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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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- Oct 31, 202428 min
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.
- Oct 24, 202433 min
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.
- Oct 17, 202432 min
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.
- Oct 10, 202436 min
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.
- Sep 26, 202436 min
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.
- Sep 19, 202436 min
How do we decarbonize the stuff in our lives?
The climate implications of our "stuff" economy—appliances, cars, clothes, roads, buildings and more—are enormous. The industrial sector that makes all this stuff accounts for 30 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. In this episode, host Samantha Gross talks with Rebecca Dell, senior director for industry at ClimateWorks Foundation, about ways to make the industrial economy—from steel to chemicals to plastics—cleaner. Show notes and transcript Climate Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.
- Sep 12, 202435 min
A nuclear energy renaissance?
The world needs emissions-free electricity that is available when and where we want it, rather than on Mother Nature's schedule as wind and solar generation are. Nuclear power has the potential to be that source. In this episode, host Samantha Gross talks with former U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernie Moniz, who says that fission reactors, the kind in use today, have the potential to become safer and less expensive. And fusion reactors, long the holy grail of carbon-free energy, are quickly moving from science fiction toward reality. Show notes and transcript Climate Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.
- Sep 5, 202430 min
Hydrogen's unique role in a zero-carbon energy system
The first episode of season two of Climate Sense, hosted by Samantha Gross, is all about hydrogen. Hydrogen will have an important role in a zero carbon energy system, enabling decarbonization of energy end-uses that cannot easily use electricity. Hydrogen is made today by splitting molecules of either water or natural gas, using significant energy in the process, so it's important to reserve hydrogen for its highest and best uses. However, future production of geologic hydrogen could be game-changing, giving us a zerocarbon fossil fuel. Show notes and transcript Climate Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.
About Climate Sense
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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