Oil Shock: Can Sustainability Survive?

The Strait of Hormuz crisis is exposing a hard truth about the global energy transition: the world is still deeply dependent on fossil fuels.In this episode of Green Shift, sustainability conversations collide with geopolitical reality as Rajiv Biswas, CEO of Asia-Pacific Economics and Dr. Victor Nian, Founding Co-chair of the Centre for Strategic Energy and Resources (CSER) examine how the US-Iran conflict and disruption to Middle East oil and gas supplies are reshaping Asia’s energy future.Find Asia-Pacific Economics online 🔗https://asiapacificeconomics.com/From rising oil prices and electricity shortages to renewed coal use, nuclear energy, and the long-term future of renewables, this sustainable podcast explores the difficult trade-offs governments and businesses now face between energy security, affordability, and environmental sustainability.Topics discussed include:⚡ The impact of the Strait of Hormuz crisis on Asia-Pacific economies⚡ Why countries are turning back to coal despite climate goals⚡ The growing role of nuclear power in the transition to sustainability⚡ Whether solar imports from Australia or India make economic sense⚡ How AI data centres are increasing electricity demand⚡ Why energy security is now a corporate boardroom issue⚡ The future of fossil fuels in a sustainable economyRead the CSER Policy Brief: "From Shock to Transformation: Rethinking Asia’s Energy Security PostHormuz Crisis" If you’re interested in sustainability storytelling, global energy markets, climate policy, or the realities of sustainable development, this episode is for you.Green Shift is a sustainability podcast exploring the struggles and successes of the global transition to sustainability, with a special focus on Asia.Subscribe for more sustainability conversations and expert analysis on energy, climate, economics, and the future of sustainable growth.#Sustainability #EnergyTransition #GreenShiftPodcast #ClimateChange #EnergySecurity #NuclearEnergy #OilCrisis #StraitOfHormuz #RenewableEnergy #Asia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.