In this Global Energy Outlook Forum 2026 interview, AliciaGarcia Herrero, Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis CIB, saystariffs are no longer Asia’s main risk, with geopolitics and trade disruptionstaking priority. She highlights China’s structural slowdown and energyself-reliance, while arguing India’s rapid growth, delayed transition, andrising electricity demand will drive global energy consumption in the yearsahead.