Babbage at COP27: Part three—the energy crisis

<p>COP27 takes place amid war in Ukraine and an energy crisis. In the third episode of our series covering the summit, we explore how energy-security concerns are affecting <a href="https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2022/11/05/the-global-energy-crisis-may-be-accelerating-decarbonisation-efforts-says-fatih-birol?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">efforts to decarbonise</a>.</p><br><p>Niklas Höhne of the NewClimate Institute says the energy crisis could deepen Europe’s <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2022/11/10/can-american-liquefied-natural-gas-rescue-europe?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dependence on fossil fuels</a>. But Francesco La Camera, who leads the International Renewable Energy Agency, sees it as an opportunity to accelerate the green agenda. Plus, award-winning author Daniel Yergin explains the implications for Russia, and Jason Bordoff of Columbia University assesses the geopolitics of the transition to clean energy.</p><br><p>Alok Jha hosts with Catherine Brahic, <em>The Economist</em>’s environment editor, and Vijay Vaitheeswaran, our global energy and climate innovation editor.</p><br><p>Listen to our mini-series at <a href="http://economist.com/COP27pod?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">economist.com/COP27pod</a> and follow all of <em>The Economist</em>’s climate coverage at <a href="https://www.economist.com/climate-change?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes