In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Giacomo Luciani, a leading expert on the geopolitics of energy.

Mr. Luciani is primarily known for his seminal contributions to the theory of the rentier state and is currently an adjunct professor at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva and scientific advisor of the Master in International Energy the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po in Paris.


In the interview the following questions and more are discussed: 
- Currently, rentier states are more likely to be fossil fuel rich suppliers that are not industrialised. Do you agree with this assertion? 
- What strategies could rentier states implement to make them more economically competitive?
- How is the transition to clean energy progressing and is limiting the rise to 1.5 C by 2050 still achievable?
- The energy industry and politics are inextricably linked. Do you believe this will always be the case? 
- Looking ahead, what will be the major sources of energy post 2050?