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364 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago -There are technologies that decouple human well-being from its ecological impacts. There are politics that enable these technologies. Join me as I interview world experts to uncover hope in this time of planetary crisis.
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Russian Troops at Chernobyl
February 25, 2022 17:46 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBMark Nelson provides early insight on the news that Russian forces have captured the Chernobyl nuclear plant. Mark is the managing director of Radiant Energy Group. He holds degrees in mechanical, aerospace, and nuclear engineering, as well as Russian language and literature.
The Lazard People Are Taking Over
February 21, 2022 05:51 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBMark Nelson, managing director of Radiant Energy Group, explains one of the most cited yet misunderstood metrics in the energy debate: LCOE, the Levelized Cost of Electricity. What is it, what is it good and bad for, and what other metrics exist to understand the cost of electricity? Mark brings insight on energy investments, discount rates, and the conceptual differences between cost, price, and value. The most popular LCOE figures come from financial advisory and asset management firm Lazar...
Romantic Agriculture
February 14, 2022 04:20 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBIida Ruishalme, biologist and science communicator behind the blog Thoughtscapism, digs into the origins and dogmas of organic agriculture. Does the public perception of organic foods as healthier or more environmentally sustainable withstand scientific scrutiny, or is it another example of the naturalistic fallacy? Join us as we peel back the layers of the organic onion. Read Thoughtscapism: https://thoughtscapism.com/
My Mother Explains Romanticism to Me
February 07, 2022 06:05 - 1 hour - 140 MBJanice Kulyk Keefer, literary theorist, writer, award-winning poet, and my mom decodes the Romantic tradition for me. Janice weaves a compelling narrative connecting Germany's founding national myths in the dark primordial forest of Herman the German to William Blake's dark satanic mills and Thoreau's Cabin at Walden pond. Through her storytelling, she helps us understand the importance of the Romantic tradition as an essential foundation of the environmental movement. https://en.wikipedia....
Keeping the Northern Lights On
January 31, 2022 12:54 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MBMadeleine Redfern is an Inuit businesswoman and former two-term mayor of Iqaluit in the far northern Canadian territory of Nunavut. Redfern describes the harsh energy situation in Canada’s remote, indigenous communities, which face extreme darkness and cold, a reliance on diesel generators, limited ability to fundraise for new projects, and high costs. She assesses the merits of different energy technologies for these communities, making clear the challenge of choosing an energy path in a si...
Energy Predicaments in the Far North ft. Madeleine Redfern
January 31, 2022 12:54 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MBI am joined by Madeleine Redfern, an Inuit businesswoman and former two-term mayor of Iqaluit in the far northern Canadian territory of Nunavut. Redfern describes the harsh energy situation in Canada’s remote, indigenous communities, which face extreme darkness and cold, a reliance on diesel generators, limited ability to fundraise for new projects, and high costs. She assesses the merits of different energy technologies for these communities, making clear the challenge of choosing an energy ...
Energy predicaments in the Far North ft. Madeleine Redfern
January 31, 2022 12:54 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MBI am joined by Madeleine Redfern, an Inuit businesswoman and former two-term mayor of Iqaluit in the far northern Canadian territory of Nunavut. Redfern describes the harsh energy situation in Canada’s remote, indigenous communities, which face extreme darkness and cold, a reliance on diesel generators, limited ability to fundraise for new projects, and high costs. She assesses the merits of different energy technologies for these communities, making clear the challenge of choosing an energy ...
A Hard Landing for Soft Energy ft. Mark Nelson
January 24, 2022 06:56 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBMark Nelson joins me to discuss Amory Lovins, the man behind the “soft energy path” and the intellectual godfather of Germany’s Energiewende. Amory Lovins shot to relevance in the 1970s for advising against the prevailing model for electric utilities, which was to build as much generation capacity as possible. Lovins charted an alternate path, which focused on efficiency and distributed energy sources. Mark offers his critique of Lovins, based on what he identifies as the two main faults t...
A Hard Landing for Soft Energy
January 24, 2022 06:56 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBMark Nelson joins me to discuss Amory Lovins, the man behind the “soft energy path” and the intellectual godfather of Germany’s Energiewende. Amory Lovins shot to relevance in the 1970s for advising against the prevailing model for electric utilities, which was to build as much generation capacity as possible. Lovins charted an alternate path, which focused on efficiency and distributed energy sources. Mark offers his critique of Lovins, based on what he identifies as the two main faults t...
