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Speaking at the Global Energy awards ceremony, President Vladimir Putin said that supplying the planet’s people and the global economy with energy is one of the most urgent problems the modern world faces. The president said the world must learn to use its energy resources more effectively, including from an environmental point of view

June 15, 2003

Mr. Putin said that one of the main challenges now is to develop the alternative sources of energy that will play a major part in the future of our entire civilisation. The president also noted that a global dialogue on energy can do a lot to boost rapid economic growth and help resolve urgent social issues.

June 15, 2003