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Energy and Climate Paradoxes

Energy and Climate Paradoxes

Season 4 Episode 5
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Energy for Africa

Energy for Africa

Season 4 Episode 6
26:46
Sea Level Rise

Sea Level Rise

Season 4 Episode 7
26:46
Critical Risks to Energy Systems

Critical Risks to Energy Systems

Season 4 Episode 8
26:46
Electric Grid Reliability

Electric Grid Reliability

Season 4 Episode 9
26:46
Students’ Energy and Climate Opinions

Students’ Energy and Climate Opinions

Season 4 Episode 10
26:46
Plastic Recycling

Plastic Recycling

Season 5 Episode 1
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How to Build Powerlines

How to Build Powerlines

Season 5 Episode 2
26:46
Urgency of Climate Change, Part 1

Urgency of Climate Change, Part 1

Season 5 Episode 3
26:46
Urgency of Climate Change, Part 2

Urgency of Climate Change, Part 2

Season 5 Episode 4
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Energy Switch

How to Decarbonize Industry, Part 2

Season 4 Episode 4

In Part 1 of this discussion, we heard ideas to decarbonize cement and steel. We’ll conclude with a look at fertilizer, which has made modern agriculture possible, and petrochemicals and plastic, which go into nearly every product. Solutions could include switching from oil and natural gas to hydrogen and bioproducts, but the technologies are still in development, and currently expensive.

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Energy Switch Season 9
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The potential and risks of injecting aerosols into the stratosphere to cool the planet.
Waste to Energy
26:46
Capturing landfill gas and using digesters and gasifiers to make methane and biochar.
Climate Modeling
26:46
How climate models work, what they tell us and some of their limitations.
An Energy Rich World
26:46
How to end energy poverty with industry, investment and regulation.
Ocean Health, part 2
26:46
Plastic and other pollution, sea level rise, coastal erosion and potential solutions.
Ocean Health, part 1
26:46
Fisheries and the impact of warming on the ocean, and how both affect us.
Barriers to Nuclear
26:46
Can the US overcome budget, schedule, capital, industry and supply chain challenges?
Arctic Energy
26:46
The arctic produces huge volumes of oil and gas, but new production may be too risky.
Forests Store Carbon
26:46
How forests and other plants absorb one-quarter of human-emitted CO2 each year.
Middle East Energy
26:46
The global importance of the region’s oil, and its moves to diversify into other energies.
Solar and Wind: Success or Failure?
26:46
Experts debate the future of solar and wind energy, with surprising takeaways.
Ecomodernism vs Degrowth
26:46
Can we have abundance with less environmental impact? Or must we reduce consumption?
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