World Energy Congress 2024

Will Jackson-Moore, Global Sustainability Leader, PwC

World Energy Congress is a great convening point, clearly. I mean, the types of organisations here are really at the heart of the energy transition.

Emma Cox, Global Climate Leader, PwC

I've found people to be very thoughtful and happy to pause and think about the complexity. I think they all know that there's no one-size solution. And so it's been really interesting to have conversations about what is a particular company or government's role within driving an energy transition pathway?

Jeroen van Hoof, Global Energy, Utilities & Resources Leader, PwC

I think what has evolved over the last few years, mainly, is the fact that we do much more ecosystem thinking now. What does energy transition mean for food? What does energy transition mean for chemicals? And all those problems are interrelated and need to be addressed all at the same time.

Emma Cox, Global Climate Leader, PwC

One of the things that stood out for me is that there is no transition unless it's a just transition.
Because otherwise we just won't get the scale and speed that we need.
So it's been great to actually be part of some thoughtful debates and to be on a panel discussing how we go fairer, faster, at scale, but with justice at the heart of it.

Jeroen van Hoof, Global Energy, Utilities & Resources Leader, PwC

We've brought some interesting perspectives to the table. One I think, on the work we have been doing on demand side management. So what can be achieved in the short term. What companies can actually do to reduce their energy consumption in an economic positive way, which has a significant impact.

Will Jackson-Moore, Global Sustainability Leader, PwC

I think the takeaways are we can't just do this as an industry. It needs to be the whole ecosystem. We've got to get the regulators, policy setting.
We've got to create investable opportunities to deploy capital into energy transition. And I think that is very, very clear.