<p>A few months ago, the oil market looked pretty serene. But the US-Iran war has upended global&nbsp;supplies&nbsp;and&nbsp;pushed energy security to the top of the policy agenda. Importers have realised they need to diversify their energy sources. What role will renewables have to play? And would a shift towards green energy just mean trading one bottleneck for another? Soumaya Keynes speaks to Daniel Yergin,&nbsp;vice-chair&nbsp;of S&amp;P&nbsp;Global and&nbsp;author of the&nbsp;Pulitzer Prize-winning&nbsp;book ‘The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and&nbsp;Power'.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Subscribe to Soumaya's show on&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-economics-show-with-soumaya-keynes/id1746352576" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/64rPqCkSSBkuSJpkMLRe9i?si=70c1cb4221e54c9a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://pca.st/6ysdzw0j" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pocket Casts</a>&nbsp;or wherever you listen.</p><br><p><strong>Further reading:&nbsp;</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/7cd2d15b-89d3-4baa-b56a-eb80f3546e6a?accessToken=zwAAAZ5RuLphks980tFbidNLqtO1auuA81Ruas8e3p6BbU1JzNOV97czd2_5rgE.MEUCIQC40GeWdvia_TPWQipR1Lv_hpU5zC659UPPbjmERLgTrwIgYx4zsKSxkN7QG3PvspnDzdS1BqVOfrzbrtj5YXJXpU0&amp;segmentId=85462057-4e57-56c2-164f-e4ce1f09e15f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to survive an energy crunch</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/1ede9e81-6d4d-49cc-95f7-b733776ff9ae?accessToken=zwAAAZ5RuLphks980tFbidNLqtO1auuA81Ruas8e3p6BbU1JzNOV97czd2_5rgE.MEUCIQC40GeWdvia_TPWQipR1Lv_hpU5zC659UPPbjmERLgTrwIgYx4zsKSxkN7QG3PvspnDzdS1BqVOfrzbrtj5YXJXpU0&amp;segmentId=85462057-4e57-56c2-164f-e4ce1f09e15f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Will the Iran war derail the energy transition?</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/001a7cb8-96a9-4b6c-95ad-d609976141c9?accessToken=zwAAAZ5RvPcnkc8AGny4lqlLbNOVrdYJl2FByQE.MEUCIHS6MdT92jDsOJ6FfbgP1hSTKjn8vYR37PmeMNES7STOAiEA_JpB2xkp2bNshh3uQZuGdX01GXYDXbKgspnfykVP7uI&amp;segmentId=85462057-4e57-56c2-164f-e4ce1f09e15f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Middle East war strengthens case for renewables, say clean energy experts</a></p><br><p>Presented by Soumaya Keynes. Produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval. The senior producer was Michela Tindera. Original music by Breen Turner. Sound design by Samantha Giovinco. The FT head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.</p><br><p><em>Join FT journalists and a special guest on</em><strong><em> </em></strong><em>Wednesday 20 May at 1200 GMT for a subscriber webinar on The Dollar under Trump: markets, monetary policy and the next Fed chair. Register at </em><a href="http://ft.com/trump-dollar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>ft.com/trump-dollar</em></a><em> and send us your questions</em></p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/54f1ec58-7954-4218-9cee-2339c5116c23" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>