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| Fatih Birol | |
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 Photo by Mikhail Evstafiev |
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| Born | March 22, 1958 Ankara, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Occupation | Chief Economist, International Energy Agency |
Dr Fatih Birol (1958 Ankara, Turkey) is the Chief Economist of the International Energy Agency and Director, Office of The Chief Economist, with overall responsibility for the organisation's economic analysis of energy and climate change policy.[1] He oversees the annual World Energy Outlook series which is the flagship publication of the IEA and is recognized as an authoritative source for energy analysis and projections.
He is also responsible for the IEA Energy Business Council [2] which provides policymakers with a business perspective on energy market issues.
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[edit] Awards
Throughout his career, Dr. Birol has been decorated with numerous awards in recognition of his contribution to the energy debate. He was recently named by Forbes Magazine as the world's fourth most powerful person in terms of influence on the world's energy scene.
In 2009, alongside awards from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Polish Ministry of Economy, Dr. Birol was honoured with the Officers Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland). He was awarded the Golden Honour Medal of the Austrian Republic in 2007 and was made a Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques by the French Government in 2006. He received the annual award of the International Association of Energy Economics for 'Outstanding Contribution to the Profession' in 2005. These followed awards from the U.S. Department of Energy in 2004 and the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2002.
[edit] Early career
Prior to joining the IEA, Dr Birol worked for six years at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna.
He is a frequent contributor to print and electronic media [3] and delivers numerous speeches each year at major international summits and conferences.[4] He earned a BSc degree in power engineering from the Technical University of Istanbul. He received his MSc and PhD in energy economics from the Technical University of Vienna.
[edit] Outlook
In the International Energy Agency annual World Energy Outlook report, 2011, Birol is quoted as saying “Energy will become viciously more expensive and polluting if governments don’t promote renewable and nuclear power in the next two decades instead of burning coal”.[5][6]
[edit] References
- ^ http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-40516920090622
- ^ http://www.iea.org/ebc/index.asp
- ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090623-708095.html
- ^ http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/corner.asp
- ^ http://peakoil.com/consumption/energy-costs-to-rise-viciously-without-nuclear-iea-says/&sa=U&ei=ERLFTpb4GoyF-waYz-XzDQ&ved=0CBcQFjAD&usg=AFQjCNFh14dL90t-8rTQuoG9WoVRiAntog
- ^ http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/WorldEconomy/N-power-must-for-India-China-IEA/Article1-768695.aspx
