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The Energy Podcast

Ben Ramsden

The world faces a critical challenge: how to meet growing energy demand while urgently reducing carbon dioxide emissions. It means the global energy system must change. Will innovation come...

Episodes

20 of 48 episodes

Shell’s CEO talks transformation, leadership, and the future of energy

In the season finale of The Energy Podcast, Shell's CEO Wael Sawan reflects on a year of significant change globally. He discusses navigatin...

34:53Dec 9, 2025

The role of oil in the energy mix: today and in the future

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 t...

21:00Nov 18, 2025

Keeping the world moving: shipping’s lead role in the energy system

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 wit...

28:21Oct 7, 2025

From lab to F1 track: the science behind Scuderia Ferrari’s sustainable race fuel

In this bonus episode of The Energy Podcast, host Eddie is joined by Valeria Loreti, Principal Scientist and Delivery Manager in Motorsports...

19:23Sep 23, 2025

The future of road transport: Shell and BMW on emissions, EVs and innovation

The Energy Podcast explores the complex path to decarbonising road transport. From adoption of electric vehicles and biofuels to policy, inf...

41:24Sep 17, 2025

What it takes to store CO2 under the seabed

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) offers a way to help reduce industrial emissions at scale, particularly in sectors that are hard to decarbo...

10:35Aug 26, 2025

What’s next for carbon capture and storage technology?

Climate scientists, governments and organisations, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and International Energy Agency,...

31:57Aug 12, 2025

Engineering one of the world’s most advanced energy projects

In this bonus episode of The Energy Podcast, host Bryony speaks with Hadi Quazi, Shell's Joint Venture Asset Manager for LNG Canada. Togethe...

13:21Aug 1, 2025

LNG: the world’s secure, flexible, affordable, lower-carbon fuel?

Demand for liquefied natural gas – or LNG – continues to grow due to its potential to deliver flexible energy around the world....

32:51Jul 8, 2025

What could the future of energy look like? Explore the forward-facing world of scenarios

To make better decisions today, we need to challenge our assumptions about the future. For half a century, that's what Shell's scenarios hav...

9:34Jun 24, 2025

Energy transition explained

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 a...

35:10Jun 10, 2025

Coming soon: a new season of The Energy Podcast

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...

1:21Jun 3, 2025

Can AI get the world to net zero faster?

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are helping the energy industry accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future. The Energy...

20:37Apr 17, 2024

How Can Economies Thrive While The World Cuts Carbon?

As countries across the world strive to reach their climate targets, they must make sure that the move to a cleaner energy system supports e...

19:00Jan 18, 2024

Is There A Role For Oil And Gas In The Journey To Net Zero?

As the world grapples with the urgent challenge of climate change, the energy industry is working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while c...

26:37Oct 12, 2023

Are Roads Ready For Electric Vehicles?

The electric vehicle (EV) market is booming and widespread adoption of EVs is critical if countries are to realise their climate ambitions....

22:16Jul 14, 2023

How Can Carbon Markets Limit Climate Change?

Carbon markets are advancing on a global level, following the first country-to-country trades at COP27. The Energy Podcast investigates how...

24:15May 17, 2023

Can A Divided World Tackle Climate Change?

One year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, The Energy Podcast investigates the impact of recent events on the global energy transition, dr...

24:52Mar 21, 2023

1.5 C and… what’s next?

With COP27 closed out, The Energy Podcast hears different perspectives from people who attended the conference in Egypt, and their views on...

33:27Dec 12, 2022

1. 5 C and… turning ambition into action

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....

28:07Nov 4, 2022