Climate Now

By James Lawler

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Episodes: 159

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Explaining the key scientific ideas, technologies, and policies relevant to the global climate crisis. Visit climatenow.com for more information, video series, and events.


Episode Date
Climate News Weekly: Tesla Layoffs, World Bank Investment, G7 Coal Phaseout
May 06, 2024
Are cleaner hydrocarbons possible?
Apr 30, 2024
Climate News Weekly: Coal and wind rise in 2023, we have more than two years, advances in home insulation
Apr 22, 2024
Climate News Weekly: SEJ, green banks, solar sheep, and more
Apr 12, 2024
Climate News Weekly: Richard Benedick, geoengineering test, and more
Apr 08, 2024
Climate News Weekly: Coal plants closing, AI for climate, decarbonizing industry, and more
Apr 01, 2024
How climate changes where people live
Mar 26, 2024
Climate News Weekly: Increasing electricity demand, building more battery storage, and more
Mar 25, 2024
Charging Electric Fleets (3/3)
Mar 21, 2024
Climate News Weekly: SBTI updates, CERAWeek, and more
Mar 20, 2024
Climate News Weekly: MethaneSAT and the SEC Climate Risk Guidelines
Mar 11, 2024
Charging Electric Fleets (2/3)
Feb 27, 2024
Climate News Weekly: Natural gas prices, EV leasing, and more
Feb 26, 2024
Charging Electric Fleets (1/3)
Feb 20, 2024
Climate News Weekly: IEA's birthday, Siemens transformers, and more
Feb 20, 2024
Living outside our comfort zone
Feb 13, 2024
Climate News Weekly: California flooding, heat pumps in the news, and more
Feb 13, 2024
The emerging market that is unlocking renewable projects
Jan 30, 2024
Climate News Weekly: Delayed approval on LNG terminal, Europe's energy choices, extra wind power, and more
Jan 29, 2024
Climate News Weekly: EVs face the cold, British carbon capture, Hawaii's new virtual power plant, and more
Jan 23, 2024
Virtual power plants and next-gen batteries
Jan 16, 2024
Climate News Weekly: Auxin solar case continues, emissions went down, climate senate race in Utah, and more!
Jan 15, 2024
Climate News Weekly: Green hydrogen tax credit rules, Chinese EVs dominate, Louisiana LNG exports, and more
Jan 09, 2024
(3/3) The Voluntary Carbon Offset Market
Jan 01, 2024
(2/3) The Voluntary Carbon Offset Market
Dec 25, 2023
(1/3) The Voluntary Carbon Offset Market
Dec 19, 2023
Climate News Weekly: Top Stories of 2023, including COP28 deal, methane tracking, climate risks, and more
Dec 18, 2023
Climate News Weekly: COP28 coverage, including global health, carbon capture, and "phase out vs phase down"
Dec 11, 2023
Roads to CO2 Removal
Dec 11, 2023
Climate News Weekly: Roads to Removal Report preview and live from COP28
Dec 04, 2023
When insurers can no longer afford the risk
Nov 28, 2023
Climate News Weekly: US-China Climate Statement, More Lithium, Fifth National Climate Assessment, Taylor Swift, and more
Nov 20, 2023
Climate News Weekly: 2023 Elections Recap, EV adoptions, new DAC facility breaks ground, and more
Nov 13, 2023
Climate Now Debates: Solar Radiation Management (SRM)
Nov 07, 2023
Climate News Weekly: Remembering Saleemul Huq, Panama Canal Troubles, US Offshore Wind Power Saga Continues
Nov 06, 2023
Climate News Weekly: Chevron acquires Hess, what happens to captured CO2 today, Hurricane Otis, and more
Oct 30, 2023
Pope Francis’ Laudate Deum: uniting faith and science in a call to climate action
Oct 24, 2023
Climate News Weekly: Grid Upgrades, Species Extinction, New European Reporting Rules, and more
Oct 23, 2023
Climate News Weekly: Tesla Price Drop, Exxon Buys Pioneer, New Hydrogen Hubs, and more
Oct 16, 2023
Energy Superhighways: Bridging the Gap for Clean Energy
Oct 10, 2023
Climate News Weekly: Paying Firefighters, Oil Conference, Pope's Message on Climate Action, and more
Oct 09, 2023
Climate News Weekly: Climate Week NYC recap, IEA's new 1.5°C scenario, new geothermal plant, and more
Oct 02, 2023
Two views on the future of the US electricity grid
Sep 26, 2023
Climate News Weekly: Decarbonizing Heavy Industry, Europe's Deadly Air Quality, Insurance at Risk, and more
Sep 25, 2023
Climate News Weekly: Apple's Green Ad, Peak Fossil Fuels, G20, and more
Sep 18, 2023
The IRA Progress Report
Sep 11, 2023
Climate News Weekly
Sep 04, 2023
Made in America: The next generation of solar
Aug 28, 2023
Building Solar Neighborhoods
Aug 21, 2023
Climate Now Debates: Carbon Capture and Storage
Aug 14, 2023
Revolutionizing ammonia production
Aug 07, 2023
What happens after forests burn?
Jul 24, 2023
Tracking Methane Leaks for Planet and Profit
Jul 17, 2023
Getting on track with home decarbonization
Jul 11, 2023
In the Navy! There is a climate action plan
Jun 26, 2023
Less waste, more energy
Jun 20, 2023
June 12: This Week in Climate News
Jun 12, 2023
What could climate instability mean to you?
Jun 05, 2023
100th episode: How to talk about climate change
May 29, 2023
The evidence for peak fossil electricity
May 22, 2023
Fixing the problems with ESG investing
May 15, 2023
What will happen when the permafrost thaws?
May 08, 2023
LEED certifying buildings and cities, and why it matters
May 01, 2023
The debate about nuclear's role in the clean energy transition
Apr 25, 2023
What is the future of agriculture in California?
Apr 12, 2023
Making hydrogen and carbon black out of renewable natural gas
Apr 03, 2023
Minerals discovery and mining for the energy transition
Mar 27, 2023
Decarbonizing a city with heat pumps and thermal energy networks
Mar 20, 2023
Net-zero cities: Making decarbonization work for everyone
Mar 13, 2023
Low carbon fuel standards: what, why, and how?
Mar 06, 2023
The road to decarbonized trucking
Feb 27, 2023
Updates to the GHG protocol: Scope 1, 2, 3 and more?
Feb 20, 2023
Decarbonizing diesel: cleaner fuels and engines
Feb 13, 2023
How to decarbonize a city
Feb 06, 2023
Bill McKibben’s take on building a successful climate movement
Jan 30, 2023
How to fix the clean energy bottleneck
Jan 23, 2023
Farm to stable CO2 storage
Jan 16, 2023
Inside the DOE: Understanding the role of the US Department of Energy in the energy transition
Jan 09, 2023
Breaking the link between how much we consume and economic growth
Dec 22, 2022
An interview with the scientist who achieved fusion ignition
Dec 19, 2022
What lies beneath? Efficient heating and cooling.
Dec 12, 2022
The role of microgrids in the energy transition
Dec 05, 2022
Battery power: the future of grid-scale energy storage
Nov 28, 2022
What is the future of carbon capture technology?
Nov 21, 2022
The financial value of healthy ecosystems
Nov 14, 2022
Making buildings smarter, greener and healthier
Nov 07, 2022
Making waves with marine carbon capture
Oct 24, 2022
An electrifying look at the future of steel
Oct 17, 2022
The solarcoaster: adoption curves and business models
Oct 03, 2022
Follow the carbon trail: quantifying a corporate carbon footprint
Sep 19, 2022
What’s in the Inflation Reduction Act for climate?
Sep 06, 2022
Can oceans save us? Part III: The laws of the sea
Aug 23, 2022
Can oceans save us? Part II: The tricky science of ocean carbon capture
Aug 22, 2022
Can oceans save us? Part I: Using oceans to pull more CO2 from the air
Aug 22, 2022
Understanding EPA v. West Virginia: How will the Supreme Court’s ruling impact GHG regulation?
Aug 09, 2022
Do we need nuclear power to solve climate change? Amory Lovins says no
Jul 25, 2022
How can you save money while decarbonizing your building?
Jul 11, 2022
Is there a profitable approach to carbon capture and storage?
Jun 20, 2022
Concrete, steel and plastics: Paths to a greener industrial sector
Jun 13, 2022
Are we undervaluing energy efficiency as a decarbonization strategy?
Jun 06, 2022
Financial innovations for climate and clean energy impact
May 31, 2022
How to meet electricity demand while greening the grid
May 23, 2022
Will the clean energy transition be cheaper than we thought?
May 16, 2022
Diluting dependence on Russian oil: How renewable energy can defund a war
May 09, 2022
The bottom line on sustainable shipping: Can the shipping industry reach zero emissions?
