The purpose of the VISTA seminar is to bring together high-level experts, in order to review our knowledge on energy transition strategies leading to a sustainable future. The seminar aims to investigate the role of different policies and technologies in the future energysystem where there will be no or even negative emissions. This will clearly affect the markets forenergy commodities like natural gas, coal and oil and have spillover effects to other sectors in the economy. This raises interesting discussions both on a global, European and Norwegian level. Of particular interest for Norway is the effects of the energy transition both on our own emissions and on our value creation from energyresources. The future of Norwegian oil and gas in light of the transition to a low-carbon society is, understandably, a central topic in Norwegian public discourse.
The annual Vista seminar 2019, November 5th: tentative program
12.00 – 12.15 Opening
Vice President Anders Elverhøi/VISTA Board
The global energy transition and the 1.5-degree target
12.15 – 12.35 Status and challenges after the Paris-agreement
Jae Edmonds, Chief Scientist JGCRI
12.35 – 12.55 Global Energy transformation: A roadmap to 2050
Gayathri Prakash, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
The future of energy commodities
12.55 – 13.15 The future of coal
Professor Franziska Holz, DIW Berlin
13.15 – 13.35 The future of oil and gas
Ottar Skagen, Equinor
13.35 – 14.05 Coffee break
The energy transition in Norway; value creation and climate objectives
14.05 – 14.25 The role of Norway in the European energy transition
Professor Asgeir Tomasgard, Director of CenSES, NTNU
14.25 – 14.45 Integrated Energy and Transport Systems – Decarbonization and Zero Emission
Øystein Ulleberg, Principal researcher, IFE
14.45 – 15.05 Norwegian climate objectives - tough targets and weak policies?
Cathrine Hagem, Senior Researcher, SSB
15.05 – 16.00 Panel discussion