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INTERVIEW with Christoph Frei, Secretary General of the World Energy Council BY YAN TING

WHAT are the implications of higher

oil prices (and price volatility) on the

global economic recovery?

Christoph Frei History shows that energy

security and affordable energy prices

support growth and prosperity. However,

just focusing on one dimension of the

Energy Trilemma is misleading as we

have equally important challenges on

the broad infrastructure investment and

energy security side, the climate and

pollution side, as well as on the energy

access and affordability side. Meeting

the triple challenge of the energy

trilemma – energy security, energy

equity/affordability, and environmental

mitigation – is the only way to achieve

robust and sustainable energy systems.

There is no short-cut to a balanced

energy trilemma approach and most of

the world’s countries struggle with

getting the right balance. We know this

from our annual Energy Sustainability

Index, a global ranking of countries on

their energy policy performance. There is

much work to be done at the national

level when it comes to energy security.

Today, every single country needs to

mobilise capital for energy infrastructure

renewal, transition and expansion.

Political and regulatory risk is the major

factor that prevents the mobilisation of

the capital required. Balanced policy

frameworks in terms of the WEC’s

energy trilemma are the best guarantee to

avoid sudden and dramatic policy changes –

political risk – and therefore fulfilling a condition

for the mobilisation of the required capital. This

is easier said than done, but the point is that

energy security cannot be considered in

isolation as for every single country it has to be

part of a balanced policy approach, taking

into account energy affordability, energy

access and environmental issues. Eventually, a

good Trilemma balance is a strong and

perhaps the only basis for prosperity and

competitiveness of individual countries. Yan Ting It is forecasted by IEA that the US will have

become the biggest oil producer by 2017 and

self-sufficient in energy by the 2030s. To what

extent will this change the global energy

landscape? Christoph Frei The US success in

unconventionals has already changed the

energy landscape in that it is lifting the

US economy out of the recession and into a

great competitive advantage in comparison to

Europe or Asia. The key questions are whether

the shale success can be replicated elsewhere

and whether the shale revolution leads to a

LNG market that benefits Asia and Europe.

Both are not a given.

Yan Ting China has the world’s fastest growing and

the biggest energy demand but there are mounting

signs that China’s energy use, like its economy, may

have shifted to a lower gear. How do you look at

China’s economic prospect and its energy demand

in the future?

Christoph Frei China has a multiple success story to

tell: it has almost eradicated energy poverty over

the last decade; it has seen the most dramatic

energy efficiency improvements; and it has

established itself as “the world’s Saudi Arabia” of

renewables. However, there are also challenges.

China today struggles with pollution in air, water, soil

with costly impacts on food, health and economic

prosperity. After a decade of focus on energy

security the focus of the next decade will be on

mitigating pollution.

Yan Ting Is it likely that the rapid boom in cheap

shale gas supplies in North America will be

replicated elsewhere in the short term?

Christoph Frei Last year, out of 45000 wells only 3900

were drilled outside North America: The shale

revolution is still largely a US phenomenon. China,

Russia and Argentina are among the countries

which do have immense unconventionals potential

and would like to see the US success replicated in

their own country. However, it takes a number of

factors to make the replication of the US success

story feasible. These factors include geology,

availability of water, availability of pipelines,

equipment, roads to transport the equipment,

capital, attractive fiscal incentives and mineral

rights, as well as the right managerial skills. These stars

need to be aligned to allow for a successful

replication and the reality in countries with resources

outside North America is simply very different.

Last year, out of 45000 wells only 3900

were drilled outside North America: The

shale revolution is still largely a US

phenomenon.

“Clearly, we are very concerned, and our World Energy Scenarios with a 2050 timeline illustrate this”

Could you talk about WEC’s cooperation with

China?

Christoph Frei China has been active with

WEC for a long time and has recently

increased its involvement with WEC through

much greater participation in our governance

and interest in our events and studies. The

largest number of delegates in our governance

measured by country is Chinese. The second

largest delegation at our World Energy

Congress last year was from China. There have

been increasing numbers of Chinese

companies at our annual African event, the

Africa Energy Indaba. In terms of our content

work China has also started to become more

active but there is more to be done on that

side.

Yan Ting Although still the world's biggest

emitter, China has leapfrogged in the efforts to

improve energy-efficiency. How do you

comment on China’s progress in this regard?

What are China’s challenges going forward?

Christoph Frei Over the past two decades

China has led the world’s achievements on

energy efficiency. This was achieved through

technological leapfrogging, introduction of

highly efficient energy infrastructure, and very

tough legislation requiring companies to

become more energy efficient. However, as

everywhere else, the progress has slowed

down. Globally we have seen slower progress

in energy efficiency over the past five years

compared to the average over the past two

decades. The same reality can be seen in

China. Energy efficiency is no low-hanging fruit

and in the country with the world’s highest and

fasted-growing number of megacities a key

challenge forward will be to find energy-

effective urban and social models that keep

energy needs and pollution low.

China will end the "blind expansion" into wind and solar

energy, instead developing nuclear power, hydropower,

and shale gas.

Yan Ting What’s your suggestion for China to solve the

overcapacity problem in wind and solar sector?

Christoph Frei We have seen in China, Germany and

other countries where renewables have grown fast that

key success factors for the energy transformation are

infrastructure planning, regional integration and adequate

market mechanism to deal with back-up capacity and

storage for moments without sun and wind. This leads to

three pillars of successful renewable integration. First, in

terms of infrastructure planning it simply makes sense to

build renewables where best resources are available.

Broad incentives that do not take into consideration the

resources distribution lead to higher investment needs than

needed and eventually to higher energy prices. Second,

regional integration is key for the best use of renewables.

Resources are often not at the same places as demand

centres or storage opportunities and intermittent resources

from different regions can complement themselves in their

time availability. And third, as the share of renewables is

increasing in the energy system, it becomes more

challenging to guarantee available capacity at all

moments in the absence of incentives for back-up

capacity or storage systems.

Yan Ting Amid major international economic

preoccupations, there are worrying signs that the issue of

climate change has slipped down the policy agenda. Do

you share the same concern?

Christoph Frei Our annual World Energy Issues Monitor

illustrates that the concerns of the global recession have in

2013 pushed the concern about climate framework

uncertainty off the top of what keeps energy leaders

globally most awake at night. In other words: we observe

that short term economic security trumps climate security.

Also, 900 global energy leaders from 84 countries who

participated in the last survey do not believe that the

mitigation technology CCS (carbon capture and storage)

is making an effective contribution in time. But at the same

time, there are some promising news, most importantly

being the recent US announcement of emission limits for

coal plants. At the World Energy Council we promote

balanced national energy policies including a climate

change objective, we suggest that CCS and electric

storage are areas that need greater international

collaboration for RD&D, and we have started looking at

infrastructure designs that are more resilient with regards to

extreme weather events.

Yan Ting Governments are negotiating under the UN to

forge a new global climate change agreement that

would be signed in 2015 but not come into force until

2020. Do you expect leaders to meet the deadline? Is 2020

too late to act?

Christoph Frei Clearly, we are very concerned, and our

World Energy Scenarios with a 2050 timeline illustrate this,

that without substantive innovation on the technology

and/or policy side, we have already failed the below 2

degree Celsius warming target by 2050.

Yan Ting How do you look at the prospect for energy

innovation in emerging markets?

Christoph Frei Energy innovation has many faces and is

much more than pure technology innovation. It is social

innovation, where ownership of cars or even the need to

drive may change; it is financing innovation where

innovative financing mechanisms will reach the

deadlocked energy efficiency segments or overcome

weather risks; it is entrepreneurial innovation where new

business models can deliver energy efficiency or rural

electricity; it is policy innovation where innovative market

designs will deliver storage and backup power in

electricity markets with high renewables shares; and yes, it

is technology innovation in areas such as electric storage

or CCS where breakthroughs would have profound system

implications. Scarcity has been said to be the mother of

innovation.

Great further ingredients are cultural diversity and high

social mobility. These emerging markets that are capable

of bringing the spices together may well be the ones that

tell us what the energy transformation really means.

