The Energy Podcast

What is the ongoing disruption to global energy supplies revealing about the energy system? In this first episode of a new season of The Energy Podcast, we step back from the headlines to examine how the system is responding to the shocks prompted by the Middle East conflict, and what it could mean for the energy transition. With insights from Shell’s Chief Energy Adviser Peter Wood, Chief E...

In the season finale of The Energy Podcast, Shell’s CEO Wael Sawan reflects on a year of significant change globally. He discusses navigating through uncertainty, accelerating the energy transition, and embracing AI. He also shares how Shell is transforming into a fitter, more competitive company – one better equipped to navigate whatever lies ahead. Tune in for insights into the energ...

Oil is the source of about 30% of the world's energy today. It’s also the basis of ingredients in many everyday products - from your phone to clothes to medicines. Featuring Shell's President of Upstream, Peter Costello, this episode of The Energy Podcast explores the evolving role of oil in the energy mix. Peter discusses the future of oil in the energy transition, the impact of growing ene...

How does the energy that powers lives move across the globe? In this episode, The Energy Podcast sets a course for the world of shipping with Karrie Trauth, Executive Vice President for Shipping and Maritime at Shell. She explains shipping’s vital, non-stop role as the backbone of today’s global energy system, connecting supply with demand across continents. Discover how much of global...

In this bonus episode of The Energy Podcast, host Eddie is joined by Valeria Loreti, Principal Scientist and Delivery Manager in Motorsports at Shell, to explore the future of sustainable racing fuels for Formula 1 team Scuderia Ferrari HP. Starting in 2026, all Formula 1 cars will need to run on fuel made from advanced sustainable components – including advanced biofuels derived from non-fo...

The Energy Podcast explores the complex path to decarbonising road transport. From adoption of electric vehicles and biofuels to policy, infrastructure and consumer behaviour, this episode unpacks the challenges of reducing emissions of road travel and what it’ll take to progress further. We are joined by Patrick Carré, a Senior Vice President for Mobility and Convenience at Shell, an...

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) offers a way to help reduce industrial emissions at scale, particularly in sectors that are hard to decarbonise. In this episode, The Energy Podcast zooms in on Northern Lights, the world’s first commercial CO2 transport and storage service, which started operations on August 25, 2025. Lise Winther from global crop nutrition company Yara – a customer of...

Climate scientists, governments and organisations, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and International Energy Agency, recognise that the world needs carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology if society is to achieve net-zero emissions. In this episode, hosts Bryony and Eddie are joined by Shell’s Vice-president for CCS, Bernhard Koudelka, to discuss the role of this c...

In this bonus episode of The Energy Podcast, host Bryony speaks with Hadi Quazi, Shell’s Joint Venture Asset Manager for LNG Canada. Together, they explore how Shell and its partners brought to life the largest private-sector investment in Canadian history – and put a remote corner of Canada on the global energy map. From a 670-kilometre pipeline crossing mountain ranges to a liquefact...

Demand for liquefied natural gas – or LNG – continues to grow due to its potential to deliver flexible energy around the world. It has its critics, but LNG plays an important role in the energy transition by helping to displace coal and supporting renewable power generation. In this episode, hosts Bryony and Eddie hear from Shell's President of Integrated Gas, Cederic Cremers, on why g...

To make better decisions today, we need to challenge our assumptions about the future. For half a century, that’s what Shell’s scenarios have done. In this bonus episode, explore how and why scenarios are developed – and the three distinct visions of the future presented by Shell’s latest report. Host Eddie is joined by Peter Wood, Shell’s Chief Energy Adviser, and Dr...

Where are we in the global transition from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy? In the first episode of a new season, hosts Bryony and Eddie are joined by Peter Wood, Shell’s Chief Energy Advisor, for a lively conversation taking stock of the world’s energy system today. How is it evolving – and where? What’s driving the pace of progress – and holding it back? And what&...

The Energy Podcast from Shell is the home of conversation about the energy that powers our world. In this new season, we bring together our own experts and guests on the big topics in energy, from liquefied natural gas (LNG), to artificial intelligence (AI), to carbon capture and storage (CCS). New episodes drop every two weeks starting June 10, 2025, and this season you can also  watch each...

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are helping the energy industry accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future. The Energy Podcast explores how AI is being used today and discusses how to unleash its potential. Presented by Eno Alfred-Adeogun. Featuring Kate Kallot, founder and CEO of Amini, Bob Flint, CEO of Mirico and Amy Challen, Shell’s global head of AI. Additional reporting...

As countries across the world strive to reach their climate targets, they must make sure that the move to a cleaner energy system supports economic growth. The Energy Podcast explores this difficult balancing act. Presented by Julia Streets. Featuring Dr Rob Charnock of the Metis Institute for Climate Strategy, climate scientist and advisor Dr Yvonne Maingey-Muriuki and Shell’s chief economist Dr...

As the world grapples with the urgent challenge of climate change, the energy industry is working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while continuing to deliver the secure and affordable energy people need today. Is switching to renewables the answer, and do oil and gas have a role to play? Presented by Julia Streets. Featuring Dr Bassam Fattouh of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Sian Llo...

The electric vehicle (EV) market is booming and widespread adoption of EVs is critical if countries are to realise their climate ambitions. But every new EV on the road increases the demand for convenient, affordable charging. The Energy Podcast investigates how the world is meeting this infrastructure challenge. Presented by Julia Streets. Featuring Elizabeth Connelly of the International Energy...

Carbon markets are advancing on a global level, following the first country-to-country trades at COP27. The Energy Podcast investigates how carbon pricing works and examines what role it can play in the race to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Presented by Julia Streets. Featuring Dr Hasan Muslemani from the Oxford Institute of Energy Studies, Andrea Bonzanni from the International Emissions Tradi...

One year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, The Energy Podcast investigates the impact of recent events on the global energy transition, drawing on Shell’s two latest Scenarios: Sky 2050 and Archipelagos. Presented by Julia Streets, featuring László Varró, head of Shell’s Scenarios team, and Dr Nat Keohane, President of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES). Read more about the Energ...

With COP27 closed out, The Energy Podcast hears different perspectives from people who attended the conference in Egypt, and their views on what needs to happen next. Presented by Julia Streets. Featuring Rebekah Shirley, World Resources Institute Africa; Susan Shannon, Shell; Eduarda Zoghbi, Global Student Energy; Andrea Bonzanni, International Emissions Trading Association. The Energy Podcast is...

The 2022 UN Climate Change Conference, or COP27, will be taking place in Egypt between 6th and 18th November with a strong focus on Africa. As the conference gets underway, The Energy Podcast takes a look at what to expect. Presented by Julia Streets. Featuring Prudence Glorious, Chief Purpose Officer at Tanzanian impact firm PZG PR, and Shell’s Chief Climate Change Adviser, David Hone. The Energy...

In the third episode of our series on heavy industry we explore chemicals. From t-shirts and trainers, medicines and mattresses, to cars and computers, phones and TVs, our modern-day lives are filled with products made from chemicals. But the chemicals industry produces a lot of CO2 emissions. What can be done to reduce these emissions? The Energy Podcast investigates. Presented by Julia Streets....

Steel. It’s strong, it dominates every modern city, and it’s supporting developing economies. But its production generates a lot of carbon emissions. What’s the answer? The Energy Podcast investigates. Presented by Julia Streets. Featuring Professor Leora Dresselhaus-Marais from Stanford University and Lene Hviid from Shell’s metals division. Additional reporting by Judith Durkin. The Energy Podca...

Cement… it’s all around us. But producing it generates a huge amount of CO2 every year. So what can be done to take carbon out of the cement-making process? The Energy Podcast investigates. Presented by Julia Streets. Featuring Kristin Myskja, Director General of the Climate, Industry and Technology Department at the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, and Audny van Helden, VP Energy Marke...

From tracking the source of renewable energy to changing the relationship between how energy is produced and consumed, blockchain has the potential to do so much. Three industry experts tell us their experiences of blockchain in action. Presented by Julia Streets. Featuring Sophia Rödiger, bloXmove; Jesse Morris, Energy Web and Sabine Brink, Shell. Edited by Claire Daly. See omnystudio.com/listene...