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Emeritus Professor, University of Dundee, Scotland, Distinguished Fellow, IEEJ, Toyo, Distinguished Fellow, Al Attiyah Foundation, Qatar, Associate Fellow, Chatham House, London
Educated at Cambridge and SOAS; 1973-1979 teaching at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon; 1979-93 at the University of Surrey; 1993-2008, Professor of Petroleum Policy and Economics at the University of Dundee, Scotland, a chair created by BP. Currently Professor Emeritus at Dundee and a Distinguished Fellow at the Institute of Energy Economics Japan (IEEJ). March 2009 he was presented with the OPEC Award in recognition of his outstanding work in the field of oil research. He has published widely on petroleum, economic development in the Gulf and other related issues.
Keynote Speaker and Panelist: SESSION: EnergyThe aluminium industry has never been afraid to build power plants to service aluminium smelters. There are countless examples throughout the history of the aluminium industry. Does the same still apply now and in the future? Previously it mattered less how the electricity was generated. Today we must consider renewable energy, hydroelectricity, nuclear energy and other breakthrough technologies. What will the future in energy investment look like in real terms?
The world needs to act on climate change. The aluminium industry generates around 1.1 billion tons of CO2 emissions per year constituting 1% of the total global caused CO2 emissions. Our industry must do our part to reduce our carbon footprint and improve the world's fight against climate change. We need to reboot commitments and actions to meet the needs of the environment. We especially need to re-evaluate our energy supply.