Charlotte Wolff-Bye

Officer at PETRONAS Charlotte Wolff-Bye, an award-winning business leader, at the forefront of the sustainability movement. She serves as the Chief Sustainability Officer of the Malaysian Fortune 500 company PETRONAS. Since joining in 2021, she has turned the company's Net Zero Carbon Emission aspiration into management plans to drive decarbonization and social progress. She engages directly in venture capital investment, digitalization and capability development to accelerate a sustainable enerqy transition. Previously Charlotte worked for the Norwegian energy company Equinor in the role of Vice President Sustainability. At Equinor she delivered the company's first sustainability strategy that laid the foundation for the company's low carbon focus. She was also the company's representative on the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), the World Bank's Global Gas Flaring Reduction Initiative (GGFR) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). From 2007-14, Charlotte held the position of General Manager Corporate Responsibility for the global steel and mining company ArcelorMittal. Her earlier experiences include a decade in the telecommunications sector, most notably working for Telefonica and 02, multilateral lending at the Nordic Development Fund, music marketing and diplomatic affairs. Charlotte is an active champion of corporate sustainability practices, a frequent top level speaker, commentator, and writer on sustainability, ESG and energy matters. She has proactively been shaping the agenda and helped launch several collaborative partnerships including the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative, Climate and Clean Air Coalition Oil and Gas Methane Partnership, the Nordic CEOs for a Sustainable Future and the Global E-sustainability Initiative. She is the recipient of Devex's leadership award for her contribution to international development and was recently ranked as one of the world's top 100 chief sustainability officers. She serves on the board of trustees of WCMC, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Session Overview

Monday, 4 November

All Sessions

13:00

Strategic Conference Conference Room B 13:00 - 13:45

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Energy access: the key to equitable energy transition and economic opportunity for all

Energy is directly linked to economic development. Greater energy access, affordability and reliability result in higher levels of GDP. Ultimately, there is no path to economic development without greater energy access and consumption. To ensure a just and equitable energy transition, governments, the private sector and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) must collaborate to create enabling, reliable infrastructure, inclusive market dynamics and practical, diversified energy supply for all. In the case of access to clean energy—which is playing a growing role in the global energy system—opportunities are opened to address socio-economic inequalities including jobs creation, access to education, improved health outcomes and more.

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This Action Session will examine the role of governments, the private sector and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in creating the right solutions for a diversified energy supply for all, prioritising universal access to clean energy and empowering communities to participate in energy decision making processes.

Wednesday, 6 November

All Sessions

12:25

Strategic Conference Conference Room B 12:25 - 13:10

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Mitigating methane emissions to accelerate the energy transition

The Global Decarbonisation Accelerator encompasses a series of landmark initiatives and is designed to speed up the energy transition and significantly reduce global emissions. The Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Charter (OGDC), which is part of the Global Decarbonisation Accelerator, aims to align the industry to eliminate routine flaring by 2030, to deliver net-zero operations emissions by 2050 and to achieve near-zero upstream methane emissions. Beyond the decarbonisation priorities, the charter points to the need for the oil and gas industry to up its game, including engaging with customers, investing in the energy systems of the future, and increasing transparency in measurement, reporting and independent verification.

In this Action Session we will discuss the role of the GDA, more particularly the OGDC, in supporting oil and gas companies in its ambition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their operations.