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 19 Jun. 2017 



 

 

 

The biannual meeting of the Foresight Committee was held on 3 and 4 June 2017 in Paris on the theme "The future of hydrocarbons and petrochemicals: will it be possible to significantly reduce consumption and greenhouse gas emissions? ".

On the agenda of this day of forward-looking discussion:

\- **Olivier Appert**, President, French Energy Council and Advisor, Center for Energy, French Institute of International Relations (IFRI)

*"General overview of oil, coal and gas reserves, production and consumption over the past decades and for the coming ones and geopolitical implications"*

\- **Pierre-René Bauquis**, former Head of Strategy and Planning, TOTAL  
*"Medium and long term futures of oil and natural gas: what quantities? At what prices? What greenhouse gas emissions? The point of view of a former Executive of a major oil Company"*  
\- **John Scowcroft**, Chief Executive Adviser - Europe, Global CCS Institute  
*"Carbon capture and storage: state of the art and perspectives"*  
​- **Professor Richard Thompson**, Faculty of Science & Engineering, University of Plymouth   
*"*The case of plastics: balancing societal benefits and environmental impacts"  
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**Jean-Christophe Taret**, Vice-President Strategy, Direction Development, Innovation and Market, Veolia  
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How can innovation and the circular economy reduce the use of hydrocarbons and 

petrochemicals, and CO2 emissions?"

\- **Henri Boyé**, Energy consultant, advisor of the Prime Minister’s office in Kinshasa. Former Energy and Climate Coordinator for CGEDD, French Ministry of the Environment  
*"The future of dams: can hydropower significantly contribute to reduce fossil energy consumption?"*