This series of podcasts explore opportunities and challenges for cooperation between Germany and Italy as both countries seek to decarbonise their energy systems while ensuring supply security. It is part of a project entitled An Italian-German Dialogue on Energy Security and Transition amid Russia’s War on Ukraine, which the IAI is undertaking with the support of the German Federal Foreign Office. 
  
In this episode, Pier Paolo Raimondi, Researcher of the Energy, Climate and Resources Programme talk with Marcus Hicken, Director General for Energy Diplomacy, Climate and Security at the German Federal Foreign Office, and Alessandro Noce, Director General for Energy Markets and Instructure at the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security. The conversation focuses on the current and future opportunities for energy cooperation between Italy and Germany in light of the energy crisis and decarbonization.