Keeping cleantech investment alive

• 15 April 2025

Can climate innovation survive the funding crunch? Discover how smarter investment strategies are keeping cleantech alive.

What does financial market turmoil mean for low-carbon energy?

• 18 March 2025

Investors are pulling back from renewables - what does it mean for the energy transition?

What does DeepSeek AI mean for energy?

• 04 February 2025

How will DeepSeek AI, soaring AI power demand, and Trump’s energy policy reshape the grid?

Bonus episode from COP29: Getting real about methane emissions

• 10 December 2024

More than 100 countries have pledged to cut methane emissions, with not much to show for it so far. What is being done to change that?

What happened at COP29?

• 27 November 2024

Ed Crooks discusses the outcomes of COP29 with Energy Gang regulars Melissa Lott and Amy Harder. They dive into what was agreed upon and its implications for the global energy transition. Joining them is Anca Gurzu, who covered the talks live in Baku.

Live from COP29: Everyone is talking about climate finance. What do they mean?

• 18 November 2024

As the "Finance COP", COP29 is under pressure to deliver concrete outcomes on climate finance. The goal is an agreement that could mean US$1 trillion a year or more flowing from rich countries to low and middle-income countries.

Live from COP29: How US states will keep up climate action under a Trump administration

• 14 November 2024

A special COP 29 episode exploring the power of states, regions and cities to advance the energy transition amid uncertain national policies.

What’s next for energy after the US elections?

• 11 November 2024

With a new Trump administration set to steer US energy policy, what changes lie ahead for energy? Join Ed Crooks and expert guests as they break down the impacts on energy policy, renewables and the Inflation Reduction Act.

How global trade can help build the clean energy economy

• 23 July 2024

How do you ensure global cooperation in the energy transition? Use international trade rules as a foundation.

Are low profits to blame for the energy transition lagging?

• 09 July 2024

Author Brett Christophers joins host Ed Crooks and guests Melissa Lott and Joseph Majkut for a deep dive into the theories presented in 'The Price Is Wrong'. Is low profitability hindering the energy transition?

Day 2: The Energy Gang at The Reuters Global Energy Transition Conference 2024

• 27 June 2024

Check out the second special episode of Wood Mackenzie's The Energy Gang podcast, recorded at the Reuters Global Energy Transition 2024 conference in New York. Listen in as we sit down with leaders from key companies shaping the energy transition.

Google’s demanding goals for decarbonisation

• 16 May 2024

2023 was a tough year for clean energy investment. Will 2024 be better?

• 20 February 2024

Join Ed Crooks, Amy Myers-Jaffe and Dan Goldman as they discuss the downturn in climate-focused funds and venture capital flows. What’s impacting clean energy shares?

What does 2024 have in store for energy?

• 09 January 2024

Curious about the future of energy in 2024? Join Ed Crooks and experts Amy Myers-Jaffe and Dr Melissa Lott as they discuss the influence of elections, COP events, and cutting-edge technologies like enhanced geothermal power.

Heating up: what record temperatures mean for energy | Podcast

• 28 July 2023

Ed Crooks is joined by Melissa Lott and Amy Myers-Jaffe, as they explore the impacts of the extreme weather we’ve been seeing, the ramifications of a warming world, and the stresses that it creates.

Why climate justice is on the agenda at COP27 | Podcast

• 04 November 2022

The Energy Gang on what to expect from the latest round of international climate talks.

The Energy Gang podcast: The changing future of ESG investing

• 17 June 2022

This week Ed is joined by Emily Chasan and Shanu Matthew to discuss the changing landscape of ESG investing, Mike Cannon-Brookes' bid to take over legacy gas provider AGL and President Biden’s Defense Production Act.

The Energy Gang podcast: 2021 top 5 stories re-broadcast

• 11 March 2022

The gang are taking a break this week. Instead of a new episode we’re rebroadcasting our special edition live episode where the team discusses the top 5 energy-related stories of 2021.

The Energy Gang podcast: Lessons from the Texas power crisis

• 25 February 2022

Ed Crooks is joined by Emily Chasan and Joshua Rhodes to discuss the Texas Blackouts and how to avoid it happening again, the situation in Eastern Europe and how the current conflict affects the net-zero pledges made at COP26.

The Energy Gang podcast: Bridging the gap between finance and climate change

• 11 February 2022

Ed Crooks is joined by Shanu Mathe and Amy Myers Jaffe to explore ESG, and the new wave of support for the energy transition.

Horizons podcast: Energy super basins

• 12 August 2022

On the podcast we explore how traditional super basins can and must transition to new ‘energy super basins’; a mix of plentiful renewable electricity, established oil and gas resources and hub-scale CCS.

Horizons podcast: Security Alert

• 29 April 2022

Dr. Liz Dennett is joined by Amy Myers-Jaffe, Prakash Sharma and Massimo Di-Odoardo for our latest Horizons podcast: Security Alert. Listen now for a deep dive into the crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

US commercial solar project acquisitions see dramatic price variation over 2018-2021

• 08 June 2022

US commercial solar project acquisitions continue to attract investor attention as interest in ESG investing grows. Today’s buyers and sellers of commercial solar projects are contending with the opposing dynamics of higher interest rates and increasing power prices. These findings come from the Commercial Solar PV Project Acquisition Trends report released today by Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK), and Open Energy Group (OEG), a technology-driven marketplace for renewable energy asset sales and project finance.

U.S. Solar Industry Sees Worst Quarter Since 2020

• 07 June 2022

The U.S. solar industry had its lowest quarter of installations since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight report released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business. In Q1 2022, price increases and supply chain constraints continued to suppress the solar market as the industry installed 24% less solar capacity than Q1 2021.

UK government swoops on North Sea windfall profits

• 27 May 2022

Wood Mackenzie’s research indicates that UK North Sea oil and gas producers are making more profits than ever before, in an era where the industry is in progressive decline.

Look beyond bid price and lease fees to win in trillion-dollar offshore wind sector

• 18 May 2022

Cumulative global capex spend in the offshore wind sector is expected to hit US$1 trillion by 2031, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie. However, investors will no longer only be competing on price alone.

Russia-Ukraine war could slow global economic growth to 2.5% this year

• 12 April 2022

Global economic growth could slow to 2.5% year-on-year in 2022 and 0.7% in 2023 due to the Russia-Ukraine war, says Wood Mackenzie.

About 650,000 barrels per day of Russian crude oil to be ‘swapped’

• 05 April 2022

About 650,000 barrels per day (b/d) of Russian crude oil are to be relocated from advanced economies, and the solution could be ‘crude swapping’, says Wood Mackenzie.

World must double-down on plans to achieve net zero by 2050

• 23 March 2022

Over the last year, strong demand recovery and a lack of investment in supply has caused prices to rise across sectors. Energy security and geopolitical tensions have added unprecedented uncertainty to markets across the globe. On top of that, countries and corporations still bear the massive challenge of limiting global warming to 1.5 ˚C.

Utility evolution in Africa to reshape global electricity demand

• 17 March 2022

Sub-Saharan Africa offers an alternative vision of how the energy transition will change power generation, according to research released today by global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK).