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.
[Episode #126] – Energy Basics Parts 4–6 – Electricity, Generation and Grid Management
[Episode #125] – Beyond Planet of the Humans
[Episode #124] – Energy Transition Progress Report
[Episode #123] – Sustainable Energy Transitions
[Episode #122] – Hybrid Power Plants
[Episode #121] – Winning and Losing the Policy Game
[Episode #120] – Carnage in the Oil Patch
[Episode #119] – Energy Basics Parts 1–3
[Episode #118] – Open and Answered Questions
[Episode #117] – Climate Science Part 12b – Improving Climate Modeling
[Episode #116] – Climate Science Part 12a – Improving Climate Modeling
[Episode #115] – Wildfire and Transition in Australia
[Episode #114] – Cyber and Climate Risks
[Episode #113] – Coal Plant Self-Scheduling
[Episode #112] – Climate Science Part 11 – Climate Confusion
[Episode #111] – No Coal in our Christmas Stockings
[Episode #110] – Death Toll for Petrol
[Episode #109] – Big Oil’s Climate Denial Machine
[Episode #108] – Will Energy Transition Be Rapid or Gradual?
[Episode #107] – Macro-Energy Systems
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Jim & Bill (It‘s Another Day)
HauntingLive
Dr. Paul’s Worldviews
The Ben Shapiro Show
Morning Wire