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Alok Sharma
COP26 President-Designate.
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Richard Bruton
Minister of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. Richard Bruton was appointed as Ireland’s Minister of Communications, Climate Action and Environment in October 2018. His previous ministerial positions include Education and Skills, and Enterprise and Employment. He is a research economist by profession. Mr Bruton will chair the Commission's ongoing work.
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Graham Pilgrim
Consultant.
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Energy and AI AI and climate change
The emergence of AI has both raised concerns that AI-fuelled data centre growth might fuel climate change and also raised expectations that AI applications in the energy sector could help reduce emissions by unlocking new optimisations and efficiencies. As over 100 countries – and the European Union – have targets to reach net zero emissions between 2030 and 2070, it is pertinent to explore what AI’s impact on emissions could potentially be. Global fuel combustion CO2 emissions are estimated to reach 35 000 million tonnes (Mt) in 2024. Data centres account for around 180 Mt of indirect CO2 emissions today from the consumption…
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Masakazu Toyoda
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Energy Economics. Masakazu Toyoda has led the Institute of Energy Economics in Japan since July 2010. He is also a board member of several global organisations and companies. Prior to joining the IEEJ, he held prominent government positions in Japan, including Vice Minister for International Affairs at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
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Rigathi Gachagua
H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH. Deputy President
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Matthieu Prin
Programme Coordinator.
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Aziz Rabbah
Minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development. Aziz Rabbah has been Morocco’s Minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development since April 2017. He previously served as Minister of Equipment, Transport and Logistics for more than five years. Mr Rabbah is a trained engineer, specializing in new information technologies.
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Timothy Goodson
Former Energy Modeller.
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Henri Paillere
Head, Planning and Economic Studies Section at International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
