilities) and credible timelines, the gap between promises and delivery will widen. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COPs are imperfect, but the best process we have for tackling the climate crisis. They require all nations to collaborate, and leaders to take a long view and act on what matters most. The UAE Presidency played its role but did not always manage proceedings in an inclusive and transparent way. Confirming the final decision without the small island states in the room was wrong. They have the most to lose. Their voices should be heard.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The fossil fuel era will end eventually. COP28 finally acknowledged that necessity. We urge all leaders in politics, business and civil society to accelerate the inevitable. People’s ambition for a safer, cleaner, fairer future is increasingly visible across the world. That ambition can deliver climate justice for current and future generations. In the hottest year we have ever seen, the science – and our shared humanity - demand no less.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mary Robinson</span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, former President of Ireland and Chair of The Elders</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ban Ki-moon</span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, former UN Secretary-General and Deputy Chair of The Elders</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Graça Machel</span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Founder of the Graça Machel Trust, Co-founder and Deputy Chair of The Elders </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gro Harlem Brundtland</span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, former Prime Minister of Norway and former Director-General of the WHO</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Helen Clark</span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and former head of the UN Development Programme</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Elbegdorj Tsakhia</span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, former President and Prime Minister of Mongolia</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein</span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hina Jilani</span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and co-chair of the Taskforce on Justice</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ellen Johnson Sirleaf</span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, former President of Liberia and Nobel Peace Laureate</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ricardo Lagos</span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, former President of Chile</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Juan Manuel Santos</span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, former President of Colombia and Nobel Peace Laureate</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ernesto Zedillo</span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, former President of Mexico</span></p><br /><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none;"><colgroup><col width="624"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 96pt;"><td style="background-color: white; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 9pt 18pt 9pt 36pt; vertical-align: top;"><br /></td></tr><tr style="height: 846.75pt;"><td style="background-color: white; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 9pt 36pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 17pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Appendix 2. IEF Statement: IEF Welcomes COP28 Recognition or Multiple Pathways to Net Zero</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">RIYADH, Saudi Arabia –</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The International Energy Forum congratulated the United Arab Emirates for bringing the UN COP28 climate conference to a successful conclusion with a recognition that each country must chart its own course towards carbon neutrality.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The UAE Consensus, signed by 198 parties at the end of the UN climate conference, recognised the need for countries to make reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in a nationally determined manner, taking into account the Paris Agreement and their different national circumstances, pathways and approaches.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This “multidimensional” approach to achieving net zero was a key recommendation of an IEF report on the energy transition published in August, which argued that expectations of a single linear global pathway were misplaced. The report was submitted to the COP28 process during MENA Climate Week in October.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“I commend the COP28 Presidency on a historic worldwide agreement to accelerate efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, recognizing the need for a multidimensional approach to the energy transition, reflecting different priorities, starting points and policy approaches,” said Joseph McMonigle, IEF Secretary General.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“I am pleased that the IEF’s work on energy transition has contributed to the dialogue at COP28 and we look forward to supporting our 71 member countries to scale up clean energy solutions and implement what has been agreed,” he added.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The IEF report found that developments over the last two years have demonstrated that the energy transition is more complicated than had previously been thought. Expectations of a linear global transition were shaken as policymakers found climate goals competing with priorities around energy security, energy access, and affordability.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mr McMonigle praised the COP28 President Dr Sultan Al Jaber for leading an inclusive and consensual dialogue in Dubai, ensuring that the voice of energy producers and consumers were heard.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He also highlighted several other initiatives announced at COP28, including the Global Decarbonization Charter, under which 52 major energy companies agreed to eliminate methane emissions by 2030 and reach net zero from their operations by 2050.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The IEF is a supporting organization of the Carbon Management Challenge, which encourages countries to scale up carbon capture, use and storage projects and was also launched at COP28.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 17pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="display: inline-block; position: relative; width: 100px;"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 17pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Appendix 3. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 19pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The world reacts to the new climate deal</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.73077; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.73077; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Officials, advocates and scientists from around the world have reacted to the final COP28 declaration. Here is a selection of what they have said:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.73077; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“The deal is not perfect, but one thing is clear: the world is no longer denying our harmful addiction to fossil fuels.” — </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Inger Andersen, executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.73077; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Now a critical test is whether far more finance is mobilized for developing countries to help make the energy transition possible.” — </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ani Dasgupta, president of the World Resources Institute.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.73077; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Every investor should understand now that the future investments that are profitable and long-term are renewable energy — and investing in fossil fuels is a stranded asset.” — </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jennifer Morgan, Germany’s climate envoy</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-13/cop28-ends-with-deal-on-transition-away-from-fossil-fuels?te=1&nl=climate-forward&emc=edit_clim_20231215" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #286ed0; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">told Bloomberg</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.73077; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“We have made an incremental advancement over business as usual, when what we really need is an exponential step change in our actions.” — </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Samoa representative Anne Rasmussen on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.73077; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“This is a historic milestone on the journey to transitioning away from fossil fuels — a development that seemed all but impossible even two years ago. But we must be mindful that this is the bare minimum.” — </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sir David King, founder and chair of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.73077; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Some activists were disappointed we didn’t commit to an immediate fossil fuel phaseout. Still, without the trade, investment and finance to achieve it, it would either have hit developing countries hardest or been meaningless.” — </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Avinash Persaud, special climate envoy of Barbados.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.73077; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“We are not happy but we all agree.” — </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Russian federation delegate Mikhail Gitarskiy</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, according to </span><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/13/countries-agree-to-deal-at-cop28-climate-summit.html?utm_campaign=Hot+News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=286315934&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9ZoxpKuLwoK-AI1CwIP0-EkYe4t5t8XtdGJAyIHQ9tIPtCzCVDSaVw7Sw6D2XAHJdggY3domAu7Te4Y6Pt1RaQ3zfibUDLNNFFlYG5ZEfE2r70cjc&te=1&nl=climate-forward&emc=edit_clim_20231215" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #286ed0; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CNBC</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-7527c3e7-7fff-62b9-1e65-14a2c76447b3"><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7307692307692306; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><br /></p><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 20pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Appendix 4: India will continue to rely on coal power until it becomes developed country: Environment Minister</span></h1><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.25; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 11pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Responding to a question at a press conference here, the minister also said India resisted pressure from developed countries to end the use of fossil fuels at the UN climate conference in the United Arab Emirates.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.2153846153846155; margin-bottom: 27pt; margin-right: 8pt; margin-top: 34pt;"><span style="color: #736e6e; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 450px; overflow: hidden; width: 600px;"><img height="450" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/6ly8PrQuGh5kRRoqFILSk2-mp29YTKmkVHKYr0WPEoCxH6znOj3eJ4GlxLPhpdSFc2jsOifkaAd_fdPJG_gvNmwoF5n41x0yzK2F_hizweHvV_xen9zvQL3hOsRb11jlqthseLxWRKkEZZLjWwJDFT8Q8oROh_oHLOXoTxqfgURPS09jAulUifqbF0VHRQ" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="600" /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.2153846153846155; margin-bottom: 23pt; margin-top: 34pt;"><a href="https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tag/new+delhi" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New Delhi</span></a><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </span><a href="https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tag/india" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">India</span></a><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is committed to meeting the </span><a href="https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tag/energy" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">energy</span></a><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> needs of its people and will also have to rely on coal power until it achieves developed country status, </span><a href="https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tag/union+environment" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Union Environment</span></a><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Minister </span><a href="https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tag/bhupender+yadav" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bhupender Yadav</span></a><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> said on Tuesday. Responding to a question at a press conference here, the minister also said India resisted pressure from developed countries to end the use of fossil fuels at the UN climate conference in the </span><a href="https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tag/united+arab+emirates" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">United Arab Emirates</span></a><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.2153846153846155; margin-bottom: 23pt; margin-top: 34pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He said India is committed to meeting the energy needs of its people and this cannot be done by just "importing oil and gas".</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.2153846153846155; margin-bottom: 23pt; margin-top: 34pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"While we are increasing our renewable capacity, we will also have to rely on coal power until we achieve the objective of a developed India," he said.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.2153846153846155; margin-bottom: 23pt; margin-top: 34pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">India relies on coal for about 70 per cent of its power generation and aims to add 17 gigawatts of coal-based power generation capacity in the next 16 months.