EP.158 Eirik Wrness, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Equinor

Published: Sept. 7, 2023, 1:03 p.m.

In this Energy Unplugged episode we look at the big picture scenarios for the decarbonisation of the global economy. We\u2019re delighted to be joined by Eirik W\xe6rness, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at Equinor, and Anise Ganbold, our Head of Research, Global Energy Markets and Hydrogen, in a conversation with our Global Research Director, Richard Howard.\n\nJoining Equinor in 2003 under it\u2019s previous name Statoil, Eirik leads the group\u2019s energy market policy and macroeconomics analysis, and in his role, he has been responsible for no less than 12 editions of the group\u2019s Energy Perspectives scenario analysis.\n\nMain topics include:\n\n\u2022 What is required to limit global warming to 1.5 or 2 degrees?\n\u2022 Steps that both the energy system and economy need to take in order to hit this target\n\u2022 How to effectively utilise scenario analysis to tackle the above?