The Children of Chernobyl
January 20, 2022 18:21 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MBDr. Geraldine Thomas, Director of the Chernobyl Tissue Bank and leading global expert on the impacts of radiation, joins me to discuss the phenomenon of “radiation vacations” for children believed to have been affected by the Chernobyl accident. Chernobyl Children International (CCI) has organized close to 1 million such trips for children from Ukraine and Belarus with the claim that these vacations extend these children's lives by on average 2 years. It also supports a number of orphanages...
The Phenomenon of Chernobyl Children International ft. Dr. Geraldine Thomas
January 20, 2022 18:21 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MBDr. Geraldine Thomas, a professor of Molecular Pathology at Imperial College London specializing in thyroid cancer and the Director of the Chernobyl Tissue Bank, joins me to discuss the phenomenon of “radiation vacations” for children believed to have been affected by the Chernobyl accident. Chernobyl Children International (CCI) has organized close to 1 million such trips for children from Ukraine and Belarus with the claim that these vacations extend these children's lives by on average 2 ...
An Indigenous Woman in Nuclear ft. Tracy Primeau
January 17, 2022 08:30 - 58 minutes - 67.1 MBI am joined by Tracy Primeau, a retired Shift Manager at Bruce Power who is now on the Board of Directors at Ontario Power Generation (OPG). She is a member of the Nipissing First Nation, and was the first woman to make her way to Shift Manager from the shop floor. She discusses her first hand perspective as an energy worker while Ontario transitioned from coal to nuclear, and the life quality benefits it brought to both workers and the province broadly. Primeau shares her experience of what ...
An Indigenous Woman in Nuclear
January 17, 2022 08:30 - 58 minutes - 67.1 MBTracy Primeau is a retired Shift Manager at Bruce Power who is now on the Board of Directors at Ontario Power Generation (OPG). She is a member of the Nipissing First Nation, and was the first woman to make her way to Shift Manager from the shop floor. She discusses her first hand perspective as an energy worker while Ontario transitioned from coal to nuclear, and the life quality benefits it brought to both workers and the province broadly. Primeau shares her experience of what it is like w...
Chickens Come Home to Roost as Global Pecking Order Reveals Itself feat. Doomberg
January 10, 2022 19:24 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBIs the sky falling on the west? In this episode, I am joined by the green chicken avatar representing the anonymous Substack: Doomberg. Doomberg is home to entertaining and insightful essays on all things energy, industry, finance, politics, and more. We touch on each of these topics in our wide-ranging discussion of the consequences of bad energy and industrial policy, the West's hopefully reversible decline, and how we understand and feel about the future. Subscribe to the Doomberg Substack...
Chickens Come Home to Roost as the Global Pecking Order Reveals Itself feat. Doomberg
January 10, 2022 19:24 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBIs the sky falling on the west? In this episode, I am joined by the green chicken avatar representing the anonymous Substack: Doomberg. Doomberg is home to entertaining and insightful essays on all things energy, industry, finance, politics, and more. We touch on each of these topics in our wide-ranging discussion of the consequences of bad energy and industrial policy, the West's hopefully reversible decline, and how we understand and feel about the future. Subscribe to the Doomberg Substac...
Doomberg Lays Out the Global Pecking Order
January 10, 2022 19:24 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBIs the sky falling on the west? I am joined by the green chicken avatar representing the anonymous Substack: Doomberg. Doomberg is home to entertaining and insightful essays on all things energy, industry, finance, politics, and more. We touch on each of these topics in our wide-ranging discussion of the consequences of bad energy and industrial policy, the West's hopefully reversible decline, and how we understand and feel about the future. Subscribe to the Doomberg Substack: https://doombe...
Goodbye, Grohnde feat. Dr. Anna Veronika Wendland
December 31, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 107 MBIn this episode, I am joined by Dr. Anna Veronika Wendland, a scientist at the Herder Institute and a historian of science and technology, calling in from Germany's Grohnde Nuclear Power Plant in its final 24 hours of operation. Germany has forced the political closure of its remaining six nuclear plants, three of which—Grohnde, Brokdorf, and Gunndremingen—are being lost this New Year's Eve, 2021. Dr. Wendland conducts her research at Grohnde and has dealt heavily with the human factors of ...
