Author Akshat Rathi shares key insights from his new book, Climate Capitalism, about how the private sector provides scalable solutions to climate change.

Nuclear Illusions [abridged]

Mar 6th, 2024 20m 12s

Nuclear power’s long track record of failure, including that of small modular reactors (SMRs), shows why it will not contribute to the energy transition.

Accelerating Decarbonization in the US [abridged]

Feb 21st, 2024 27m 10s

A new report details policies that can accelerate the decarbonization of the entire US economy, along with the risks and barriers to their implementation.

Passivhaus in Scotland [abridged]

Feb 7th, 2024 27m 1s

Retrofitting buildings to the Passivhaus standard can make them far healthier and more comfortable, while consuming far less energy than conventional buildings.

COP28 and the Outlook for Oil [abridged]

Jan 24th, 2024 23m 54s

What will cause global demand for oil to peak and decline until it reaches zero by 2050?

IEA’s New Oil & Gas Outlook [abridged]

Jan 10th, 2024 26m 16s

How must the oil and gas industry prepare for the world to stop using their products entirely by 2050?

Countering Climate Doomerism [abridged]

Dec 27th, 2023 23m 43s

Climate scientist Dr. Michael E. Mann answers some of the hottest questions today about climate science.

Offshore Wind in the UK [abridged]

Dec 13th, 2023 18m 15s

Is offshore wind dead in the water, or just facing some temporary turbulence? Chris Nelder reports on the offshore wind sector from the UK.

Transition in Eigg [abridged]

Nov 29th, 2023 26m 23s

A small island in Scotland became the world’s first community to launch an off-grid electric system powered by wind, water and solar. Here’s how they did it.

Doomers vs. Transitionistas [unabridged]

Nov 15th, 2023 1h 56m

Why do some people believe we should accelerate the energy transition, while others claim that it will never work and advocate for things like degrowth policies instead?

Transportation Transition Update [abridged]

Nov 1st, 2023 30m 54s

Contra the new pro-nuclear zeitgeist that has bamboozled climate hawks, nuclear power is not at the dawning of a new age, but at the end of its old age.

End of the Nuclear Age [abridged]

Oct 18th, 2023 27m 6s

Contra the new pro-nuclear zeitgeist that has bamboozled climate hawks, nuclear power is not at the dawning of a new age, but at the end of its old age.

Vernacular Architecture [abridged]

Oct 4th, 2023 21m 58s

Can ancient architectural and building techniques be used today to help keep buildings comfortable without using energy?

8th Anniversary Show [abridged]

Sep 20th, 2023 29m 4s

Energy researcher Jonathan Koomey rejoins us to review the major stories we have covered over the past year and see how the energy transition has progressed.

Regulatory Capture in Texas [abridged]

Sep 6th, 2023 21m 56s

Regulatory capture is rife in Texas, and it explains a lot about how the losers of the energy transition have rigged the state’s systems in their favor.

Rebuilding the Grid from the Bottom-up [abridged]

Aug 23rd, 2023 25m 36s

How can we maximize the role of distributed energy resources as we rebuild the power grid using a decentralized architecture?

Regulatory Reform [abridged]

Aug 9th, 2023 22m 46s

What do regulators and governments need to do differently to lead the energy transition?

The Case for Climate Optimism [abridged]

Jul 26th, 2023 26m 46s

Why does so much media focus on unlikely, pessimistic climate scenarios when our progress should make us optimistic about combating global warming?

UK's Green Day [abridged]

Jul 12th, 2023 23m 44s

Simon Evans of Carbon Brief reviews the highlights of the UK’s latest policy proposals, including how the government plans to meet its emissions-reduction goals.

India Update Part 2 [abridged]

Jun 28th, 2023 27m 7s

In this second part of the interview from Ep. 199, we see how India’s energy transition is changing its oil and gas, grid power, cooling, and mobility sectors.

ETS Retrospective [abridged]

Jun 14th, 2023 24m 40s

The Energy Transition Show marks its 200th regular episode with a look back at the progress of the energy transition and of the show since it launched in 2015.

India Update Part 1 [abridged]

May 31st, 2023 23m 11s

In this first part of a 3.5-hour, two-part interview, we see how India is coming along with its energy transition, with focus on its coal, solar, and wind power.

The Coal Trap [abridged]

May 17th, 2023 28m 23s

Why has West Virginia denied the reality of the energy transition and clung to coal for so long, especially when it’s against their own economic interests?