#66: Dr. Ellen Wald on the role of plastics in the COVID response (12-22-20)

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Dr. Ellen R. Wald, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center and the president of Transversal Consulting, joins the show to discuss the immense importance of affordable plastics, provided by fossil fuel production, in the roll-out of the various Coronavirus vaccines and what the COVID situation means for the global oil markets moving forward. Links: • Listen to the Energy Week podcast: https://www.energyweekpodcast.com/ • Follow Dr. Wald on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnergzdEconomy?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor • More from the Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/ • Keep up with Dr. Wald's latest content: http://www.ellenrwald.com/ • Follow Dr. Wald's columns in Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenrwald/#3794bfcc3eba • Follow Dr. Wald's columns in Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/members/contributors/200161850 • Follow Dr. Wald's columns in Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/authors/ATzDIxjsWCs/ellen-r-wald • Technology Arrives to Capture Stranded Gas: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/technology-arrives-to-capture-stranded-gas/ • More on this issue from IER: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/oil-and-gas-contributions-to-coronavirus-vaccines-policy-brief/