<p>The Rt Hon Charles Hendry was the United Kingdom&rsquo;s Minister of State for Energy at the Department for Energy &amp; Climate Change from May 2010 to September 2012. Previously, he was a member of Parliament for Wealden from 2001 to 2015 and served as the Conservative Party&rsquo;s spokesperson on energy issues from 2005 to 2010.</p>

<p>After Hendry left ministerial office, former Prime Minister David Cameron appointed him as a trade envoy to Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan, a role he continued to serve until he left the UK Parliament in 2015. He was awarded the CBE in Queen Elizabeth II&rsquo;s 2019 Birthday Honours List for his work supporting British trade in Central Asia.</p>

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<p>In this podcast, the following topics are discussed:</p>

<ul>
	<li>The UK&rsquo;s changing energy policy</li>
	<li>Primary challenges facing the UK&#39;s energy sector</li>
	<li>Role of renewable energy sources in the UK&#39;s energy mix</li>
	<li>Effectiveness of international collaborations and agreements in addressing global energy challenges</li>
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