Andrei Covatariu
andreicovatariu.bsky.social
Andrei Covatariu
@andreicovatariu.bsky.social
Energy Policy | Track 1.5 Energy Diplomacy | Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council | Views My Own
On 22 Sep, I’ll be back at the Vienna Energy Security Dialogue 2025 by OSCE & the WEC_Austria. Thanks so much for the invitation, Giulia Manconi & Daniel Kroos!

Looking forward to the exchange w/ Julia Reinaud, Tatiana Mitrova, Roberta Boscolo, Isabelle Dupraz & Berislav Gaso
September 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Honoured to be spending the next months in #Florence as a Policy Leader Fellow at the @eui-eu.bsky.social 's @eui-stg.bsky.social

Over the 5-month residency, I’ll continue advancing my work on #energy & #climate policy as part of this vibrant community of scholars and practitioners.
September 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
In my latest piece for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social, I discuss a topic I’ve been following for a while — the pressing impact of #cooling needs on Europe’s #energysecurity and its transition goals.

www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energy...

#energytransition #heatwaves
July 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Honored to share this report I've been working on,exploring the #geopolitics of the #energytransition in #CentralEasternEurope. Grateful to Tamara Lagurashvili and the @cleanaircatf.bsky.social for commissioning this study—many thanks Tamara for the fantastic cooperation
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July 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Very glad to have discussed energy efficiency and the role of digitalization earlier today at the World Utilities Congress in #AbuDhabi, in the “Amplifying the impact of energy efficiency, the first fuel in energy transition” panel.
May 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Incredibly honoured to share that I’ve been awarded a Policy Leader Fellowship at the @eui-eu.bsky.social in Florence, beginning Sep 2025.

Over the 5-month residency, I’ll be affiliated with the @eui-stg.bsky.social.

Also excited to reconnect with colleagues and friends from @fsr-eui.bsky.social.
May 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Great conversations, awful weather.

A full day of back-to-back meetings in #DC today, discussing the transatlantic energy partnership, the geopolitical impact on energy security, & the strategic role of #CentralEasternEurope in ensuring that security.

#TransatlanticPartnership
April 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Really great to be back and attend another #GLOBALENERGYSUMMIT by the @columbiauenergy.bsky.social | Columbia University today in New York.
April 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Interesting session yesterday at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center - 'How Implementation Makes Environmental Policy Cheaper and Easier Than Expected,' featuring a presentation by Professor Beth DeSombre.
April 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Started my full week in the US in #Boston, visiting and reconnecting with friends from MIT and Harvard and discussing the geopolitics/geoeconomics shaping the energy transition in the #EU and the #US today.

Excited for the next days in NY and DC!
April 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
It takes 4 years to deploy large power transformers, according to the "Building the Future Transmission Grid" report recently issued by the @iea.org.

#energytransforms #energygrids #EU
April 3, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Back on @cnbcarabia.bsky.social yesterday from Athens to discuss the global oil dynamics, alongside May Ben Khadra and Hussein Sayed, CFA, CMT. Thanks for having me, Riad Saadi!

#USTariffs #oilmarkets #OPEC
April 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Much of yesterday’s conversation at the “Geopolitics, Connectivity and Energy Security: An Athens Conversation” conference in #Athens focused on energy #interconnections—particularly the role of #Greece at the crossroads of Africa, Asia, and Europe.
April 1, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Insightful discussions - today in #Athens - at the “Geopolitics, Connectivity and Energy Security: An Athens Conversation” conference by the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
March 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
While there are many scenarios on the table right now, what could happen to the EU's climate ambitions in a US-driven "drill, baby, drill" policy?

Full piece, available here: www.globsec.org/what-we-do/c...

@globsec.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Back on @asharqbusiness.bsky.social yesterday to join Abdullah Al-Subaie and discuss the recent acquisition by Saudi Aramco of a 50% equity interest in the Jubail-based Blue Hydrogen Industrial Gases Company (BHIG). Thank you for the invitation, Ahmed Othman!
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March 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Great to be back at @asharqbusiness.bsky.social to join Mohamed Fathy - محمد فتحي and discuss the global battery market and the implications on the #EV sector in Europe. Thanks for having me, Riham El Chayeb!

Full interview: youtu.be/sW3xSRZwFoA?...
March 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Excellent weekend read after a very busy week in #Montreal!

I've been particularly looking forward to this book after listening to a recent Energy Exchange podcast episode from the Center on Global Energy Policy with Jason Bordoff and the book's author, Eddie Fishman!
March 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Such an honor to open the second day of the 2025 AIEQ Forum on the Digital Transformation of Energy Systems, earlier today in #Montreal! I talked about intersection between energy, security, and industrial policies through the lens of digital transformation.
#energydigitalization #energytransition
March 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Great to be back in #Montreal for this year’s Association de l'industrie électrique du Québec’s 'Forum on the Digital Transformation of Energy Systems,' engaging with local stakeholders on the two-way relationship between energy and digital transformations.
March 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Back on Digi24 yesterday from #Brussels, joining Teodora Tompea to discuss the latest global energy security dynamics, the strategies on competitiveness and affordable energy issued last week, as well as the latest discussions on security and defense held in Brussels.

#energysecurity #EUsecurity
March 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Great panel conversations today at Eurelectric's 2025 #EVision - in #Brussels - in a session dedicated to "EU Industrial Competitiveness in the EV Supply Chain."

Photo credit: Eurelectric

#EV #electricmobility
March 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Excited to return to #Montreal next week for Association de l'industrie électrique du Québec’s "Forum on the Digital Transformation of Energy Systems".

Details about the forum can be found below. Reach out if you're in the area!

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March 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Back on CNBC Arabia earlier today to discuss the global oil markets, alongside May Ben Khadra and Hussein Sayed. Grateful for the invitation, Riadh Saady!

#USTariffs #oilmarkets
March 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Back on @asharqbusiness.bsky.social today, joining Mohamed Fathy to discuss global crude oil dynamics. Thanks for having me, Sara Al Shawi!

Full interview, in Arabic, available here: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=9...

#oilmarkets #ustariffs
February 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM