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, TNB

This episode was recorded at the World Energy Congress in Rotterdam (April 22-25, 2024)

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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, EY
• Oliver Franz, VP, European Regulation, E.ON
• Samira Rotteveel, EU Policy Advisor, Alliander

For more information on this topic, check out the Grids for Speed report here and the US Department of Energy report on grids here.

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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 Global

This episode was recorded at the World Energy Congress in Rotterdam (April 22-25, 2024)

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progress 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, EY

Lucy Yu, CEO, Centre for Net Zero

Yvonne-Brzesowsky-Ruys, global industry director for energy and resources, Microsoft

This episode was recorded at the World Energy Congress in Rotterdam (April 22-25, 2024)

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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)

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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 Leader
• Ged Davis, Executive Chair, World Energy Scenarios at the World Energy Council
• Amrita Sen, Co-Founder and Director of Research, Energy Aspects

This episode was recorded at the World Energy Congress in Rotterdam (April 22-25, 2024)

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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)

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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 Leader
• Alexandre Siciliano Esposito, Head of Department, Energy Transition & Climate Change Division, The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)
• Mark Lewis, Managing Director, Lime Rock New Energy
• Priyantha Wijayatunga, Senior Director, Energy Sector Office, Asian Development Bank

This episode was recorded at the World Energy Congress in Rotterdam (April 22-25, 2024)

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Central to this are the people these transitions affect and the need for these changes to be just and equitable. For this special bonus episode, David Weston is once again joined by a panel of experts. They discuss how equity needs to be considered depending on where you are in the world, how governments support the reporting of equity and what this means for sustainable finance and new technologies.

Equity is a global issue with local solutions so there are many options and routes to take making a complex but vital part of the shift to a sustainable economy.

Joining this episode to discuss how equity is being considered as part of the transition to a sustainable economy are:

* Amy Brachio, EY’s global vice-chair for sustainability

* Carolien de Bruin, senior director of equity action, World Business Council for Sustainable Development

* Ricardo Assumpcao, Sustainability & ESG Leader, EY Latam

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The energy sector celebrated commitments from national governments to support the “Triple Up, Double Down” campaign at COP28, which backed a tripling of renewables capacity, and a doubling of energy efficiency measures. 

With many barriers and handbrakes still hampering the growth of clean energy deployment, there is plenty of work to be done both by industry and lawmakers.

To discuss the next steps for energy and resources sector, David Weston is joined in this episode of Talking Transitions by: 

• Serge Colle, Global Energy & Resources Industry Market Leader at EY
• Bruce Douglas, CEO of the Global Renewables Alliance

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One of the key challenges with funding the climate transition is that many sustainable development projects, particularly emerging markets, are not commercially viable, due to high up-front costs and long pay-back periods. 

By combining public and private capital through blended finance, it is possible to leverage public funding to help reduce the risk and lower the cost of capital for private investors. 

This in turn can make it easier to attract further private investment in sustainable development projects.

Joining David Weston in this episode of Talking Transitions are:

• Will Rhode, Global Private Equity ESG Leader at EY
• Kara Mangone, Head of the Sustainable Finance Group at Goldman Sachs
• Karen Fang, Global Head of Sustainable Finance for Bank of America
• Emmanuel Lagarrigue, Co-Head of Global Climate Strategy at American investment firm KKR

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By 2050, around two-thirds of the global population is likely to be living in cities or other urban centres, according to the United Nations. 

The need for more sustainable urban planning and public services is becoming ever more urgent. 

Joining David Weston to discuss how cities are trying to meet the needs of their citizens in a just and equitable way, while also balancing the sustainability requirements are:

• George Atalla, Global Government & Public Sector Leader at EY.
• Hugh Lim, Executive Director, Centre for Liveable Cities.
• Victor Pineda, President and Founder, World Enabled.
• Waleed AlGhamdi, Director of Sustainability, Roshn.
• Korinti Recalde, Senior Director, Environmental, Social & Governance, Carrier Corporation.

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Even before the disruption of the pandemic, there was consensus that many cities in their current forms were flawed. But far less agreement on what a more sustainable and resilient city should look like. 

Amid a rolling wave of changes in technology and society, a blueprint for sustainable and equitable cities is difficult to establish.

In this episode of Talking Transitions to discuss the changes required within our cities and the shape that evolution could—or should— take are:

• George Atalla, Global Government & Public Sector Leader at EY.
• Chris Skidmore, MP for Kingswood in southwest England who is also Chair of the UK’s Net Zero Review and Chair of The All Party Parliamentary Group on the Environment. 
• And Jane Burston, CEO of the philanthropic foundation Clean Air Fund. 

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In this session, the panellists examine the role of consumers and end users in the energy transition and how they are—or are not—being proactive in this space. 

Around 70% of the benefits from the energy transition depend on consumer action, yet only 30% are engaged, according to EY. Key barriers—including affordability, equity, accessibility and the broader value proposition—impact the success and speed of the energy transition. 

The energy ecosystem needs to address these barriers and engage with consumers to transform their experience.

Joining EY’s Greg Guthridge and FORESIGHT’s David Weston on this episode of Talking Transitions are:

• Charlotte Johnson, Global Head of Markets at Krakenn Technologies, Octopus Energy Group, a UK-based utility company
• Cillian O’Donoghue, Policy Director at Eurelectric
• Megat Jalaluddin Megat Hassan, Chief Operating Officer of utility TNB

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The rate of change the energy sector is witnessing is the fastest it has ever been. As a result, many energy companies, regulators, legislators and supply chains are struggling to keep up. 

