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The Great Reopening: What The End of China’s Zero-Covid Strategy Means For Global Energy And Natural Resources

As Covid-19 restrictions lifted around the world and countries stopped reporting on case numbers, the events of 2020 and 2021 faded further into our collective memory. Against the threat of looming recession and a war in Europe, it was easy to forget the turmoil brought on by the ... Show more

. 31min 37sec

Scraping The Barrel: Is The World Running Out of High-Quality Oil and Gas?

The world is not going to run out of oil and gas any time soon. Total oil and gas resources are more than likely to double demand by 2050, with gas reserves sitting at 1.5 trillion oil-barrel equivalents. It’s the quality of this supply that’s the issue. Advantaged resources (pri ... Show more

. 35min 25sec

Boom Time: What the Inflation Reduction Act Means For US Renewables Manufacturers

Without doubt, 2022 will be remembered as one of the most pivotal years in the history of power generation. It was the year that highlighted the folly of concentrated supply. In Europe, the war in Ukraine raised energy security issues caused by heavy reliance on Russian gas. At t ... Show more

. 32min 51sec

In Conversation With Shell Energy - Forging a Path to Net Zero Will Require Collaboration on a Global Scale

On this special episode of the Horizons podcast our host Dr Liz Dennett is joined by Carolyn Comer, President at Shell Energy Americas and Simon Flowers, Chief Analyst at Wood Mackenzie. How do we shape the future of energy? We know where we need to be - at net zero - but there ... Show more

. 49min 37sec

Silver Linings Playbook: Five Reasons to be Cheerful

After a year of harrowing news from across the world, a war in Ukraine and an energy crisis driving a global recession, the final Horizons of the year will outline 5 causes for optimism in the world of energy. Developments in policy and investment, a year after COP26, are laying ... Show more

. 39min 13sec