Maria van der Hoeven on the Launch of the World Energy Outlook 2011
Channel: IIEA
Date: 02/12/2011

The flagship publication of the IEA, the World Energy Outlook analyses some of the most pressing issues faced by the energy world this year including the implications of a possible delay in oil and gas sector investment in the North Africa and North Africa.  It also considers the impact of a rapid slowdown in the use of nuclear power on the global energy landscape.

This event forms part of the ESB Electric Ireland Series, which is kindly sponsored by ESB.

About the Speaker:
Maria Van der Hoeven was appointed Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) on 1 September 2011. Previously, Ms. Van der Hoeven served as Minister of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands from February 2007 to October 2010, during which time she demonstrated leadership on energy policy at the national, regional and global levels. 

Ms. Van der Hoeven is a fierce supporter of market principles, promoting transparency and establishing a level playing field. It is her personal conviction that energy production and use should be made comprehensively more efficient and cleaner by improving energy efficiency, developing and using renewables, and producing and using energy generated in the cleanest possible way.