Leslie Chats With Brenda Shaffer on Whether Some Climate Policies Made the World More Vulnerable to Energy Crises

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Leslie Palti-Guzman discusses with Brenda Shaffer the implications of climate policies on energy security amidst the Iran crisis and other global energy challenges.

In this episode of the Energy Vista Podcast, Leslie Palti-Guzman sits down with energy scholar and foreign policy expert Brenda Shaffer to discuss the energy policy implications of the Iran crisis and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Brenda argues that policymakers continue to draw the wrong lessons from energy crises. The conversation explores whether some climate policies have weakened energy security. Leslie and Brenda exchange on the role of natural gas in modern economies, Europe's energy challenges, Africa's missed energy investment opportunities, China's growing influence over clean-energy supply chains, and the future of electrification. Listen & Subscribe 🎙 Energy Vista Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lesliepalti/podcasts Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/31WEeRKpb9IQDSDdqYOcd6 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/energy-vista/id1441858833 Leslie shares her insights on energy, geopolitics, trade, maritime security, and global markets with a wider audience on: Leslie Palti-Guzman on Substack https://substack.com/@lesliepaltiguzman?utm_source=chatgpt.com 📩 Contact: admin@energyvista.org #EnergyVista #Podcast #EnergySecurity…

People in this episode

Host: Leslie Palti-Guzman

Guest: Brenda Shaffer

Topics covered

• energy policy
• climate policies
• energy security
• geopolitics
• natural gas
• clean-energy supply chains

Keywords

• energy crises
• climate policy
• natural gas
• energy investment
• electrification
• geopolitics
• energy transition

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iran, Strait of Hormuz, Europe, Africa, China

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