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

SF Climate Week 2024: Are Businesses and Governments Measuring What Matters? SF Climate Week: Many businesses and governments have a goal of reaching net zero emissions. Sounds good. But what does “net zero” even mean? And how do we get there? Alicia Seiger is a lecturer at Stanford Law School and leads sustainability and energy finance initiatives at Stanford Law, Graduate School of Business, and the Doerr School for Sustainability. She argues that when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, businesses need to get as good at accounting for their pollution as they are for their dollars. by Climate One

24 min listen

Leading San Francisco in a Hot and Volatile World: SF Climate Week 2024: In 2021, Mayor London Breed released the San Francisco Action Plan, which aims to achieve net zero emissions for the city by 2040. by Climate One

18 min listen

REWIND: Building a Better Battery Supply Chain with JB Straubel and Aimee Boulanger: From electric vehicles to grid scale storage for wind and solar, demand for batteries is expected to grow 500% by 2030. In order to meet that demand, we’re going to need a lot more batteries. How do we build a battery supply chain that meets demand and reduces harm? by Climate One

69 min listen

SF Climate Week 2024: Is California on Track for an Affordable and Just Energy Transition?: Featuring CARB Chair Liane Randolph and CEJA Energy Justice Director Mari Rose Taruc by Climate One

21 min listen

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

20 min listen

Artificial Intelligence, Real Climate Impacts: Artificial intelligence can do some pretty amazing things, including for the climate. But despite all of the hype there’s a concern that gets very little attention: AI’s energy demands. How do we make sure the benefits of AI outweigh its energy costs? by Climate One

57 min listen

Nearly 2 Years In… Is the Inflation Reduction Act Delivering Yet?: Nearly two years ago, 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 economy. What impact has the IRA had on clean energy manufacturing, innovation and emissions so far? Has the IRA distributed money to fulfill its climate justice initiatives? by Climate One

60 min listen

Elizabeth Kolbert on Hope, Despair, and Everything In Between: Even before Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” brought climate change to the mainstream, journalist Elizabeth Kolbert was on the beat. Nearly 20 years later, Kolbert’s new book “H Is for Hope: Climate Change from A to Z” interweaves the strands of the larger climate story. by Climate One

56 min listen

Rising Temperatures, Rising Prices: How Climate Drives Inflation: Drought is pushing up the cost of candy and leading to shipping delays in the Panama Canal. Insuring your car, health and property is getting more expensive. Globally, researchers say climate could add one percent to inflation per year until 2035. How is a disrupted climate disrupting your savings? by Climate One

57 min listen

Climate Migration: Should I Stay or Should I Go?: The places most people call home are coming under increasing threat from climate change. Those who have the means are already starting to take refuge in places that market themselves as climate-proof. The rest of us are left wondering: should I stay or should I go? by Climate One

58 min listen

Talk Isn’t Cheap: The Power of Conversation: As heat waves, storms, droughts and wildfires get worse, talking can seem like a seriously insufficient climate solution. Yet real conversations are one of our best ways to share information, find common ground and move toward action. So how do we make climate conversations really count? by Climate One

63 min listen

How Activism Can Win Bigger and Faster with Kumi Naidoo: Kumi Naidoo’s path to being an internationally renowned activist started early. At age 15, he organized school boycotts against the apartheid educational system in South Africa. He went on to lead Greenpeace International, then Amnesty International. Now he’s a visiting scholar at Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, where he’s focusing on how activism can win bigger and faster. by Climate One

59 min listen

What More Can I Do?: If the scale of the climate crisis feels overwhelming, there’s good news: what you do in your own life matters – a lot. And by engaging with our communities, we can do more, together. by Climate One

56 min listen

Geothermal: So Hot Right Now: When most people hear the phrase renewable energy, they imagine fields full of solar panels or giant spinning wind turbines. But another source is heating up: geothermal. Once thought to be a limited energy source, new technology may have unlocked geothermal’s real potential. by Climate One

56 min listen

Let’s Talk Dirty to Clean Energy: Across the country, shuttered coal plants, contaminated landfills, and abandoned mine lands are finding new life as renewable energy projects. We explore the drivers behind the “dirty to clean” energy transition, and the communities and people in its wake. by Climate One

64 min listen

Busted: The Newest Emission Cheaters: Engine maker Cummins has been slapped with the largest fine ever resulting from the Clean Air Act for cheating on emissions testing. VW was caught in a similar situation nearly 10 years ago. What have we learned since the infamous VW “Dieselgate” scandal? by Climate One

