Episode 19: How strategic energy treaties will help us go green

In this video we discuss Russia's use of energy as a weapon of political will driving us to reexamine our concepts of energy security. While interdependency is a valid model, Russian aggression has underlined the need to select trusted partners. Each region such as Europe, North America and South Asia, ought to formulate energy treaties designed to capitalize on the strengths of individual countries to assure affordable energy for the region, while still providing a path to decarbonization. Shorter term solutions for Europe include more solar and wind, floating LNG regas terminals and a central role for France in nuclear power, including enablement of small modular reactors in all Europe.  You can also listen to Energy Explained on your favorite podcasting platforms:  Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/energy-explained/id1567684721  Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0zZLgIVEK495J0J1Dcqygp  Google Podcasts - https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81MDQ3ZDIwNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==  Radio Public - https://radiopublic.com/energy-explained-G2QXnn  Breaker - https://www.breaker.audio/energy-explained