There are huge investments and active cooperation across the Middle East and North Africa in this rapidly growing industry, with countries and companies positioning themselves for the future.
The state is well-positioned to diversify its economy away from hydrocarbons and alter its tax system to ensure a fairer contribution from the population, but a change of culture may be needed first.
A new form of green fuel could quickly provide some of Europe's big energy solutions. From across the Mediterranean, producer states like Morocco are getting ready.
Across Central and South America, a raft of right-wingers borrow from each other's playbooks and ride on the US president's coattails to win elections and power. Is it ideology or practicality?