An all-energy stance
A balanced approach—combining hydrocarbons, renewables and emerging clean technologies—is essential for both energy security and sustainability
New technologies will drive the global energy transition, but the transition should be a balancing act between new and existing technologies rather than a drive to eliminate any single energy source, Anuja Tiwari, a senior partner specialising in energy, infrastructure and sustainability at Indian law firm AZB & Partners, told Petroleum Economist. A balanced approach—combining hydrocarbons, renewables and emerging clean technologies—is essential for both energy security and sustainability, Tiwari said on the sidelines of Gastech in Milan in September. “Every fuel has to play a role in the economy and development of the nation,” she said. “You can change the percentage of that fuel in the
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