May 02, 2022
Buried treasure: Unearthing the power of the soil carbon bank
Apr 25, 2022
How can water reuse help solve the global water crisis?
Apr 19, 2022
Explaining the SEC's proposed climate disclosure rules
Apr 12, 2022
Can ammonia or wind propel carbon-free shipping?
Mar 29, 2022
How the electricity grid works
Mar 22, 2022
A venture capitalist’s perspective on the evolution of green transportation
Mar 08, 2022
Can We Achieve 100% Electric Car Sales by 2030?
Feb 22, 2022
How to Scale Up Carbon Capture and Storage
Feb 18, 2022
Is micromobility the future of urban transportation?
Feb 08, 2022
An insider's perspective on advancing US climate policy
Feb 01, 2022
Re-imagining Heavy-Duty Trucking with Hydrogen and Carbon Capture
Jan 25, 2022
The trucking industry needs to go green. Are electric trucks the answer?
Jan 18, 2022
Why all ride-sharing should go electric. And autonomous, with Dave Rubin
Jan 11, 2022
The sustainability conundrum of electric vehicles: Making and recycling EV batteries, with Andy Stevenson
Jan 04, 2022
Green banks: How they unlock funding for climate solutions, with Bryan Garcia
Dec 21, 2021
Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal and Geoengineering, with Wil Burns
Dec 17, 2021
Unpacking COP 26: Are we on track to solve the climate crisis, with Megan Darby
Dec 14, 2021
Scaling wind energy: What it will take to reach global net-zero, with Simon Watson
Dec 10, 2021
Adaptation in North America: What's happening and what needs to happen, with Beth Gibbons
Nov 30, 2021
How to Ensure Climate Impact Investing Actually Has an Impact with Amit Bouri
Nov 23, 2021
Water Strategy and Climate-Induced Drought: How to mitigate and prepare with Will Sarni
Nov 16, 2021
Improving Climate Models with Machine Learning with Laure Zanna
Nov 02, 2021
Trash to treasure: One man's journey to make CO2 waste a usable product
Oct 26, 2021
Pricing carbon around the globe: Why it's so difficult
Oct 19, 2021
Do you get what you pay for? Monetizing Forests via Carbon Credits
Oct 12, 2021
Climate impacts profits: How businesses should report climate risk
Sep 24, 2021
Measuring CO2 from space: the science of NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory missions
Sep 17, 2021
Measuring CO2 from space: a journey of perseverance, heartbreak, and scientific breakthrough with David Crisp
Sep 14, 2021
Saving two birds with one stone: tackling biodiversity and climate together
Sep 10, 2021
Calculating Climate Financial Risks with Tory Grieves
Sep 07, 2021
Building stars on Earth: the potential of nuclear fusion
Sep 03, 2021
Nuclear Energy: What are the real risks? with David Keith
Aug 27, 2021
Investing in the Energy Transition with Salim Samaha
Aug 20, 2021
Optimizing reforestation to mitigate climate change with Susan Cook-Patton
Aug 17, 2021
Will China reach net-zero emissions by 2060?
Aug 13, 2021
Carbon Dioxide Removal with Roger Aines
Aug 10, 2021
Carbon Sequestration with Julio Friedmann
Aug 06, 2021
Clean Aviation Fuel with Steve Csonka
Aug 03, 2021
What's Wrong with Carbon Offsets? with Mark Trexler and Derik Broekhoff
Jul 30, 2021
Hydrogen Electrolysis with Ben Wiley
Jul 27, 2021
Bioenergy Conversion with Jerry Tuskan
Jul 20, 2021
Biomass Availability with Matthew Langholtz
Jul 13, 2021
Climate Modeling with Joeri Rogelj
Jul 09, 2021
Climate Policy with Danny Richter
Jul 06, 2021
Net-Zero by 2050 with Eric Larson
Jun 29, 2021
Carbon Capture 101 with Howard Herzog
Jun 22, 2021
The US Housing Market's Exposure to Climate Risk with Amine Ouazad
Jun 11, 2021
Climate Projections with Sergey Paltsev
Jun 08, 2021
The Cost of Climate Change with Ian Bolliger
Jun 01, 2021
Government's Role in Climate Action with Caroline Spears
May 25, 2021
Social Cost of Carbon with Tamma Carleton
May 11, 2021
Sea Level and Social Cost of Carbon with Bob Kopp
Apr 27, 2021
Climate 101 with Kerry Emanuel
Apr 20, 2021
Climate Now Introduction
Mar 31, 2021