Shuchi Talati, former chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy & Carbon Management, discusses the need for strong governance to balance the potential benefits of carbon dioxide removal technologies with environmental and social risks. This is episode one in Energy Policy Now's Exploring Governance podcast series.
Nicholas Stern on the Role of Economics in Combating Climate Change
Economist Lord Nicholas Stern discusses why traditional economics fail to capture the magnitude of threat presented by climate change, and how the discipline must adapt.
Energy and the War in Ukraine
An expert in energy geopolitics discusses the war in Ukraine and its implications for European energy security and decarbonization. The episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the University of Pennsylvania's Kleinman Center for Energy Policy.
Will Clean Energy Be Equitable Energy?
An energy activist highlights the opportunities, and challenges on the way to clean and equitable energy in the United States.
Organized Labor Sees Promise in Transition to Clean Energy
The transition to a clean energy economy will generate millions of new jobs. Unions are working to ensure that those jobs provide a living wage.
Climate Leader Germany Faces Challenging Exit from Coal
ProPublica's Alec MacGillis discusses his recent New Yorker magazine article on Germany’s protracted struggle to wean itself off of coal.
How Big Is LNG Opportunity for U.S. Natural Gas Industry
Rising global LNG demand points to a strong future for US LNG exports. But ESG and economic worries loom.
What Makes Green Energy Finance Green?
A financier discusses the challenge of managing clean energy investment risk.
For Solar Geoengineering, Daunting Policy Questions Await
A climate economist discusses why efforts to cool earth’s climate through solar geoengineering appear all but inevitable, and considers the policy questions and political battles to come.
U.S. Electricity Regulator Grapples with Barriers to A Clean Grid
Who will pay for the electric grid of the future? The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission explores options to incentivize and finance a vast transmission network to support clean energy.