52 min listen

REWIND: Jane Fonda: A Lifetime of Activism: Jane Fonda brought increased attention to the climate crisis through her “Fire Drill Fridays” protests at the U.S. Capitol. After decades of fighting for vulnerable groups, the 85-year-old activist and actor has dedicated herself and her climate PAC to defeating political allies of the fossil fuel industry. What keeps the iconic Jane Fonda going strong? by Climate One

56 min listen

Indigenous Perspectives: What Makes a Just Transition?: We often talk about a “just transition” from dirty to clean energy as if it means the same thing to everyone. Indigenous people have seen their resources extracted and exploited to further the wealth of others for centuries. What does a “just transition” look like for their communities? by Climate One

54 min listen

Wardrobe Malfunction: The Climate Impact of Clothing: Fossil fuels are embedded in every aspect of the clothing industry – from mechanized farming and pesticides to grow fiber crops, to energy for manufacturing and transportation. How can we make lower impact clothes and change our consumer behavior to value sustainability and longevity? by Climate One

61 min listen

Pairing Scientists with Community Advocates: Learning how climate change threatens your specific community can be the difference between adaptation or disaster. Community science aims to partner local knowledge with academic scientists to find the best methods for addressing a community’s climate needs. This episode was produced in collaboration with AGU. by Climate One

55 min listen

REWIND: Youth Activists 15 Years Later: Activists who spend their youth fighting for climate action often feel burdened by unrealistic expectations. Some succumb to depression and burnout. We hear from former youth activists on how they view the work of their younger selves and their advice for the next generation. by Climate One

65 min listen

REWIND: Just a Walk or Bike Ride Away: The 15-Minute City: Can you imagine if everything you needed in your everyday life was a 15-minute walk or bike ride away? That’s the goal of the 15-minute City, a new name for an old idea. But what will it take to make the idea a reality in our car-centric culture? by Climate One

65 min listen

Ben Santer: 2023 Schneider Award Winner: Every year we honor a scientist for excellence in climate science communication. This year’s winner is atmospheric scientist Ben Santer, who has spent his career helping prove that humans are driving climate disruption. That finding threatened automakers and fossil fuel companies, who tried to scare and silence Ben Santer. But he hasn’t backed down. by Climate One

61 min listen

This Year in Climate: 2023: On this special episode, we look back at the biggest climate news of the past year – and we highlight some of Climate One’s most surprising, moving and compelling interviews of 2023, including conversations with luminaries Rev. Lennox Yearwood and Rebecca Solnit, White House Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi, climate activist Nalleli Cobo and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker. by Climate One

54 min listen

Reporting from COP28: The People at the Heart of It All: Countries around the world are gathered to take stock of their progress toward cutting emissions at COP28. Activists and climate experts are pressuring leaders to do better, as data shows we are falling far short of targets. Saving our collective future requires focused, collective action. And the longer we delay, the more people will suffer. by Climate One

61 min listen

On the Ground at COP28: What’s at Stake with the Global Stocktake?: This week, we’re in Dubai at the UN’s annual climate conference, COP28, covering the global stocktake, as countries are measured against the emissions reduction targets they made at the Paris Accords. But we already know countries small and large haven’t decarbonized at the rate they’ve promised. Can collective international peer pressure help us course-correct? by Climate One

61 min listen

REFRESH: Another Look at Bridging the Great American Divide: There’s more consensus around climate action than many of us may think. But in our increasingly online and partisan world, we often ignore viewpoints different from our own. How can we bridge ideological divides and find the common ground necessary for respectful civil discourse? by Climate One

56 min listen

The Coolest Show: The Referendum — Stop Cop City with Rev. Keyanna Jones: This episode was originally produced by The Coolest Show, a Hip Hop Caucus Think 100% podcast by Climate One

34 min listen

Six People Who’ve Changed Jobs for Climate: One of the most common questions people ask about climate is: what can I do? Since we spend so much of our time at work, changing jobs may be the most effective individual climate action a person can take. But what would a climate positive job transition look like? by Climate One

55 min listen

Putting It All on the Line with Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. and Jacqueline Patterson: Rising to prominence in the Hip Hop community, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. brings like-minded artists and creatives together to advocate for climate, environmental and social justice with the Hip Hop Caucus by harnessing the power of film, podcasts and comedy. by Climate One

57 min listen

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