The growing importance of natural gas in the energy transition

In an exclusive Energy Connects studio discussion, Chiranjib Sengupta sat down with Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director Emeritus of the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Chair of the Executive Committee at the Japan Energy Summit and Exhibition 2025, for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of energy. Tanaka highlighted the evolving opportunities and the challenges of the energy transition, and why natural gas and LNG will be a key part of the future energy mix. He also touched on the increasing dominance of energy security in the global narrative, how Japan’s latest Strategic Energy Plan reflects that agenda, and what he is looking forward to at the Japan Energy Summit and Exhibition 2025 in Tokyo.