Podcast Episodes

The Fight Over the Inflation Reduction Act Has Arrived

Season 2 Episode 39

The fight over the Inflation Reduction Act has arrived. After months of discussion, the Republican majority in the House is now beginning to write, review, and argue about its plans to transform the …

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Spain’s Blackout and the Miracle of the Modern Power Grid

Season 2 Episode 38

Last week, more than 50 million people across mainland Spain and Portugal suffered a blackout that lasted more than 10 hours and shuttered stores, halted trains, and dealt more than $1 billion in eco…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

How Texas Could Destroy Its Electricity Market

Season 2 Episode 37

Texas is one of the country’s biggest producers of zero-emissions energy. Last year, the Lone Star State surpassed California to become the country’s No. 1 market for utility-scale solar. More solar …

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

How BYD Got So Big

Season 2 Episode 36

In just the past few years, Chinese EV-maker BYD has become the most important car company most Americans have still never heard of. It is China’s biggest private employer, the world’s third most val…

Published on 5 months ago

What Happens to Global Decarbonization in a Trade War?

Season 2 Episode 35

Donald Trump has implemented what is easily the most chaotic set of American economic policies in recent memory. First, the U.S. declared a trade war on the entire world, imposing breathtaking tariff…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

How China’s Industrial Policy Really Works

Season 2 Episode 34

China’s industrial policy for clean energy has turned the country into a powerhouse of solar, wind, battery, and electric vehicle manufacturing. 

But long before the country’s factories moved global m…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

The Least-Noticed Climate Scandal of the Trump Administration

Season 2 Episode 33

The Inflation Reduction Act dedicated $27 billion to build a new kind of climate institution in America — a network of national green banks that could lend money to companies, states, schools, church…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

What’s Really Holding Back New Data Centers

Season 2 Episode 32

If you care about decarbonizing the power grid anytime soon, you have to care about data centers. The AI boom and the ongoing growth of the internet have driven a big new cycle of data center constru…

Published on 6 months ago

How to Crash America’s Manufacturing Renaissance

Season 2 Episode 31

Republicans in Washington are pushing for at least two big changes to the country’s car-related policies. In Congress, some lawmakers want to repeal the $7,500 tax credit that helps consumers buy or …

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

How Trump Has All But Halted Offshore Wind

Season 2 Episode 30

Donald Trump’s second term has now entered its second month. His administration is doing much to slow down renewables, and everything it can to slow down offshore wind. Jael Holzman is a senior repor…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago