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March 23, 2021	A Primer on Carbon Dioxide Removal	Erica L. Belmont, Jeremy Freeman, Noah McQueen, Peter Psarras, Toly Rinberg	Carbon Dioxide Removal is an industrial-scale strategy to hold climate change in check. Five experts weigh in on CDR’s potential, challenges and moral hazards.
March 9, 2021	What’s Driving Corporate America’s Big Bets on Clean Energy?	Miranda Ballentine, Bryn Baker	Corporate renewable energy deals were equal to a quarter of total U.S. electric power additions in 2020. The Renewable Energy Buyer’s Alliance talks policies to accelerate clean energy purchasing.
February 23, 2021	The U.S. Is Back in Paris. Will It Regain Its Role as Climate Leader?	Joanna Lewis	The U.S. forfeited leadership in the global effort to combat climate change when it left the Paris Agreement. Now back, will the U.S. resume its former role?
February 9, 2021	What Motivates People to Take Action on Climate Change?	Matto Mildenberger	New research disproves the assumption that exposure to climate-related natural disasters motivates people to support climate policy.
January 26, 2021	Janet Yellen and the Treasury Take on Climate Change	Joe Aldy	New Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has been tasked with combating climate change. What climate action is the Treasury likely to take under her leadership?
January 12, 2021	Europe Maps Out Its Hydrogen Energy Strategy	Kirsten Westphal	Hydrogen energy is a key part of Europe’s plan to zero out carbon emissions by mid-century. But can the bloc build hydrogen capacity, and demand, in time to reach its goal?
December 15, 2020	Energy Storage’s Seasonal Challenge	Oscar Serpell	Electricity storage technologies have proven their worth in balancing daily fluctuations in wind and solar output. But can storage address the challenges presented by the decarbonized grid of the future?
November 25, 2020	How Georgia’s Runoff Election Will Shape Joe Biden’s Clean Energy Strategy	Bethany Davis Noll, Richard Revesz	Georgia’s runoff election will determine the balance of power in the Senate, and the degree to which Joe Biden will count on Congress to back his ambitious clean energy agenda.
November 10, 2020	Offshore Wind Presents Big Challenge for the Electric Grid	Brandon Burke	Large scale offshore wind development will require a rethink of how America’s electric grid is designed, and paid for.
October 27, 2020	Grid Forward Debate: Has Electricity Deregulation Led to Better Community Outcomes?	Bruce Edelston, Mark Kolesar	Electricity market deregulation promised to bring more affordable and reliable electricity to consumers. A quarter of a century after deregulation began, has its promise delivered for all Americans?
October 13, 2020	U.S. Electricity Regulator Takes a Hard Look at Carbon Pricing	Mike Borgatti	In September the U.S. electricity regulator, the FERC, held its first conference to explore carbon pricing in the nation’s electricity markets. Is a carbon price finally on the way?
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.
September 15, 2020	As Climate-Related Disasters Intensify, Retreat Emerges as Adaptation Strategy	Mark Nevitt	An environmental lawyer examines the legal and social challenges that could complicate managed retreat from areas at risk to climate-related disaster.
August 4, 2020	The Human History of Climate Change	Jesús Fernández-Villaverde	Much attention has been paid to the ways we humans are changing our climate. Yet, how has an ever-evolving climate changed us?
July 21, 2020	Questioning the Promise of Carbon Tax Border Adjustments	Samuel Kortum, David Weisbach	Most carbon tax proposals include a border adjustment to protect American industry from foreign competition. Yet research suggests that benefits won’t extend to consumers.

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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.