On the second day of the World Summit on the Future of Energy Security in London on Friday 25 April, the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, firmly reiterated that fossil fuels still have a role to play in the years to come – not least to ensure the security of supply of import-dependent regions such as Europe.
“Whatever the scenario, we can see that oil and gas will contribute at different levels to the energy mix. We will therefore continue to...