Jeroen van der Veer, former CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, retired on June 30 of this year, bringing to a close his 38 years with the company. In this video, the latest in our interview series McKinsey conversations with global leaders, van der Veer shares his thoughts on the future of oil and alternative energies, the industry’s challenges in addressing climate change, and management lessons learned over a long career.

A video and transcript are available for the interview, which was conducted in The Hague in June 2009.

View the various thoughts from van der Veer here