| With the elections now behind us, Energy Realism marches on. Jakob Puckett wants U.S. states with monopolized electricity markets to take note: introducing electricity competition has lowered prices for customers, offered more variety of products, and prepared the energy industry for future innovation. The incoming Biden administration should pay attention, too. Steven Hayward warns against any forthcoming “anti-energy” presidential approach that would thrill the Democratic Party’s grassroots but fare poorly in the energy-intensive battlegrounds like Michigan and Pennsylvania that delivered Joe Biden’s narrow victory. Realism also highlights an essential study from the University of Pennsylvania’s Kleinman Center for Energy Policy that documents how much money low-cost shale gas has saved the state’s businesses and families. Presumptive President-Elect Biden would also be well advised not to resurrect the Obama Environmental Protection Agency’s “sue and settle” climate-energy practices. Craig Richardson looks at the dangerous oil and gas lawsuits proceeding in Louisiana, a traditional oil giant that has mostly missed out on the shale revolution. The legal blame game, he says, is simply a state-sponsored money grab. In the News Reuters Financial Post Andrew Ramonas, Bloomberg Law Morningstar John Constable, Gordon Hughes, Briefings for Britain The Globe & Mail Los Angeles Times E&E News David Blackmon, Forbes CBS Baltimore Fiona Harvey, The Guardian Allison Herren Lee, SEC Dean Seal, Law 360 Bryan Walsh, Axios Kate Yoder, Grist Saïd Business School, University of Oxford There is significant and growing interest from businesses, investment professionals and policymakers in how ESG factors influence finance and investment. Social, environmental and go... Bloomberg Markets and Finance In this edition of "Futures in Focus," Nick Potter, Equinor head of North American gas trading, sees natural-gas production "falling off a cliff." He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets." Nasdaq How can ESG be measured when there is not often consensus? TrackInsight Head of Quant Advisory Anaelle Ubaldino joins Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq #TradeTalks to discuss. | 
