Climate as a Catalyst for Global Conflicts
Climate change isn't just an environmental threat—it's becoming a catalyst for conflict. Over the past decade, rising temperatures, water shortages, and other environmental disruptions have fueled ten...
7 Jan 202534min
Re-run: Understanding the Scale of the Energy Transition
Energy is fundamental to economic development. It propels manufacturing, transportation, and construction, and throughout history, it's been the driver of human prosperity. But as global population co...
31 Dec 202454min
Re-run: Brazil's Crucial Role in the Energy Transition
In Brazil, the energy transition is pushed and prodded by conflicting forces. Its government is taking significant steps to cut emissions. For example, in August, it passed a much-anticipated low-car...
24 Dec 202449min
Transforming America's Power System
The headline from this year's World Energy Outlook released by the International Energy Agency says, "The world is on the brink of a new age of electricity." In the United States, electrification is ...
17 Dec 202458min
COP29: A Veteran's Account of the UN Process
The international climate negotiation process stands at a critical juncture. At the recent COP29 summit in Azerbaijan, nations struggled to find common ground on financial support and carbon market st...
10 Dec 202442min
The Cybersecurity Stakes of the Energy Transition
The energy transition is transforming how we power our world – clean energy systems are becoming more interconnected, automated, and reliant on digital infrastructure. But with this transformation com...
3 Dec 202452min
Minimizing Damage as Mining for Critical Minerals Ramps Up
The clean energy transition has a dirty underside. To move away from fossil fuels and toward solar, wind, batteries, and other alternative sources of energy, we have to intensify mining operations for...
26 Nov 202448min
Inside the 2024 World Energy Outlook
Rising electricity demand. Heightened geopolitical tension. Fragility in energy markets. These are some of the big stories shaping the energy transition outlined in the International Energy Agency's n...
19 Nov 202457min