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.2153846153846155; margin-bottom: 23pt; margin-top: 34pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yadav said India "strongly resisted" the rich nations' call for limitations on new and unabated coal power generation. "We said you cannot dictate or tie up any country." Around 40 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions stem from coal, with oil and gas accounting for the remaining percentage.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.2153846153846155; margin-bottom: 23pt; margin-top: 34pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Developing countries, including India, pushed rich nations to take the lead in climate action and "that's why the climate conference in </span><a href="https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tag/dubai" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dubai</span></a><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> got extended", </span><a href="https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/solar-power-congress?ag=Whatshappening_&utm_source=Whatshappening_&utm_content=Solar+Power+Congress+2024&utm_medium=Internal&utm_campaign=Product_Promo_Widget&utm_index=2" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Solar Power Congress 2024</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.2153846153846155; margin-bottom: 23pt; margin-top: 34pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He said India accounts for 17 per cent of the global population but its contribution to global carbon emissions is just four per cent. "Poverty eradication is a priority for many nations. So, we did not give in to the pressure from developed countries (for a fossil fuel phase-out)," Yadav said.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.2153846153846155; margin-bottom: 23pt; margin-top: 34pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The minister said developed nations, which account for a large part of historical emissions (since the start of the industrial revolution), are required to provide finance and technological support to developing countries to help them combat climate change.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.2153846153846155; margin-bottom: 23pt; margin-top: 34pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"But the developed countries are pressuring developing nations to end the use of fossil fuels. We did not accept it (at COP28). We said efforts to (limit temperature rise to) 1.5 degrees Celsius should be seen in light of national circumstances and should adhere to (the principles of) equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.2153846153846155; margin-bottom: 23pt; margin-top: 34pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">These principles acknowledge that countries' efforts to combat climate change should be considered in light of their contributions to total emissions. They also stress that wealthier nations should bear primary responsibilities due to their substantial historical emissions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.2153846153846155; margin-bottom: 23pt; margin-top: 34pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Countries reached a historic deal on a 'transition away from fossil fuels' at COP28 in Dubai last week while emerging economies like India and </span><a href="https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tag/china" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">China</span></a><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> strongly resisted the targeting of coal.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.2153846153846155; margin-bottom: 23pt; margin-top: 34pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The deal called for tripling global renewable energy capacity and doubling energy efficiency rates by 2030 which, according to the </span><a href="https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tag/international+energy+agency" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">International Energy Agency</span></a><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, is critical to avoid breaching the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.2153846153846155; margin-bottom: 23pt; margin-top: 34pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yadav said India reduced its GDP emission intensity by 33 per cent between 2005 and 2019, achieving the target 11 years in advance. The country reached its non-fossil fuel targets nine years ahead of schedule.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.2153846153846155; margin-bottom: 23pt; margin-top: 34pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The emission intensity of the economy refers to the total amount of greenhouse gases emitted for every unit increase in gross domestic product.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.2153846153846155; margin-bottom: 23pt; margin-top: 34pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At COP28, the minister said, India also asked rich nations to vacate carbon space by achieving negative carbon emissions (removing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than emitted), not merely reaching net zero by 2050.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.2153846153846155; margin-bottom: 23pt; margin-top: 34pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">According to the Global Carbon Project, a group of international scientists, India's per capita carbon dioxide emissions rose by around five per cent in 2022 to reach two tonnes but these were still less than half of the global average.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.2153846153846155; margin-bottom: 23pt; margin-top: 34pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The United States topped the per capita emissions chart with every individual in the country emitting 14.9 tonnes of CO2, followed by Russia (11.4), Japan (8.5), China (8), and the European Union (6.2). The global average stood at 4.7 tonnes.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.2153846153846155; margin-bottom: 23pt; margin-top: 34pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The US is also the biggest CO2 emitter since the industrial revolution.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.2153846153846155; margin-bottom: 23pt; margin-top: 34pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Over the entire period 1850-2022, the US' cumulative emissions amounted to 115 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide (GtC) (24 per cent of the world's total), the EU's to 80 GtC (17 per cent) and China's to 70 GtC (15 per cent). India has emitted 15 GtC since 1850 which is just 3 per cent of the world's total.</span></p><br /><h1 dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.56; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/coal/india-will-continue-to-rely-on-coal-power-until-it-becomes-developed-country-environment-minister/106117435" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/coal/india-will-continue-to-rely-on-coal-power-until-it-becomes-developed-country-environment-minister/10611743</span></a></h1></span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div>Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-80139851383365936802023-11-21T07:15:00.025+01:002023-12-01T11:30:34.283+01:00(Week of) 20th November, 2023- Halfway 2030. APEC and President Xi JinPing " Peace and Friendship" Speech. On our Way to COP28.:- UNEP Emission Gap Report 2023, Global StockTake and John Kerry & Xie Zhenhua " did it again". Thanksgiving. <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><div><br /></div><div>(continued from last week)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>( <span style="font-size: x-small;">over the course of this year, I will share from various lenses- the state of progression on Paris Agreement, UN Sustainable Development- and the ambitions, actions and aspirations from Businesses and Governments- on these issues: 8 years into these programs: How are we (really really) doing? What can we celebrate? Where are we lacking in our organisations, integrations, leadership responsibilities and actions- and especially on Peace, Energy, Ecology and in our Economies? What can we expect? What deserves perhaps our better attention, and where are our opportunities for making Peace and All Good, Energy-Economies Free of Concerns? )</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDiusMTXBftGuiL6crHsdycW0jO8eXJ6AtxBjbcUV71v1eiBy5hckzk3q-ZGMkJA0PdkTl_m8AbRbYVfjzMyG69wRDOWDL0mFV-NBt0bQxIAMymPScmlY58v8E9grqzrLvoFukAJRgVACv1ZVaX8XdNcvxEqXzBKsfI3rAywGCmle9cH7lDA_QjBFGgJrK/s960/APEC%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDiusMTXBftGuiL6crHsdycW0jO8eXJ6AtxBjbcUV71v1eiBy5hckzk3q-ZGMkJA0PdkTl_m8AbRbYVfjzMyG69wRDOWDL0mFV-NBt0bQxIAMymPScmlY58v8E9grqzrLvoFukAJRgVACv1ZVaX8XdNcvxEqXzBKsfI3rAywGCmle9cH7lDA_QjBFGgJrK/w591-h332/APEC%20.jpg" width="591" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">( These notes are brief- for reasons of some on-going work commitments over this month )</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;">The Week That Was.</b></span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span>Last week was the 30th APEC Summit in San Francisco, and with President Biden and President Xi Jinping also sharing a (4 hours) face-to-face at the Filoli Estate. Both events, that shaped the week.</span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">It was also the week that India economy surpassed the 4 trillion USD GDP marker, David Cameron returned as Foreign Secretary in Rishi Sunaks Cabinet, and Argentine voted for Javier Milei- to be their next President. </div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">Let us admit: the "Peace and Friendship" speech given by President Xi JinPing at the Welcome Dinner by Friendly Organisations, in San Francisco (APEC Summit)- is and has been transcendental, and for sure- may have come to some- as a " Bat in the Hen House". (i come to speak about this- in a moment)</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">I strongly suggest you to read and digest the carefully worded state speeches - by President Xi JinPing- at this occasion ( see below).</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">President Biden, and Western Media, appeared a bit more " transactional" in his ways and going about- of this meet-up and event: ie. a listing of high priority items such as a diplomatic and military hotline, economic, tech- and health management issues- in and between the two countries.</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">" Trust but Verify" was the comment given- on this reset in relationship, and after the 4 hour meet-up. </div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">Now, another "thing" that was observed, and may have your attention, is that Chinese State Media stopped "USA-bashing" prior and at XiJinPing visit to the APEC summit, and like " a flip of a switch" - commenced with broadcasting positive, progressive and friendship quotes and stories- on the two People.</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">Messaging to the home base- that the war-mongering has stopped.</div> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">Now, perhaps a little unfortunate- was that President Biden, and at the end of his Q&A with the press, had a slip of the tongue or an error of judgment ("to my mind")- by calling President XiJinPing (again, and at this very moment) a " dictator".</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">I sincerely hope that (this forms of) remarks (or slip of the tongue)- is not going to hamper- the rebuild of some positive and constructive bridges- between these two Big Brother of Nations.</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">As both State Leaders will have to manage their mutual expectations- but also in and at their home base- where some sizable factions, groups or elements in government, military, media or politics- "not ready" or are more arguing or lobbying for more stern, cold-blooded and hard-nosed working approaches.</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">That is true in the US, and with the Republican Party, Media and up-and coming election - surely going to influence or determine the fate of " this detente" . </div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">Will Western Leadership and with their open Political, Military and Media-circus with opinions- by Pundits, "experts", and " security advisors" - be able to hold their tongues, and see the importance of re-building a workable and functioning relationship with China?</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">Can the Communist Party in China constrain its ambitions and Stop their Game-of-Go over the US and the West (vs the Rest), and see an end to the wars by proxy or propaganda?</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">Can both parties maintain good order, see their realities clear- and stay away from harm's way - also onto the the Other?</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">The speech, invitation, given by President XiJinPing- ( " the Bat in the Hen House" )-is, to my mind, to take these words a bit serious, and <i>help, support and organize</i> this, into its better ways- there where possible, relevant and most needed, into a success:</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">" Peace and Friendship" </div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">Our world deserves it, and will surely be a better and more hopeful place- by it!</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i>APEC</i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">At APEC parties were able to conclude with a fine APEC2023 Golden Gate Leaders Declaration (see below). </div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><div>I strongly suggest you also to watch the coverage of this summit, in China main media channels such as CGTN, ChinaDaily, PeoplesDaily etc. etc.: to understand the messages shared here to its audiences.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>President Xi view that APEC and the two countries can look forward to a 30 golden years</div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">President Xi Jinping put forward visionary proposals for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/APEC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#APEC</a> cooperation to usher in the next "golden 30 years." Emphasizing innovation, openness, green, and inclusive development, he called on member economies to join forces in advancing regional cooperation. <a href="https://t.co/EYFrExvdx0">pic.twitter.com/EYFrExvdx0</a></p>— Xi's Moments (@XisMoments) <a href="https://twitter.com/XisMoments/status/1725698212642873487?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2023</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>This Summit, and in combination of the Biden-Xi JinPing is (for sure) to be embraced, and as seen as a valid and vital chance and opportunity to reset Relationships, our (mutual) Tone of Voice and our Organizing Ways Forwards: Good Future Making!</div><div><br /></div><div>Neither naive, neither without some ideals- and also with some good eyes on tomorrow-land, and the present realities we are in.: </div><div><br /></div><div>Our abilities to blend China Dream with America Dream -on Energy , Climate and UNSDGs- and for the good of the Global South and the Whole (ie Africa Dream, Latin-America Dream, Asean, Apec Dream, etc.,) - that would be a major (!) step forwards.</div><div><br /></div><div>US and China collaborations and energy transition, un sdgs realisations - perhaps not initially possible in each home markets, but onto the Global South, the Whole- should surely be an area where Peace and Friendship can be demonstrated, and is some very welcoming news.</div><div><br /></div><div>We are in!</div></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><br />