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that determine the type of cultured pearl. Firstly the different species of oysters and mussels they come from, each produces their own characteristic type and colour of pearl. The natural variations found in each oyster mean that colours of the pearls produced will vary. These natural colour ranges present the challenge of matching pearls in new jewellery designs. A process that will take a lot of time and effort to get right. The round shape of some pearls has led many cultures to associate this gem with the moon. In ancient China, pearls were believed to guarantee protection from fire and fire-breathing dragons. In Europe, they symbolized modesty, chastity, and purity. In 2013 Yoko London was chosen to represent modern pearl jewellery at the ‘Pearls’ exhibition at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. The exhibition traced the history of pearls back from the Roman Empire to the present day. I was delighted to try on the special Yoko pearl set from the exhibition!

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Considered as the largest private estate in Palm Springs, it was designed for Bob and Dolores Hope, the famous comedian and his

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“greek stereotypes”, in other words, the blue roofs, the white houses

that were carved spectacularly into the cliffs, the infinite blue sea and

the numerous idyllic restaurants and bars that offer traditional greek

food, are certainly a very present factor in this location.

OIA’s restaurants serve a large variety of foods ranging from traditional

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traditional spot, head down to AMMOUDI, a beautiful harbour five

minutes away from OIA by car.

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offering an incredible range of fresh fish and seafood.

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definitely worth a visit. Since the island is volcanic, you will find different

types of rock on the island; the beaches are predominantly black but

there is also a white and a red beach close to KAMARI. Very close to

these beaches, as you are heading out to the most south eastern point

of the island, you can pass by the Minoan Bronze Age settlement of

AKROTIRI which was eradicated during the Theran eruption about 1627

BC. The excavations are in an extremely good condition making the

walk through the prehistoric settlement an absolutely enchanting

experience.

Around lunchtime, head over to the capital of the island FIRA (Thira in

Greek) and have lunch in one of the many restaurants, personally

recommended are KOUKOUMAVLOS and ARGO.

In both you can enjoy a breathtaking sunset with

high class food and a glass of local wine if you

decide to have dinner there. And ladies, you will

get lost in the high end boutiques in FIRA. The

prices are expensive but you definitely will find a

gem here and there that you just have to take

with you.

Anuschka lives in London but was born in Munich and raised in Mallorca. She is attending a course in Graphic Design at the prestigious art school Central Saint Martins. In her free time she loves to travel and always has her camera with her to capture that special moment.

I may have been skeptical about the current economic situation in

GREECE before my TRIP but any

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Athens Perhaps the best thing about Europe's oldest city is that almost everything you'll want to do is within walking distance. Cars have long since been banished, and a lot of the streets in central Athens are pedestrianised, which means the quickest and best way to get around this city often is on foot. Ermou Street, just off Syntagma Square, is Athens' main shopping street and a great place to start. At 1.5km, it's long but mostly pedestrianised and there are cafés and places to rest. On the main

such as Sephora, Hondos Center and Marks & Spencer. As you wander, look out for Folli Follie where you can pick up fashionable watches, bijoux jewellery, shawls, leather bags and accessories. The side streets leading off Ermou Street are worth exploring too as they're lined with local businesses, some selling strings of freshwater pearls and loose semi-precious stones at bargain prices. For luxury brands, you should head to Luisa World and Enny di Monaco in Athens' Kolonaki quarter close to the National Gardens, a beautiful 15.5-hectare public park. The streets of Tsakalof and Voukourestiou are among Athens' most prestigious retail addresses and it's here you'll encounter some of fashion’s biggest names; Louis Vuitton,

Gucci, Dior, Zadig & Voltaire, Ferragamo, Prada and Ralph Lauren. However, many of the adjoining streets also have high-end shops and are worth exploring, especially Solonos and Academias. If you're on the look out for jewellery, then Voukourestiou Streetgold and silversmiths offering their exquisitely handcrafted pieces. In the Kolonaki area, you will Linea Più which is a luxury multibrand store and the sole distributor for Chanel in Greece.

