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| Title
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4th Annual North American Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Conference: The New Energy Landscape: COVID-19, Climate Change and Diversification
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| Organizer
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University of Houston - Law Center
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| Type
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Online Seminars
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| Focus
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| Language
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English
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| Start
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2020/08/18 15:30 CEST
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| End
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2020/08/18 16:30 CEST
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| Country
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Worldwide
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| Venue
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Online Seminar
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| URL
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link to the event
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| Description
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In a few short weeks between the beginning of February and the middle of March 2020, the world saw an unprecedented drop in demand for energy, particularly for transportation fuels. Though the immediacy and scale of the drop are invariably related to the COVID-19 pandemic, other factors, such as increasing Russian and Saudi production as well as continued climate concerns have also had an effect. This same period saw some of the world’s largest energy companies propose future carbon neutrality targets, continue diversification of their business model from fossil fuels, and increase their investment in negative emissions technology startups. Despite the pandemic, renewable buildout continues. Energy businesses also face a reckoning over environment, social, and governance policies and their commitments to anti-racism.
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