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Some Tweets - on this and that
</b><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">President Xi Jinping put forward visionary proposals for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/APEC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#APEC</a> cooperation to usher in the next "golden 30 years." Emphasizing innovation, openness, green, and inclusive development, he called on member economies to join forces in advancing regional cooperation. <a href="https://t.co/EYFrExvdx0">pic.twitter.com/EYFrExvdx0</a></p>— Xi's Moments (@XisMoments) <a href="https://twitter.com/XisMoments/status/1725698212642873487?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OpinionLine?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OpinionLine</a> Xi-Biden meeting has significant global impact <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/XiJinping?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#XiJinping</a> <a href="https://t.co/Kj2AeB7hTw">https://t.co/Kj2AeB7hTw</a></p>— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChinaDaily/status/1725363133525770508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">APEC Gave a Rare Opportunity to See China’s Xi Up Close - The New York Times <a href="https://t.co/GdX8CqmCoW">https://t.co/GdX8CqmCoW</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1725779608014901302?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Five things we learned from the Biden-Xi meeting - BBC News <a href="https://t.co/Kk6niHHaBN">https://t.co/Kk6niHHaBN</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1726502262930108695?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/yUvM3aveHW">https://t.co/yUvM3aveHW</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1725107752979091685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 16, 2023</a></blockquote> <b><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></b>
</span></span></div><div><span><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: medium;">On Our Way to COP28: UNEP Emission Gap Report, Global StockTake, and John Kerry & Xie Zhenhua" did it again" . Reports Reports and More Reports</b></b></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></b></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><br /></div><div>We are a 10 days away from the start of COP28. Everyday news and reports are streaming-in onto my desk, and I like to keep this short:</div><div><br /></div><div>Two small notes:</div><div><br /></div><div>First and foremost: John Kerry & Xie Zhenhua "did it again" . Earlier, the two gentlemen rescued COP21 (Paris Agreement), COP26 (Glasgow) and now COP28 ( Abu Dhabi).</div><div><br /></div><div>With the US-China <span color="var(--blue-gray-900)" style="font-family: __Source_Sans_3_4cbbeb, __Source_Sans_3_Fallback_4cbbeb;">Sunnylands Statement on Enhancing Cooperation to Address the Climate Crisis (see below), they once again, breakthrough - and signal to the wider (rest of the World): we maintain our order, constructive positions- and full support for the Paris Agreement.</span></div><div><span color="var(--blue-gray-900)" style="font-family: __Source_Sans_3_4cbbeb, __Source_Sans_3_Fallback_4cbbeb;"><br /></span></div><div><span color="var(--blue-gray-900)" style="font-family: __Source_Sans_3_4cbbeb, __Source_Sans_3_Fallback_4cbbeb;">Well- I consider that (some very) good news.</span></div><div><span color="var(--blue-gray-900)" style="font-family: __Source_Sans_3_4cbbeb, __Source_Sans_3_Fallback_4cbbeb;"><br /></span></div><div><span color="var(--blue-gray-900)" style="font-family: __Source_Sans_3_4cbbeb, __Source_Sans_3_Fallback_4cbbeb;">The second note I like to make- is yesterdays release of the UNEP Emission Gap Report (earlier they had released the Production Gap Report).</span></div><div><span color="var(--blue-gray-900)" style="font-family: __Source_Sans_3_4cbbeb, __Source_Sans_3_Fallback_4cbbeb;"><br /></span></div><div><span color="var(--blue-gray-900)" style="font-family: __Source_Sans_3_4cbbeb, __Source_Sans_3_Fallback_4cbbeb;">I am not going to spill any words over this - other - then to ask you to read UN SG Guterres message and words on this <i>in full</i>, and inviting you to read - at least- the executive summary of this report.</span></div><div><span color="var(--blue-gray-900)" style="font-family: __Source_Sans_3_4cbbeb, __Source_Sans_3_Fallback_4cbbeb;"><br /></span></div><div><span color="var(--blue-gray-900)" style="font-family: __Source_Sans_3_4cbbeb, __Source_Sans_3_Fallback_4cbbeb;">If I were asked to give you an elevator pitch on this and that, in simple terms- these may be (some of) my words:</span></div><div><span color="var(--blue-gray-900)" style="font-family: __Source_Sans_3_4cbbeb, __Source_Sans_3_Fallback_4cbbeb;"><br /></span></div><div><span color="var(--blue-gray-900)" style="font-family: __Source_Sans_3_4cbbeb, __Source_Sans_3_Fallback_4cbbeb;"><i>Halfway 2030, and after 8 years of the Paris Agreements, our world emission outlook is still on the rise (well into 2030), and with our present ways and going about, our children children (by the end of the century), and if nothing changes will see a world that has warmed over 3 Degrees C. </i></span></div><div><span color="var(--blue-gray-900)" style="font-family: __Source_Sans_3_4cbbeb, __Source_Sans_3_Fallback_4cbbeb;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span color="var(--blue-gray-900)" style="font-family: __Source_Sans_3_4cbbeb, __Source_Sans_3_Fallback_4cbbeb;"><i>An inheritance you may not wish to pass.</i></span></div><div><span color="var(--blue-gray-900)" style="font-family: __Source_Sans_3_4cbbeb, __Source_Sans_3_Fallback_4cbbeb;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: __Source_Sans_3_4cbbeb, __Source_Sans_3_Fallback_4cbbeb;"><i>Now- the good news is , and also Halfway 2030- and based on 10 years Energy Transition Experience- we know where, what and how to re-organize, re-wire , re-balance and re-frame ( our energy-economies) such that this ordeal does not have to take place.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: __Source_Sans_3_4cbbeb, __Source_Sans_3_Fallback_4cbbeb;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: __Source_Sans_3_4cbbeb, __Source_Sans_3_Fallback_4cbbeb;"><i>And that is, at times, a bit different- than the present chosen and (institutionalized) ways of going about.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: __Source_Sans_3_4cbbeb, __Source_Sans_3_Fallback_4cbbeb;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: __Source_Sans_3_4cbbeb, __Source_Sans_3_Fallback_4cbbeb;"><i>My take: let us make room for the new, and allow the relevant (country, market, sector, corporate) transitions to take place- and help ensure energy-economies free of concern; Here and There. Now and Tomorrow!</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span color="var(--blue-gray-900)" style="font-family: __Source_Sans_3_4cbbeb, __Source_Sans_3_Fallback_4cbbeb;"> </span><span color="var(--blue-gray-900)" style="font-family: __Source_Sans_3_4cbbeb, __Source_Sans_3_Fallback_4cbbeb;"> </span></div><div>Adriaan Kamp- Founder Energy For One World </div><div><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></b></span></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="de">SG Guterres on UNEP Emission Gap Report 2023 <a href="https://t.co/zgZsB7l634">https://t.co/zgZsB7l634</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1726658058804469775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">No more greenwashing. No more foot dragging - <a href="https://twitter.com/antonioguterres?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@antonioguterres</a>' full remarks at the launch of the <a href="https://twitter.com/UNEP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UNEP</a> Emissions Gap report: <a href="https://t.co/Pjn5l6IWfF">https://t.co/Pjn5l6IWfF</a></p>— UN Spokesperson (@UN_Spokesperson) <a href="https://twitter.com/UN_Spokesperson/status/1726640486797205921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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<div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></b></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></b></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: medium;">Thanksgiving</b></b></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></b></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></b></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></b></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></b></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: medium;">
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<br /></b></b></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></b></span></div><div style="font-size: small;">(continued after COP28 !)</div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></b></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></b></span></div></span></div>Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-7726893852356726012023-11-13T10:05:00.054+01:002023-11-13T18:31:42.882+01:00(Week of) 13th November 2023- Halfway 2030. On Our Way to COP28. Imagineering Good Future Making in Testing Times &Troubled Waters. Diwali: "Light over Dark" . continued from last week)<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>( <span style="font-size: x-small;">over the course of this year, I will share from various lenses- the state of progression on Paris Agreement, UN Sustainable Development- and the ambitions, actions and aspirations from Businesses and Governments- on these issues: 8 years into these programs: How are we (really really) doing? What can we celebrate? Where are we lacking in our organisations, integrations, leadership responsibilities and actions- and especially on Peace, Energy, Ecology and in our Economies? What can we expect? What deserves perhaps our better attention, and where are our opportunities for making Peace and All Good, Energy-Economies Free of Concerns? )</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXv7UsnevitefAjK3D9bZAG7PTJClcs2CAOIkbYonXsFTVM-ceQ8QfyMOsOU0mZpm2vFD6ge4P8l5MV-ZiVcgL8LVeT49D3W8btPdu2dLVve1YN0sLvrC90kSbDLx0ihRMUG8TrbUlKYGn-sJ-gNujQu_-zllDYuvMfP_nJX-HDmlrrmkQKLnwJBgxopK/s960/Untitled%20presentation%20(56).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXv7UsnevitefAjK3D9bZAG7PTJClcs2CAOIkbYonXsFTVM-ceQ8QfyMOsOU0mZpm2vFD6ge4P8l5MV-ZiVcgL8LVeT49D3W8btPdu2dLVve1YN0sLvrC90kSbDLx0ihRMUG8TrbUlKYGn-sJ-gNujQu_-zllDYuvMfP_nJX-HDmlrrmkQKLnwJBgxopK/w583-h328/Untitled%20presentation%20(56).jpg" width="583" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">( These notes are brief- for reasons of some on-going work commitments over this month )</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;">The Week That Was.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span><span>I Open this week a little different,</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b></span></div><div>Hindus over this World are celebrating this week- the festival of Lights. Diwali. An age-old tradition with the promise and faith that Light wins over Dark, and with the wish that every human being carries this Light within, as well may radiate this Light into his or her Family, Relationships and (Worldly) Going Abouts.</div><div><br /></div><div>Well- a wish, attitude, and believe- our dynamic, polarized, rivaling and at times warring and conflicting world- surely deserves, as in our Geo-Politics of Emotions, we may experience and see for sure Some "Darkness in Testing Times & Troubled Waters" .</div><div><br /></div><div>It was Josep Borell - High Commissioner of the EU, who spoke some relevant words, at last weeks EU ambassadors conference in Brussels.</div><div><br /></div><div>Worth your eyes and ears. </div><div><br /></div><div>