Goodbye, Grohnde
December 31, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 107 MBDr. Anna Veronika Wendland is a scientist at the Herder Institute and a historian of science and technology. She calls in from Germany's Grohnde Nuclear Power Plant in its final 24 hours of operation. Germany has forced the political closure of its remaining six nuclear plants, three of which—Grohnde, Brokdorf, and Gunndremingen—are being lost this New Year's Eve, 2021. Dr. Wendland conducts her research at Grohnde and has dealt heavily with the human factors of nuclear energy and nuclear s...
The Wicked Problem With "Don't Look Up"
December 31, 2021 00:12 - 34 minutes - 79.4 MBIn this short episode, I am joined by Alex Trembath, Deputy Director of The Breakthrough Institute, to discuss Adam McKay's film "Don't Look Up," an overt commentary on climate change. We comment on the importance of climate communication through media and art, though critique the film's use of the common "asteroid metaphor" for climate change. To Trembath, McKay portrayed climate change as a "simple problem" as opposed to the "wicked problem" that it is. Beyond the movie, we take a moment t...
The Wicked Problem With "Don't Look Up" feat. Alex Trembath
December 31, 2021 00:12 - 34 minutes - 79.4 MBIn this short episode, I am joined by Alex Trembath, Deputy Director of The Breakthrough Institute, to discuss Adam McKay's film "Don't Look Up," an overt commentary on climate change. We comment on the importance of climate communication through media and art, though critique the film's use of the common "asteroid metaphor" for climate change. To Trembath, McKay portrayed climate change as a "simple problem" as opposed to the "wicked problem" that it is. Beyond the movie, we take a moment t...
The Grim Fairy Tale of German Electricity feat. Noah Jakob Rettberg
December 28, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 156 MBWith the closure of three of Germany’s remaining six nuclear reactors coming offline within the week, I am joined by Noah Jakob Rettberg, a young physics lab technician in training from Germany. He shares his perspective growing up embroiled in the anti-nuclear culture of Germany, as well as his impressive knowledge of the technical and political history of nuclear energy in the country.
The Grim Fairy Tale of German Electricity
December 28, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 156 MBWith the closure of three of Germany’s remaining six nuclear reactors coming offline within the week, I am joined by Noah Jakob Rettberg, a young physics lab technician in training from Germany. He shares his perspective growing up embroiled in the anti-nuclear culture of Germany, as well as his impressive knowledge of the technical and political history of nuclear energy in the country.
Into the Wild: Dr. Keefer Before the MD feat. Dylan Moon and Chris Keefer
December 24, 2021 15:42 - 1 hour - 151 MBMany years ago, before Dr. Keefer was a nuclear power-loving, techno-optimist physician, he was a self-described neo-luddite. He made his beliefs a reality by going back to the land in a big way. Finding the agricultural revolution too modern for his tastes, he took on the hunter gatherer life as a horse-wrangling hunter and dog mushing trapper in Canada’s far northern Yukon Territory. Just in time for the holidays, Dylan Moon guides Dr. Keefer on a trip down memory lane to tell some entertai...
Into the Wild: Dr. Keefer Before the M.D. feat. Dylan Moon and Chris Keefer
December 24, 2021 15:42 - 1 hour - 151 MBMany years ago, before Dr. Keefer was a nuclear power-loving, techno-optimist physician, he was a self-described neo-luddite. He made his beliefs a reality by going back to the land in a big way. Finding the agricultural revolution too modern for his tastes, he took on the hunter gatherer life as a horse-wrangling hunter and dog mushing trapper in Canada’s far northern Yukon Territory. Just in time for the holidays, Dylan Moon guides Dr. Keefer on a trip down memory lane to tell some entertai...
Into the Wild: Dr. Keefer Before the MD
December 24, 2021 15:42 - 1 hour - 151 MBMany years ago, before Dr. Keefer was a nuclear power-loving, techno-optimist physician, he was a self-described neo-luddite. He made his beliefs a reality by going back to the land in a big way. Finding the agricultural revolution too modern for his tastes, he took on the hunter gatherer life as a horse-wrangling hunter and dog mushing trapper in Canada’s far northern Yukon Territory. Just in time for the holidays, Dylan Moon guides Dr. Keefer on a trip down memory lane to tell some entertai...
