Podcast Episodes

SF Climate Week 2024: Leading San Francisco in a Hot and Volatile World

In 2021, Mayor London Breed released the San Francisco Action Plan, which aims to achieve net zero emissions for the city by 2040. The plan not only charts the course for eliminating emissions over t…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

REWIND: Building a Better Battery Supply Chain with JB Straubel and Aimee Boulanger

Batteries are a critical part of the transition away from fossil fuels. From electric vehicles to grid scale storage for wind and solar, demand for batteries is expected to grow 500% by 2030. In orde…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

SF Climate Week 2024: Is California on Track for an Affordable and Just Energy Transition?

The Golden State has staked much of its reputation on its green credentials, with state leaders often touting its role on the leading edge of global and national climate progress.

But California is f…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

SF Climate Week 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Suing Big Oil

On behalf of the People of the State of California, Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against five of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, along with the lobbying organization Amer…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Artificial Intelligence, Real Climate Impacts

Artificial intelligence can do some pretty amazing things, including for the climate. AI can help optimize the electric grid, make heating and cooling buildings more efficient, and pinpoint exactly w…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Nearly 2 Years In… Is the Inflation Reduction Act Delivering Yet?

In August 2022, Congress passed the biggest piece of climate legislation in our nation’s history: The Inflation Reduction Act, which put $400 billion into boosting the transition to a clean energy ec…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Elizabeth Kolbert on Hope, Despair, and Everything In Between

Even before Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” brought climate change to the mainstream, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Elizabeth Kolbert was on the beat. Her reporting in the early 2000s culminate…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Rising Temperatures, Rising Prices: How Climate Drives Inflation

Climate change means extreme weather, shifting landscapes, and generally more instability. More and more, you can feel the impacts of climate disruption in your wallets. Drought is pushing up the cos…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Climate Migration: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

The places that most people call home are coming under increasing threat from climate change. From rising seas and more frequent floods to stronger hurricanes and cyclones, to more devastating drough…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Talk Isn’t Cheap: The Power of Conversation

As heat waves, storms, droughts and wildfires continue to worsen, talking can seem like a seriously insufficient climate solution. It’s fair to ask: Are we just engaged in blah, blah, blah?

Too often,…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago