Vijay Vaitheeswaran, The Economist's Global Energy and Climate Innovation Editor, and Hamish Beryl, the public policy correspondent, discuss the transformative impact of activist investors on major oil companies. They highlight shareholder victories pushing ExxonMobil and Chevron towards greener practices and a Dutch court ruling mandating Shell to cut emissions. The conversation also delves into Scotland's escalating drug crisis and the leadership's proactive response, while touching on a Peruvian pop star revitalizing the Quechua language through music.