Talking Transitions: With FORESIGHT Climate & Energy and EY

Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android. The success of the energy transition depends on all of us changing our behaviour — but consumer fatigue is setting in, stalling confidence and stagnating progress. We need a fundamental shift in how we engage and activate sustainable consumer behaviour. How can we make clean energy solutions more appealing, affordable and accessible for everyone?This episode outlines strategies that can help energy providers inspire and empower consumers to actively participate in the energy transition.FORESIGHT Climate & Energy Policy Editor Sam Morgan is joined by a panel of experts to discuss these issues:●     Greg Guthridge, Global Energy & Resources Customer Experience Transformation Leader, EY●     Shahannom Binti Izham, Head of Retail Strategy, TNBThis episode was recorded at the World Energy Congress in Rotterdam (April 22-25, 2024)Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.

Electricity grids are the all-important central nervous system of the energy transition and will make or break global efforts to ramp up clean power capacity and meet international climate commitments. How do we make sure that grids are deployed, upgraded and expanded in line with our needs?FORESIGHT Climate & Energy Policy Editor Sam Morgan is joined for this discussion by an expert panel of guests:Steve Heinen, Director, Technology Consulting, Digital Grids, EYOliver Franz, VP, European Regulation, E.ONSamira Rotteveel, EU Policy Advisor, AllianderFor more information on this topic, check out the Grids for Speed report here and the US Department of Energy report on grids here.Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.

The world urgently needs low-carbon hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels to decarbonise those hard-to-abate sectors. But despite global commitment to accelerate the production of low-carbon hydrogen, practical hurdles including underdeveloped supply chains and financial constraints could threaten its deployment at scale. This episode dives into these challenges and considers how to overcome them.FORESIGHT Climate & Energy’s Policy Editor Sam Morgan is joined by a panel of experts to discuss these issues:* Arnaud de Giovanni, EY Global Renewables Leader* Iva Brkić, Program Officer for Carbon Neutrality, Electricity Systems & Hydrogen, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe* Clara Bowman, Chief Operating Officer, HIF GlobalThis episode was recorded at the World Energy Congress in Rotterdam (April 22-25, 2024)Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) are transforming the world, but what are the implications for the energy transition? The technology offers huge potential to accelerateprogress by streamlining operations, optimising resource allocation, enhancing forecasting and customer engagement, and augmenting talents. But energy companies will need to take a strategic approach to adopting and integrating GenAI and AI to balance opportunities with emerging risks.FORESIGHT Climate & Energy’s Policy Editor Sam Morgan is joined by a panel of experts to discuss these issues:Ana Domingues, Global Energy & Resources AI Leader, EYLucy Yu, CEO, Centre for Net ZeroYvonne-Brzesowsky-Ruys, global industry director for energy and resources, MicrosoftThis episode was recorded at the World Energy Congress in Rotterdam (April 22-25, 2024)Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.

Natural gas plays a complex role in the energy transition, with some arguing its case as an important transition fuel even as government policies incentivise the switch to cleaner alternatives. This episode looks at the future of gas, considering the options for heavy industry, the likely sources of gas to meet remaining demand and the impact on liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure and investments.FORESIGHT Climate & Energy’s Policy Editor Sam Morgan is joined for a fireside chat with EY’s energy markets director, Josh Loftus.This episode was recorded at the World Energy Congress in Rotterdam (April 22-25, 2024)Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.

Can oil and gas companies use their traditional strengths to lead the way in a new energy world? The sector’s healthy capital and expertise in managing complex networks could be invaluable in driving the transformation of our energy system, but only if oil and gas companies can transform themselves first. This episode explores how new business models and revenue streams can help these organisations reimagine their role as leaders in a net-zero future.FORESIGHT Climate & Energy’s Policy Editor Sam Morgan is joined by a panel of experts to discuss these issues:Saulius Adomaitis, EY Global Oil & Gas LeaderGed Davis, Executive Chair, World Energy Scenarios at the World Energy CouncilAmrita Sen, Co-Founder and Director of Research, Energy AspectsThis episode was recorded at the World Energy Congress in Rotterdam (April 22-25, 2024)Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access.

Old ways of infrastructure delivery don’t meet the needs of new energy projects. How can we rethink delivery roadmaps to expedite the rollout of low-carbon energies, including renewable energy technologies, battery storage and smart grids? This episode investigates what infrastructure we will need, who will pay for it and the bold, innovative solutions that can chart a new way forward, delivering projects more efficiently to accelerate the path to a sustainable energy future.FORESIGHT Climate & Energy’s Policy Editor Sam Morgan is joined by a panel of experts to discuss these issues: * Chris Lewis, EY Global Infrastructure Leader, Government & Public Sector* Stefan Kapferer, Chief Executive Officer, 50Hertz Transmission GmBH* Thushan Abd Majid, Head of Business Strategy & Performance, Grid Division, TNB This episode was recorded at the World Energy Congress in Rotterdam (April 22-25, 2024)Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.

Even with record amounts of capital being invested in clean energy, higher inflation and interest rates mean project costs are likely to climb. This episode discusses how energy transition projects can stay competitive and deliver ongoing profits, and the strategies investors can take to balance solid returns and new ventures. FORESIGHT Climate & Energy’s Policy Editor Sam Morgan is joined by a panel of experts to discuss these issues: Greg Matlock, EY Global Energy & Resources Tax LeaderAlexandre Siciliano Esposito, Head of Department, Energy Transition & Climate Change Division, The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)Mark Lewis, Managing Director, Lime Rock New EnergyPriyantha Wijayatunga, Senior Director, Energy Sector Office, Asian Development BankThis episode was recorded at the World Energy Congress in Rotterdam (April 22-25, 2024)Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.