Julia Pyper - The Importance of Optimism and Nuance in the Energy Transition [Electrified - EP. 1]

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Electrified with Intelis Capital.

Our guest this week is Julia Pyper, contributing editor at Greentech Media and co-host of Political Climate, a bi-partisan, climate-focused podcast.

We chose Julia as the first guest for Electrified because we admire her work and ability to reach across boundaries in the name of creating awareness for climate change. Her message of nuance and optimism in climate-related public discourse is on full display in this episode, a take that deeply resonated with us and is a part of our mission with Electrified.

In this episode, we discuss how to build collations for the energy transition and fight against climate change and how Julia’s travels have shaped her world views as they pertain to energy. We also consider big oil’s inclusion in the energy transition, and how they might position themselves moving forward.

You can find Julia on Twitter @JMPyper or search for the Political Climate podcast on all major podcast platforms.

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Show Notes

(03:20) - Julia discusses her energy-focused travels to China, Haiti, and the UAE

(05:27) - What is the future of big oil?

(10:35) - Climate collation building

(12:45) - The foundations of Political Climate, Julia’s podcast

(15:45) - What’s changing in the public debate around climate change?

(18:20) - Big oil’s PR choice

(19:00) - Storytelling and engagement without leaving behind nuance when discussing climate and energy

(27:15) - Building markets that work for utilities and renewables

(31:00) - Balancing nuance and accessibility for new clean energy entrants

(35:00) - How today’s innovations are different from cleantech 1.0

(36:15) - China’s massive lead on the US in clean energy

(40:00) - Clean energy jobs as the most important political unifying force

(45:30) - The importance of energy access in the energy transition