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| February 28, 2023 | Scaling Private Finance for Global Solar Growth | Laura Van Wie McGrory | A working paper from WRI, the International Solar Alliance and Bloomberg Philanthropies examines the essential role of private finance in scaling solar power development. |
| February 14, 2023 | The Complex, Politically Fraught Path to Building Electrification | Judy Chang | Judy Chang, former Massachusetts undersecretary of Energy and Climate Solutions, discusses the need to educate consumers on the imperative to cut building emissions. |
| January 31, 2023 | Will New Technology and Climate Change Save Nuclear Power? | Daniel Poneman | Daniel Poneman, former U.S. Deputy Energy Secretary and current CEO of Centrus Energy, explores the resurgent interest in nuclear power a decade after Fukushima. |
| January 17, 2023 | China Plays Competitor, and Collaborator, in the Energy Transition | Scott Moore | Scott Moore, author of China’s Next Act, discusses China’s global role in energy technology and sustainability. |
| December 13, 2022 | Overcoming Economic Barriers to Electrifying Everything | Meredith Fowlie | Berkeley economist Meredith Fowlie explains why the drive to electrify everything in American homes is at odds with electricity rate-setting practices, and explores pricing reforms to deliver rapid and equitable electrification. |
| December 6, 2022 | Energy Transition and Opportunity in the Oil Patch | Katie Mehnert | As energy industry growth shifts to the clean sector, oil and gas industry workers seek their paths forward. |
| November 19, 2022 | COP27 Dispatch: The Struggle for Agricultural Sustainability Under Climate Stress | Andrew Hoffman | Andrew Hoffman, dean of Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine, explores the intersection of climate change, agricultural sustainability, and food security. |
| November 18, 2022 | COP27 Dispatch: Can the COP Process Deliver Climate Action? | Koko Warner | COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt has been called the “implementation COP”. Yet concern exists that the COP process may be ill-suited to putting climate plans into action. |
| November 17, 2022 | COP27 Dispatch: Food Waste Gains Attention in Climate Discussions | Steven Finn | Food waste is a major driver of climate change and a cause of food insecurity. Penn’s Steven Finn highlights the challenge and solutions discussed at COP27. |
| November 16, 2022 | COP27 Dispatch: China’s Rapidly Evolving Role in Global Climate Negotiations | Scott Moore | Scott Moore, Director of the Penn Global China Program, discusses China’s perspective on loss and damage finance, and the country’s future role in the Paris climate process. |
| November 15, 2022 | COP27 Dispatch: As Climate Impacts Grow, Cities Explore Paths to Adaptation | Eugenie Birch, William Burke-White, Mauricio Rodas | Three experts on cities discuss the efforts of urban communities to navigate climate change. |
| November 13, 2022 | COP27 Dispatch: What Defines a Successful National Adaptation Plan? | Allison Lassiter | New research explores ways to measure countries' success in adapting to climate change. |
| November 11, 2022 | COP27 Dispatch: Why Loss and Damage Finance Is Critical to Small Island States | Stacy-ann Robinson | Loss and damage finance has made it onto the official COP agenda for the first time at Sharm El-Sheikh. An expert on small island states discusses why the issue has been so contentious. |
| October 26, 2022 | What Impact Will the IRA Have on Consumer Energy Costs? | Dallas Burtraw | New research from Resources for the Future quantifies the Inflation Reduction Act's expected impact on clean energy development, energy costs, and emissions. |
| October 11, 2022 | How Coal Maintains Its Political Hold on West Virginia | James Van Nostrand | West Virginia’s coal industry has out-sized influence in the state’s politics, and in Washington. But the industry’s power has come at a cost to West Virginians. |
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Since the first season of our podcast series, Andy Stone has directed each episode of Energy Policy Now—defining topics, inviting guests, and leading informative conversations.
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Andy Stone
Energy Policy Now Host and ProducerAndy Stone is producer and host of Energy Policy Now, the Kleinman Center’s podcast series. He previously worked in business planning with PJM Interconnection and was a senior energy reporter at Forbes Magazine.