PPOL Divisional Seminar - Workshop on Energy and Climate Diplomacy - Mr. Václav Bartuška
The workshop on Energy and Climate Diplomacy aims to provide a better understanding of Energy and Climate Diplomacy. Both fields have emerged as crucial components of contemporary international relations. Energy Policy in particular represents a vital aspect of diplomatic strategies as addressing issues of energy security is indispensable for national security and economy. In light of the evolving geopolitical landscape shaped by the energy transition, the workshop will also look into Climate Diplomacy, with a focus on the EU Green Deal.
Václav Bartuška is Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Security at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Czechia. Policies to enhance energy security formed an important component of the Czech Presidency of the European Union which concluded at the end of 2022. Ambassador Bartuška has also served as a plenipotentiary of the Czech Government for the expansion of Temelin Nuclear Power Plant. He teaches security studies and modern history at New York University as well as a course on energy diplomacy at the College of Europe. During the 1989 Revolution, Ambassador Bartuška was a student leader and was subsequently elected by the Czech Parliament to the Commission investigating the secret police, where he played a role in disbanding it.