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Jessica Obeid: Lebanon’s Energy Policy

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman talks with Jessica Obeid, energy consultant, a senior global advisor at the London-based consultancy Azure Strategy, and an academy associate with Chatham House's Energy, Environment, and Resources Programme. They talk about the Lebanese power sector and what its shortcomings tell us about broader fissures in Arab society. Then, Natasha Hall, Will Todman, and Jon continue the discussion about sectarianism and renewable energy, and discuss our new report.

  • Jessica Obeid, "Failure to Power: The Need for Decentralized Renewable Energy Models," CSIS, March 18, 2021.
  • Natasha Hall, "Lebanon's Political Bosses Are the Real Problem," CSIS, August 17, 2020.
  • Jessica Obeid, “Lebanon’s Power Sector: Making Reforms Work,” LCPS, June 2020.
  • Transcript, "Lebanon's Energy Sector," CSIS, April 6, 2021.
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