Are nuclear plants immortal? And France's Nuclear Fumble feat. Mark Nelson
December 22, 2021 10:07 - 1 hour - 159 MBIn this episode I dig into Mark’s claims of the functional "immortality" of nuclear power plants. We explore the physics of the limitations of reactor life and whether keeping existing nuclear online as long as possible is an intelligent investment. We take a look at the peculiarities of different reactor designs and their impacts on longevity including the unfortunate decision of the UK to go it alone with its gas reactor fleet whose internals cannot be refurbished. Finally we take a detou...
Are Nuclear Plants Immortal?
December 22, 2021 10:07 - 1 hour - 159 MBMark Nelson, managing director of Radiant Energy Group, and I dig into his claims about the functional "immortality" of nuclear power plants. We explore the physics of the limitations of reactor life and whether keeping existing nuclear online as long as possible is an intelligent investment. We take a look at the peculiarities of different reactor designs and their impacts on longevity including the unfortunate decision of the UK to go it alone with its gas reactor fleet whose internals can...
Are nuclear plants immortal? And why is French nuclear underperforming feat. Mark Nelson
December 22, 2021 10:07 - 1 hour - 159 MBIn this episode I dig into Mark’s claims of the functional "immortality" of nuclear power plants. We explore the physics of the limitations of reactor life and whether keeping existing nuclear online as long as possible is an intelligent investment. We take a look at the peculiarities of different reactor designs and their impacts on longevity including the unfortunate decision of the UK to go it alone with its gas reactor fleet whose internals cannot be refurbished. Finally we take a detou...
Precision Agriculture and Angry Optimism feat. Dr. Kenneth Cassman
December 19, 2021 03:56 - 59 minutes - 135 MBIn this episode, Dr. Keefer is joined by Dr. Kenneth Cassman to explore precision agriculture. What is the state of innovation in agriculture? Where are the knowledge gaps? And what changes must take place if we hope to feed a growing and increasingly wealthy world population? Dr. Cassman stresses the need for open-access, high-quality climate data to accelerate not only farming technologies, but the knowledge base behind their design and implementation. Dr. Cassman is the Emeritus Robert B...
Precision Agriculture and Angry Optimism
December 19, 2021 03:56 - 59 minutes - 135 MBDr. Kenneth Cassman joins to explore the state of innovation in agriculture. Where are the knowledge gaps? And what changes must take place if we hope to feed a growing and increasingly wealthy world population? Dr. Cassman stresses the need for open-access, high-quality climate data to accelerate not only farming technologies, but the knowledge base behind their design and implementation. Dr. Cassman is the Emeritus Robert B. Daugherty Professor of Agronomy at the University of Nebraska-Li...
One Billion Tons
December 14, 2021 18:27 - 1 hour - 153 MBRauli Partanen, an award-winning science communicator and energy analyst from Finland, comes on to discuss his new report, “One Billion Tons" on the wide-ranging consequences of Germany’s nuclear phaseout, and the benefits that would result from keeping the country’s last 6 reactors online. The title references the huge amount of added carbon dioxide emissions that will result from Germany’s nuclear phaseout between now and 2045. Rauli also provides a backgrounder on the German Energiewende ...
One Billion Tons feat. Rauli Partanen
December 14, 2021 18:27 - 1 hour - 153 MBIn this episode, I am joined by Rauli Partanen, an award-winning science communicator and energy analyst from Finland, to discuss a recent report he co-authored, titled “One Billion Tons.” The report examines the wide-ranging consequences of Germany’s nuclear phaseout, and the benefits that would result from keeping the country’s last 6 reactors online. The title references the huge amount of added carbon dioxide emissions that will result from Germany’s nuclear phaseout between now and 2045...
What's A Wind Drought? Europe's Lust for the Gust
December 11, 2021 21:36 - 36 minutes - 83 MBDr. Hannah Bloomfield, a Climate Risk Analytics research associate at the University of Bristol, describes an extreme weather event that affected European energy output significantly this year: a wind drought. We discuss how unequal warming between the poles and the equator is potentially leading to a pattern of decreasing mid latitude wind speeds, a phenomenon known as global stilling and the consequences this will have for electric systems that are becoming increasingly reliant on the weat...
The Winds Are Changing feat. Dr. Hannah Bloomfield
December 11, 2021 21:36 - 36 minutes - 83 MBIn this episode, I am joined by Dr. Hannah Bloomfield, a Climate Risk Analytics research associate at the University of Bristol, to examine an extreme weather event that affected European energy output significantly this year: a wind drought. We discuss how unequal warming between the poles and the equator is potentially leading to a pattern of decreasing mid latitude wind speeds, a phenomenon known as global stilling and the consequences this will have for electric systems that are becoming...