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</div><div><br /></div><div><b>If I were to summarize a key insight I carry from listening to these words - is:</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><i>The invitation today is, and in our multi-polarized, poly-crisis, poly-opinionated and dynamic developing and shifting world- is to remain and/or become (again) attractive to the Other, and the Whole.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>To be receptive for their views, to be attractive in charm and understanding, and to be able to transcend and Imagineer Good Future Making- To be "a Light"- in and between. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>In certain and uncertain times and days.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>With (a newly) given and carried trust , commitments and good-will- in and between the partners.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>That is a Leadership Skill.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Surely-this may need some Reforms- in our present WorldViews, Attitudes, Tone of Voice, Organisation, and in some of our present Leadership ways of going about,</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i> and away from the present power politics or transactional horse-trading Mr. Borell was speaking about!</i></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>True Diplomacy, True Imagineering and Good Future Making and (Deep) Human Kindness and Decency ("Light") (+++)- in one go. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span><span style="font-size: large;">A </span>most relevant skill in our (present) Political Landscape, Corporate and National Economies and Trade Relations Leadership!.</span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>Now- let me now turn my eyes to the " Week That Was" , (/ and to come).</span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>On Wednesday, later this week, all eyes will be on San Francisco- as President Xi is to meet-up with President Biden- and with the wish expressed between the parties- to reduce some pressing tensions and to underpin some good relationship keeping- in and between.</span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>Worth every effort, I presume.</span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>Now- this meet-up, comes for President Biden, in quite some testing times and troubled waters. </span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>Nationally as well Internationally.</span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>As from 7th October onward, the world has witnessed the planned gruesome terrorist attack by Hamas, hostages and escalating loss of trust, conflict, hatred, war and so forth- between Israel, with Hamas- and the Palestine People.</span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>A New York Times investigative report- shares you some details of a rather cold-blooded, calculated and strategically planned mission by Hamas- and with the intent to initiate a " permanent war on Israel": worth your read. </span></span></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Behind Hamas’s Bloody Gambit to Create a ‘Permanent’ State of War <a href="https://t.co/JcfbTDOTd8">https://t.co/JcfbTDOTd8</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1722495921231892990?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>Now with images of bombed civilians or despaired (Palestinians and) hospitals transmitted over our world - it was the Arab League, and gathered under the Leadership of MBS (!), this weekend- who made some strong statements and calls- towards Israel and the very West (see below).</span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span><div><span><span>State Secretary Blinken recent mission and calls in the Middle-East had not bridged the divides- on the ways parties see the better ways forwards, or to restore some calm or peace.</span></span></div></span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>Over this weekend- Saudi Gazette covered the following news item- for all to see:</span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>The Biden administration has received stark warnings from American diplomats in the Arab world that its strong support for Israel’s destructive and deadly military campaign in Gaza “is losing us Arab publics for a generation”</i></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>Earlier last week, MBS had held (a new Saudi- Africa co-operation) meeting with the whole of the African Union. Parties are aligning themselves (against Israel and the West).</span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>Last week, both Russia and the US, and in the same week- suspended and exited their commitments on the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). You could also hear this in the words and tone of voice of Mr. Borrel: we are entering a wave of new militarization- in our world. Not such a good thing! </span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div>And to add some new realities out there, it was the Washington Post, this week- that reported that, now most likely , the Ukraine Military was behind last years NordStream Gas Pipeline Terror attack: an act that pulled Europe more and more into this war, and weaponized or severely harmed the (European) energy sector. </div><div><br /></div><div>Remember all the words spilled by our Politicians over this event?, and earlier pointing of fingers to Russia?</div><div><br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/9ZoOpnErMx">https://t.co/9ZoOpnErMx</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1724022922455453919?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</div><div>Now, at Home, and in the US, the newly elected speaker of the House, Mr. Mike Johnson does not seem to care so much about these international challenges posed on the US and Rest, as he has decided to play hard-ball with the Biden Administration on its Federal Budget and (overseas) spending plans.</div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div>2024 is election year.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Now,</div><div><br /></div><div>Let us turn our eyes to some true and progressive optimism and a place where people with Hope like to make some Good Future Making this week: </div><div><br /></div><div>APEC 2023, in San Francisco Bay Area;</div><div> </div><div><span>
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<span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>This weeks meeting between President Xi and President Biden, will surely be marked historic- and comes at a pivotal moment in time.</span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div>It will be good to see some Good Future Making.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Behind Public Assurances, Xi Jinping Spread Grim Views on U.S. <a href="https://t.co/TovMZZMIp8">https://t.co/TovMZZMIp8</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1724117475741032457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="hu">DealBook: A Biden-Xi reset? <a href="https://t.co/AyyjKx9KZb">https://t.co/AyyjKx9KZb</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1724064135502078032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/Wc9KeV3rTC">https://t.co/Wc9KeV3rTC</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1723026130045710771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/hRx4844LQL">https://t.co/hRx4844LQL</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1723022263929233897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/MENppncie5">https://t.co/MENppncie5</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1723236541592399879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Behind Hamas’s Bloody Gambit to Create a ‘Permanent’ State of War <a href="https://t.co/JcfbTDOTd8">https://t.co/JcfbTDOTd8</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1722495921231892990?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Crown Prince blasts international failure to halt Israeli aggression — <a href="https://t.co/qJOhO9EdPi">https://t.co/qJOhO9EdPi</a> <a href="https://t.co/E51r5kArpj">pic.twitter.com/E51r5kArpj</a></p>— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saudi_Gazette/status/1723471268899340745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SaudiArabia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SaudiArabia</a>’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has affirmed the Kingdom’s unequivocal rejection and condemnation of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Israel?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Israel</a>’s unjust war on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Palestine?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Palestine</a>.<a href="https://t.co/pHMredncUj">https://t.co/pHMredncUj</a></p>— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saudi_Gazette/status/1723320944981110856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VIDEO?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VIDEO</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Saudi?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Saudi</a> Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman exposes global failure and urges collective action against blatant <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Israeli?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Israeli</a> violations in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gaza?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Gaza</a> <a href="https://t.co/qrNYbUj3mn">pic.twitter.com/qrNYbUj3mn</a></p>— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saudi_Gazette/status/1723327723861369318?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: The statement of the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit rejects labeling the retaliatory war on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gaza?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Gaza</a> as "self-defense." <a href="https://t.co/gIBhsnFsgR">pic.twitter.com/gIBhsnFsgR</a></p>— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saudi_Gazette/status/1723386035365724246?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Saudi?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Saudi</a> Foreign Minister: We closely monitor the double standards of the West and assess our positions. <a href="https://t.co/9tO3nHHcc1">pic.twitter.com/9tO3nHHcc1</a></p>— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saudi_Gazette/status/1723388576946127186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FRONTPAGE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FRONTPAGE</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SaudiArabia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SaudiArabia</a> launches $1-billion development initiative in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Africa?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Africa</a> — <a href="https://t.co/yB5re1Lpzz">https://t.co/yB5re1Lpzz</a> <a href="https://t.co/69cYP2Ix3I">pic.twitter.com/69cYP2Ix3I</a></p>— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saudi_Gazette/status/1723089611444896167?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/vv5AZ2QLzc">https://t.co/vv5AZ2QLzc</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1722228477687165414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/Ht5fnM85R8">https://t.co/Ht5fnM85R8</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1722116473273847828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Russia adds more than 3tn roubles to its budget - <a href="https://t.co/dZoJsf8sLL">https://t.co/dZoJsf8sLL</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/FT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FT</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1723022166290043001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/a7hJr0QlGB">https://t.co/a7hJr0QlGB</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1722192637178900601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/O7ZrAkKoI0">https://t.co/O7ZrAkKoI0</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1722193284653863348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/2nH1MJbw86">https://t.co/2nH1MJbw86</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1723675109854970036?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 12, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/9ZoOpnErMx">https://t.co/9ZoOpnErMx</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1724022922455453919?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">🎥 VIDEO | Pope Francis states that "Enough! Enough, brothers! Every human being is precious in the eyes of God." <a href="https://t.co/Op31FEGPzN">pic.twitter.com/Op31FEGPzN</a></p>— EWTN Vatican (@EWTNVatican) <a href="https://twitter.com/EWTNVatican/status/1723720792696086680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 12, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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<p>We are 17 days away from the start of COP28. I am not going to spend too many words- now on this (better to wait now for the true results of this round of COP).</p><p>Two things- for this week:</p><p><b>First of all</b>, UNEP published its Production Gap Report. Now- you donot need to be " a rocket scientist" or data analist- to see and digest- that we are far and far removed from transition pathways towards net zero.</p><p>We are seriously crossing any sensible boundaries.</p><p>Our present, real and energy world- works just a little different, today. Everywhere East of Poland and South of Italy- the world is (very very) hungry for Energy and Fossil Fuels (Coal, Oil and Gas).</p><p>In essence, and if you look over last decade(s), parties can conclude that (despite all good will) Renewables ( worldwide) have not yet started in helping us to transition <i>away </i>from fossil fuels. In essence, they have been part of the<i> additions</i> onto the ever growing energy demand need in our world, East and South.</p><p><b>A second observation, </b>I would like to make (for this week) - is the investigative journalism done by France24 and on the roles and ways McKinsey has positioned itself - in this COP28.</p><p>Quite a sobering report, - on the state of affairs, and going abouts- in our consultancy land, and with respect to Energy, Climate, UNSDGs (!) and Transition</p><p>If only half of France24 investigative journalism is true: we are in deep troubled waters.</p><p>Halfway 2030 , Energy ( Oil, Gas, Power) Professionals, and who seriously work on Energy, Transition, and Good Future Making, know that the present chosen ( emission reduction) programs and our intense accounting and trade-off schemes, proposed by the consultancy firm(s)- does and will not work.( globally).</p><p>Without any depth or knowledge of how the Industry really works, What Energy and Energy Transition is really about (ie New Energy-Economy Architectures here and there), and Why, and Where better ( market, sector, corporate, trade) (organisational) change programs are to be framed and made to deliver:</p><p>In the real world.</p><p>I am proud my practice and practice experience is inspiring that, and i am concerned that (our money seeking) consultancies may be hindering this.</p><p>Let us get our acts together and stop kicking the can down the road, and making money with this or that. </p><p>Let us keep our focus and proceeds with Healthy Reforms, Good Relationships and Care, Decency and Good Future Making!</p><p>Now- the good news is:</p><p>McKinsey Global has agreed to sit-down with me, talk this over, - and clarify their position in and on this.</p><p> I sincerely look forwards to these forthcoming dialogues !</p><p><br /></p><p> </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">2023 Report - Production Gap : Key Findings <a href="https://t.co/1yyGhBjYbz">https://t.co/1yyGhBjYbz</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1722159582783353031?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2023</a></blockquote><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHGojC0H0TJ5kBq4kd1pVNrN2tKZ9T0ZeKbwYAyzr6Lj202JJxIGPGZ6fRHaChYemaJ6iH6bIp8J91UmwBe5P6bVcRaABjpUbx9-HovdkKrkqdSASh88dr80WG91i5xLWzAlXKIhIOFF75Jeyue16Q4OXz1Rcodho-SIJ0f3Fboh6P0ein-d5DXllEiaH/s960/EFOW%20Halfway%202030-%20Autumn%202023%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHGojC0H0TJ5kBq4kd1pVNrN2tKZ9T0ZeKbwYAyzr6Lj202JJxIGPGZ6fRHaChYemaJ6iH6bIp8J91UmwBe5P6bVcRaABjpUbx9-HovdkKrkqdSASh88dr80WG91i5xLWzAlXKIhIOFF75Jeyue16Q4OXz1Rcodho-SIJ0f3Fboh6P0ein-d5DXllEiaH/w644-h362/EFOW%20Halfway%202030-%20Autumn%202023%20(1).jpg" width="644" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><br /></p></blockquote></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;">Diwali- " Light over Dark" </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have stated this earlier; In order to be Good Future Makers, one of the better characteristics is also to have eye for what today is broken and that what needs healing in order to progress.