Best Greenenergy Podcasts (2024)

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Highways Are Horrible For Climate Change. How Does The Problem Keep Expanding? 1:07:48

2d ago1:07:48

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For 70 years, building out and expanding American highways have been core parts to the entire US transportation project. But the initial effort to connect cities and states has created gigantic problems in the subsequent decades. Instead of fixing many of these critical issues, too often we see cities and states double down on the problem and make …

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How are auctions unlocking Europe’s green hydrogen market? 24:07

3d ago24:07

24:07

A first wave of subsidy auctions for green hydrogen production in Europe has revealed early price signals and could kick-start the market after a long period of policy and investment delays. The recent European Hydrogen Bank auction results were much lower than expected, but will renewable hydrogen be much cheaper than previously thought, or will c…

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US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm on America's Clean Energy Mission 32:08

10d ago32:08

32:08

President Biden campaigned on the promises of producing 100% of America's electricity with clean energy resources by 2035 and getting America's economy to Net Zero emissions by 2050. Since President Biden took office, the US Congress has passed the Bi-partisan Infrastructure Law, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the CHIPs and Science Act - all aime…

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Unlocking sustainable flight with hydrogen 26:49

10d ago26:49

26:49

Hydrogen fuel is gaining traction as a promising solution for decarbonizing the transport sector, particularly in challenging areas like aviation where electrification is limited. US government subsidies for low-carbon hydrogen production and the establishment of the Department of Energy’s seven hydrogen hubs are expected to drive low-carbon hydrog…

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Grief, Racism, and the Climate Crisis (w/ Mary Annaïse Heglar) 48:33

18d ago48:33

48:33

Mary Annaïse Heglar is back on the show to discuss her new book "Troubled Waters", a fictional account of a young Black woman in Mississippi that uses direct action against the fossil fuel industry as a healing mechanism for her own grief, while also learning about the grief and trauma that her own grandmother carries with her from her days at the …

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What Will The Future Of Climate Denial Look Like? (w/ Tad DeLay) 56:42

24d ago56:42

56:42

The climate movement is used to fight denial. Few who do this work escape the need to push back against critics claiming that human-created carbon dioxide emissions don't cause dangerous warming. But as the crisis becomes more clear and everpresent, it's time to expand our definition of climate denial, argues author Tad DeLay. In his new book, Futu…

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We Need More Climate People (w/ Tom Steyer) 36:08

1M ago36:08

36:08

Hundreds of billions of dollars have already been invested in clean energy projects in America since the Inflation Reduction Act was passed in 2022. With that level of spending, clean energy jobs are on the rise, meaning there's never been a better time to start a career focused on combating the climate crisis. The variety of roles in clean energy …

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The Complex Threat Of Sea Level Rise (w/ Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters Brady Dennis and Chris Mooney) 53:12

1M ago53:12

53:12

This week, two Pultizer Prize-winning reporters join the show to discuss their new investigative series, “The Drowning South," and how the threat of sea level rise is causing a number of complex problems in America's southern coastal cities. The Washington Post's Chris Mooney, a reporter covering climate change, energy and the environment, and Brad…

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Groundbreaking Economic Study Suggests Greater Climate Damages (w/ Dr. Adrien Bilal and Dr. Diego Kaenzig) 51:07

2M ago51:07

51:07

In 2018, economist William Nordhaus won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his Dynamic Integrated Climate-Economy model, which was the first neoclassical growth model to incorporate the impacts of a warming planet on the global economy. While celebrated for its economic innovations, the DICE model and its outputs have been criticized…

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Why sulfur markets face an upside risk from the energy transition 17:10

2M ago17:10

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Sulfur is a crucial input for the fertilizer market. But, this byproduct of the oil and gas industry is also increasingly in-demand for processing key metals needed for the energy transition, such as copper and nickel. In this episode of the Platts Future Energy podcast, sulfur and sulfuric acid market reporter Matt Hoisch is joined by sulfur and s…

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Is Climate Anxiety Keeping People From Having Children? (w/ Dr. Jade Sasser) 49:04

2M ago49:04

49:04

Over the past five years, there have been several studies showing how the climate crisis is impacting major life decisions. Whether it’s where to live, how to invest, or what to study, young people today are being forced to confront a climate-worsened future and decide what’s best for their personal situation given the very public failures of leade…

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Why Is Climate Change Missing In Our Movies? (w/ Anna Jane Joyner and Matthew Schneider-Mayerson) 56:33

2M ago56:33

56:33

Popular films have massive influence over our culture. It's where we go to see the biggest stories on the biggest screen. It's where we go to see Nicole Kidman do that weird commerical before the film starts. Movies are really, really important. So, why isn't the climate crisis, one of the defining issues of our time, on the silver screen more ofte…

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The American Climate Corps Explained (with White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi) 35:16

