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The EU Green Taxonomy Soap Opera feat. Myrto Tripathi
Season 9 Episode 3
The EU Green Taxonomy has been a source of acrimony in the EU since it launched. It was meant as a tool to guide investment towards a "low carbon, resilient and resource-efficient economy" by classif…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
What’s up with the “Modernism” in Ecomodernism? feat. Alex Trembath
Season 9 Episode 2
This week, I am joined by Alex Trembath, Deputy Director of The Breakthrough Institute, to deconstruct the “modernism” in Ecomodernism. Modernism is a philosophical movement born of industrialization…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
The Preconditions of France's Nuclear Buildout feat. François Perchet
Season 9 Episode 1
We are often told that we need a World War 2 level mobilization to address the looming threats of climate change. What if there is a better historical precendent for climate action based on science, …
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
The Belgian Green’s Climate Own Goal feat. Rob De Schutter
Season 8 Episode 10
In 2025, Belgium will close its last two nuclear plants, which make around half of the countries power. The plan? Replace it with gas. The day after this episode was published, advocates rallied agai…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Taiwan's Energy Gamble feat. Angelica Oung
Season 8 Episode 9
In this episode, I am joined by Angelica Oung, an energy reporter from Taiwan, to discuss Taiwan's plan to power the island with up to 50% natural gas, 30% goal, 20% renewables, and 0% nuclear. This …
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
A Natural Gas Masterclass feat. Mark Nelson
Season 8 Episode 8
Natural gas occupies a strange place in the climate debate. By helping to phase out coal, it has led modest decarbonization efforts in the United States and elsewhere, but it continues to emit climat…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Ontario’s Climate Retreat feat. Edgardo Sepulveda
Season 8 Episode 7
In the past two decades, Ontario has become a world leader in clean electricity by phasing out coal generation, which it did 90% by restarting units at the Bruce and Pickering Nuclear Generating Stat…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
The coming European blackouts and SMR opportunities feat. Kalev Kallemets
Season 8 Episode 6
Germany has once again embarked on a war on two fronts this time attempting to phase out its two main sources of reliable baseload power, Nuclear and Coal. Nevermind the fact that during a climate em…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Assessing the Sixth IPCC report feat. Zeke Hausfather
Season 8 Episode 5
The IPCC has released its first major update in 8 years, the sixth assessment report (AR6). Zeke Hausfather, who contributed to the IPCC report and is a climate and energy analyst at The Breakthrough…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Medical Isotopes? We CANDU that!: Feat James Scongack
Season 8 Episode 4
Medical isotopes make modern medicine possible. We depend on a steady supply to sterilize medical equipment, as radiation sources for oncology treatments and for diagnostic imaging. Canada is a world…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago