Latest Inflation reduction act Podcast Episodes
The politics of carbon removal heat up
Political Climate - June 07, 2024 22:13 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsIn recent weeks, carbon management has found itself in the spotlight – for reasons both encouraging and concerning for its proponents. On May 28th, the DOE unveiled the semifinalists for a new funding competition for carbon removal and storage companies, as well as a plan to buy over $30 million ...
Biden’s Chinese EV and solar tariffs: Big boost or hot air?
Political Climate - May 24, 2024 13:33 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsOn the heels of a climate and energy rules blitz, President Biden has announced a plan to quadruple existing tariffs on Chinese EVs – from 25 all the way up to 100 percent – and dramatically hike tariffs on Chinese solar cells, batteries, and critical minerals as well. While these numbers look hu...
Biden’s permitting plan: silver bullet or more red tape?
Political Climate - May 10, 2024 11:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsWith six months to go until the election, President Biden has unveiled a far-reaching rules package that tackles everything from power plant emissions and air toxins, to boosting the EV industry and upgrading transmission lines. Despite their promise, many of these rules will face long rollouts ...
Taking stock of IRA wins and political threats
Political Climate - April 25, 2024 11:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsSince the Inflation Reduction Act became law in August 2022, we’ve asked ourselves a big question: could the government and the private sector actually get this sprawling set of climate programs up and running? So far, many would answer “yes.” The IRA has already created over 170,000 jobs and sup...
Political Climate is back!
Political Climate - April 12, 2024 13:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsAfter a hiatus, Political Climate is back with more news, analysis, and bipartisan hot takes on the policy and politics shaping climate solutions — in what is sure to be a defining year. Julia Pyper is joined by Emily Domenech and Brandon Hurlbut to riff on top political stories and insider scoop...
The Most Pivotal Years for Climate Policy
Political Climate - December 19, 2022 16:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsAfter 160 episodes and five years of interviews, debates and friendly bipartisan banter, Political Climate will be taking a break starting in 2023. This will be the final episode (for now). This podcast was launched to create a forum for respectful, informative dialogue across the political divid...
Retooling Old, Polluting Infrastructure for the Clean Economy
Political Climate - December 01, 2022 11:30 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsThe Inflation Reduction Act is the largest investment in clean energy ever made by the federal government. Among the bill’s more than 700 pages is a lesser-known provision that could play a pivotal role in transforming existing dirty energy infrastructure to serve the clean energy economy of the ...
What a Divided Government Means for Climate Policy
Political Climate - November 18, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsThe 2022 midterm elections are officially behind us. Democrats overcame historical trends to keep control of the Senate, while Republicans won a majority in the House by a surprisingly narrow margin. Ultimately, there was no red wave. There wasn’t really a “green wave” either. Democrats ushered ...
How Voting Rights and Redistricting Shape Climate Policy
Political Climate - November 03, 2022 08:57 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsMany Americans are pessimistic about the U.S. election system. From skepticism around mail-in ballots and voting machines to coping with long lines and shuttered polling places, voter confidence has slumped. When it comes to climate, research shows 66% to 80% of people support major mitigation po...
Clean Energy Gatekeepers You’ve Never Heard Of
Political Climate - October 27, 2022 07:30 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsSome of the most influential people in energy policy are almost completely unknown to the public. The transition to wind, solar, and other efficient technologies has the potential to make electricity more reliable and affordable for millions of Americans. But in many cases, this shift to clean e...
What's Shaping the 2022 Midterms?
Political Climate - October 13, 2022 08:14 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsThe midterm elections are less than a month away. Inflation, the economy, abortion access and election integrity are among voters’ top priorities this cycle, but how will they influence decisions on the ballot and, ultimately, the balance of power? And how will that outcome shape the future of cl...
How Clean Energy Can Strengthen Democracies
Political Climate - September 29, 2022 08:30 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsClean energy is known to help grow economies and reduce carbon emissions. Can it also help strengthen democracies? That may seem like a tall order for a set of technologies. But when you consider how petro-dictatorships have roiled global markets in the past year – triggering price spikes, resou...
Newsflash: Private Sector Reactions to the Inflation Reduction Act
Political Climate - September 22, 2022 08:13 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsThe Inflation Reduction Act has not only been signed into law, President Biden and Democratic leaders hosted a nearly full-day celebratory event at the White House last week to underscore passage of the historic bill. But the hard work of implementing the law and rolling out its $370 billion in c...
Feeling the Heat, California Amps Up Climate Action
Political Climate - September 16, 2022 08:30 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsCalifornia experienced a record-setting heat wave in early September that brought the state’s electricity grid very close to failure and forced tough choices on customers trying to stay cool while complying with alerts to save energy. Against that backdrop, the state legislature moved to pass a ...
Newsflash: Going Electric? The New Climate Law Can Help
Political Climate - August 24, 2022 08:30 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsMany of our homes use fossil fuels to keep us warm, heat our water, and cook our food. But as the U.S. moves to decarbonize, there’s a push for homeowners to switch to electric appliances and systems. Now, with the Inflation Reduction Act signed into law, there’s an enormous amount of new funding...
A New Era for US Energy Innovation
Political Climate - August 18, 2022 13:06 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsThe Inflation Reduction Act has been aptly labeled a “climate bill,” but in many ways it’s an “American competitiveness bill.” Building and deploying clean energy technology within the U.S. is a major focus of the $450 billion spending package, with the potential for exporting those solutions aro...
The Inflation Reduction Act Roller Coaster
Political Climate - August 11, 2022 15:20 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsWhiplash, anyone? After many months of intense negotiations and more than one derailment, the U.S. Senate recently passed the largest legislative investment in climate action in U.S. history. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 contains an enormous amount of spending for climate protection and cl...
Rebooting America's Nuclear Supply Chain
Political Climate - July 28, 2022 07:41 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsHave we entered a new era for nuclear power? Energy security needs, financial pressures, and climate concerns are driving renewed interest in nuclear power plants — particularly small modular reactors that are easier and cheaper to build. Amid growing global demand, the U.S. has an opportunity to...
Newsflash: A Powerful Way to Expand Solar Access
Political Climate - July 20, 2022 07:01 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsHow can you go solar when you can’t put panels on your roof? Don't worry, there is a way! Through shared solar arrays — a model known as community solar. In this Political Climate Newsflash episode, host Julia Pyper and producer Maria Virginia Olano are joined by Canary Media Staff Writer Alison...
What Comes After the Supreme Court's EPA Ruling?
Political Climate - July 07, 2022 07:28 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsThe U.S. Supreme Court wrapped up its term last month with a series of high-profile and controversial decisions — including on the case West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency. In that opinion, a 6-3 majority determined the EPA does not have the authority to regulate carbon emissions fro...
Building the Arsenal of Clean Energy
Political Climate - June 23, 2022 11:59 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsAs nations scramble to wean off of Russian energy, the U.S. has committed to supporting its European allies in their quest for energy security. At the same time, American consumers are confronting the highest rate of inflation in 40 years, paying more at the pump and for their utility bills than ...
Newsflash: What to Do With Clean Energy Waste?
Political Climate - June 16, 2022 06:32 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsDespite remarkable breakthroughs in clean energy deployment, there has been little progress made on the thorny issue of what to do with solar panels, wind turbines, batteries and other equipment when they reach the end of their useful life. Without proper recycling or reuse, these materials coul...
America's Clean Hydrogen Economy Gets a Jumpstart
Political Climate - June 09, 2022 10:43 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsThe hydrogen debate has evolved over the past two decades, shifting from how hydrogen could be used in the auto industry toward its potential use in hard-to-decarbonize sectors such as trucking, aviation, shipping and energy-intensive heavy industry. Hydrogen projects are being announced and dev...
Newsflash: EPA’s ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Opportunity
Political Climate - May 26, 2022 09:30 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsSome of the most important news doesn’t make big, splashy headlines. That can be because developments unfold slowly or are super-wonky, or simply get overlooked in a busy news cycle. That’s why the Political Climate team is creating a new Newsflash series, a monthly episode in your Political Clim...
Is EV Adoption Turning a Corner?
Political Climate - May 19, 2022 07:34 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsFaced with record-high gas prices, more and more American consumers are looking to dump the pump. In the first three months of 2022, electric vehicle registrations shot up 60 percent, even as the overall car market shrunk. EVs have experienced steady sales growth over the past decade but are sti...
How to Boost American-Made Clean Energy
Political Climate - May 05, 2022 07:45 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsA major push is underway to onshore energy production and manufacturing in America now that Russia’s attack on Ukraine has highlighted the vulnerabilities of global energy supply chains. But the undertaking is complicated by competing political priorities, as U.S. leaders seek to strengthen the c...
Rolling Out Historic Infrastructure Funding
Political Climate - April 21, 2022 08:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsThe Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — a historic $1.2 trillion investment package, passed by Congress on a bipartisan basis — has received little fanfare since President Biden signed it into law last November. The bill contains more than $80 billion to advance the clean energy transition a...
Are Paris Climate Goals Still Within Reach?
Political Climate - April 07, 2022 07:08 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsThe Paris Agreement of 2015 set the target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. This week’s release of the latest climate assessment report from the U.N. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change underlines, once again, the need for deep decarbonization as quickly ...
Mineral Security and Implications for the Energy Transition
Political Climate - March 24, 2022 07:58 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsMinerals and metals have a critical role to play in a low-carbon future — and a potentially controversial one, too. Conversations around extractive industries are complicated by supply chain issues, social impacts and national security concerns. This is a particularly pressing issue right now as ...
Russia's War Reshapes the Energy Transition
Political Climate - March 10, 2022 09:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsRussia’s brutal war on Ukraine has shone a spotlight on the complex web of energy, climate and geopolitical issues — and has arguably already changed the global energy landscape in profound and lasting ways. The crisis has resurfaced debates on energy security and how to achieve it, with some rus...
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