Equinor’s Energy Perspectives and Climate Roadmap update 2019
Energy Futures Lab and the energy company Equinor would like to invite you to a discussion on the global future of energy and how together we can shape the future of energy.
The event is invite-only please contact Neasan O’Neill if you have any questions.
Doors will be open from 17:15 for a 17:30 start.
Abstract
Equinor’s Chief Economist, Eirik Wærness, will present their 2019 Energy Perspectives report on how the world’s energy mix will evolve and what actions are needed to cut greenhouse gas emissions and meet the ambitions of the Paris Agreement.
Hilde Røed, Vice President for Corporate Sustainability, will discuss Equinor’s progress and future targets in developing a low carbon advantage and shaping the energy transition.
Biographies
Eirik Wærness
Eirik Wærness is Equinor’s Senior Vice President for Macroeconomics and Market Analysis, Chief Economist and Head of Strategy in Marketing, Midstream and Processing, and has a broad experience in government, academia and private sector companies. He currently serves as a non-executive board member of Innovation Norway and is a non-resident fellow at the Payne Institute at the Colorado School of Mines.
In 2018 Eirik served as a member of IRENA’s Global Commission on the Geopolitics of Energy Transformation. During 2016 to 2018 he was a non-executive member of the Board of the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority. He worked with the World Economic Forum in different work groups and as an expert advisor from 2014 to 2018, and served as an executive board member at the Central Bank of Norway from 2010 to 2013.
Eirik’s previous leadership roles in Equinor were in Corporate Strategy, Corporate Planning and Analysis, Economic Analysis in Upstream Norway, and Energy Market Analysis. Prior to Equinor he had various positions at the Norwegian Ministry of Finance, Total E&P Norway and Pöyry Management Consulting/Econ Centre for Economic Analysis. He has also served as member of two public commissions in Norway on tax reforms.
Hilde Røed
Hilde is Vice President for Sustainability, heading up a team responsible for sustainability strategy, performance and reporting in the Corporate Sustainability Unit. Hilde joined Equinor’s Corporate Communication team in 2012 and has managed various improvement projects related to sustainability and transparency, including developing the company’s approach to climate risk, climate stress testing and embedding climate considerations in investment decisions.
Prior to joining Equinor, Hilde worked for nearly 10 years at DNB within sustainability, communications, external relations, project management and consulting. She has also worked for the United Nations Development Programme. Hilde holds a master’s degree in Society, Science and Technology from the University of Oslo.
Venue
The event is being held in ICBS LG100 on the Lower Ground floor of the Business School on building 17 on the campus map.
The room is best found by entering the College via the main entrance on Exhibition Road (near buildings 17 and 36). The entrance to the Business School is in the far right hand corner of the lobby, once inside just take the stairs down one flight of stairs and the lecture theatre is in the opposite corner of the cafe space.