Thierry de Montbrial created Ifri in 1979 and is its Executive Chairman. Thomas Gomart has been Ifri's Director since 2015, after having been the Director of Development and Director of the Russia/Eurasia Center. Valérie Genin is the Secretary General of Ifri. Marc Hecker is the Deputy Director and Editor-in-Chief of "Politique étrangère", alongside Dominique David. Yann Roland is the Director of Development.
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This transition, however, takes place in a geopolitical context that imposes new realities in Europe. Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine has brutally exposed European vulnerabilities due to its dependence on Russian gas. The challenge for the European Union, is to accelerate the necessary transition to clean energy while at the same time avoiding new dependencies and ensuring its energy and technological security, thereby contributing to Europe’s sovereignty.
Therefore, five battles now need to be considered simultaneously: decarbonization and the expansion of low carbon generation, supply and demand side flexibility for the short and long term, transmission and distribution grids’ modernization and expansion, the electrification of end uses and, finally, resilient value chains. These require huge investments, coordination, planning and challenge once more the issue of the electricity market design, the distribution of risks and incentives, and the right balance between regulation and market factors.
Speakers :
Dmitry Gudkov, independent deputy in the Russian Duma between 2011 and 2016, co-founder and member of the Russian Anti-War Committee.
