#09 Just Transitions (with Dr. Rita V. D'Oliveira Bouman)
How do we transition away from carbon-intensive industries while avoiding unemployment? How do we rebuild communities in a sustainable way after losing major job providers? How can marginalized groups...
3 Feb 202240min
#08 The Rise of Solar PV (with Prof. Gregory Nemet)
"Solar energy is a substantial global industry, one that has generated trade disputes among superpowers, threatened the solvency of large energy companies, and prompted serious reconsideration of elec...
27 Jan 202234min
#07 The German Energy Transition (with Dr. Eva Schmidt)
The German energy transition, commonly known as the "Energiwende", is challenging many parts of German society. Until March 2011, one-quarter of Germany's electricity was obtained from nuclear energy,...
21 Jan 202248min
#06 Introduction to Sustainability Transitions Theory (with Prof. Tomas Skjølsvold)
Technology alone can't magically solve all our challenges. It is highly intertwined with user practices, other technologies, business models, value chains, regulations and structures in organizations,...
13 Jan 202242min
#05 Joe Biden's Infrastructure Bill and its influence on the Energy Transition
In late 2021, US President, Joe Biden signed a 1.2 trillion infrastructure bill in law, a key part of his agenda for the US' future economy, but also climate change mitigation. At that same time, NTNU...
6 Jan 202220min
#04 The Norwegian Energy Transition (with Prof. Asgeir Tomasgard)
Norway is Unique: It has abundant natural energy resources and a relatively small population. It’s electricity runs mainly on carbon free hydro energy, and it is one of the wealthiest countries on the...
30 Des 202141min
#03 Climate Negotiations: COP26 in Glasgow, lobbyism, and how it works from the inside (with Prof. Christina Voigt)
In this episode, I talk to Prof. Christina Voigt. Christina is a Professor at the University of Oslo and has been a member of the climate negotiation delegation of Norway for years. The climate negot...
23 Des 202141min
#02 Why there is no doubt - and how we can fix it (with Prof. Kimberly Nicholas)
There is no doubt. Climate change is happening. And yes, the vast majority of researchers agree that it is us who cause it. But there is hope. We can fix this. In this episode, I talk to Kimberly Nich...
16 Des 202127min
