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Fatih Birol

HARDtalk meets Fatih Birol, one of the most influential observers of the global energy market. Does cheap oil make decarbonising the world economy even more difficult?

HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, who is one of the world's most influential observers of the global energy market about how the price of oil has more than halved over the past two years. Great news if you're an oil consumer but it's alarming if your priority is to wean the world's economy off carbon emitting fossil fuels. Does cheap oil make decarbonising the world economy even more difficult?

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 28 May 201607:30GMT

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestFatih Birol

Broadcasts

  • Tue 24 May 201603:30GMT
  • Tue 24 May 201608:30GMT
  • Tue 24 May 201614:30GMT
  • Tue 24 May 201619:30GMT
  • Sat 28 May 201607:30GMT