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Is Net Zero by 2050 Possible?

Is Net Zero by 2050 Possible?

Season 2 Episode 10
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The Energy-Water Nexus

The Energy-Water Nexus

Season 2 Episode 11
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How Do We Power the Developing World

How Do We Power the Developing World

Season 2 Episode 12
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Nuclear Waste

Nuclear Waste

Season 3 Episode 1
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Carbon Capture and Storage

Carbon Capture and Storage

Season 3 Episode 2
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Students on the Future of Energy

Students on the Future of Energy

Season 3 Episode 5
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What’s New in Geothermal?

What’s New in Geothermal?

Season 3 Episode 6
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Electric Cars - Pros and Cons, Part 1

Electric Cars - Pros and Cons, Part 1

Season 3 Episode 7
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Electric Cars - Pros and Cons, Part 2

Electric Cars - Pros and Cons, Part 2

Season 3 Episode 8
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Solar Panel Recycling

Solar Panel Recycling

Season 3 Episode 9
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Energy Switch

Batteries for Cars and Grids Part 2

Season 2 Episode 9

What are the potential new materials to make batteries more affordable, safer and less environmentally impactful? What could this mean for the future? Lynden Archer, Dean of Engineering at Cornell University, and Shirley Meng, Chief Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory and Professor of Molecular Engineering in the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago, discuss.

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Solutions for cooling and sea-level rise, to adapt to a warming climate
Population
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Human population will peak soon and begin to decline, with profound impacts on society.
Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
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SMRs promise scalable carbon-free power but face challenges in deployment.
Wildfires
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Why wildfires are more damaging and more areas now prone to burn.
Natural Gas Pipelines
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They bring low-carbon energy to homes and businesses, with some environmental impacts.
Climate Journalism
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Climate science is complicated, nuanced…and hard to communicate to general readers.
Offshore Wind, Part 2
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The cost, subsidies and potential CO2 emissions reductions of US offshore windfarms.
Offshore Wind, Part 1
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The potential benefits and challenges of building offshore wind projects in US waters.
Jobs in Energy
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Two young professionals on their experiences working in oil and gas, and electricity.
The Future of Biofuels
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Biofuels experts discuss corn and cellulosic ethanol, and sustainable aviation fuels.
Urgency of Climate Change, Part 2
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Differing opinions of the urgency of climate change, different strategies to address it.
Urgency of Climate Change, Part 1
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Our expert guests agree climate change is a problem, but disagree on its urgency.
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