State of Play: Where Are We Now?

The opening episode of the six-part Plugged In Summer Series asks whether the energy transition is slowing down or speeding up. The series considers market, policy and technology trends. This episode examines how geopolitical instability, energy security and volatile gas markets affect European policy, investment and market dynamics, and whether Europe has learned from earlier energy crises. The discussion considers whether politics, rather than technology, is becoming the main barrier to progress and whether Europe’s energy transition can stay on course during renewed disruption. Host: Snjólfur Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief, Montel News. Guests: Simon Flowers, Chairman and Chief Analyst, Wood Mackenzie; Saul Kavonic, Head of Energy Research, MST Marquee; Jan Rosenow, Professor of Energy and Climate Policy, University of Oxford. Producer and editor: Alexandra Carlon.