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Investing in Our Energy Future Apr 06, 2024

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Transitioning the developed world toward lower-carbon energies and ensuring the developing world has sufficient energy are significant, and sometimes conflicting, challenges. Both transitions will require trillions of dollars. In this episode, Deborah Byers, Partner and Americas Industry Leader at EY, and Ken Medlock, Senior Director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University, explore where this funding will come from and how it will be utilized.

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Could Hydrogen Be Our Energy Future? Apr 05, 2024

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Countries are increasingly looking to hydrogen as a solution to reduce CO2 emissions. However, for hydrogen to compete effectively, costs must decrease and technological and manufacturing developments need to advance. In this episode, Dr. Julio Friedmann, Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, and Dr. Steve Hamburg, Chief Scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund, discuss the future of hydrogen as an energy source and its potential to revolutionize the global energy sector.

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Will Solar and Wind Power Our Future? Part 1 Apr 04, 2024

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Solar and wind energy are now among the cheapest new power sources in many countries, yet they contribute only 4% of global electricity. Scaling them up 25-fold poses a major challenge, but they offer a carbon-free alternative. In this episode, Robert Bryce, best-selling author, and Leia Guccione, Managing Director of Carbon Free Electricity at RMI, discuss the potential for wind and solar to power the world and the obstacles ahead.

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Will Solar and Wind Power Our Future? Part 2 Apr 03, 2024

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Solar and wind provide carbon-free power, but can they scale up to meet global demands? While they enjoy favorable public opinion now, concerns over the materials, mining, and land use needed for expansion could shift perspectives. In this episode, Leia Guccione, Managing Director of Carbon Free Electricity at RMI, and Robert Bryce, best-selling author, continue their discussion on whether solar and wind can one day power the world.

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What's the Future of Natural Gas? Apr 02, 2024

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Hydraulic fracturing has revolutionized the energy sector, making gas abundant and affordable. This has led to a shift from coal to gas in power production, resulting in lower, but not zero, carbon emissions. In this episode, Dr. Naomi Boness, Managing Director of the Natural Gas Initiative at Stanford University, and Rachel Fakhry, Analyst for the Climate & Clean Air programs at the National Resources Defense Council, explore the implications of this shift for our energy sector and the environment.

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How Should We Respond to Climate Change? Apr 01, 2024

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Climate change is making an impact on everyday lives. In this episode, Dr. Steve Koonin, a former U.S. Secretary of Science, and Dr. Michael Greenstone, Director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, delve into the intensifying risks our communities face due to global warming. From record-breaking temperatures and melting ice to frequent coastal flooding, learn how these changes are reshaping our world and what it means for our future.

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