Carbon Fees and Nuclear Power feat. Dr. James Hansen
December 06, 2021 23:31 - 1 hour - 112 MBIn this very special episode, I am joined live in Berlin by the "Godfather of Climate Science," Dr. James Hansen. Dr. James Hansen is the former director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and is now the Director of the "Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions Program" at Columbia University's Earth Institute. He was one of the first to bring climate change to the public eye with his famous testimony before the U.S. congress in the 1980s. Since then, he has continued to be at...
The James Hansen Interview
December 06, 2021 23:31 - 1 hour - 112 MBIn this very special episode, I am joined live in Berlin by the "Godfather of Climate Science," Dr. James Hansen. Dr. James Hansen is the former director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and is now the Director of the "Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions Program" at Columbia University's Earth Institute. He was one of the first to bring climate change to the public eye with his famous testimony before the U.S. congress in the 1980s. Since then, he has continued to be at...
Colonialism in Green feat. Dr. Vijaya Ramachandran
December 03, 2021 17:57 - 46 minutes - 107 MBI am joined by Dr. Vijaya Ramachandran, the Director for Energy and Development at The Breakthrough Institute, to discuss a pressing topic on the heels of COP26: eco-colonialism. Numerous countries and investment banks have blocked the financing of fossil fuels and even hydropower projects in Africa, the continent most afflicted by serious energy poverty and the related problem of vulnerability to climate change. From an environmental perspective, it is counter-intuitive that an increased u...
Colonialism in Green
December 03, 2021 17:57 - 46 minutes - 107 MBDr. Vijaya Ramachandran is tracking the lastest in eco-colonialism. Numerous countries and investment banks have blocked the financing of fossil fuels and even hydroelectric projects in Africa, the continent most afflicted by serious energy poverty and the related problem of vulnerability to climate change. From an environmental perspective, it is counter-intuitive that an increased use of fossil fuels should be allowed anywhere. But with Africa accounting for just 1% of global carbon emissi...
Government intervention in Energy Markets & Bruce Power's Light Green Bond feat. Edgardo Sepulveda
November 28, 2021 01:29 - 52 minutes - 119 MBIn this episode, Dr. Keefer and economist Edgardo Sepulveda cover a lot of ground: • Edgardo’s new website that includes the electricity profiles of 24 OECD countries and whether, using which tech and at what price they have lowered emissions over the last 60 years is at (https://edecarb.org/) • Edgardo noted the increasing recognition by many expert economists that "restructured" energy-only generation markets probably cannot facilitate the massive, long-term investment necessary for elec...
Let The Market Decide? A History of Government Intervention in Energy
November 28, 2021 01:29 - 52 minutes - 119 MBIn this episode, Dr. Keefer and economist Edgardo Sepulveda cover a lot of ground: • Edgardo’s new website that includes the electricity profiles of 24 OECD countries and whether, using which tech and at what price they have lowered emissions over the last 60 years is at (https://edecarb.org/) • Edgardo noted the increasing recognition by many expert economists that "restructured" energy-only generation markets probably cannot facilitate the massive, long-term investment necessary for elec...
Government intervention in Energy Markets & Bruce Power's Light Green Bond feat: Edgardo Sepulveda
November 28, 2021 01:29 - 52 minutes - 119 MBChris and Edgardo cover a lot of ground during this episode. Here are the references for a sample of the issues they discussed: Edgardo’s new website that includes the electricity profiles of 24 OECD countries and whether, using which tech and at what price they have lowered emissions over the last 60 years is at (https://edecarb.org/) Edgardo noted the increasing recognition by many expert economists that "restructured" energy-only generation markets probably cannot facilitate the massive...
Darth Vader On Geoengineering
November 25, 2021 17:55 - 16 minutes - 15.7 MBThe Dark Lord takes a break from singing 80s parodies outside the gates of COP26 to talk to us about his love for geoengineering. For an argument against Marine Cloud Brightening, here's a briefing from Geoengineering Monitor: www.geoengineeringmonitor.org/2021/04/marine_cloud_brightening/ Watch the video on Decouple's YouTube channel.
