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Roughly 42% of energy-related carbon emissions come from households—our cars, water heaters, furnaces, dryers, cooktops and where we get our energy. Stephen Pantano, head of Market Transformation for Rewiring America, joins Good Clean Energy to explain how replacing fossil-fueled machines at home with electric ones is a critical and achievable strategy for reaching net zero emissions in the U.S.
Covered in this episode:
[2:30] The mission of Rewiring America[4:02] “The perfect household is all-electric”[5:19] Using heat pumps to heat and cool your home[9:57] Cooking without gas[12:45] Heating your water with a heat pump [14:42] Drying your clothes with a heat pump[15:32] The economic incentives to electrify your home[20:49] Where Rewiring America comes in[23:22] The challenges of rolling out the rebate programs[24:51] The roadblocks to electrifying America[26:03] The 1 billion devices that need to be upgraded[29:59] Where an individual can make the most impact[31:22] A vision for 2035For show notes and a full transcript, head to the episode page.
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At COP28, U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry announced a major fusion strategy for the world. Former U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz joins Good Clean Energy from Dubai to break down this White House plan to bring fusion to market as fast as possible. For a full transcript, head to the episode page.
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Cement accounts for 8 percent of global CO2 emissions. The production of one ton of Portland cement — the kind most commonly used — results in one ton of CO2 released into the atmosphere. And since cement is exceptionally cheap and the most massively produced man-made material in the world, those emissions are going to grow. “In a do-nothing scenario, emissions from cement are projected to increase 50 percent between now and 2050,” says Dr. Leah Ellis, co-founder and CEO of Sublime Systems.
Ellis’ company is producing low-carbon cement by replacing the traditional high-temperature, fossil fuel, combustion-driven kiln with an electrochemical approach that operates at ambient temperature and uses renewable electricity.
“I like to say Sublime is the electric vehicle of cement making.”
[3:18] How Ellis’ background in chemistry led to making carbon-free cement[5:51] Why defining cement by its performance is important[7:48] The basics of cement[9:29] The outrageous amount of cement produced annually[11:29] How Sublime Systems produces cement with fewer carbon emissions[18:06] The ability to compete economically[23:04] Scaling up Sublime’s operations[26:37 The leaky tap analogy to understand the climate crisis[29:53] A vision for the cement industry in 2035
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Anu Khan, Deputy Director of Science and Innovation at the nonprofit Carbon180, joins Good Clean Energy to discuss the ins and outs of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Throughout the industrial era, we’ve emitted roughly 2 trillion tons of carbon dioxide, 1 trillion of which is still in the atmosphere today and is going to continue to cause warming for an extended period of time. Most of that warming is caused by the burning of fossil fuels for energy, and reducing emissions is crucial to keeping global warming below the goal of 2°C. But the challenge doesn’t end there. That’s where carbon dioxide removal comes in.
While there are a few ways to actually remove the carbon dioxide and there’s the question of who should really pay for it, it’s clear that CO2 removal is necessary. “It's fundamentally a climate justice solution, and carbon removed anywhere benefits everyone globally,” Khan said.Covered in this episode:
[3:28] The role of carbon in our planet[5:42] Why we need carbon removal in addition to clean energy[7:38] The difference between carbon capture and carbon removal[11:28] How much CO2 we need to remove from the atmosphere[15:11] The suite of carbon removal solutions[16:38] Who pays for carbon dioxide removal[21:04] The personal carbon offset market[22:27] The potential for cost-effective CO2 removal[25:05] The leading approach to direct air capture[28:57] The most compelling argument for CO2 removal[32:19] A vision for 2035For show notes and a full transcript, head to the episode page.
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What are the biggest challenges to widespread adoption of electric vehicles? Cost, range anxiety and charge time. Kedar Munipella, CEO of TAE Power Solutions, joins the show to talk about how his company solves for all that. Working with a radical new approach to power distribution, battery performance is optimized and charge time is reduced. That, in turn, will make EVs less expensive.For show notes and a full transcript, head to the episode page.
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Industrial heat accounts for 25% of global energy consumption to make products ranging from steel to cement to paper and so many other things you've probably never thought about. It’s a huge chunk of our climate problem — and it’s uniquely hard to decarbonize. That’s where John O’Donnell’s company, Rondo Energy, steps in. Rondo is using hot bricks to store energy as heat. And since industrial processes need energy in the form of heat anyway, it’s a no-brainer. “It happens to be the world’s most efficient way of storing energy,” O’Donnell said of his technology.
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Priya Donti, co-founder and executive director of Climate Change AI, joins Good Clean Energy to talk about the role AI and machine learning can play in transforming America's power grid to optimize clean power production and consumption.
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Dr. Ernie Moniz, an acclaimed nuclear physicist and former U.S. Secretary of Energy, joins Good Clean Energy again to discuss the film “Oppenheimer” and the dawn of the nuclear age through the lens of today.
