Justin Dargin

Justin Dargin is an Energy and Middle East Scholar at the University of Oxford. He was formerly a Research Fellow with The Dubai Initiative at Harvard University, where he won a Harvard award for his research into the Gulf energy/power sector. Justin has advised some of the world's largest international and national oil companies as to strategic policy. Currently, he sits on the board of directors of the non-profit International Energy Foundation, and is a member of the United Nations Alliance Civilizations as a global energy expert.

Putting Economic Sustainability First

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19 July 2011

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