From hurricanes and floods, to wildfires and extreme temperatures, climate change is happening all around us. In this podcast series, energy and climate expert ...
Reduce methane leaks and flaring for cleaner oil and gas production
Burning fossil fuels for energy is the primary source of global greenhouse gas emissions. However, fossil fuels are so central to the global economy that phasing them out will take time. Host Samantha Gross speaks with Deepak Anand from GHGSat and Halfdan Millang from IFC Finance about how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in oil and gas production, through eliminating methane emissions and flaring. Show notes and transcript Climate Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.
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How does activism affect the climate debate?
Activists and civil society groups are very focused on climate change. They use a number of different tactics, from peaceful marches to more disruptive acts of civil disobedience to further their cause. Host Samantha Gross speaks with Dana R Fisher, director of the Center for Environment, Community, and Equity at American University about the goals of these actions, whether they change public opinion on climate, and how they compare to past social justice movements. Show notes and transcript Climate Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.
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Critical minerals for the energy transition
The transition of our energy system away from fossil fuels will drastically increase the world’s need for certain minerals. This episode describes what some of these critical minerals are, the current state of supply, and how to ensure adequate supply in the future. Host Samantha Gross speaks with Heidi Crebo-Rediker of the Council on Foreign Relations, former U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernie Moniz, and Doug Wicks of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency. Show notes and transcript Climate Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.
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China and climate change—cooperation or rivalry?
China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, so clearly it must be involved in any effort to minimize climate change. But relations between the United States and China have gotten much more challenging in the last few years. Host Samantha Gross speaks with Heidi Crebo-Rediker from the Council on Foreign Relations and Eyck Freymann of Stanford’s Hoover Institution about China’s views and actions on climate change and whether there is room for cooperation between the two countries. Show notes and transcript Climate Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.
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Climate finance is the means to achieve climate action
Finance is needed to turn climate ambition into action, to transform the energy system to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and to make our infrastructure more resilient to climate-related events. The need for finance is especially acute in the developing world. Host Samantha Gross talks with Amar Bhattacharya of Brookings and David Victor of UC San Diego about how to get important climate projects financed. Show notes and transcript Climate Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.
From hurricanes and floods, to wildfires and extreme temperatures, climate change is happening all around us. In this podcast series, energy and climate expert Samantha Gross, director of the Energy Security and Climate Initiative at the Brookings Institution, sheds light on the essentials of climate change and how to deal with it. She talks to other experts in various climate-related areas to help you understand the issue. How serious is climate change and what causes it? How does our energy system work and why do we use fossil fuels anyway? What are potential solutions and are they ready for prime time? Why is it taking so long for the world to act?
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