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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.
September 27, 2022	Scaling Green Hydrogen for a Global Market	Alicia Eastman	Green hydrogen hubs are being developed in some of the world’s most remote locations, to serve growing clean energy demand in Asia, Europe and the U.S.
September 13, 2022	Saudi Arabia Confronts Its Oil Dependence	David Rundell	A former senior U.S. diplomat to Saudi Arabia explores the kingdom’s effort to end its dependence on oil revenue, and the relationship between Saudi Arabia and global efforts to decarbonize.
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.

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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.