Energy and Climate Change

With a series of pre-salt oil discoveries in 2007, Brazil now stands at the crossroads of what could be a major turning point for the future of its oil production.  This session, hosted by the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, provided an overview of the pre-salt oil resources as well a variety of views on the proposed legal and regulatory framework.

The CSIS Energy and National Security Program hosted a discussion on the global natural gas markets. Specific topics included: the impact of shale and arctic gas on global supplies; natural gas pricing and the interaction of regional markets; and key players and the exercise of market power.

The New European Democracies Project together with the Institute for New Democracies (IND) organized an event on Kazakhstan's OSCE Chairmanship for the year 2010. The event was held in Astana, Kazakhstan, and various experts and officials participated at this international conference.

The CSIS Energy and National Security Program hosted a roundtable discussion with members of the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB), an independent agency of the Government of Alberta, which regulates the development of Alberta’s energy resources, including oil, natural gas, oil sands, coal, and pipelines.

Sponsored by Penn State University's Smeal College of Business and the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Agenda

8:30 - 8:40 a.m   
Welcome
Dean Jim Thomas, Penn State University

Nuclear energy will be an important component in the transition to a secure, low-carbon energy future. Many new reactors are already under construction around the world, and in the U.S. the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received applications to build and operate an initial wave of proposed plants.

The CSIS Global Strategy Institute convened leading thinkers from the policy, modeling, and analytical realms for a discussion of resource scarcity and the impact on the environment and stability/security.

On September 16, the Energy and National Security Program hosted Dr. Fereidun Fesharaki, Senior Associate, Energy and National Security Program, CSIS, Senior Fellow, East-West Center, Chairman, FACTS Global Energy.