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May 23, 2023	Geography, Equity, and the Energy Transition	Nikki Luke	A geographer explores the impact of location on worker opportunity and equity in the clean energy economy.
March 14, 2023	How Families Cope with Energy Insecurity	Sanya Carley	New research looks into coping mechanisms that families use to navigate energy insecurity, as a guide for policy-based solutions.
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.
August 2, 2022	Can Clean Energy Deliver Energy Justice to Canada’s First Nations?	Melina Miyowapan Laboucan-Massimo	A prominent advocate for indigenous rights in Canada sees promise in clean energy.
June 7, 2022	Raw Materials Pose ESG Challenge for EV Industry	David Manley, Hervé Lado	Two experts on mining industry governance explore environmental and social challenges around the mining of cobalt, a critical material in EV batteries, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is episode three in the Exploring Governance series.
March 22, 2022	Will Clean Energy Be Equitable Energy?	Chandra Farley	An energy activist highlights the opportunities, and challenges on the way to clean and equitable energy in the United States.
March 10, 2022	Organized Labor Sees Promise in Transition to Clean Energy	Lara Skinner	The transition to a clean energy economy will generate millions of new jobs. Unions are working to ensure that those jobs provide a living wage.
January 25, 2022	What Makes Green Energy Finance Green?	Brian Lehman	A financier discusses the challenge of managing clean energy investment risk.
June 15, 2021	Can the FERC Be Made Accountable to Communities and the Environment?	Shelley Welton	Congress has directed the nation’s regulator for natural gas and electricity infrastructure to be more responsive to community and environmental concerns. Will FERC’s new Office of Public Participation deliver on the promise of public inclusion?
June 1, 2021	Coal Communities Seek Their Post-Coal Future	Heidi Binko	Heidi Binko, Executive Director of the Just Transition Fund, discusses the challenges coal communities face in adapting to a post-coal future, and strategies for economic transition.
May 18, 2021	Powering Women’s Economic Development Through Equal Access to Energy	Sheila Oparaocha	Sheila Oparaocha of the International Network on Gender and Sustainability discusses the global effort to ensure gender equality in energy access, as an essential foundation for economic development and public health.
May 4, 2021	The Potential, and Risks, of Nature-Based Climate Solutions	Nathalie Seddon	Nature-based climate solutions can play a major role in climate change mitigation and adaptation. But biodiversity risks, and community impacts, loom large.
April 20, 2021	Combating Energy Poverty in the U.S.	Tony Reames	One-third of American households struggle to pay for their basic energy needs. University of Michigan’s Tony Reames explores the role of policy in overcoming energy poverty.
September 29, 2020	Zoning Rules Stifle Urban Clean Energy. Can The Rules Be Rewritten?	Sara Bronin	Outmoded and often discriminatory zoning laws block clean energy development in low-income urban neighborhoods. An effort is underway to update rules, and enable clean energy equity.
April 3, 2020	The Struggle for Local Control over Energy Development	Hannah Wiseman	Energy projects bring economic opportunity, but host communities often suffer disproportionate health and environmental impacts. An expert in environmental regulation looks at community efforts to exert control over energy development.

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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 Producer

Andy 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.