{"podcast":{"title":"Energy Evolution","slug":"energy-evolution-890919","podcast_index_feed_id":890919,"rss_url":"https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/228500/destinations/1681160.xml","website_url":"https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/5/f/d/85fd2d008a71c0bc16c3140a3186d450/EE_Updated.png","author":"S&P Global Energy","episode_count":365,"summary":"Interviews, analysis and reporting from S&P Global Energy on energy and commodities' transition to a cleaner future. Host Eklavya Gupte speaks with policymakers, industry professionals and S&P Global Energy in-house experts worldwide on topics related to decarbonization, climate, emerging fuels and energy sources, and the outlook for commodity markets from oil to power to metals. The Energy Evolution podcast merged with the Platts Future Energy podcast in January 2025.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-08T16:21:27.396488+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/energy-evolution-890919"},"episode":{"title":"How EU's methane rules could upend global gas trade","slug":"how-eu-s-methane-rules-could-upend-global-gas-trade","published_at":"2026-05-05T10:05:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/energy-evolution-890919/how-eu-s-methane-rules-could-upend-global-gas-trade","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/energy-evolution-890919","url":"https://batterymetals.libsyn.com/how-eus-methane-rules-could-upend-global-gas-trade","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/batterymetals/Energy-5191800_-_Energy_Evolution_EU_Methane_Regulation_-_v2.mp3?dest-id=1681160","summary":"The EU's methane emissions framework has drawn pushback from major gas producers and industry groups, warning that critical implementation details remain undefined even as a key 2027 regulatory deadline looms. In this episode of Energy Evolution, host Eklavya Gupte asks whether Europe's methane regulation will set a new global standard for climate accountability or trigger an energy crisis by impacting long-term contracts and reshaping global gas trade flows. Desmond Wong , global lead for low-carbon gas pricing at Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, interviews two experts on the legislation's far-reaching implications. First, Doug Wood , gas committee chair at Energy Traders Europe, explains the commercial realities facing importers: unclear penalties, missing verification standards, and the regulatory gaps that could prevent companies from signing new supply deals. The conversation then turns to Max Mucenic , senior principal emissions analyst at S&P Global Energy Horizons, who breaks down the technical challenge of measuring methane across complex supply chains and discusses why wide variations could determine which suppliers win or lose access to European markets.","meta_description":"The EU's methane emissions framework has drawn pushback from major gas producers and industry groups, warning that critical implementation details remain…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2111,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/energy-evolution-890919/episodes/how-eu-s-methane-rules-could-upend-global-gas-trade/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/energy-evolution-890919/how-eu-s-methane-rules-could-upend-global-gas-trade.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}