There is a greater need for collaboration across the full value chain to leverage the new capabilities being developed to create a sustainable economy, and to release the handbrakes hold the transition back.

With views from across the full energy spectrum, Serge Colle from EY and David Weston at FORESIGHT Climate & Energy are joined in this episode by: 

• Dr. Katharina Beumelburg, Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer at oilfield services company SLB
• Stewart Mullin, chief operating officer for the Global Wind Energy Council 
• Bart Boesmans, Chief Technical Officer at developer and utility ACWA Power 

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The Financial Services sector is looking to scale up its transition finance capabilities.

There are a range of available mechanisms and different approaches being taken but it remains still an early stage development with incomplete and varying definitions of what forms a “transition finance” investment.

Episode four of Talking Transitions was recorded in the Green Zone at the COP28 climate negotiations in Dubai. The panelists delve into the difficulties of establishing such a definition whilst avoiding greenwashing and how the culture of the finance sector is changing in its approach to supporting low-carbon investments.

Editor-in-Chief David Weston is joined by Kazuto Kita from EY’s financial services team and Joost Vreeswijk from its tax team. 

Also on the panel are: 

• Daniel Hanna, Global Head of Sustainable Finance for the Corporate and Investment Bank arm of Barclays
• Grazielle Parenti, Head of Business Sustainability & Government Affairs for Latin America at agricultural science and technology firm Syngenta
• Jenn-Hui Tan, asset management firm Fidelity. 

The City of London Lord Mayor Michael Mainelli also provides a scene-setting introduction. 

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Accelerating the decarbonisation of our economy is becoming increasingly urgent. Existing climate action falls short of what is required—a priority to be confronted at the upcoming COP28 negotiations.

To help address this, private sector institutions have a key role to play. Investors are facing the huge task of embedding decarbonisation into capital allocation and everyday decision-making.

Achieving the mindset required to manage these changes and prioritise long-term sustainability will require investment, leadership and cultural change.

They will also have to overcome inconsistent government policies, shifting political priorities, and everchanging economic realities.

To discuss this, David Weston is joined by Gillian Lofts EY’s global financial services sustainable finance leader, and Masayuki Takanashi, group chief sustainability officer at the Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group.

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Cities play a pivotal role in driving innovation and fostering employment in the context of the green transition. As epicentres of human activity and creativity, urban areas are poised to lead the charge in developing and implementing green technologies and sustainable processes.

The transition towards a sustainable economy will have implications for traditional fossil-fuel-related jobs, but it will also pave the way for the creation of new, environmentally conscious employment opportunities. This will affect the movement of people, from where they live to how they live.

Governments need to embrace a multi-stakeholder approach and create capacity-building programmes to support the emergence of new green talent.

Cities can position themselves as both the pioneers and beneficiaries of the green transition, ensuring a brighter and more sustainable future for all.

In this episode of Talking Transitions, David Weston from FORESIGHT Climate & Energy and George Atalla, EY’s Global Government and Public Sector Leader, are joined by:

• Abbas El-Zein, Professor at the School of Civil Engineering and Head of the Geoenvironmental Laboratory, University of Sydney in Australia.
• Ralph Hall, Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Virginia Tech University in the United States. Ralph is also the Director of Undergraduate Studies at the School of Public and International Affairs and Associate Director at the Center for the Future of Work Places and Practices.

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In Talking Transitions, a new special podcast series from FORESIGHT Climate & Energy and EY, we will be looking at how the transition to a sustainable economy—both from an environmental, but also social perspective—is affecting three key areas: the energy and resources industry, the financial services sector, and Government.

In the first three podcasts, we will take a look at where we stand today, focusing on both the risks and the opportunities for these three areas.

Then, we will be at the COP28 climate negotiations in Dubai for some live podcasts to discuss how challenges can be addressed, no-regret strategies, the role of both the public and private sectors and how they interlink.

We will then follow up on COP28 with a further set of three podcasts reflecting on what took place in Dubai and what the next steps will—or should—be.

Guiding you through the series will be key EY thought leaders from the three different areas.

In Episode One, David Weston from FORESIGHT takes a look at the energy and climate space alongside Serge Colle, EY’s Global Energy & Resources Leader and EY Parthenon Energy Sector Leader, Andy Brogan.

The energy transition to a decarbonised economy has reached a critical momentum, but handbrakes remain, which could slow progress. 

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This is Talking Transitions, a new special podcast series brought to you by FORESIGHT Climate & Energy and EY.

In this series, we’ll be looking at how the transition to a sustainable economy—both from an environmental but also social perspective—is affecting three key areas: the energy and resources industry, the financial services sector, and Government.

In the first three podcasts, we will look at where we stand today, focusing on the risks and opportunities for these three areas.

Then, we will be at the COP28 climate negotiations in Dubai for some live podcasts to discuss how challenges can be addressed, no-regret strategies, the role of both the public and private sectors and how they interlink. And we will then follow up on COP with a further set of three podcasts reflecting on what took place in Dubai and what the next steps will or should be.

Guiding me along the way will be an EY thought leader from each of the three different areas as well as a number of expert guests bringing their own unique insights into the transitions.

We hope you will join us too.

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