How can we accelerate the decarbonization of the entire US economy?
In this episode, we discuss the energy-related decarbonization strategies outlined in a new report from the National Academies, titled “Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States: Technology, Policy, and Societal Dimensions,” with Dr. Sue Tierney, a Senior Advisor at Analysis Group and a renowned expert in energy and environmental economics, regulation, and policy. Dr. Tierney played a key role in the Committee on Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States, which developed and coordinated this landmark study. We explore how decarbonizing the US requires much more than simply substituting renewables for fossil fuels in power generation and EVs for oil-burning cars. A broad array of solutions must be deployed, but they face numerous barriers and risks to implementation.
Trillions of dollars have been allocated for these energy and technology solutions through three significant laws passed in 2022: the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Act. However, effectively mobilizing these funds requires willing collaboration from a diverse group of local, municipal, and state actors, including elected officials, regulators, agency staffers, as well as community and business leaders.
Listen in to learn why delivering a successful energy transition, along with a host of other benefits such as justice, equity, health, jobs, and sustainability writ large, necessitates understanding the barriers to implementation and identifying the types of policies and programs needed to keep the US on track to achieving net zero.
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[Episode #47] – Transition in Europe
[Episode #46] – Is 100% Renewables Realistic?
[Episode #45] – Climate Science Part 3 – Paleoclimate
[Episode #44] – Different Strokes
[Episode #43] – Legal Challenges of PURPA and FERC
[Episode #42] – Can Renewables Power the World?
[Episode #41] – Generator Survival Strategies
[Episode #40] – Climate Science Part 2 – Taking Planetary Temperatures
[Episode #39] – Transition in Australia
[Episode #38] – Getting from Here to There
[Episode #37] – Corporate Buyers of Renewables
[Episode #36] – Climate Science Part 1 – Climate Change Overview
[Episode #35] – Green Bonds
[eLab Extra #7] – How NREL Supports Energy Transition
[eLab Extra #6] – Building EV Charging Infrastructure
[eLab Extra #5] – EVs and More in Austin, TX
[eLab Extra #4] – Transition in New York and the World
[Episode #34] – Transition in the North Sea and Netherlands
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