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To be a Diwali.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div>In essence- </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXm_BNq1rZYaOolKvMWVNC9CM7nyNrq94VFxmS0MCqfsi9nINdLS0Qn0rerIrXLMC6qH3A_8cpTbhoKtaIsSBNsYId2D4KSmco7XRFxgvABB5mupKkZiILpwfD3NCOWSlPrLiHBwnvwUPSV1QEKq2hv26kvAjl9QkS5TYC_IRzDuo0zlc0Fej8gCDptyd/s960/EDI_Nyenrode%20Executive%20Energy%20Education%20MasterClass-%20Spring2022%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXm_BNq1rZYaOolKvMWVNC9CM7nyNrq94VFxmS0MCqfsi9nINdLS0Qn0rerIrXLMC6qH3A_8cpTbhoKtaIsSBNsYId2D4KSmco7XRFxgvABB5mupKkZiILpwfD3NCOWSlPrLiHBwnvwUPSV1QEKq2hv26kvAjl9QkS5TYC_IRzDuo0zlc0Fej8gCDptyd/w620-h349/EDI_Nyenrode%20Executive%20Energy%20Education%20MasterClass-%20Spring2022%20(2).jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Share Message - Diwali: Indians celebrate the sparkling festival of lights<a href="https://t.co/rwZdDyYCGA">https://t.co/rwZdDyYCGA</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1723595418766889053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 12, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p><br /></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1722896229183447079?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2023</a></blockquote><p><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pope Francis is taking action against the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ClimateCrisis?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ClimateCrisis</a>. Are you? <a href="https://t.co/OYJmC4LRg9">https://t.co/OYJmC4LRg9</a></p></blockquote><p> </p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">(continued next week)</span></span></div><script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script>Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-90545295692759253442023-11-06T09:34:00.016+01:002023-11-06T16:31:11.246+01:00(week of) 6th November, 2023- Halfway 2030. On Our Way to COP28. Our World at an Inflection Point: Mission Impossible and Good Future Making.continued from last week)<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>( <span style="font-size: x-small;">over the course of this year, I will share from various lenses- the state of progression on Paris Agreement, UN Sustainable Development- and the ambitions, actions and aspirations from Businesses and Governments- on these issues: 8 years into these programs: How are we (really really) doing? What can we celebrate? Where are we lacking in our organisations, integrations, leadership responsibilities and actions- and especially on Peace, Energy, Ecology and in our Economies? What can we expect? What deserves perhaps our better attention, and where are our opportunities for making Peace and All Good, Energy-Economies Free of Concerns? ]</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfxpNnSTmHLxjPayHa5x3HSvZKU-YY1Z29_Aj1QP5O7wyKVLWSp9n3MRmd2G4f07_D69hZyxSteNPZO60O6oelr5EdVsHKpN_WPCTu9IeGEAOgkJl4Z4Jy-TmndX-Src-5n3m7znkWJ554IT5ugen5vA8e-G45o10gX5KLhBJX-ITpiqjIpaqOvhVFxms/s960/Untitled%20presentation%20(55).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfxpNnSTmHLxjPayHa5x3HSvZKU-YY1Z29_Aj1QP5O7wyKVLWSp9n3MRmd2G4f07_D69hZyxSteNPZO60O6oelr5EdVsHKpN_WPCTu9IeGEAOgkJl4Z4Jy-TmndX-Src-5n3m7znkWJ554IT5ugen5vA8e-G45o10gX5KLhBJX-ITpiqjIpaqOvhVFxms/w622-h350/Untitled%20presentation%20(55).jpg" width="622" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">( These notes are brief- for reasons of some on-going work commitments over this month )</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The Week That Was.</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span><span><div>I guess, we all follow the most recent events in Israel- Gaza, with some grieve, sadness and disbelief.</div><div><br /></div><div>The present tour by State Secretary Blinken in the region- to seek a (humanitarian) ceasefire, or assist in restoring some Peace- leaves few reasons for optimism (according to the BBC):</div><div><br /></div></span></span></div><div><b><br /></b><span><span><b></b><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Share Message - Few reasons for optimism after Antony Blinken's diplomatic dash<a href="https://t.co/lXNgFCav0A">https://t.co/lXNgFCav0A</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1721424247111704746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2023</a></blockquote> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></span>
</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div>Today, State Secretary Blinken will be in Turkey- and to meet President Erdogan, an important voice in the region and a potential brokerage partner. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was Mr. Nasrallah of Hezbollah- who left little doubt, that a bit more "oil on the fire by the US or Israel" (or crossing of (self declared) red-lines) could set the Region in further Hell and Fire</div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/28XppO1XX3">https://t.co/28XppO1XX3</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1720715702485631337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Crowds in Beirut cheer as Hezbollah leader taunts Israel in speech <a href="https://t.co/5MBbAjxtp4">https://t.co/5MBbAjxtp4</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/YouTube?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@YouTube</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1720800526076383555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div>In the US, and in a latest poll of swing states, it is Trump who leads the present presidential vote outlook:</div><div><br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Trump leads on Biden. NyT and polls shows <a href="https://t.co/u5amX2TYnk">https://t.co/u5amX2TYnk</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1721238872552612167?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</div><div><br /></div><div>With next years Presidential elections " on the roll" - it is President Biden who may feel some pressures " in holding it all together" - in the international arena by the Wars in Ukraine, Israel and his relationships with China.</div><div><br /></div><div>and</div><div><br /></div><div>Nationally, with the (gas, energy, oil) price, job securities, immigration, security, IRA sentiments and the economy- that largely may let voters swing and decide.</div><div><br /></div><div>The combination of these two "vulnerabilities: , and presently not "under full control" or in "Bidens hands" - but also in the hands of his " strategic rivals or - even- enemies."</div><div><br /></div><div>The now most likely meet-up (later this month) with President Xi in San Francisco- may bring some welcome good news:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">White House aims for Biden-Xi meeting in San Francisco in November | Reuters <a href="https://t.co/JeXZ8ui66A">https://t.co/JeXZ8ui66A</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1721429348668809390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/utXBAP0AFk">https://t.co/utXBAP0AFk</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1720080246945566727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 2, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div>Now - these events stand not in isolation.</div><div><br /></div><div>Mrs von der Leyen, of the EU- gave the following words- to this new world, she sees herself today in:</div><div><br /></div><div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/M0G74VBjqEA?si=V2Xk2Ob25-PWuAYn" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>It was, however, Fred Kempe, CEO of the Atlantic Council- who gave last week some words to (t)his perceived moment in time, at the CNBC Global Evolve Summit:</div><div><br /></div><div>Worth your watch, eyes and ears:</div><div><br /></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Biggest global threat since 1930s looms and every CEO talking about it <a href="https://t.co/aeNj5lv925">https://t.co/aeNj5lv925</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1721442081288101967?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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<div><br /></div><div>In short: </div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div>We are standing or are in the midst of an (Global) Inflection Point- and we are to choose how we re-act or shape ourselves from outwith this crisis:</div><div><br /></div><div>(post- WW1 or post - WWII- (re-)actions).</div><div><br /></div><div>And in his views- we better opt to see ourselves to re-organize for Peace and Prosperities, as we did after WWII.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the words of SG Guterres: It is Reform (Our Global Order) or Rupture.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now- whilst all of the above is " on-going" , and in London- two conferences took place, last week-and that where to help some good Future Making. </div><div><br /></div><div>The first was in Watford.</div><div><br /></div><div> The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers held its annual conference, and - at which- I was delighted to be invited to join-in and speak (more onto this- later!), </div><div><br /></div><div>and a second conference was held at Bletchley, by Prime Minister Sunak- and onto the implications of AI- onto our Societies, and the search for some (common) guardrails:</div><div><br /></div><div>I leave it to your imaginations- to appraise what here is presently evolving, and what here is at stake or at hand- in our present complex geo-political settings:<br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/OC5QXLj29D">https://t.co/OC5QXLj29D</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1720365964926046460?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/SBIwX7USpQ">https://t.co/SBIwX7USpQ</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1720365965714555197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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</div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;">On Our Way to COP28: Energy, Climate COP28 , (UNDGs): " Good Future Making" </b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There are COPs and there are Pre-COPs.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRg1_AGEreF1BYb1S4Tla5WPHyybYsnwT4bxCVBVg-OwfJ21DtknbNsU148b6ZF4GrRSXZxY4xJjVUUIwteu04CWf2mXifWYdo83cwbtbFdxK2aT9iI5EAPdfelVJCFc_zpPANypblkYQvXM92dSSkDmQkO6_yzYP_F-fuuQROBdunutYtvH5uLsAs5Lw0/s1920/Screenshot%202023-11-06%209.04.42%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1920" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRg1_AGEreF1BYb1S4Tla5WPHyybYsnwT4bxCVBVg-OwfJ21DtknbNsU148b6ZF4GrRSXZxY4xJjVUUIwteu04CWf2mXifWYdo83cwbtbFdxK2aT9iI5EAPdfelVJCFc_zpPANypblkYQvXM92dSSkDmQkO6_yzYP_F-fuuQROBdunutYtvH5uLsAs5Lw0/w551-h296/Screenshot%202023-11-06%209.04.42%20AM.png" width="551" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>With some 23 days to go- till COP, last week was such a final Pre-COP between the ministers and envoys of the Parties.</div><div><br /></div><div><span><span>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">COP28 UAE | COP28 Presidency hosts breakthrough meeting that agrees recommendations on operationalization of Loss and Damage Fund <a href="https://t.co/OKFab8Vp9B">https://t.co/OKFab8Vp9B</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1721439268986347682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">COP28 UAE | COP28, IRENA and Global Renewables Alliance outline roadmap at Pre-COP on fast-tracking the energy transition by tripling renewable power and doubling energy efficiency by 2030 <a href="https://t.co/jRc1aVUdFn">https://t.co/jRc1aVUdFn</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1721439589070500350?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2023</a></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Now- and over this month- I am not going to comment - on " this or that"- but whilst the " above Party" is being organized and constituted- for the 28th times, </p><p>Some Leading Scientists- found it important to release the following publications and media messages, so you know: </p><p><br /></p><p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NXDWpBlPCY8?si=XNEUNvqiczjU_sVc" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>
