Talk 20026 Mar 2024

Talking energy and climate change: "We don't have hundreds of years to sort this out"

Host Andy Spinoza is joined by Professor Alice Larkin, Professor of Climate Science and Energy Policy from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in The University of Manchester’s School of Engineering; Dr Aneeqa Khan of the University’s Dalton Nuclear Institute, and Research Fellow in Nuclear Fusion in the School of Engineering; and Aidan Rhode, a Manchester third-year BSc Geography with Professional Placement Year student, currently on placement at the US Department of Energy Headquarters in Washington DC. He joins on a screen attached to a robot provided by the Autonomy and Verification Group from Manchester’s Centre for Robotics and AI.

The group discuss the past, present and future of energy challenges and the crucial, ongoing interdisciplinary work at Manchester to provide the solutions needed to deliver rapid carbon emission reductions and mitigate the impacts of climate change.

At Manchester, our commitment to addressing global energy challenges is unwavering. As one of the world’s leading research institutions, we’re at the forefront of providing innovative solutions to mitigate climate change while transforming our energy systems – to enable a just and prosperous future for all.

Our research and engagement work extends across the whole energy system, from technological innovation through to societal interventions that tackle inequalities, health and environmental sustainability.

This podcast episode was recorded on 11 March 2024.

Find the full transcript of this episode on the Talk 200 webpage.

Further information

Find out more about the work of:

Tyndall Manchester
Dalton Nuclear Institute
Centre for Robotics and AI
Watch Professor Alice Larkin’s 2015 TED Talk: ‘Climate change is happening. Here’s how we adapt’.
Watch Dr Aneeqa Khan discuss the science behind the ITER project on Sky News.
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Find out more on our Talk 200 webpage or discover more about our wider bicentenary celebrations.

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