The Future of Energy, With Helima Croft

Helima Croft, managing director and head of global commodity strategy and Middle East and North Africa research at RBC Capital Markets, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss trends in the energy world.

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  • James M. Lindsay
    Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
Episode Guests
  • Helima Croft

Show Notes

Helima Croft, managing director and head of global commodity strategy and Middle East and North Africa research at RBC Capital Markets, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss trends in the energy world.

 

Relevant Articles of Interest

 

Jason Bordoff and Meghan L. O’Sullivan, “Green Upheaval: The New Geopolitics of Energy,” Foreign Affairs (January/February 2022)

 

Robinson Meyer, “The Energy Crunch, in Six Paragraphs,” The Atlantic, October 13, 2021

 

Daniel Yergin, “Why the Energy Transition Will Be So Complicated,” The Atlantic, November 27, 2021

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