COP26: When Decarbonization won't cut it, Geoengineer feat. Darth Vader
November 25, 2021 17:55 - 16 minutes - 15.7 MBWatch the video on Decouple's YouTube channel. Decouple runs into Jamen Shively, former Microsoft executive and early investor in legalized cannabis turned geoengineering advocate, dressed in full Darth Vader garb at COP26. For an argument against Marine Cloud Brightening, here's a briefing from Geoengineering Monitor: www.geoengineeringmonitor.org/2021/04/marine_cloud_brightening/
COP26: When Decarbonization won't cut it Geoengineer feat: Darth Vader
November 25, 2021 17:55 - 16 minutes - 15.7 MBWatch the video on Decouple's YouTube channel. Decouple runs into Jamen Shively, former Microsoft executive and early investor in legalized cannabis turned geoengineering advocate, dressed in full Darth Vader garb at COP26. For an argument against Marine Cloud Brightening, here's a briefing from Geoengineering Monitor: www.geoengineeringmonitor.org/2021/04/marine_cloud_brightening/
COP26: Can you dig it? All about mining feat. Dr. Richard Herrington
November 22, 2021 20:50 - 1 hour - 91.4 MBIn this episode, I was joined live in the New York Times Climate Hub at COP26 by Dr. Richard Herrington, an academic geologist and Head of Earth Sciences at the Natural History Museum in London, to dig deep on the topic of mining. Mining underpins nearly everything in our modern lives. Essentially, if we didn't grow it, we mined it. Yet in terms of public visibility, mining is perhaps even more hidden from view than agriculture in rich nations. Dr. Herrington offers a brief history of materi...
Can You Dig It? Should You Dig It? All About Mining
November 22, 2021 20:50 - 1 hour - 91.4 MBMining underpins nearly everything in our modern lives. Essentially, if we didn't grow it, we mined it. Dr. Richard Herrington, an academic geologist and Head of Earth Sciences at the Natural History Museum in London, digs deep on the topic of mining. Yet in terms of public visibility, mining is perhaps even more hidden from view than agriculture in rich nations. Dr. Herrington offers a brief history of materials use, from a time when we used only a few minerals to the present, where we regu...
Indigenous Climate Action
November 18, 2021 18:45 - 1 hour - 66 MBEriel Tchekwie Deranger is a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and the Executive Director of Indigenous Climate Action. Eriel critiques pointing out that wealthy countries engaging in "climate action" tend to do so from a co-optive or colonial framework rather than one of "decolonizing." She argues this tendency has pervaded environmentalism from the outset, as a philosophy originating from the upper and middle classes that views nature as something external that must be protecte...
COP26: Indigenous Climate Action feat. Eriel Tchekwie Deranger
November 18, 2021 18:45 - 1 hour - 66 MBI was joined live at COP26 by Eriel Tchekwie Deranger, a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and the Executive Director of the organization Indigenous Climate Action. Eriel offers reflections on COP26 from an indigenous perspective, pointing out that wealthy countries engaging in "climate action" tend to do so from a co-optive or colonial framework rather than one of "decolonizing." She argues this tendency has pervaded environmentalism from the outset, as a philosophy originati...
COP26: Is African Poverty a Climate Solution? feat. Shirly Rodriguez and Princess Mbthobeni
November 15, 2021 23:29 - 10 minutes - 24.8 MBSpecial Decouple Studios mini-doc from inside the walls of COP26. Decouple's Jesse Freeston follows two young nuclear energy advocates, Shirly Rodriguez and Princess Mbthobeni, as they roam the conference searching for evidence of a meaningful plan to reduce emissions AND raise living standards in Africa and beyond. Shirly Rodriguez is a nuclear engineer, and Princess Mbthoneni is the Nuclear Stakeholder Management Advisor for South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, as wel...
COP26: Is African Poverty a Climate Solution? feat. Shirley Rodriguez and Princess Mbthobeni
November 15, 2021 23:29 - 10 minutes - 24.8 MBSpecial Decouple Studios mini-doc from inside the walls of COP26. Decouple's Jesse Freeston follows two young nuclear energy advocates, Shirley Rodriguez and Princess Mbthobeni, as they roam the conference searching for evidence of a meaningful plan to reduce emissions AND raise living standards in Africa and beyond. Shirley Rodriguez is an Advanced Reactors Lead Systems Engineer at GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. Princess Mbthoneni is the Nuclear Stakeholder Management Advisor for South Africa's ...