In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by H.E. Mohammed Hamad Al Rumhy. As the long-standing Minister of Oil and Gas (1997-2020), subsequently Minister of Energy and Minerals (2020-2022), H.E. Dr. Al Rumhy spearheaded the Sultanate of Oman’s entry into petrochemical and chemical production in the early 2000s.

In the interview, the following questions are explored:
-How should young Omanis be thinking about their role in the country’s energy and development going forward?
-How will the global energy landscape evolve in the next decade, especially with the push toward renewables?
-How can fossil fuel producing countries like Oman strike a balance between economic dependence on fossil fuels and the urgency of the energy transition?

In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Luyue Tan, a Senior Carbon Analyst at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). Her expertise covers price developments, market dynamics, and forecasting trends in the carbon trading market, such as European Union Allowances (EUA) and UK Allowances (UKA) prices.

In the interview, the following questions are explored:
-What are carbon markets and how do they relate to carbon dioxide emissions and combatting -climate change?
-What is the Chinese Carbon Trading System?
-What are “carbon offset credits” and how are these traded?

In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by award winning researcher Dr Veronica Bermudez Benito. A PhD graduate in Physics from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, Dr Benito is the Director of Energy at the Al Wajba Establishment and the former R&D Director, Energy at the Qatar Environment & Energy Research Institute (QEERI) . She also acts as an independent expert for a number of international funding agencies such as the European Commission and European National funding bodies.
In the interview, the following questions are explored:
• What role do you see solar power playing in the Middle East's transition to a renewable energy future?
• Will solar power take a major role in electricity generation given that the marginal cost of production of fossil fuels is low in the Middle East?
• For the smaller Middle Eastern countries, is the availability of land a problem for the installation of solar farms?