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Willy Shih, Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration at Harvard Business School, joins Good Clean Energy to talk about the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on reshoring manufacturing and how it can help the U.S. reassert itself as a leader in innovation, particularly in the transition to clean energy.
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About 90 percent of the world's trade is transported by sea, on giant polluting cargo ships that burn particularly dirty oil. Last week, the International Maritime Organization, the UN body responsible for regulating global shipping, set a new CO2 reduction target for the industry to get to net zero by 2050. To help us make sense of the transition that will need to happen, Maria Gallucci, a clean energy reporter at Canary Media, joins Good Clean Energy to talk about new green fuels and technologies for the industry.
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Paul Eremenko, co-founder and CEO of Universal Hydrogen, believes that there is a relatively simple way to solve the aviation industry’s carbon emissions problem. Today’s sustainable fuels aren’t really all that sustainable, he says, and electric planes, while great in theory, don’t scale. That leaves one obvious choice for Eremenko: green hydrogen. “There is a very significant sort of low-hanging fruit opportunity with no significant tech risk to put hydrogen in service and solve in one fell swoop half of aviation emissions problems by 2035,” Eremenko says.
[3:52] The aviation industry’s current carbon footprint[5:40] Why sustainable fuels aren’t really all that sustainable[7:12] Why electric planes aren’t feasible[8:27] Explaining the color spectrum of hydrogen[9:22] How hydrogen is safer than jet fuel[12:40] Technology for hydrogen fueled aviation[17:45] Why you can’t just fill up the existing fuel tanks with hydrogen[19:02] The “Nespresso pod of hydrogen”[21:23] Universal Hydrogen’s inaugural flight[23:20] How the range of a hydrogen craft compares to a regular jet-fuel plane[23:50] Major challenge is availability of green hydrogen[26:39] The economic competitiveness of hydrogen[27:31] A new commercial aircraft configuration[34:39] A few ways the aviation industry could look by 2045
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As a former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission with both a law background as well as a PhD in applied physics, Richard "Dick" Meserve is uniquely qualified to speak on the future of both nuclear fission and fusion in the U.S.
“We have a huge challenge in confronting climate change, and it's my view that we need to marshal all the resources we can to address it," says Meserve. "And that obviously includes a heavy emphasis on renewables, but you need a backup. You need firm power as a supplement to renewables. And nuclear is a natural component of that.”
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Jamie Alexander is working to make capitalism compatible with a climate-safe world. Alexander is the director of Drawdown Labs, a branch of the nonprofit organization Project Drawdown that works directly with corporations to think beyond net zero and use their existing social, political, financial, and employee power to accelerate climate solutions at an unprecedented scale. "The more that companies can identify what their superpower is and use that to help the world get closer to our climate goals — that's where I think capitalism and climate change are going to meet in the middle.”
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Jane Hotchkiss, the president and cofounder of nonprofit Energy for the Common Good, is on a mission to educate the public about the promise of fusion and to support the buildout of a future fusion energy sector. For the full transcript, head to the episode page.
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Gaia Vince, a science journalist and the author of Nomad Century: How To Survive The Climate Upheaval, joins the show to talk about how climate change and energy will play a factor in mass migration to come. For a full transcript, head over to the episode page.
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The U.S. power grid is old. On average, it’s 40 years old — a quarter of the grid is 50 years old and there are parts that are 100 years old. And as we strive for a net-zero future, that grid is going to play a massive role, says Christina Hayes, Executive Director of Americans for a Clean Energy Grid, a coalition focused on preparing the U.S. grid for new renewable and clean energy sources. For a full transcript, head to the episode page
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Col. Terry Virts, a former NASA astronaut and commander of the International Space Station, believes we need to focus on smarter ways to abate carbon emissions. "In every way, if you can get clean, abundant energy, human life is better.”
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Scientists at TAE and the National Institute for Fusion Science in Japan have demonstrated the first-ever hydrogen-boron fusion experiments in a magnetically confined fusion plasma. Rich Magee, Senior Director of Physics Research and Development at TAE, joins the show to break down this promising achievement in the development of fusion power with hydrogen-boron, the cleanest, most cost-competitive, and most sustainable fusion fuel.
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Kaylee Cunningham is a PhD student at MIT in nuclear engineering and a popular TikTok influencer who’s focused on communicating about the potential for nuclear power. She joins the show to talk about small modular reactors, how NRC regulations affect the nuclear industry, and how she addresses people's worries about nuclear waste and meltdowns.
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Rose Mutiso, research director for the D.C.-based think tank Energy for Growth Hub, joins the show to discuss the connection between access to affordable electricity and poverty and details a path forward for “energy poor” countries on the continent of Africa.
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The connection between access to electricity and povertyThe reality of living in an energy poor countryWhy modeling is important for energy policy makingHow the path to accessible energy in Africa will unwindWhy energy infrastructure is crucial to Africa’s futureFor a full transcript, head to the episode page
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