# The Iran war and the energy transition: what happens when the world is focused on supply security, not emissions Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/energy-gang-887131/the-iran-war-and-the-energy-transition-what-happens-when-the-world-is-focused-on-supply-security-not-emissions Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/energy-gang-887131/the-iran-war-and-the-energy-transition-what-happens-when-the-world-is-focused-on-supply-security-not-emissions.md Podcast: [Energy Gang](https://stenobird.com/podcast/energy-gang-887131) Published: 2026-06-09T11:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/rss.art19.com/episodes/080ea4c0-a367-488e-8dc8-67a74e6de10b.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/rss.art19.com/episodes/080ea4c0-a367-488e-8dc8-67a74e6de10b.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/energy-gang-887131/episodes/the-iran-war-and-the-energy-transition-what-happens-when-the-world-is-focused-on-supply-security-not-emissions Duration seconds: 2968 ## Resource The conflict in the Middle East has created severe disruption to shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, taking roughly 20% of global supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) off the market. It has been a reminder that hundreds of millions of people rely on the international gas trade to heat our homes, fuel our industries and keep our lights on. And that trade is highly vulnerable to sudden shocks. In this special episode, recorded at Wood Mackenzie's Gas, LNG and the Future of Energy Conference in London, host Ed Crooks speaks with industry leaders and experts about the forces that are changing the gas business. Security of supply and affordability are now the top priorities for policymakers and business leaders around the world. But climate change has not gone away, and greenhouse gas emissions are going to be an increasingly significant issue in the future. Balancing those three imperatives is the trilemma that the energy industry has to solve. First, Ed talks to Anita Odedra, of the LNG platform MidOcean Energy, to discuss the critical role of geography. When energy supplies from the Middle East are disrupted, assets elsewhere in the world take on a greater importance.  Joining Anita is Dr Valentina Kretzschmar, of Wood Mackenzie, who puts the shock from the Iran war into the context of a decelerating energy transition in the West. She walks through the EU Methane Emissions Regulation and why it is so hard to work out exactly how much escaped methane is associated with a cargo of imported LNG. And she talks about how the real threat to fossil fuels is cheap Chinese clean energy technology.  Arturo Gallego, of Centrica Energy, is another industry leader who is attempting to balance consumers’ immediate demands for reliable, affordable ener… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/energy-gang-887131/episodes/the-iran-war-and-the-energy-transition-what-happens-when-the-world-is-focused-on-supply-security-not-emissions/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/energy-gang-887131/the-iran-war-and-the-energy-transition-what-happens-when-the-world-is-focused-on-supply-security-not-emissions.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.