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The Kyle Bass Interviews - If We Don't Get it Right, the Consequences are Dire

Real Vision: Finance & Investing

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4.11.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2022

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

The transition to clean energy is an extremely important and noble cause but achieving future net-zero targets “will be very, very difficult.” That’s the message from Wil VanLoh, the Founder and CEO of Quantum Energy Partners, a private equity firm that’s been building energy companies for nearly a quarter century. Wil also happens to be a long-time friend of Kyle’s, and in the second installment of our ‘Best of 2022’ series, the pair discuss the urgency needed to address major problems in the global energy market and the necessity of the clean energy transition. As Wil puts it, “This is an issue of humanity, and if we don’t get it right, the consequences are dire.” Recorded on May 30, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Russia's war in Ukraine exposed some major problems in global energy markets this year,

0:05.6

making the transition to renewables that much more important.

0:09.0

But in this interview with Kyle Bass and Will Van Loat, the CEO of one of the world's

0:13.6

largest traditional and alternative energy investors, he makes the case that we're nowhere

0:19.3

close to achieving net zero emissions.

0:22.6

Will is one of Kyle's most trusted energy advisors, and he argues that this transition

0:28.0

is of the utmost importance, and if we get it wrong, the consequences will be dire.

0:45.2

This is going to be one of the most heavily anticipated talks, I believe, in the next few years.

0:51.5

I'm here with Will Van Loat, one of my closest friends, and someone that the real vision

0:56.4

audience probably hasn't met yet.

0:59.4

Will is the CEO and founder of Quantum Energy.

1:02.5

Will tell us a little bit about quantum energy, how long you've been investing in the

1:07.2

energy markets, and what quantum does both on the alternative side of energy, wind and

1:12.6

solar, as well as hydrocarbons.

1:15.0

So Kyle, we are a private equity funds where we got our start in energy, primarily upstream

1:19.9

25 years ago.

1:22.0

Over these 25 years, we've, on the traditional energy side, oil and gas, we've grown to be

1:27.3

one of the largest developers of oil and gas in North America.

1:31.4

As a matter of fact, over the last kind of five to seven years, quantum portfolio companies

1:36.4

have been in the top three, in aggregate, in the top three drillers in North America,

1:41.2

changing places, typically with Exxon and EOG, as one of the top three drillers in North

1:46.2

America.

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