New podcast episode examines the energy world on the eve of the current crisis

What did the energy landscape look like just before the shock dealt by the 2026 war in the Middle East? What were the major trends – and what might they tell us about what comes next?

The latest episode of the IEA’s Everything Energy podcast explores these questions. Available now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it features IEA energy analyst Alex Martinos – one of the lead authors of the Global Energy Review 2026, which provides a comprehensive assessment of global energy trends in 2025. He highlights important developments across fuels, technologies, the electricity sector and emissions last year, along with the potential implications for the current energy context.

The Everything Energy podcast offers insights and perspectives from the IEA on leading global energy issues. In recent episodes, IEA experts have unpacked a number of angles related to the energy crisis stemming from the war in the Middle East – including cooking fuel shortages, how it is reshaping energy investment trends, the IEA’s historic release of emergency oil stocks, how the crisis is playing out across Southeast Asia, and 10 options to help shelter consumers from the effects of higher oil prices. All past episodes are available here.