The 3 Best Energy Policy Now Podcast Episodes
1) Can Norway’s State Oil Company Be A Climate Champion?
Norway is pursuing a future rich in fossil energy and climate solutions. Can its oil company, Equinor, reconcile these priorities and continue to reliably finance the country’s expansive social welfar...Show More
2) Getting to the Right Carbon Price
Bipartisan carbon pricing proposals have started to appear at the national level, which begs a question: what’s the right price for carbon? An advisor to California and RGGI carbon markets offers insi...Show More
3) China's EV Juggernaut
China is aggressively expanding its electric vehicle industry, with the aim of becoming a leader in the global automotive market.---China produces as many electric vehicles as the rest of the world co...Show More
4) From the Energy Policy Now Archive: How Virtual Power Plants Could Strengthen the Electrical Grid
Virtual power plants can help electric grid operators address supply shortages and reliability concerns, but policy support is needed.
5) From the Energy Policy Now Archive: Bridging the Partisan Climate Divide
Former Republican U.S. congressman Bob Inglis offers a conservative perspective on climate solutions in discussion with Penn climatologist Michael Mann.
6) Why This Energy Transition is Different
Though today’s energy transition is often framed as new, it follows patterns we’ve seen before. Cutler Cleveland of Boston University’s Institute for Global Sustainability explores the historical con...Show More
7) Will Interconnection Reform Unlock the Grid?
Thousands of clean energy projects are waiting to connect to the grid. How many will make it through, and will it be soon enough to keep the grid reliable?
8) Will "Big Beautiful Bill” Derail Clean Energy Growth?
BloombergNEF’s Derrick Flakoll discusses the outlook for U.S. clean energy development under the House version of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”
9) Renewable Energy’s Land Use Reckoning
As renewable power grows, land use decisions will influence its environmental impact.
10) Consumers on the Sidelines? The Fight Over the Grid’s Future
As electric grid operators move to fast-tracks gas projects, consumer and environmental advocates raise red flags.