Securing the future: the CCS pathway to resilient energy systems

In this episode of the Energy Connects Podcast, host Chiranjib Sengupta sat down with Jarad Daniels, CEO of the Global CCS Institute, to explore how carbon capture and storage could support energy security amid the shifting architecture of the global power grid. Recorded as a part of the Energy Markets and Geopolitics podcast series produced on behalf of ADIPEC, Daniels highlights how global electrification and the concept of energy addition has led to the urgent need for more electrons of “all colours and flavours” in what he calls the “age of energy intelligence”. Daniels, who also served a distinguished tenure at the US Department of Energy, outlines how, as AI-driven demand for data centres shifts from linear growth to an exponential curve, the need for stable and low-carbon power has never been more urgent. From the technological leadership in China's coal sector to the “behind-the-metre” generation strategies of American hyperscalers, he explains the rebalancing of global supply chains in the wake of geopolitical conflict, and why resilience in 2026 depends on a diverse, decarbonised, and intelligent energy portfolio.