Enough EVs at the Right Price Is a Good Start for Net Zero
Minister Rachel Maclean says that for the United Kingdom to meet its 2050 net zero-emissions target, the country will need to expand the electric vehicle charging network, and offer enough EVs at the ...
12 Marras 202023min
Ex-BP CEO Bob Dudley on Big Oil Going Green
Reducing methane emissions and carbon intensity of upstream operations are two main objectives of the Oil & Gas Climate Initiative, or OGCI, a coalition of 12 of the world's largest oil companies brou...
27 Loka 202018min
Digital Supply Chains Know Where Your Lettuce Comes From
To keep up with regulations around products -- on sourcing, greenhouse gas emissions, safety -- and to answer questions from consumers, companies need a lot more visibility on their supply chains. Thi...
21 Loka 202022min
Sustainable Finance Outlook, Way Up and to the Right
Green bond issuance has hit the trillion-dollar mark, but this year appears to be the year of social bonds, up 376% in the first half of 2020 to $41.9 billion. This week Switched On speaks with Bloomb...
15 Loka 202036min
California’s Paradox: Cutting Power to Protect Public Safety
Grid operators in California face increasingly frequent decisions to abandon their operational commitment to 24/7 availability and cut service to retail customers in regions threatened by wildfires. T...
7 Loka 202026min
Biden, Trump and the U.S. Energy Transition
Many issues are at stake in the November U.S. election, including energy and climate. This week Switched On speaks with Head of Americas Ethan Zindler, and Stephen Munro, senior policy analyst for Blo...
25 Syys 202034min
Sparks Fly -- Are Lithium-Ion Batteries Safe?
Generous policy support in in a handful of markets has led to a rush to deploy energy storage projects. But the eagerness to deploy quickly resulted in shortcuts with alarming outcomes. There have bee...
17 Syys 202024min
Deliveroo and DoorDash, You Mean So Much to Me
Food delivery services have an impact on vehicle miles traveled, at least right now. But will food delivery services be around long enough to make a dent in this metric in the long term? This week Swi...
24 Elo 202021min
