Why Treasury’s No. 2 Official Wants Permitting Reform
Two years ago this week, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest investment in clean energy and climate mitigation in American history. It contained roughly two dozen new o...
14 Aug 202453min
Humanity’s Most Abundant Material Is a Huge Climate Problem
The world uses about 30 billion tons of concrete every year — more than any other material except water. It is the most ubiquitous human-made substance in the global economy. It’s also a huge climate ...
24 Jul 202444min
How to Decarbonize the World’s Biggest Ships
Shipping is the backbone of the modern economy. At least 80% of all goods worldwide are shipped as ocean cargo, and the global economy rises and falls on the free movement of gigantic ships across the...
17 Jul 202433min
What the Supreme Court’s Rulings Mean for Climate Change
Jesse is on vacation until August, so this is a special, Rob-only summer episode of Shift Key.Over the past few weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court has profoundly changed how the federal government does its...
10 Jul 20241h 3min
How Europe and America Are Weatherproofing Climate Policy
Jesse is on vacation until August, so this is a special, Rob-only summer episode of Shift Key.—The far right is rising across Europe. The global order seems to be deteriorating. And American politics ...
3 Jul 202440min
America’s Nuclear Policy Is Getting … Pretty Good!
Congress just passed perhaps its biggest support for zero-carbon energy since the Inflation Reduction Act. The ADVANCE Act, which the Senate adopted overwhelmingly last week, aims to keep America at ...
26 Jun 20241h 2min
How China’s EV Industry Got So Big
China’s electric vehicle industry has driven itself to the center of the global conversation. Its automakers produce dozens of affordable, technologically advanced electric vehicles that rival — and o...
19 Jun 202455min
How to Fix Electricity Bills in America
Have you looked at your power bill — like, really looked at it? If you’re anything like Rob, you pay whatever number appears at the bottom every month and drop it in the recycling. But how everyone’s ...
12 Jun 202451min
