A "fundamental shift" in energy thinking: the Energy Transition Index 2026
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The episode discusses the World Economic Forum's Energy Transition Index and the factors affecting the global transition to cleaner energy amidst recent energy shocks.
The World Economic Forum's Energy Transition Index has been charting the progress of global energy systems for the last 16 years. The latest edition is published as the world has experienced an energy shock due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. We discuss what is helping and what is impeding the global transition to cleaner, more secure, more equitable energy. Guests: Lucy Craig, Director of Growth, Innovation, and Digitalization, DNV Boqiang Lin, Chair Professor, School of Management, Xiamen University Hosts: Robin Pomeroy, host Radio Davos; Nicholas Wagner, Manager, Energy Initiatives, World Economic Forum Links: Energy Transition Index 2026: wef.ch/ETI26 Related podcasts: The Iran oil shock: will it force the world to re-think the future of energy?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/oil-shocks-hormuz-iran-columbia-energy-exchange-jason-bordoff/ Chief Economists Outlook: counting the cost of the Hormuz crisis, with Maersk's Ilaria Maselli: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-maersk-ilaria-maselli/ Cybersecurity Outlook 2026: the view from Interpol and the threat to 'OT'…
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