Advanced Energy Economy’s Leah Rubin Shen discusses energy spending priorities in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Raw Materials Pose ESG Challenge for EV Industry
Two experts on mining industry governance explore environmental and social challenges around the mining of cobalt, a critical material in EV batteries, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is episode three in Energy Policy Now's Exploring Governance podcast series.
Governing Net-Zero Emissions Targets
As net-zero carbon targets become commonplace, strong governance will be needed to ensure climate benefits. This is episode two in Energy Policy Now's Exploring Governance podcast series.
Governing the Promise and Peril of Emerging Climate Technologies
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.