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| November 21, 2023 | Aligning Clean Energy Policy with Grid Reliability | Kelli Joseph | Recent electric grid emergencies highlight the need for better communication, and coordination, between energy policymakers and grid operators. |
| 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 24, 2023 | The U.S.’s Critical Mineral Supply Challenge | Brian Menell | A metals industry executive explores the race to develop alternative supplies of critical minerals essential to the energy transition. |
| 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 25, 2023 | America’s Electric Power Transmission Crisis | Rob Gramlich | Long-distance electric transmission lines are critical to the energy transition, yet construction of new lines has come to a near standstill in the U.S. Rob Gramlich of Grid Strategies discusses recent market and regulatory action to resurrect transmission development. |
| 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 28, 2023 | California’s Deepwater Wind Challenge | Tim Fischer, Joe Rand | California is set to present its strategic plan to scale an offshore wind power industry based on unconventional floating wind technology. |
| 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. |
| June 6, 2023 | Pennsylvania Effort to Join RGGI Faces Legal, Political Peril | Angela Pachon, Maya Domeshek | A new report examines the economic and climate impacts of Pennsylvania joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, now stalled in court. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| April 25, 2023 | Energy Transition Puts Grid Reliability to the Test | Abraham Silverman | PJM Interconnection is in a race to shore up electric grid reliability as the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy accelerates. |
| April 11, 2023 | Accelerating Climate Action | Simon Sharpe | A senior climate diplomat discusses scientific, economic, and diplomatic barriers to rapid global decarbonization. |
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 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.