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Fatih Birol

Fatih Birol is Chief Economist and Head of the Economic Analysis Division of the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA). He is the organiser and director of the World Energy Outlook series, the reference energy publication in the world. He worked for six years in the Secretariat of OPEC in Vienna before joining the IEA. Dr Birol is the main author of eleven books and a regular contributor of articles on international energy analysis and policy. Dr Birol has received numerous awards for his contributions to the understanding of global energy issues, including the Golden Honour Medal of the Austrian Republic and was recently made Chevalier dans l’ordre des Palmes Academique by the French Government. He was also awarded Medal for Outstanding Service by the Turkish Government. Dr Birol received his BSc at Istanbul Technical University and his MSc and PhD in energy economics from Vienna Technical University.
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