</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/k4XCYgprdt">https://t.co/k4XCYgprdt</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1720364260180529220?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Let me leave it, at that- for this week.:</p><p>We are (seemingly) at an inflection point, - and our invitation is surely " Some Good Future Making" - but also " Some Serious Reforms" of "What is Today".</p><p>Now, that is called: Work!</p><p>(Continued next week)</p><p> </p><p> </p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></span></span></div><div><br /></div><script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script>Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433145601225082426.post-52092260925201103882023-10-23T10:11:00.028+02:002023-10-23T19:25:35.104+02:00(Week of) 22nd October, 2023 - Halfway 2030: A Tale of Two Cities. Testing Times (continued from last week)<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-26186140-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>( <span style="font-size: x-small;">over the course of this year, I will share from various lenses- the state of progression on Paris Agreement, UN Sustainable Development- and the ambitions, actions and aspirations from Businesses and Governments- on these issues: 8 years into these programs: How are we (really really) doing? What can we celebrate? Where are we lacking in our organisations, integrations, leadership responsibilities and actions- and especially on Peace, Energy, Ecology and in our Economies? What can we expect? What deserves perhaps our better attention, and where are our opportunities for making Peace and All Good, Energy-Economies Free of Concerns? ]</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbN7osD4rZqi-zGoeUiY4SsnR_8iVmZbRh5nYNeJAAXZ1O9kgEDp2_oGsOpW2TOKZAXy4WluRZ9i_7qyl0fcHmkOk7Wzcd6xuRQdLn2RXH39ZXJ1AnvQkgw6DHtZH-rmLMNqRzqkg-7Q4TWhLtME8gEr-kaSYOTkl9DRKRLZxLBRPpj2pe0LKLI8uJOQIV/s960/Week%20of%2022nd%20October%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbN7osD4rZqi-zGoeUiY4SsnR_8iVmZbRh5nYNeJAAXZ1O9kgEDp2_oGsOpW2TOKZAXy4WluRZ9i_7qyl0fcHmkOk7Wzcd6xuRQdLn2RXH39ZXJ1AnvQkgw6DHtZH-rmLMNqRzqkg-7Q4TWhLtME8gEr-kaSYOTkl9DRKRLZxLBRPpj2pe0LKLI8uJOQIV/w581-h327/Week%20of%2022nd%20October%20(2).jpg" width="581" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;">The Week That Was.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div>It was Charles Dickens who gave words- in his Tale of Two Cities- during the French Revolution, in what world he saw himself in:</div><div><br /></div><div><i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way—in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tale_of_Two_Cities#cite_note-6" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;">[6]</a></sup></i></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div>Well, in Two Cities, we are- today- you may see, feel and agree with me.</div><div><br /></div><div>" The Other Team" - were the words used, by the President Biden, as he sat down with Benjamin Netanyahu- and he reflected on the horrific tragedy that had just been unfolding at a Gaza Hospital - in our World, and for our and his very eyes.</div><div><br /></div><div>Statements - were made- at various media gatherings, from the Oval Office and and (after the) special (Cairo) Summit for Peace.</div><div><br /></div><div>Media and experts were quick to see and judge- that the division(s), cohesion and strengths between " the Teams" - are (so) wide and diverse- that Peace now seems remote, and dangers and further escalation are on our near Horizon.</div><div><br /></div><div>Chaos and Destruction. </div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile, and in Beijing, another " event" took place., carefully choreographed. It was President Xi JinPing who hosted the celebration of his 10 year Belt and Road Initiative, with over 140 countries (head of state, senior) representatives- attending and applauding (t)his China Dream: A New Golden Decade.</div><div><br /></div><div>A new world (Order) under Construction.</div><div><br /></div><div>Over this week, Saudi Arabia, will host its " Davos in the Desert" - and with its eyes and ears on the East and the Global South.: </div><div><br /></div><div>"A New Compass" </div><div><br /></div><div>This Future Investment Initiative, in its 7th year, is led by Richard Attis, a former IBM turned (Event Host, Country) Brand Communication Strategist ("a global influencer" - we could say these days, and who has earlier worked with Klaus Schwab WEF): </div><div><br /></div><div>But here you can see and witness- how " agendas" (or "tale of two cities") - with money and influence- are being shaped and made, today:</div><div><br /></div><div>The West - People are Depressed.</div><div>The East and the Global South- People are Hopeful</div><div><br /></div><div>Worth your eyes and ears.</div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, and not unimportant, in the Energy and Climate Agenda, last week - and in London, the Energy Intelligence Forum 2023 took place. </div><div><br /></div><div>CEOs of our BigOil and Energy Firms were sharing a podium, and their views on what it is- they see- in the market, strategies and portfolios </div><div><br /></div><div>Different words, different opinions, different strategies.</div><div><br /></div><div>Outside, and on the streets, were groups of young people, including Greta Thunberg, calling for (some more serious) Climate Action.</div><div><br /></div><div>A Tale of Two Cities. Testing Times.</div><div><br /></div></div><div> </div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Hamas- Israel War</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Speeches (Statements and Declarations ) made at the Cairo Summit for Peace</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xmxtPFS1gtI?si=Ee_yBY8ecnWE5nXR" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qIJvYKghF78?si=FbzsAqFFzLVbVWPR" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> Speeches made by President Biden- over this week, and on this crisis</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpVCkYmhTcx1ZaT3SNPVga9tY8JfeOz9W-EXKjvW9T1pl0ugv-ATmevsauILC9HSxebQA72b-T_ribdfwFJU2q2S4cb_sP0JSKhTgXmyGQY-Rf-HQAysfSXLbeIGSzzNpervKXI_HC9FcWaOLP6PZqhEDfZe0vdIkEaL4q-IMe73qssIliSNxzcIYB9A9/s960/Week%20of%2022nd%20October%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpVCkYmhTcx1ZaT3SNPVga9tY8JfeOz9W-EXKjvW9T1pl0ugv-ATmevsauILC9HSxebQA72b-T_ribdfwFJU2q2S4cb_sP0JSKhTgXmyGQY-Rf-HQAysfSXLbeIGSzzNpervKXI_HC9FcWaOLP6PZqhEDfZe0vdIkEaL4q-IMe73qssIliSNxzcIYB9A9/w597-h336/Week%20of%2022nd%20October%20(6).jpg" width="597" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/d403nALfQrE?si=1FZrFvpW-wRrPT1k" target="_blank">Pre-Israel Visit (60 minutes)</a></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/g-yUY6XwJfM?si=m97PFMxBt9pb7tGx" target="_blank">in Israel (with Netanyahu)</a></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/F1E4_EZtclg?si=w1YCZWZyJcBuIaq9&t=1067" target="_blank">in Israel ( after talks Netanyahu)</a></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/WMRs97QZY48?si=MG2q0PqRdvEM_vZq" target="_blank">After Israel Visit ( Oval Office)</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">UN SG Guterres at Gaza border: a cry from the Human Heart. <a href="https://t.co/x9SPGlhIzt">https://t.co/x9SPGlhIzt</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1715398735860019623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
Some views on all of the above: </div><div><br /></div><div>Prof. Jeffrey Sachs</div><div><br /></div><div>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reaffirms <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SaudiArabia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SaudiArabia</a>'s rejection of the policy of mass displacement of Palestinians in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gaza?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Gaza</a> and emphasizes the Kingdom's strong stance against targeting civilians and underscores the importance of respecting international law. <a href="https://t.co/TylXNIbzRH">pic.twitter.com/TylXNIbzRH</a></p>— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saudi_Gazette/status/1715488211990905130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Israel-Hamas war has held up a mirror to European powerlessness - <a href="https://t.co/TZMT26MeZT">https://t.co/TZMT26MeZT</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/FT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FT</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1715667150948413776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/ZJRQdJ46kw">https://t.co/ZJRQdJ46kw</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1715667840177430750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> <b>Future-Making Summits Forums and Conferences-</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Speech by Chairman XiJin Ping- at BRI " A New Golden Decade" </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br />
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Financiers stick to ‘Davos in the Desert’ plans despite Middle East war <a href="https://t.co/OekStE4ZNP">https://t.co/OekStE4ZNP</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1715630526076252189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/pTgUj4N05G">https://t.co/pTgUj4N05G</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1716429185902682183?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg joined protesters outside the Energy Intelligence Forum event in London, telling protesters the world 'cannot rely on politicians and the people in power to save us' <a href="https://t.co/5NSKZDOzNZ">pic.twitter.com/5NSKZDOzNZ</a></p>— Reuters (@Reuters) <a href="https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1714290166200774767?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">China has potential to lead world into Paris agreement, tells Dr Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 president <a href="https://t.co/dxY6MY97wK">https://t.co/dxY6MY97wK</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1715296585905516700?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2023</a></blockquote> <b><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></b>
<b style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></b></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></b></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></b></div>Some EFOW observations- on all this and that (the above):</b></div><div style="font-size: medium; font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">Upon his request, and to an international colleague and working partner, I wrote the following brief words ( extract):</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i>However, reality seems to be a little distorted- at all sides. Like the Israeli, the Palestine People have been the outcast within the Arab World. Nobody wanted them.</i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i>So- here it was, that two outcast people were to share one region. Over the 56 years, several good attempts have been made, by the international community to see Peace between the two.</i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i>Rabin, Benin, Yasser Arafat- Oslo and Abraham Accords- were steps (in this direction) with courage and good will.</i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i>Sad to see the surpressed becoming the oppressed, as equal sad to know that the hatred has been fueled by States, with a proxy interest. Terrorism organisations are and have been created , fueled and made of use.</i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i>That is another Tragedy in this region: Young People without Hope, or good nurturing environment, fall victim to hatred and misuse.</i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i>That is what we see now.</i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i>And the two people- Israel and Palestine are suffering.</i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i>But like Ukraine, this is additional fuel on the fire- in our Geo-Politics of Emotions.</i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i>Tragedy.</i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i>People of goodwill are better to unite, seek no guilt or treason, nor to benefit in opportunism, but embody everything of Peace, and wanting to make " Whole" again.</i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i>Take away the terror, , and stop the States fueling the terror, and help the two people into Peace.</i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i>To that end, and personally, I found the speech by President Biden from the Oval Office- a little one dimensional, and (again) a bit " America Going alone" .... </i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i>By that I mean, I had hoped that he would have referenced and supported the (multi-polar diplomatic) efforts by UN SG Guterres / Cairo, Security Council - and that he would have made a personal call on e.g.Russian, Chinese, Saudi, (Egyptian, Qatari) and Iranian Leadership to meet-up- and stop this further hurt, nonsense and escalation of terror and conflict into our world.</i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i>To that end, I fully agree with Prof Jeffrey Sachs: you have to speak first and foremost - with " your enemy (The Other)" if you want to see Peace.</i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i>And a quote (from Ronald Reagan) , (i observed in Ian Bremmers Newsletter):</i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic;">Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means. – (Ronald Raegan)</span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">Let me end with some examples of Peace-makers, and to assure you: </div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">Like Future-Making, Peace and Peace-making can be learned ( and as it also starts first from the Self)!</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">(and (Good) Peace-makers have always been in Our World)</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;">As we are in our Tale of Two Cities. And somewhat Testing Times.</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium; font-weight: bold;"><br /></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Martti Ahtisaari (1937-2023) pursued the robust vision that all conflicts can be resolved. <br /><br />CMI and Finland’s foreign policy emphasis on the importance of peace mediation are his living legacy. <br /><br />Obituary: <a href="https://t.co/z51ymxetPi">https://t.co/z51ymxetPi</a></p>— CMI – Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation (@cmioffice) <a href="https://twitter.com/cmioffice/status/1713849568192774208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pope Francis calls US President Joe Biden to discuss peace - Vatican News <a href="https://t.co/jUZ5bLMocA">https://t.co/jUZ5bLMocA</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1716402329975439667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div>( <span style="font-size: x-small;">over the course of this year, I will share from various lenses- the state of progression on Paris Agreement, UN Sustainable Development- and the ambitions, actions and aspirations from Businesses and Governments- on these issues: 8 years into these programs: How are we (really really) doing? What can we celebrate? Where are we lacking in our organisations, integrations, leadership responsibilities and actions- and especially on Peace, Energy, Ecology and in our Economies? What can we expect? What deserves perhaps our better attention, and where are our opportunities for making Peace and All Good, Energy-Economies Free of Concerns? ]</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3Q-BJpeYw99lKvwis7jNUjvJjNKIglYWXpTWsT7ABJHdEJNt2l_kFTHNCbfkPPsRCWQVLmDuXwvcyRTl5HjHE61a9Q-xXi4wOhcxWsQESZSunMpDio25P8XJQF5PEU4fCs1Qe6DxdeA5RL0tBq1SywzEJ42F_5cHBQ9S3IDNqo-w2o1CzTaWxukKO94S/s960/Week%20of%2015th%20%20October.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3Q-BJpeYw99lKvwis7jNUjvJjNKIglYWXpTWsT7ABJHdEJNt2l_kFTHNCbfkPPsRCWQVLmDuXwvcyRTl5HjHE61a9Q-xXi4wOhcxWsQESZSunMpDio25P8XJQF5PEU4fCs1Qe6DxdeA5RL0tBq1SywzEJ42F_5cHBQ9S3IDNqo-w2o1CzTaWxukKO94S/w576-h324/Week%20of%2015th%20%20October.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div>These notes are short. As it is my practice opinion,- that when times become a little earnest,- it is good not to speak to much, but become a little silent, see to understand the situation and strengthen yourselves with some clear eyes- resolve - and as I hope (care for) Deep Peace, Deep Humanity, Deep Ecology. </div><div><br /></div><div>As it is now about our (common) Humanity , the Crossing of Borders- and the Tone of Voice and Options we choose, that deserves our very attention. </div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;">The Week that was.