Clean Power Push Set To Upend The Geopolitics Of Energy

The global push for clean power generation and increased electrification in transportation is creating a new world order in energy where new winners and losers may emerge. If the world moves toward predominantly renewable energy sources, the influence of a small number of oil-producing petrostates concentrated in a conflict-prone region is set to wane.

At the same time, new power players will emerge, analysts say. These will be the countries holding reserves of the key energy transition minerals or hosting sites for the production of batteries,…