23 – 25 November 2006/ 5th Forum Geopolitics and Energy NICE – FRANCE

5-7 May 2005 /Participation in the COPEAM Annual Conference Séville ESPAGNE
7 December 2004
25 March -25 April 2009 / Dr Hadhri , Visiting Professor in Canada, invited by the Montreal Institute for Mediterranean Studies ( IEMM ) . CANADA
30 November 2009
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23 – 25 November 2006/ 5th Forum Geopolitics and Energy NICE – FRANCE

CLUB DE NICE
Énergie et Géopolitique


Ve Energy and Geopolitics Forum


The city and the energy security


Nice - 23 - 25 November 2006

FORUM THEMATIC ISSUES
The answers to the world energy crisis should not be limited to the management of geopolitical factors (Iran, Nigeria, Venezuela etc.) and to the control of the offer (inciting OPEC countries to optimize their production). They involve also a change of the demand and of the consumers' behavior. The comments caused by the recent rise of oil prices have shown that this idea, considered as marginal by policy-makers, has started to make its way. The analyses limited to macro-economical units (states, international organization), always forget that cities are the main places of energy consumption.
Recent events, like the repetitive saturation of power grids at the origin of spectacular blackouts (Moscow, California, Switzerland, Italy), have led the local authorities to take into consideration part of the problem. They effectively have at their disposition some important leviers which allow them to act both on the offer and on the behaviors. It is evident that in domains like transports, urban renovation or waste treatment, the local authorities have to play a significant role by implementing policies that maximize the energy efficiency and minimize the costs at the same time
The debates which took place during this forum were based on the experiences and realizations presented by experts of several big cities, in particular of Moscow, Madrid and Nuremberg. Some remarkable examples were presented, in particular in the domain of energy auditing, mastery of energy consumptions and production of alternative resources.
The usual topics were also approached: energy overview, main trends of the present day energy policy of Russia, new opportunities of new technologies, geo-energy evolutions, Russia-European Union dialogue.
Mohieddine Hadhri
Mohieddine Hadhri

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