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It was David Grossman who stumbled: " No words can be found for the monstrous inhumanities we observed over last week. Are we to see ourselves to live in forever wars. Who are these evil doers?" </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You understand from me: I am speaking here about the present Hamas- Israel War, now over a week young.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">No words- to be found, for this present and pressing situation: of Humanity. on Planet Earth. On this Location.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now, </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You neither need to be an expert in international relationships- to understand, that this war, and at this very moment- give possibility and rise- of some new and additional propaganda, tensions, fracture lines between the West and the (Middle-)East and the Rest.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not so handy.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div>As over the war in Ukraine, the three Big Brother Nations - Russia, China and US- clashed about - well almost anything.</div><div><br /></div><div>If one party says " left or so" , the others will automatically reply that that is " not right, unfair, nor just, and not in accordance with international peace or law. And vica versa.</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, guess what?</div><div><br /></div><div>The same , again , and now over this War in Israel: </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hear Putin's stance toward the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the role of US behind it<br />Putin's remarks came on Wednesday when he attended an energy conference in Moscow and made a keynote speech.<br />Source <a href="https://twitter.com/ShanghaiEye?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ShanghaiEye</a> <a href="https://t.co/6wpaY6rb8i">pic.twitter.com/6wpaY6rb8i</a></p>— Zhang Heqing (@zhang_heqing) <a href="https://twitter.com/zhang_heqing/status/1712783556119072841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Putin is ready to take advantage of Israel-Gaza war, says Steve Rosenberg - BBC News <a href="https://t.co/uhLrhyrUL7">https://t.co/uhLrhyrUL7</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1713086608105181682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Putin calls for an end to the bloodshed in the Middle East and warns Israel that a ground offensive in Gaza would lead to an "absolutely unacceptable" number of civilian casualties. <a href="https://t.co/Q5YdKzQ0ci">pic.twitter.com/Q5YdKzQ0ci</a></p>— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) <a href="https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1712941040502460460?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held their first phone talk since the two countries resumed ties in March. They discussed the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Iranian state media said. <a href="https://t.co/WVc7XDqmZX">pic.twitter.com/WVc7XDqmZX</a></p>— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) <a href="https://twitter.com/PDChina/status/1712540889527050495?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">On Palestinian-Israeli conflict, China supports Arab League's position, calls for peace talk efforts<br />Beijing Daily: On October 11, the Arab League convened an emergency foreign ministers’ meeting to discuss the situation between Palestine and Israel and adopted a resolution,… <a href="https://t.co/LmPKMoAQeC">pic.twitter.com/LmPKMoAQeC</a></p>— Zhang Heqing (@zhang_heqing) <a href="https://twitter.com/zhang_heqing/status/1712738779906420995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OpinionLine?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OpinionLine</a> At a time when the West, particularly the US, has been attempting to instigate internal conflicts and confrontations in Asia to achieve hegemony, China has used the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AsianGames?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AsianGames</a> to foster unity and harmony in the region. <a href="https://t.co/YGAUTADdjL">https://t.co/YGAUTADdjL</a></p>— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChinaDaily/status/1712739954579870006?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In some co-incidence, and mid-last week, China made the dates for the up- and coming (3rd) conference and 10 year anniversary of their Belt& Road initiative- known:</div><div><br /></div><div>Coming Tuesday 17th and 18th. I suggest you keep a watch - on the outcome and decisions, made here: </div><div><br /></div><div>You may observe the contrast, and the chosen wordings:</div><div><br /></div>
Belt and Road
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/zfcIhuEtMZ">https://t.co/zfcIhuEtMZ</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1712759840412406157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Belt and Road Initiative: A road for peace (2/2)<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/XiJinping?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#XiJinping</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/XiSays?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#XiSays</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%E5%AD%A6%E4%B9%A0%E7%AC%94%E8%AE%B0?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#学习笔记</a> <a href="https://t.co/XXorWDN8mz">pic.twitter.com/XXorWDN8mz</a></p>— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChinaDaily/status/1712792804580274217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Belt and Road Initiative: A road for peace (1/2)<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/XiJinping?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#XiJinping</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/XiSays?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#XiSays</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%E5%AD%A6%E4%B9%A0%E7%AC%94%E8%AE%B0?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#学习笔记</a> <a href="https://t.co/XfC1Kkh9qC">pic.twitter.com/XfC1Kkh9qC</a></p>— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChinaDaily/status/1712706907482579428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Substantial outcomes are expected to be achieved at the upcoming Third <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeltandRoad?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BeltandRoad</a> Forum for International Cooperation, the most important diplomatic event hosted by China this year, Executive Vice-Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said on Friday. <a href="https://t.co/rwBln6UgWQ">https://t.co/rwBln6UgWQ</a></p>— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChinaDaily/status/1712667122781069652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">From the birthplace of human civilization to the vibrant contemporary exchanges between China and other countries, the documentary "Breeze from Eurasia" is an expedition you won't want to miss. Mark your calendars for October 16th and be part of the journey! <a href="https://t.co/6xzFJWHkvg">pic.twitter.com/6xzFJWHkvg</a></p>— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChinaDaily/status/1712711818538557932?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">In 14 countries, we investigate how, in the past decade, the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeltandRoad?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BeltandRoad</a> Initiative has transformed millions of lives and brought tremendous change.<br /><br />Watch the 60-minute documentary "The Call of the Silk Road: The First Decade".<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheNewSilkRoad?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheNewSilkRoad</a> <a href="https://t.co/IImktdi20D">https://t.co/IImktdi20D</a></p>— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1712717301936734641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OpinionLine?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OpinionLine</a> The "Chinese collapse" theory is just a wishful thinking, jealousy or an expression of sheer ignorance. <a href="https://t.co/vmG0fK4a4y">https://t.co/vmG0fK4a4y</a></p>— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChinaDaily/status/1712800351739597139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;">Energy and Climate /(UNDGs)</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Over last week, were some serious conferences, speaking engagements, and dialogues on and over our world energy system, and climate.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">OPEC released its World Oil Outlook 2045, Putin presented at Russian Energy Week his views on and over the dynamics in the Russian / Global Energy (Oil and Gas ) markets, the effect of the War in Ukraine, and together with the PM of Iraq- on their notion of the Hamas-Israel War (and the effects a ground offensive by Israel (support by US) could have on the emotion of 2 billion muslim population, and global energy markets) </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div>You can read and watch the full speech- here below- but let me share you here a couple of quotes:</div><div><b> </b></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;">(Presenter)</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Quote</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-12527fc4-7fff-bf36-fc6e-e91fae720c6b" style="font-weight: normal;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 22pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Gentlemen, as you can see, the world is going through fundamental changes, geopolitical, economic and military conflicts. One of the most important reasons for all this is energy. It is no longer possible to understand the cause of various conflicts without considering the role of energy.</i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 22pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>... and a little later the PM of Iraq</i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 22pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 13pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>As for the question you addressed to Mr President, I would like to say that there is a risk that energy supplies will be stopped. The region that supplies resources to energy markets is very sensitive and very important. The tasks of OPEC and OPEC+ include responding to political challenges to maintain market stability.</i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 22pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span id="docs-internal-guid-13f84832-7fff-538b-6d68-a16d883b8b7e"></span></i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 22pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 13pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>There must be no playing with security and stability in the Middle East, because otherwise, it would be very difficult to resume control of the situation and deal with its influence on the energy market.</i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 22pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 13pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-28ecb202-7fff-b45b-5969-038e9d0c6edb"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 22pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 13pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>... and again , a little later</i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 22pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 13pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Mr President, you spoke on this subject. You said that the West is shooting itself in the foot.</i></span><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 22pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Unquote</span></p></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br div="" />
Putin speech,and with PM of Iraq (must read- must watch)
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="715" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/key/5gbB9dEOjjYznc?startSlide=1" style="border-width: 1px; border: 1px solid #CCC; margin-bottom: 5px; max-width: 100%;" width="670"></iframe><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/wyakab/putin-address-russian-energy-week-2023pdf" target="_blank" title="Putin Address Russian Energy Week 2023.pdf">Putin Address Russian Energy Week 2023.pdf</a></strong> from <strong><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/wyakab" target="_blank">Energy for One World</a></strong></div>
<b style="font-size: small;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="715" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/key/nqYkjJVg9xUfl4?startSlide=1" style="border-width: 1px; border: 1px solid #CCC; margin-bottom: 5px; max-width: 100%;" width="670"></iframe></b><div style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/wyakab/opec-world-oil-outlook-2023" target="_blank" title="OPEC World Oil OUtlook 2023">OPEC World Oil OUtlook 2023</a></strong> from <strong><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/wyakab" target="_blank">Energy for One World</a></strong></div><div style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: small; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" style="font-size: small;"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/Fzb0cF9QwM">https://t.co/Fzb0cF9QwM</a></p>— Adriaan Kamp (@Kamp_EFOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kamp_EFOW/status/1712996937018871973?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2023</a></blockquote><p style="font-size: small;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I</span><span style="font-family: times;">n Riyadh, the MENA Climate Week 2023 was organised, with a full program on the energy market outlook from the regions, new energy businesses and climate actions.<br />The dialogue and conversation with the amicable Amin Nasser, President and CEO of Saudi Aramco- will tell you most, of what is here " top of mind" and " on the horizon". And where he sees or believes (Western) Climate Policies, Actions or Plans- are unrealistic, especially for developing nations.</span></div><p style="font-size: small;"> </p> <b style="font-size: small;"><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></b>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qWO_shdWlOI?si=9mRcL3I8BFDbESaM&start=172" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span><span>
