The WEF event will be going ahead as planned this Wednesday 8 July in a fully air-conditioned auditorium. For the most comfortable journey, we recommend travelling via the Elizabeth Line, which offers air-conditioned trains and is just a 5-minute walk from the venue.

Overview of the Westminster Energy Forum

The Westminster Energy Forum (WEF), founded 2004, is an established Knowledge Exchange Programme and Senior Leadership Network comprising over 150 organisations from the UK government, regulators, industry, NGOs and diplomats. The WEF aims to:

Deliver expert risk analysis, early warning and strategic guidance for senior leaders in support of a resilient low carbon transition.

In pursuit of this strategic goal, the WEF Secretariat delivers a series of high-level meetings throughout the political year which have the following operational focus:

The evaluation of risks found at the intersection of dynamic and disruptive energy markets, climate change and (geo)political uncertainty.

AGENDA

Session One: 

Global Energy Transitions: Status of Progress, Current Disruptions and Risks of Derailment

Hari Vamadevan. Senior Vice President and Regional Director for the UK and Ireland, DNV
Bill Farron‑Price, Senior Research Fellow and Head of Gas Research, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

The UK’s Role in Driving and Delivering an International Energy Transition

International Energy and Climate Strategy/Green Finance Team, DESNZ

Key Developments in Critical Minerals Markets and Strategies

Tae‑Yoon Kim, Head of Critical Minerals Division, International Energy Agency (IEA)

Session Two: Transition Risk and Resilience

UK Climate Risks: Impact Trends and Implications for the Focus of the UK’s Transition

Emma Pinchbeck, CEO, Climate Change Committee
Sally Prickett, Director – UK Energy Lead, Arup

Climate Security Threat Intelligence: Climate Drivers, Cascading Climate Risks and National Security Implications

Dr Kirsty Lewis, Climate Science Fellow, Met Office

Dr Tim Clack, Associate Professor and Director, Climate Change & (In)Security Project, University of Oxford