The Energy Transition: Is There a Path to Net Zero?

Navigating Our World

In conjunction with Climate Week, we launched the first episode in our three-part NOW podcast series on the transition to a low-carbon economy. In this first episode, Brown Advisory’s Erika Pagel sits down with Dr. Atul Arya, the Chief Energy Strategist of S&P Global, to discuss the race to net zero. They cover the impact of the war in Ukraine, the role of traditional energy companies, the promise of technology and innovation, and the feasibility of reaching the Paris Agreement’s critical but ambitious targets by 2050.

Guest:
Atul Arya, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President and Chief Energy Strategist, S&P Global

Host:
Erika Pagel
CIO of Sustainable Investing; Portfolio Manager, Brown Advisory

Background Reading:

• Getting Going: Breaking Through the Barriers to Corporate Climate Action, Oliver Wyman/The Climate Group, September 14, 2022
• Energy Transition Outlook, S&P Global, August 15, 2022
• The Net-Zero Transition in the Wake of the war in Ukraine: A Detour, a Derailment, or a Different Path?, McKinsey Quarterly, May 19, 2022
• Why the Energy Transition Will Be So Complicated, Dan Yergin, The Atlantic, November 27, 2021

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