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Energy Switch
Policies to Reduce CO2 Emissions
Season 1
Episode 11
Carbon-based fuels provide more than 80% of global energy. To reduce emissions will take time and money. What are the benefits of a carbon tax? Or would it be more effective to encourage carbon-reducing technologies? Dr. Billy Pizer, the Vice President of Research and Policy Engagement at Resources for the Future, and Sasha Mackler, the Executive Director of the Bipartisan Policy Center discuss.
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The potential and risks of injecting aerosols into the stratosphere to cool the planet.
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Capturing landfill gas and using digesters and gasifiers to make methane and biochar.
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Plastic and other pollution, sea level rise, coastal erosion and potential solutions.
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Can the US overcome budget, schedule, capital, industry and supply chain challenges?
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How forests and other plants absorb one-quarter of human-emitted CO2 each year.
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The global importance of the region’s oil, and its moves to diversify into other energies.
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Experts debate the future of solar and wind energy, with surprising takeaways.
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Can we have abundance with less environmental impact? Or must we reduce consumption?