The biannual meeting of the Foresight Committee was held on 3 and 4 June 2017 in Paris on the theme "The future of hydrocarbons and petrochemicals: will it be possible to significantly reduce consumption and greenhouse gas emissions? ".
On the agenda of this day of forward-looking discussion:
- Olivier Appert, President, French Energy Council and Advisor, Center for Energy, French Institute of International Relations (IFRI)
- Pierre-René Bauquis, former Head of Strategy and Planning, TOTAL
"Medium and long term futures of oil and natural gas: what quantities? At what prices? What greenhouse gas emissions? The point of view of a former Executive of a major oil Company"
- John Scowcroft, Chief Executive Adviser - Europe, Global CCS Institute
"Carbon capture and storage: state of the art and perspectives"
- Professor Richard Thompson, Faculty of Science & Engineering, University of Plymouth
"The case of plastics: balancing societal benefits and environmental impacts"
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- Henri Boyé, Energy consultant, advisor of the Prime Minister’s office in Kinshasa. Former Energy and Climate Coordinator for CGEDD, French Ministry of the Environment
"The future of dams: can hydropower significantly contribute to reduce fossil energy consumption?"