<b style="font-size: small;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/o0ARuBDrE_o?si=_B74U7JTTfPIb0bn&start=172" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></b></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, and surely not the least, the US Energy Information Agency ( EIA) released its 2023 World Energy Outlook.</div><div><br /></div><div>A must-watch presentation (and publication)- for Energy Professionals and Leaders- who see themselves future-makers on Energy, Climate and UNSDGs</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/wyakab/eia-world-energy-outlook-2023" target="_blank">Go to the EIA publication: link</a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;">
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></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;">Some EFOW observations- on all this and that (the above):</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div>(as stated, I keep these notes brief- and for the very stated reasons, but a couple of points on the Energy, Climate, Peace and UNSDGs agenda (Halfway 2030):</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Five Observations</b></div><div><br /></div><div>1. First of all, and as our times are inviting, my first suggestions is a simple one:</div><div><br /></div><div>For Leaders, Energy Professionals -in Governments, Corporations and Institutes- and who pride themselves to be policy or future-makers on Energy, Energy Transition, Climate and UNSDGs- ( nationally, regionally or internationally)- I believe it is good practice (if not mandatory)- to keep eyes and ears open to the full specter of developments in the Energy Markets, and take good time and part in formal and informal dialogues and conversations- on all of the above (and below),</div><div><br /></div><div>Including a reflection over the past decade, Halfway2030- </div><div><br /></div><div>And dare to look and share with fresh eyes, and beyond the illusions:</div><div><br /></div><div>- what went well, and are we to celebrate- in aggregate and in our own working environments?</div><div>- where are we better to look in the mirror, ie are "things" not going so well, we are better to change ( past views, decisions), has priority, and deserves our very eyes, action and attention</div><div>- and where are the real needs and opportunities for our re-organisations and reforms, past the status quo, present market believes, organisations or bureaucracies, and help realize true Bridges, new attractiveness and good future making.</div><div><br /></div><div>As such, my practice is most happy to- at regular intervals- serve, organize or take part in these more open (informal) conversations- cross borders, cross working silos- in energy leadership classrooms, meet-ups and workshops - and help navigate Leadership on (Worldview) Strategy, Organisation and Execution.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our WorldView, Tone of Voice, and Relationships matters today, as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>And as the words used by (UN SG Guterres is) are: </div><div><br /></div><div> Reform or Rupture.</div><div><br /></div><div> I guess you understand the needs.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. You can observe, that in President Putin Energy Week speech- not a word was spilled or given on Climate or Energy Transition (away from Oil or Gas). </div><div><br /></div><div>In addition, you can observe that the President is taken all actions to de-couple Russian energy industry away from Western dependencies (e.g. tools, equipment, services, software)- and in addition - that he is expanding his Gas business- both nationally (every home close to the gas grid to get a gas connection), to the East and to the Global South. Russia is further to expand his Nuclear Reactor sales- overseas- and to create new energy alliances and partnerships.</div><div><br /></div><div>3. Together with the Iraqi PM, again, the President (Putin) made it clear that OPECplus was fully aligned on all their ambitions, with further agreements and program plans made.</div><div><br /></div><div>The quoted text () is better to be taken a bit serious:</div><div><br /></div><b><span id="docs-internal-guid-12527fc4-7fff-bf36-fc6e-e91fae720c6b" style="font-weight: normal;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 22pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Gentlemen, as you can see, the world is going through fundamental changes, geopolitical, economic and military conflicts. One of the most important reasons for all this is energy. It is no longer possible to understand the cause of various conflicts without considering the role of energy.</i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 22pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>... and a little later the PM of Iraq</i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 22pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>As for the question you addressed to Mr President, I would like to say that there is a risk that energy supplies will be stopped. The region that supplies resources to energy markets is very sensitive and very important. The tasks of OPEC and OPEC+ include responding to political challenges to maintain market stability.</i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 22pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span id="docs-internal-guid-13f84832-7fff-538b-6d68-a16d883b8b7e"></span></i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 22pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>There must be no playing with security and stability in the Middle East, because otherwise, it would be very difficult to resume control of the situation and deal with its influence on the energy market.</i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 22pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-28ecb202-7fff-b45b-5969-038e9d0c6edb"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 22pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>... and again , a little later</i></span></p></span></b><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Mr President, you spoke on this subject. You said that the West is shooting itself in the foot.</i></span><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span> </div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div>4. Both the amicable Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser as well OPEC let there be no doubt that Product Oil is back, and with a continued and strong demand from the East and Global South. Opposed to phasing-out fossil fuels, we see here an audience and region who feels strong, and are very pleased to see and promote" Oil Light" the new best thing in town. By promoting OPECplus/ BigOil as the solution to Climate Mitigation, Adaptation- in essence- the parties are here jockeying for their role and position in the COP process and the attraction of new (additional!!) businesses, influence and capital. </div><div><br /></div><div>Amin Nasser took also aim at the Clean Hydrogen Bubble (400$/bbl) in the West, a fact that is collaborated by EIA and Equinor: about the tininess of Hydrogen contributions at 2050: so the question I often ask: why are our Politicans and some Business interests so lobbying and running after something which is hardly relevant in our todays predicament, or sees impact?)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>and some other policies and plans by Western Energy Institute and Political Leadership. </div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div>I found his call for how to prioritize between " energy for the poor" vs " energy transition, climate mitigation" - personally a little weak or not fully honest:</div><div><br /></div><div>" as it was already in year 2000 that the UN elected the MDG, and especially focused on eradicating poverty , including energy poverty- world round. In 2012- the formal program of UNEnergytoAll was agreed, and by 2015 the world adopted the UNSDGs";</div><div><br /></div><div>So- the question to President and CEO Amin Nasser, and OPECplusBigOil CEOs is to be :</div><div><br /></div><div>Where were you over these years? </div><div><br /></div><div>(the same can be stated over the COP process)</div><div><br /></div><div>And as we all know: it is easier to sell energy to the Rich, than to provide to the Poor:</div><div><br /></div><div>So - the question today is to be:</div><div><br /></div><div>What are our better plans and re-organisations forwards, here?</div><div> </div><div> And - i hope- as we all understand the difference between modern Saudi, Riyadh, NEOM and Ethiopia or Sudan:</div><div><br /></div><div>As I hope- we all see these inequalities in energy availabilities and wealth (and may have thoughts on " what constitutes sustainability??" ): </div><div><br /></div><div>Do we see it also as our role to restore here social justice? </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div>5. CSIS / EIA did us some favor. By clearly presenting, and including the above realities- in their (world energy) model outlook. </div><div><br /></div><div>Presenting to (professional energy) eyes- a world that cannot co-exist:</div><div><br /></div><div>- Not in the Underground (erosion of EROI (energy return on investment)- in Oil, Gas and Minerals markets)- </div><div>- Not above ground- in Geopolitics, Scales of Economies and Energy: un-stainable in Volumes (durability), or just ask the ClubofRome (Earth4All).</div><div>- Not on Planetary Boundaries - already today we are crossing 6 out of 9 planetary boundaries</div><div><br /></div><div>In essence, and if you digest a little the EIA results- the combination of Population, Wealth and Steep Energy Demand Growth (East and Global South), will continue to see growth in Oil, Gas, Emissions and Renewables- all in -one-go, till at least 2050.</div><div><br /></div><div>In addition, and not unimportant, over coming decades, our world of energy will become ever more concentrated and dependent on the Oil and Gas reserves found in the Middle-East, and the Earth Minerals in a concentrated number of countries.</div><div><br /></div><div>And to add- one note from my earlier practice :</div><div><br /></div><div>Already back in 2005, we started to crunch these numbers inside and outside the walls of an BigOil firm, and concluded:</div><div><br /></div><div>Houston- we've got a problem: It may not all fit. </div><div><br /></div><div>We are Crossing (some serious) Borders. </div><div><br /></div><div>We better find our joint and more safe pathways, forwards.</div><div><br /></div><div>(<a href="http://www.energyforoneworld.com/services-and-solutions/research" target="_blank">see some earlier research work on this) </a></div><div><br /></div><div>as</div><div><br /></div><div>Our Worldview, Our Tone of Voice and</div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Direction of our Human Development (today) matters!</span></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(continued next week)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span><div><b>Energy For One World (EFOW)</b> is a boutique consulting firm focused on organizing the delivery of Sustainable Energy-Economy Architectures and UN Sustainable Developments into Sustainable Societies. </div><div><br /></div><div>Given the realities we are today in (e.g. Ukraine War, Israel War), our year 2023 theme and focus is: </div><div><br /></div><div>How are we doing Halfway 2030?</div><div><br /></div><div>"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities,</div><div>but in the expert's there are few."- Shunryu Suzuki (1905-1971)</div><div><br /></div><div>In very simple terms- one could state that we –the energy sector- we have the following three and common goals:</div><div><br /></div><div>- Support the UN Sustainable Development Goals.</div><div>- Implement the Paris Agreement.</div><div>- Help build Sustainable Societies</div><div><br /></div><div>whereby Energy is further closely linked to the Geo-politics of Emotions, Security and not the least our Economies, Ecology and Societies.</div><div><br /></div><div>How can we best support and/or improve the present international working approaches and policies towards Energy, Climate Change and the UN SDGs-, and whereby our goal is to realize :</div><div><br /></div><div>Energy, Societies and Economies Free of Concerns. Here and There. Now and tomorrow?</div><div><br /></div><div>The invitation is, and Halfway 2030, to see with open minds, to share in our awareness, find “the tone of voice”, the organisational “forms and formats- the bridges" and “perhaps see more simpler and direct ways to drive the human and corporate capacities and capabilities for deliveries” and by which we can integrate corporate, national and civic interests, formulate the (energy-economy) programs- that makes some common sense. </div><div><br /></div><div>Perhaps, and at times, re-engineer the present “institutionalized modes ” in the sector and into our ministries: to support a true step-change and transit towards new energy architectures- locally, regionally and internationally. </div></span></span></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Please feel welcome- ,</div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="font-size: medium;"><b>Adriaan Kamp- Founder Energy For One World</b></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h3 style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: -0.5px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong><a href="http://www.energyforoneworld.com/contact/donate" target="_blank">HALFWAY 2030 - CALL TO ACTION</a></strong></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: -0.5px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong><a href="http://www.energyforoneworld.com/contact/donate" target="_blank"> DONATE</a></strong></h3><div style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>WE KINDLY ASK YOU TO SUPPORT AND DONATE TO OUR WORKING PRACTICE</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>TO ALLOW US TO ORGANIZE " THE TONE OF VOICE and DECISION MAKING" IN ENERGY LAND</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong><i>for</i> PEACE, CLIMATE ACTION AND UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>CROSS BORDERS, AND CROSS WORKING INTERESTS, </strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><b>TO FUEL SOME OPTIMISM & BRIDGE SOME OF OUR GAPS AND DIVIDES</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>MAKING: </strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>ENERGY-ECONOMIES FREE OF CONCERNS</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://www.energyforoneworld.com/contact/donate" target="_blank"><b>DONATE TO EFOW</b></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">(continued next week)</span></div></div></div></div></span></div>Energy For One World- Adriaan Kamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101812536951239443noreply@blogger.com0