In an exclusive studio interview from Gastech 2024, Chiranjib Sengupta sat down with Mark Menezes, Chief Executive Officer of the United States Energy Association and former US Deputy Secretary of Energy, to discuss how scaling up energy access and infrastructure globally can help lower emissions and support the energy transition even as populations rise. Highlighting the opportunities and challenges arising out of the energy transition and the decarbonisation of the energy industry, Menezes explores the role of the USEA in advancing public policy and energy infrastructure around the world, and how natural gas and LNG is driving down global emissions. He also explains why Gastech 2024 in Houston was a “brain candy” for the energy industry, with a host of innovative trends and technologies to explore.