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.
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.
Who Pays the Price for Stranded Energy Assets?
A climate economist looks at the impact that the stranding of fossil fuel assets may have on communities, and at policies that might mitigate economic hardship.
Coal Communities Seek Their Post-Coal Future
Heidi Binko, Executive Director of the Just Transition Fund, discusses the challenges coal communities face in adapting to a post-coal future, and strategies for economic transition.
A Preview of Key Energy Challenges for the 2020s (Forbes)
The roots of fossil fuel’s recent challenges lie in environmental concerns and opposition to big projects from state governments, as in New York, but also from the growing competitiveness of alternatives
With Ample Drama, Largest East Coast Refinery Meets Its End (Forbes)
The explosion should have marked the end of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery, a business that had emerged from bankruptcy just a year before.
200 Years of Energy History in 30 Minutes (And What We Might Learn for the Future)
The current energy transition is fraught with economic and social implications, not to mention abundant political squabbles. An economist looks at the past 200 years of global energy history and finds that difficult transitions are nothing new.
As India Eliminates Energy Poverty, Can It Also Fight Climate Change?
Piyush Goyal, India’s minister of railways and coal and past minister of renewable energy, discusses his country’s efforts to provide universal electricity access while limiting power sector pollution and climate impact.
The Battle Over Methane Leaks
As Washington relaxes standards governing methane leaks, oil and gas industry leaders pledge to limit emissions. An economist and an environmental advocate examine the impact of methane leaks, and the credibility of industry efforts to contain them.