Climate and Energy in the Mediterranean: What the Blue Economy Means for a Greener Future

Dr. Roudi Baroudi is the CEO of Energy & Environment Holding. He has 40 years of experience in the fields of oil and gas, petrochemicals, power, energy-sector reform, energy security, environment, carbon-trading mechanisms, privatization, and infrastructure. e European Commission, USAID, the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, and the Italian Bilateral Protocols, as well as multilateral agency financing in the United States, Japan, Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. Baroudi has helped formulate energy and environmental policies in the Euro- Mediterranean, North Africa, and Middle East regions. He participated in the preparations for the Euro-Med Energy Free Trade Zone, and in the Euro- Med Regional and Euro-Med Government negotiations, and was a founding member of the Rome Euro-Mediterranean Energy Platform (REMEP). His expertise is regularly sought by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The author or co-author of numerous books and articles, Dr. Baroudi is a Senior Fellow at the Transatlantic Leadership Network.

Makes a compelling case for Mediterranean countries to launch an all-out war against climate change, arguing that the region's future stability depends on nothing less. Marshalling facts and arguments rooted in science, economics, and basic common sense, the book provides a fresh and useful reference that is thought-provoking and easy to read.