How do we build a world with abundant, affordable, carbon-free electricity? That’s the question at the heart of Good Clean Energy, a podcast featuring interviews with scientists, innovators and energy experts working to transform the energy ecosystem and tackle climate change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Why we need to electrify everything in our homes, with Rewiring America’s Stephen Pantano
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Roughly 42% of energy-related carbon emissions come from households—our cars, water heaters, furnaces, dryers, cooktops and where we get our energy. Stephen Pantano, head of Market Transformation for Rewiring America, joins Good Clean Energy to explain how replacing fossil-fueled machines at home with electric ones is a critical and achievable stra…
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U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry unveils an international fusion plan at COP28
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At COP28, U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry announced a major fusion strategy for the world. Former U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz joins Good Clean Energy from Dubai to break down this White House plan to bring fusion to market as fast as possible. For a full transcript, head to the episode page. Listen and Follow 'Good Clean Energy' on Apple Po…
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How to tackle cement's massive CO2 problem, with Sublime Systems' Leah Ellis
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Cement accounts for 8 percent of global CO2 emissions. The production of one ton of Portland cement — the kind most commonly used — results in one ton of CO2 released into the atmosphere. And since cement is exceptionally cheap and the most massively produced man-made material in the world, those emissions are going to grow. “In a do-nothing scenar…
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On a mission to eliminate legacy carbon emissions, with Carbon180’s Anu Khan
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Anu Khan, Deputy Director of Science and Innovation at the nonprofit Carbon180, joins Good Clean Energy to discuss the ins and outs of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Throughout the industrial era, we’ve emitted roughly 2 trillion tons of carbon dioxide, 1 trillion of which is still in the atmosphere today and is going to continue to c…
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Solving today’s biggest challenges facing EVs, with TAE Power Solutions CEO Kedar Munipella
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How to decarbonize manufacturing using really hot bricks, with Rondo Energy's John O'Donnell
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Industrial heat accounts for 25% of global energy consumption to make products ranging from steel to cement to paper and so many other things you've probably never thought about. It’s a huge chunk of our climate problem — and it’s uniquely hard to decarbonize. That’s where John O’Donnell’s company, Rondo Energy, steps in. Rondo is using hot bricks …
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How AI can make the U.S. power grid supersmart, with Climate Change AI's Priya Donti
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Ernie Moniz on “Oppenheimer” and the dawn of the nuclear age
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How reshoring American manufacturing will inspire climate tech innovation, with Harvard Business School's Willy Shih
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How to clean up the global shipping industry, with Canary Media's Maria Gallucci
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About 90 percent of the world's trade is transported by sea, on giant polluting cargo ships that burn particularly dirty oil. Last week, the International Maritime Organization, the UN body responsible for regulating global shipping, set a new CO2 reduction target for the industry to get to net zero by 2050. To help us make sense of the transition …
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The future of hydrogen-powered air travel, with Universal Hydrogen's Paul Eremenko
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Paul Eremenko, co-founder and CEO of Universal Hydrogen, believes that there is a relatively simple way to solve the aviation industry’s carbon emissions problem. Today’s sustainable fuels aren’t really all that sustainable, he says, and electric planes, while great in theory, don’t scale. That leaves one obvious choice for Eremenko: green hydrogen…
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Is nuclear energy making a comeback? Featuring former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman Richard Meserve
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How to convince companies to go net zero by 2030, with Project Drawdown’s Jamie Alexander
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Jamie Alexander is working to make capitalism compatible with a climate-safe world. Alexander is the director of Drawdown Labs, a branch of the nonprofit organization Project Drawdown that works directly with corporations to think beyond net zero and use their existing social, political, financial, and employee power to accelerate climate solutions…
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Building a voice for fusion energy, with Energy for the Common Good's Jane Hotchkiss
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Jane Hotchkiss, the president and cofounder of nonprofit Energy for the Common Good, is on a mission to educate the public about the promise of fusion and to support the buildout of a future fusion energy sector. For the full transcript, head to the episode page. Listen and Follow 'Good Clean Energy' on Apple Podcasts Listen and Follow 'Good Clean …
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Energy is at the center of everything — including migration, with science journalist Gaia Vince
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How can we modernize America's power grid? Featuring Christina Hayes
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The U.S. power grid is old. On average, it’s 40 years old — a quarter of the grid is 50 years old and there are parts that are 100 years old. And as we strive for a net-zero future, that grid is going to play a massive role, says Christina Hayes, Executive Director of Americans for a Clean Energy Grid, a coalition focused on preparing the U.S. grid…
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Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts: “The new Apollo needs to be energy”
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One step closer to hydrogen-boron fusion energy, with TAE's Richard Magee
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This MIT student is explaining nuclear energy to the TikTok generation
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Kaylee Cunningham is a PhD student at MIT in nuclear engineering and a popular TikTok influencer who’s focused on communicating about the potential for nuclear power. She joins the show to talk about small modular reactors, how NRC regulations affect the nuclear industry, and how she addresses people's worries about nuclear waste and meltdowns. For…
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How to end energy poverty, with Energy for Growth Hub's Rose Mutiso
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Rose Mutiso, research director for the D.C.-based think tank Energy for Growth Hub, joins the show to discuss the connection between access to affordable electricity and poverty and details a path forward for “energy poor” countries on the continent of Africa. Covered in this episode: The connection between access to electricity and poverty The rea…
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What if we use a lot more energy? Featuring economist Eli Dourado
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Bringing fusion power to the grid, with TAE's Michl Binderbauer
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Today, we mark a momentous occasion in fusion, a breakthrough event that shows that we can do fusion on earth. To understand what this means and where it can take us and how we're going to get there, we have one of the world's foremost experts on building fusion solutions, Dr. Michl Binderbauer, the CEO of TAE Technologies, the world's largest and …
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What will drive clean-energy policy, with Ernest Moniz, former U.S. Secretary of Energy
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Ernest Moniz served as the 13th U.S. Secretary of Energy under President Obama and currently heads the Future Energy Initiative, a nonprofit working to accelerate the clean energy transition. Moniz joins our first episode to talk about the need for low-carbon firm power, the promise of fusion, and what will ultimately drive energy policy. For a ful…
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