How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting global energy markets?
Podcast |
The Current
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
News & Politics
Publication Date |
Mar 29, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:09:59

The global economic slowdown due to coronavirus restrictions has caused demand for oil and gas to plummet, while OPEC and Russia's refusal to slow production has vastly over-increased supply, causing an unprecedented plunge in the price of oil. Brookings Fellow Samantha Gross explains what this turmoil means for U.S. oil producers and workers as well as longer-term efforts to fight climate change.

Full show notes and transcript: https://brook.gs/3aFFZrT 

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