Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAdvancing Sustainable Steel Production, with Adam Rauwerdink
Episode 137
Steel Production
Globally, 1.9 billion metric tons of crude steel were produced in 2022. Over the past 15 years, the global demand for steel productio…
2 years, 1 month ago
Tracking Emissions with Remote Sensing, with Gavin McCormick
Episode 136
The Need to Accurately Quantify Emissions
As we begin to come to terms with the reality of the fossil fuel industry’s role in climate change, many pol…
2 years, 1 month ago
Rerun: Tackling the Plastic Crisis, with Martin Bourque
Episode 112
What is plastic?
Plastic is a material derived primarily from carbon-based sources like natural gas, oil, and even plants. It is created by treating …
2 years, 2 months ago
Calculating Threats from Rising Temperatures Using Heat Indexing, with Professor David Romps
Episode 135
Extreme Heat: More Dangerous Than We Think?
Extreme heat, one of the adverse consequences of climate change, exacerbates drought, damages agriculture,…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bidirectional Charging: Vehicles as a Portable Battery, with Ellie Cohen
Episode 134
Renewable Energy is The Future
California is no stranger to power outages. In 2019, for example, over 25,000 blackout events were recorded across the …
2 years, 2 months ago
Pedaling Towards A Sustainable Future, with Manuel de Araujo
Episode 133
Increasing Sustainable Modes of Transportation
In 2022, global emissions from transportation reached nearly 8 gigatons of carbon. To achieve the Net Z…
2 years, 2 months ago
Making Electric Heating Accessible and Affordable for Low-Income Residents, with Sarah Moskowitz
Episode 132
Electric Heat: A Hot Topic in Chicago
In cold winter months, many people have to rely on fossil gas to heat their homes and power cookstoves. Yet all-…
2 years, 2 months ago
Restoring Urban Waterways to Create Climate Resiliency, with Nick Wesley
Episode 131
What’s interesting about urban rivers?
Urban rivers play many important roles in our cities. They maintain the health of coastal and estuarine ecosyst…
2 years, 3 months ago
Solar Power On Farms, with Byron Kominek
Episode 130
Solar Power on Farms
Many farmers, ranchers, and landowners are beginning to consider using their farmland not just for agricultural purposes, but for…
2 years, 3 months ago
Reducing Plastic Pollution with Bioplastics, with Raegan Kelly
Episode 129
Decreasing society’s reliance on single-use plastics
The use of plastic has major environmental, social, and health consequences. Across the globe, on…
2 years, 3 months ago