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Energy Switch
Senators Talk Energy
Season 8
Episode 1
Energy and climate have become increasingly partisan, resulting in slow, or no, political progress. Our guests discuss subsidies, climate and energy strategy, recall a time when senators collaborated more than they conspired, and how they might come together again to help solve today’s energy and climate challenges. With former Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and Joe Manchin.
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Our expert guests agree climate change is a problem, but disagree on its urgency.
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We need more powerlines; we discuss challenges to building them, and potential solutions.
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Plastic has many benefits, but recycling it has many challenges, including energy and emissions.
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Electric vehicles, air conditioning, decarbonization targets and efficiency in India.
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We’ll look first at India’s electrification goals, and the tension between coal and solar.
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We test the energy and climate knowledge of American students -- and you.
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Ideas, on both the supply and demand sides, to make our electric grid more reliable.
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Protecting energy systems from weather, wildfires, cyber- and criminal attacks.
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We look at the causes and effects of sea level rise, and potential solutions to adapt.
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Puzzling conflicts in energy and climate, and ideas to square perception with reality.
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Ideas to decarbonize fertilizer, petrochemicals and plastics, by switching feedstocks.