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Market Talks: Fuel price surge and energy transition
7 minutes Posted Apr 22, 2026 at 3:07 pm.
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Soaring fuel prices due to the war in the Middle East became a key factor in energy transition discussions. With global economies rattled by supply disruptions, authorities gathering in Colombia hope to show that the world has viable alternatives to fossil fuels. To learn more about this topic, listen to this conversation between Argus editor Lucas Parolin and Camila Fontana, deputy bureau chief of the Argus office in Sao Paulo. 
 
 
Here are some of the topics discussed in this episode:
 
Expansion of efforts from previous climate agreements 
Priorities in reducing dependencies and subsidies
Economic vulnerability to price increases and supply disruptions
Interests of oil-producing countries
Willingness of countries to cooperate