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June 11, 2019	Three Pathways to Uphold America’s Paris Commitment	Matthew Binsted, Brad Townsend	Can consumers take the lead in reducing U.S. carbon emissions in the absence of strong federal climate policy? New research takes a look at three aggressive pathways for the U.S. to meet the Paris goals.
May 28, 2019	Why Coal Persists	Anna Mikulska	Global demand for coal is projected to persist over the next 20 years, with dire implications for climate. A look at why coal use endures, and what might be done to limit its use.
May 15, 2019	What’s the FERC, and How Is It Shaping Our Energy Future? (Part 2)	Colette Honorable	Former FERC Commissioner Colette Honorable discusses the agency’s challenging relationship with the states over clean energy subsidies and their potential impact on the nation’s electricity markets.
April 30, 2019	What’s the FERC, and How Is It Shaping Our Energy Future? (Part 1)	Colette Honorable	Former FERC Commissioner Colette Honorable explains the work of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and its often contentious role in shaping the future of U.S. electricity and natural gas systems.
April 17, 2019	An Inside Look at the UN’s Effort to End Energy Poverty	Rachel Kyte	Rachel Kyte, a leader of the United Nations’ effort to eradicate energy poverty within a decade, discusses the challenge of providing universal energy access while limiting climate impacts.
April 2, 2019	A Hard Look at Negative Emissions	Glen Peters	Much faith is being put in the ability of negative emissions technologies to slow the pace of climate change. Glen Peters of Norway’s Center for International Climate Research looks at the potential of negative emissions strategies, and the steep challenges to implementing them.
March 19, 2019	200 Years of Energy History in 30 Minutes	Jesús Fernández-Villaverde	The current energy transition is fraught with economic and social implications, not to mention abundant political squabbles. An economist looks at the past 200 years of global energy history and finds that difficult transitions are nothing new.
March 5, 2019	Can Norway’s State Oil Company Be A Climate Champion?	Stephen Bull	Norway is pursuing a future rich in fossil energy and climate solutions. Can its oil company, Equinor, reconcile these priorities and continue to reliably finance the country’s expansive social welfare system? Equinor’s clean energy chief weighs in.
February 19, 2019	Getting to the Right Carbon Price	Dallas Burtraw	Bipartisan carbon pricing proposals have started to appear at the national level, which begs a question: what’s the right price for carbon? An advisor to California and RGGI carbon markets offers insights.
February 5, 2019	China’s EV Juggernaut	John Paul MacDuffie	China is aggressively expanding its electric vehicle industry, with the aim of becoming a leader in the global automotive market.
January 22, 2019	Where Does the Defense Department Really Stand on Climate?	Mark Nevitt	Congress has played down climate change while demanding that the Pentagon tackle climate-related security risks. A former DOD environmental lawyer looks at military efforts to address climate, and political mine fields along the way.
January 8, 2019	Welcome to the Anthropocene, Our New Biogeophysical Home	Will Steffen	Mankind’s impact on Earth extends well beyond climate change to the broader biosphere, where the conditions that nurtured the development of modern humans are at risk of being lost in a new epoch known as the Anthropocene.
December 11, 2018	Bold Climate Policy Is Coming. Investors, Take Note	Nathan Fabian	A group of global investors foresees bold policy action on climate by the mid-2020s. What will such action, dubbed the Inevitable Policy Response, mean for capital markets and economies?
November 27, 2018	Vox’s David Roberts on Energy, Climate, and the Media	David Roberts	Vox writer David Roberts weighs in on the media’s role in shaping views on energy and the environment.
November 13, 2018	As India Eliminates Energy Poverty, Can It Also Fight Climate Change?	Piyush Goyal	Piyush Goyal, India’s minister of railways and coal and past minister of renewable energy, discusses his country’s efforts to provide universal electricity access while limiting power sector pollution and climate impact.

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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.