Is trade key to cutting global emissions? With Jon Erik Remme and Patrick King

Let’s Talk Energy and tackle global emissions trends and what shifting attitudes could mean for trade and, ultimately, the climate. There may still be broad support for cutting emissions across companies and countries, both are increasingly prioritizing energy cost and security of supply over climate concerns. At the same time, we are seeing emissions assume a larger role in global trade, as countries use associated carbon or methane emissions as a factor in setting tariffs that also help protect domestic industries.  How is the volume of global emissions evolving and what are the factors behind these trends? Are trade restrictions and tariffs tied to emissions sufficient to drive continued reductions, even if energy affordability and security eclipse climate concerns?  Is the entire emissions measurement system in need of change, and what could that mean for the future of decarbonization?  Related Analysis Updated climate targets could deliver a 25% reduction in global CO2 emissions (accessible for non-clients) Global Energy Scenarios 2025: The next energy era (accessible for non-clients) Global onshore satellite-detected upstream methane emissions increase in 2025, bucking recent reduction trend (accessible for non-clients) Flaring falls to three-year low so far in 2025, but progress remains spotty (clients only) Upstream methane emissions see renewed rise in 2025 (clients only) Carbon Market Report – 2025 Annual Review and 2026 Outlook (clients only)  Related Episodes COP30 and carbon markets in the age of climate pragmatism, with Jeffrey Dickerson and Petter Aspestrand Shell’s Peter Wood on AI, future energy scenarios and trade turning points. A glimpse into energy in 2026, with Jarand Rystad  Let’s Talk Energy is a Rystad Energy Production.  Produced by: Laura Rodriguez Skaug & Både Og.  Executive producers: Noah Brenner, Elliot Busby, Evodie Fleury-Greaker & Erik Means.  Follow us on:  LinkedIn  YouTube  Instagram  X