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Energy transition

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8/4/2026 Comment / Peter Godfrey

The new energy trilemma – regional implications for the development of future industry and trade strategy

For decades, energy policy has been framed around a simple but powerful idea: the ‘energy trilemma’, first coined by the World Energy Council over 20 years ago and defined simply as balancing security, affordability and sustainability. But today, energy systems now sit at the centre of a far more complex strategic landscape shaped by geopolitical rivalry, supply chain fragility, technological competition and accelerating climate pressures. In this environment, energy has become a central pillar of national security and industrial competitiveness. This shift is now reshaping industrial strategy, global trade patterns and the geography of economic development, writes Peter Godfrey FEI, Energy Institute Asia-Pacific (APAC) Managing Director, and Founder & CEO of CarbonSync Technologies (Singapore).

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

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2/11/2022 News

Historic ‘turning point’ as fossil fuels show peak or plateau, says the IEA

The global energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing profound and long-lasting changes that have the potential to hasten the transition to a more sustainable and secure energy system, according to the latest edition of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook (WEO). The report has found that, for the first time, global demand for each of the fossil fuels shows a peak or plateau across all WEO scenarios, with Russian exports in particular falling significantly as the world energy order is reshaped.

Liquefied natural gas

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21/5/2025 Comment / Mark Davis

Trump vs US LNG? The contradictory state of oil and gas diplomacy today

The threats of tariffs and trade wars of the Trump 2.0 administration could undermine the foundations of US LNG production, argues Mark Davis, Chief Executive Officer of flare solutions firm Capterio.

Gas markets

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2/4/2025 Comment / Michael Bradshaw

Is it the end of an era for Russia’s gas exports to Europe?

Europe’s response to the ending of imports of gas from Russia has been to cut consumption and accept new supplies of LNG from the US. Here, Michael Bradshaw, Professor of Global Energy at the Warwick Business School, considers whether these changes are likely to be permanent.

Fossil fuels

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5/3/2025 Comment / Juliet Phillips

Europe’s capacity markets deepen exposure to volatile global gas prices

The inclusion of gas-fuelled power stations in European countries’ energy capacity market mechanisms mean that energy systems are being locked unnecessarily into fossil fuels – and consumers into potentially higher prices – for years to come, argues Juliet Phillips, Energy Campaigner at Beyond Fossil Fuels.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

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16/3/2022 Comment / Marc Height

More impetus to go faster on net zero

The world does not really need any more reasons to accelerate the energy decarbonisation process, but another one has arrived, in Ukraine. Curation’s Marc Height reports.

Geopolitics

EI Member only

3/8/2022 Feature / Gemma La Guardia

How China’s Global Development Initiative helps export its green revolution

Gemma La Guardia, Consultant and Research Associate at Guidehouse ES&I, examines how China’s Global Development Initiative can be seen as a follow-up to the Belt and Road programme, providing a further outlet for exporting its green revolution.

Oil and gas

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EI Member only

1/4/2026 Feature / Brian Davis

IOCs to NOCs: the big trend of the last 75 years

Over the last 75 years since the first Statistical Review of World Energy was published, the biggest trend in the oil and gas sector has been the emergence of a profusion of nationalisation initiatives and the growth of state-owned national oil companies (NOCs), as the major independent oil companies (IOCs) – commonly known as the ‘Seven Sisters’ – lost control of much of the world’s fossil fuel resources, writes Brian Davis.

Geopolitics

30/3/2022 News

Putin’s call for payment for Russian gas in Rubles gathers momentum

President Vladimir Putin’s announcement on 23 March that ‘unfriendly’ countries purchasing Russian gas would have to pay in Rubles instead of Euros or US Dollars looks set to impact intraday market volatility and exacerbate the energy supply crunch.

Geopolitics

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25/5/2022 News

Europe plans bolder phase-out of Russian fossil fuel dependency

The European Commission (EC) has updated plans to accelerate phasing out dependency on Russian fossil fuels. But the call for sanctions still lacks consensus.

New Energy World™

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The new energy trilemma – regional implications for the development of future industry and trade strategy

Historic ‘turning point’ as fossil fuels show peak or plateau, says the IEA

Trump vs US LNG? The contradictory state of oil and gas diplomacy today

Is it the end of an era for Russia’s gas exports to Europe?

Europe’s capacity markets deepen exposure to volatile global gas prices

More impetus to go faster on net zero

How China’s Global Development Initiative helps export its green revolution

IOCs to NOCs: the big trend of the last 75 years

Putin’s call for payment for Russian gas in Rubles gathers momentum

Europe plans bolder phase-out of Russian fossil fuel dependency