IEEFA annual conference 2019 draws global experts to track latest energy trends

June 14, 2019 (NEW YORK) – The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) will hold its annual Energy Finance conference in New York (June 17-19) drawing experts to provide updates on energy markets, policy, and the transition to renewables.

“Participants from across the U.S. and from 33 other countries will come together to share their knowledge of factors influencing the global energy transition, and those that are holding it back,” said IEEFA executive director Sandy Buchanan. “We’ll be examining some of the latest decisions affecting capital investments in the energy sector, and learning about how game-changing technologies like battery storage and electric vehicles will help shape the future.”

On Day One, the conference will offer three plenary panels: the first on world electricity markets with a focus on Japan, China, and India, three of the world’s largest energy consumers and traders. Another on the oil and gas outlook in light of competition from cheap fracked gas and increasingly affordable renewables and a final one on civil society campaigns to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while promoting solar, wind, and other renewables.

Day Two will break into panels, roundtables and side events following three broad tracks: international, renewables, and oil and gas. A panel on utilities trends will feature speakers from Moody’s and Bank of America. Another will examine the status of electric vehicles and battery storage with others focused on the world’s coal-fired fleet, petrochemicals and stranded assets.

Areas of interest will be the Permian Basin, trends in the oil sands and fracking industry, the privatization of Puerto Rico’s energy utility PREPA, the Trans Mountain Pipeline in Canada, and the closure of the Kayenta Mine and Navajo Generating Station, among others.

Many of the panels will offer different points of view on energy policies, subsidies and incentives/disincentives. The plight of communities faced with plant and mine closures will be another topic of concern.

“We want to host a lively debate about where to draw the lines of responsibility. What factors are most important to consider and how do these decisions affect people’s lives and communities on the ground,” said Buchanan.

The conference will conclude with a keynote from climate activist Bill McKibben who will speak before a final plenary with final thoughts and recommendations from the divestment movement.

Conference program: IEEFA Training 2019 Agenda

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The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) conducts global research and analyses on financial and economic issues related to energy and the environment. The Institute’s mission is to accelerate the transition to a diverse, sustainable and profitable energy economy.