COP28 was a ‘pragmatic’ step in the right direction as energy sustainability must work in tandem with security and even more importantly affordability, says Sara Vakhshouri, founder and president of SVB Energy International. In a conversation with Petroleum Economist’s editor-in-chief, Paul Hickin, Vakhshouri argues the solution to the trilemma relies on diversity of supply, allowing individual countries to follow their own transition path and ensuring decarbonization doesn’t come at the expense of other equally important energy imperatives.