Just outside of Athens ylarge shopping malls well worth travelling for. The Mall Athens is a shopping and entertainment complex on ndrea Papandreou Street in Marousi in the city's northern suburbs and easily reached by bus or train. The Mall is brought to you by the people behind the luxurious Attica department store in Athens but has more of a focus on casual wear.

international brands such as Folli Follie, Adidas, Intersport, Birkenstock, Sephora, Public, Zic Zac, Geox, Nak, Oxford Company and Marks & Spencer.

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in state-of-the-art shopping centres. Lovers of luxury goods will want to head through the city centre down towards the Aegean Sea. It's safe to say that the closer to the seafront the shopping street is then the most exclusive it is. Proxenou Koromila Street is one of those closest and sits parallel to the

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found if you know where to look because Greek goldsmiths are among the best in the world. In Athens, Mykonos, Crete, Corfu, Santorini and Rhodes the most amazing jewellery in the world. Vildiridis jewelry shop in Panepistimiou Street in Athens and KASSIS. Nikos Koulis, Kessaris, and Gofas jewellery shops, located in Athens and in Mykonos Island,

customers. Anagnostopoulos jewelry shop located in Mykonos provides among other jewellery, special and unique jewellery of Elle Amber. Mykonos has some of the best luxury watch brands and boutiques: Tourbillon, Rousounelos and Chopard.

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Marine Liesenhoff writer & translator

Born in Munich and raised in the yachting paradise island of Mallorca, Marine lives in Belgium. Majored in public relations in

international background. Marine loves to travel and meet new people. Her passion for sailing leads to travel mostly to participate in regattas such as the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge with her family’s team Marigan a beautiful XIX century cutter.

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Sebast ián Graham a r t director

Sebastián is a young artist and photographer, sitting his degree for Political Science and International Development in London, and is the creator behind Luxe Life. Armed with his camera and brushes ready to capture that decisive moment. The watercolour illustrations in the magazine are by Sebastián.

Our Editor-in Chief Giovanna Kalisperaki has been in publishing for the past 20 years and is dedicated to sharing the best on offer with PREMIUM international travelers that are curious and ready to indulge in the good things in life!

Born in Dubrovnik and raised in Berlin, Ivo has lived and travelled all over the World. The food and wine enthusiast has been trying out various places and is always on the lookout for the next best gourmet experience and the next “wine to know”. With Ivo’s strong connection to locals and curiosity for the new, he’s the go-to man for where to go and what to do.

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Ting Yan journalist

Currently Ting Yan is in charge of both editorial

activities/commercialization at wallstreetcn.com. Previously

with China Business News (CBN) based in Shanghai, Ting's reporting and commentary focuses on

macro economic issues and international organizations. Ting Yan has a Master degree in Development Administration and Planning from University College London in the U.K., and a Bachelor degree in Finance from Fudan University in Shanghai, China.

Fei Ge writer & translator

Majored in Spanish Philology in Beijing and with a Master degree in media research and public relations from Barcelona. Fei lives in Spain and enjoys traveling. And is always curious to experience more. Works in marketing and public relation in different sectors. Passionate about jewelry and watches, fashion, gastronomy and lifestyle.

Maria Shipush russian sub-editor &

translations Born in Russia, Maria has lived in London, Shanghai and Moscow, where she also worked at Reuters. She is currently reading Politics and Chinese at University of Westminster. Next stop is Shanghai, on an exchange programme, to further her Chinese language studies. Maria wrote the article “Fabergé A life of Its own” in her native language after having seen the movie screening in Marbella Spain.

BingHui Zhouproof-reader & translator

Highly experienced working with international fashion and luxury brands. Binghui Zhou lives and works in Barcelona. Major in chemical engineering at Universitat de Barcelona. Fluent in Chinese, Spanish, Catalan and English.

Alexander Graham global brand director Passionate about watches, racing sports cars, competing in classic yacht regattas, writing music, photography, art and meeting fellow globetrotters. Alexander Graham BSc Politics & International Relations at LSE started his own publishing and travel company. “I love sophisticated travel and to expect the unexpected. For me the best brands evoke an experience”.