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Global Future Council on Energy Nexus

About the Global Future Council on Energy Nexus

Energy systems are deeply interconnected with our economies, natural ecosystems and agriculture, yet these critical interlinkages are often poorly understood or managed. There is a need to create better understanding of key nexus issues, such as the intersections between energy and water, agriculture, economic development and growth, and the role of greater regional and global coordination and action.

How can the energy community, through better public-private cooperation, better link the energy transition agenda setting with these complex energy and nexus challenges?

Co-Chairs

Arunabha Ghosh

Chief Executive Officer, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)

Jane Nelson

Founding Director, Corporate Responsibility Initiative and Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

Members

Ajay Vir Jakhar

Chair at Bharat Krishak Samaj (Farmers' Forum India)

Arunabha Ghosh

Founder at Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)

Cao Duc Phat

Former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam at Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Viet Nam

Davide Puglielli

Head, Strategy and Group Positioning at Enel SPA

Duncan Wood

CEO at Hurst International Consulting

Hanane Mourchid

Managing Director, Sustainability and Green Utilities at OCP Group

Hannah Hauman

Global Head, Carbon Trading at Trafigura Group Pte Ltd

Jane Nelson

Founding Director, Corporate Responsibility Initiative and Senior Research (...) at Harvard Kennedy School of Government

Jasandra Nyker

Managing Partner at Saja Climate Partners

J. Carl Ganter

Managing Director at Circle of Blue - Vector Center

John Morrison

Founder at The Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB)

Joisa Saraiva

Professor and Director at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)

Lauren Smart

Global Head of Sustainable Finance at Bloomberg LP

Liz Wangu

Managing Director and Counsel at GE Vernova Inc.

Rabia Ferroukhi

Director at The International Network of Energy Transition Think Tanks (INETTT)

Rumaitha Al Busaidi

Member of the Foundation Board, World Economic Forum Global Shapers Community

Saif Ghubash Almarri

Undersecretary Assistant for Petroleum, Gas and Mineral at Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates

Sam Hsu

Member of the Board at Fastenal Company

Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi

Professor of Climate Change, Food Systems, and Health at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Therese Noorlander

Council Manager

Olivia Zeydler

Centre for Energy and Materials, World Economic Forum

Council's Publications and Energy Nexus Insights

Council's Blogs

AGENDA BLOG

Tackling the energy, food and water nexus – here are the key priorities

The nexus of energy, food and water systems is complex, complicated and compounding. Disruption in one amplifies vulnerabilities and trade-offs in others. Such disruptions also create opportunities for sustainable growth, enhanced resilience and more equity.

Tackling the resource nexus is no longer a choice. It is an urgent imperative for policy-makers, business leaders, investors and the research community.

Arunabha Ghosh

Jane Nelson

TRANSFORMATION MAP

Energy Nexus

GFC Energy Nexus Council members

AGENDA BLOG

Harnessing the energy nexus for good needs systems leadership

Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi

AGENDA BLOG

Addressing Northern Mexico's water-energy nexus amid an industrial boom

Duncan Wood

AGENDA BLOG

The role of insurance in building resilience across the energy-water-climate nexus

John Morrison

AGENDA BLOG

The AI-energy nexus will determine AI’s impact. We must account for it better

Lauren Smart

Sam Hsu

AGENDA BLOG

How Morocco is powering food security through clean energy and innovation

Hanane Mourchid

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AGENDA BLOG

How Oman is preparing to lead on hydrogen exports

Rumaitha Al Busaidi

AGENDA BLOG

The water-energy nexus: why managing water stress is the key to the future of energy

Arslan Khalid

Rabia Ferroukhi

AGENDA BLOG

Gulf nation ports deliver water, energy and food. What happens when they close?

Rumaitha Al Busaidi

Sarah Mostafa-Kamel

AGENDA BLOG

Why South-South investment will define the next wave of climate capital

Jasandra Nyker

Olivia Zeydler

AGENDA BLOG

Why South Africa’s cost-of-living crisis is also a water, energy and food crisis

Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi

Nosipho Dlamini

AGENDA BLOG

Why water is vital to decarbonization and the energy transition

Duncan Wood

AGENDA BLOG

How shared standards can help businesses and governments master the energy nexus

Over the past two decades, sustainability reporting has evolved from a peripheral exercise into a core component of corporate strategy. Standards have deepened understanding of climate risk, water stewardship, biodiversity and human rights. Frameworks have strengthened transparency, sharpened governance and helped companies prepare for a rapidly changing risk landscape

Lauren Smart

John Morrison

Council's Reports

INSIGHT REPORT

Building Resilient and Scalable AI Value Chains: A Nexus Strategy

The AI boom is dependent on energy, water, minerals and land systems. Artificial intelligence (AI) is entering an unprecedented infrastructure boom. Capital spending by major technology firms on AI infrastructure is projected to reach $700 billion in 2026, compared to $410 billion in 2025, as companies race to build the computing capacity for advanced AI systems.

Lauren Smart

Sam Hsu

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