What does the future look like for fossil fuel demand?

OPEC and large oil and gas companies are bullish, but the rapid rollout of clean tech is undermining many of their claims.

Our guest this week is Molly Walton, who worked on the World Energy Outlook at the International Energy Agency and is now Director for Energy at the We Mean Business Coalition.

She joins Sulaiman Ilyas-Jarrett, a former senior government advisor and current Policy Fellow at the University of Cambridge, to discuss the range of energy scenarios out there and why much of future oil and gas demand is in doubt.

The two discuss the rise of electrification, the new energy economics of the developing world, and why energy security looks different in low fossil fuel world. They also touch on the recent geopolitics of energy, from China to Venezuela and Iran.

You can read the report discussed in the podcast here:

https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/fossil-fuel-demand-in-doubt/

Energy is all about deals.

Assets are bought, sold, and refinanced. Companies are acquired, portfolios consolidated.

But what goes into making these deals happen, and what can they tell us about the energy sector at large?

This week we're joined by Gareth Baker, a partner at the law firm Gowling WLG with over 15 years of experience working on some of the highest profile deals in the energy sector.

Alongside our host, Sulaiman Ilyas-Jarrett, Gareth discusses how the art of the deal has evolved as old energy technologies have been replaced by renewables and batteries, as well as current trends in the sector such as the rise of private equity firms and the increasing rate of M&As we're seeing in the sector.

You can contact Gareth and the team here to inquire about Gowling WLG's work and how they can help with your legal needs:

https://gowlingwlg.com/en/people/gareth-baker

Gowling WLG are a sponsor of the Energy Revolution Podcast.

Keywords:

Renewables | Solar | Wind | Data centres | Tech | AI | Private Equity | Finance | Law | M&A

The UK is in a cost of living crisis, and energy prices in particular are constantly hitting the headlines.

Fuel poverty has been climbing, and many on middle or even higher incomes are struggling with costs too.

How did we get here? And what can be done to tackle the problem?

In this episode we are joined by Tilly Cook of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. We hear some real stories about what fuel poverty looks like for people in the UK, and talk about some possible solutions the government could consider.

The show is hosted by Sulaiman Ilyas-Jarrett, a former senior government advisor and Policy Fellow at the University of Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy.

Keywords:

Renwables | Gas | Power | Bills | Politics |