by Rim Berahab, Senior Economist, Policy Center for the New South and Hung Tran,

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council's Geoeconomics Center.

The global energy transition is unfolding amid escalating geopolitical tensions, record-breaking temperatures, and trade wars. This podcast examines the U.S.-China rivalry over critical minerals, the implications for supply chains, and the challenges faced by resource-rich countries in the Global South.

How can these nations use their resources strategically to secure equitable deals and drive sustainable development? With diverging approaches from global powers and stalled progress on climate finance, what does this mean for the future of international cooperation and the path toward net-zero emissions? This episode explores the high stakes and pressing questions shaping our energy and climate future.