2M ago35:16

35:16

The American Climate Corps, an initiative that will employ 20,000 Americans in its first year to combat the climate crisis, is launching this week as the Biden Administration delivers on another campaign promise. Learning from previous national service programs such as FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps and AmeriCorps, the American Climate Corps wil…

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Navigating the new and old: what lies ahead on India’s energy transition map? 36:01

2M ago36:01

36:01

India's energy transition strategy encompasses greater adoption of a wide range of renewable fuels to go with baseload coal for decades to come, with new policies on CCUS, carbon markets and power reforms set to play a role in the decarbonization of the third largest greenhouse gas emitter of the world. In this Platts Future Energy podcast, Consult…

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CNN's Bill Weir On The Life Lessons Found In Climate Reporting 1:09:27

3M ago1:09:27

1:09:27

For years, we've watched as Bill Weir has brought climate storytelling to one of the biggest news networks on television. On CNN, Bill has traveled the world to cover everything from extreme weather disasters to cutting-edge climate solutions. And throughout an incredibly eventful career, he's learned life lessons he hopes his children and others w…

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The Washington Post's Shannon Osaka On Microplastics, Extreme Weather Costs, And Covering Climate In 2024 1:01:09

3M ago1:01:09

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Shannon Osaka has been one of our favorite climate journalists for years. So we were incredibly excited to have her on this week for a wide-ranging conversation on a variety of climate issues - like microplastics, extreme weather costs in the US, and covering climate change as we exceed 1.5 degrees of warming above pre-industrial levels. Shannon al…

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Why Capitalism Won't Save the Planet (w/ Brett Christophers) 1:16:16

3M ago1:16:16

1:16:16

For decades, the biggest pushback against renewable energy was that it was more expensive to generate than electricity that came from the burning of fossil fuels. But all that changed in 2016 when both solar and wind-generated electricity became cheaper than electricity generated by coal and natural gas, at least when using the industry-standard me…

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How Do You Behave Ethically In A Climate Crisis? (w/ Travis Rieder) 1:01:34

3M ago1:01:34

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The climate crisis presents us with a number of moral challenges. We all produce emissions, but there are massive differences and inequities in how much pollution each individual is responsible for and who is harmed the most by the consequences. As the very real impacts of the crisis only become more obvious and deadly, we continue to ask ourselves…

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Elizabeth Kolbert on Climate Rhetoric vs Climate Reality 44:38

3M ago44:38

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In 2021, Greta Thunberg spoke to the youth climate movement at an event leading up to COP26. Her famous "Blah, Blah, Blah" speech contrasted all of the things world leaders had said about the climate crisis and what those same leaders had actually done to reduce emissions and create policies to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis. Three years …

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Deconstructing the European carbon market's price slump 24:39

3M ago24:39

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The price of emissions in the world’s largest compliance carbon market –the EU’s Emissions Trading System– has fallen sharply so far in 2024, driven by economic uncertainty, weaker industrial activity and lower gas prices. S&P Global Commodity Insights' experts Eklavya Gupte, Coralie Laurencin, Michael Testa and Scott Chen discuss the reasons behin…

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Highways Are Horrible For Climate Change. How Does The Problem Keep Expanding? 1:07:48

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How are auctions unlocking Europe’s green hydrogen market? 24:07

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US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm on America's Clean Energy Mission 32:08

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Unlocking sustainable flight with hydrogen 26:49

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Grief, Racism, and the Climate Crisis (w/ Mary Annaïse Heglar) 48:33

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What Will The Future Of Climate Denial Look Like? (w/ Tad DeLay) 56:42

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We Need More Climate People (w/ Tom Steyer) 36:08

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The Complex Threat Of Sea Level Rise (w/ Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters Brady Dennis and Chris Mooney) 53:12

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Groundbreaking Economic Study Suggests Greater Climate Damages (w/ Dr. Adrien Bilal and Dr. Diego Kaenzig) 51:07

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Why sulfur markets face an upside risk from the energy transition 17:10

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Is Climate Anxiety Keeping People From Having Children? (w/ Dr. Jade Sasser) 49:04

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Why Is Climate Change Missing In Our Movies? (w/ Anna Jane Joyner and Matthew Schneider-Mayerson) 56:33

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The American Climate Corps Explained (with White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi) 35:16

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Navigating the new and old: what lies ahead on India’s energy transition map? 36:01

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CNN's Bill Weir On The Life Lessons Found In Climate Reporting 1:09:27

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The Washington Post's Shannon Osaka On Microplastics, Extreme Weather Costs, And Covering Climate In 2024 1:01:09

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Why Capitalism Won't Save the Planet (w/ Brett Christophers) 1:16:16

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How Do You Behave Ethically In A Climate Crisis? (w/ Travis Rieder) 1:01:34

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Elizabeth Kolbert on Climate Rhetoric vs Climate Reality 44:38

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Deconstructing the European carbon market's price slump 24:39

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