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| April 22, 2025 | Planning for Net Zero in an Imperfect World | Niall Mac Dowell | Ambitious climate policies may overlook practical constraints. Kleinman Center Visiting Scholar Niall Mac Dowell explores what deliverable paths to net zero might require. |
| March 18, 2025 | Bridging the Partisan Climate Divide | Bob Inglis, Michael Mann | Former Republican U.S. congressman Bob Inglis offers a conservative perspective on climate solutions in discussion with Penn climatologist Michael Mann. |
| March 11, 2025 | Carbon Tariffs & Global Trade: Inside the EU’s CBAM Plan | Mohammed Chahim | The European Union’s carbon border tariff arrives in January. An architect of the plan discusses its impact on trade, competition, and climate. |
| January 14, 2025 | Rethinking Air Conditioning in a Hotter World | Dorit Aviv, Adam Rysanek | Two experts discuss the challenge of keeping billions of people cool while minimizing electrical grid and climate impacts. |
| November 19, 2024 | Empowering Communities for Climate and Energy Justice | Jacqueline Patterson | 2024 Carnot Prize recipient winner Jacqueline Patterson explores how the clean energy transition can drive meaningful progress toward energy and climate justice. |
| October 8, 2024 | How Identity Politics Shape U.S. Energy Policy | David B. Spence | David Spence explores the rise of identity politics in the U.S. and how it has fueled bitter partisanship over the transition to clean energy. |
| July 16, 2024 | The Crisis of Confidence in Voluntary Carbon Offsets | Danny Cullenward | Kleinman Center senior fellow Danny Cullenward examines the integrity, effectiveness, and climate impact of voluntary carbon markets. |
| April 2, 2024 | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on the Rising Prospects for a U.S. Carbon Border Fee | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse discusses the prospects for bipartisan U.S. carbon border fee legislation, and the need to protect the Biden administration’s clean energy and climate achievements. |
| November 7, 2023 | What’s a “Fair Share” of Emissions Reductions Under the Paris Climate Process? | Roberto Schaeffer | Brazilian economist and IPCC lead author Roberto Schaeffer examines what constitutes a “fair share” of emissions reductions under the Paris climate process, and how fairness is defined. |
| October 10, 2023 | How Uruguay Went (Almost Completely) Fossil Fuel Free | Ramón Méndez Galain, Noah Gallagher Shannon | Ramón Méndez Galain, this year’s recipient of the Carnot Prize, reflects on leading Uruguay away from fossil fuels and toward a diverse electricity mix, approaching 100% renewables. And what the rest of the world might take from his country’s experience. |
| September 26, 2023 | Michael Mann on the Lessons of Climate Change Past | Michael Mann | Climatologist Michael Mann discusses his new book on Earth’s climate past, with insights into our climate future. |
| September 12, 2023 | Why Oil Companies Support Renewable Energy | Arthur van Benthem | A Penn economist explores the relationship between regional energy policy and oil company support for renewable power. |
| July 11, 2023 | Loss and Damage Finance Becomes Reality | Michael Franczak | As COP 28 draws closer, climate negotiators race to finalize a financing structure to help countries that suffer climate change-related damages. |
| June 20, 2023 | Tackling Climate Technology Investment Risk | Nicholaus Rohleder | Nick Rohleder, Energy Policy Now’s former editorial assistant and a climate entrepreneur, discusses the challenge of managing investment risk inherent in emerging clean energy technologies. |
| May 9, 2023 | Breaking the Bottlenecks to Climate Progress | Elke Weber, Chris Greig | Princeton University researchers have launched a global survey aimed at spotting and eliminating practical barriers to a net-zero carbon future. |
Podcast Producer & Host
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.