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178 episodes
Season Finale: Live from Climate Week
Our Season One finale brings you a debate about the pace of the energy transition that was recorded live at NYC Climate Week three weeks ago. How fast is the transition progressing, really? And why might there be divergent opinions ...
Navigating Recent Changes to Voluntary Carbon Markets
Voluntary Carbon Markets, or VCM, are the decentralized marketplaces...
Climate News Weekly: Exonn-Mobil oil projections, closing on coal in the UK, and more...
On this week's edition of Climate News Weekly, James Lawler and Julio Friedmann discuss Exxon-Mobil's projections of
Climate News Weekly: Climate policy impacts, mapping emissions with precision, hydrogen infrastructure updates, and more
Climate News Weekly is back to cover the week’s biggest stories in climate news with host James Lawler, joined by Julio Friedmann and Darren Hau. The team kicks off this week's coverage with an analysis that uses artificial intelligence to dete...
Partner Episode: Energy vs Climate's "Buzzkill: Understanding the Shift in Media Perception Towards EVs"
As a Climate Now listener, we know you appreciate frank and thoughtful debate about the climate crisis. So we'd like to share an episode from a podcast that looks at how climate change is changing our energy systems.Energy vs Climate...
Climate News Weekly: Carbon market upheaval, Tropical Storm Debby, Tim Walz's VP candidacy, and more
Climate News Weekly is back to cover the week’s biggest stories in climate news with host James Lawler, joined by Dina Cappiello and Julio Friedmann. The team kicks off this week's coverage with
Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Episode 4
The United States' Renewable Fuel Standard Program requires a certain volume of renewable fuel be used to replace or reduce fossil fuel use
Climate News Weekly: Kamala Harris and climate, a turning point for China, the Cape Wind accident, and more...
James Lawler is joined by Carbon Direct's Julio Friedmann for Climate News Weekly. Join James and Julio as they discuss
Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Episode 3
Ethanol-to-jet is one pathway to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Until recently, this pathway was out of reach for commercial production. That changed this year when LanzaJet opened
Climate News Weekly: Hurricane Beryl, Tesla's minority market share, peak oil predictions, and more...
Climate News Weekly is back to cover the week’s biggest stories in climate news. James Lawler, Julio Friedmann, and Darren Hau begin this episode with a discussion of the latest extreme weather events,
Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Episode 2
Sustainable aviation fuel can use a variety of feedstocks, from used cooking oils to oily seeds. When those feedstocks are heated under high pressure with a catalyst, the pro...
Climate News Weekly: The end of Chevron deference, special report on solar, anti-greenwashing lawsuits, and more
In the latest installment of Climate News Weekly, James Lawler and Dina Cappiello (RMI) discuss a variety of stories on climate, sustainability, and technology. Dina and James cover
Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Episode 1
Aviation accounts for 12% of CO2 emissions from transportation and
Climate News Weekly: Hajj aftermath, European climate law, changing benchmarks, and more...
Climate News Weekly is back to cover the week’s biggest stories in climate news. Host James Lawler, joined by Julio Friedmann (Carbon Direct), begins this episode with follow-up coverage of
Clearing the Air: How the DOE is Tackling Carbon Dioxide Removal
The US Department of Energy (DOE) was establi...
Climate News Weekly: Europe's elections, climate impacts around the world, NYC congestion pricing, and more
On this week's Climate News Weekly, James Lawler and Julio Friedmann discuss the latest in global climate news. Up first, James and Julio cover the latest developments in Europe; namely,
Climate News Weekly: Kenya's president visits US, DOE announcements, Microsoft's AI emissions, and more
Climate News Weekly is back to cover the week’s biggest stories in climate news. Emma Crow-Willard and co-hosts Julio Friedmann (Carbon Direct) and Heather Clancy (GreenBiz) begin by discussing why the
Climate News Weekly: Record CO2 accumulation, US-China climate collaboration, Climeworks opens DAC plant, and more
Climate Now is back to tackle six of the biggest stories in recent climate news. James Lawler, Julio Friedmann, Dina Cappiello, and Darren Hau discuss recent developments in the U.S., from
Climate Change Bites: The Proliferation of Vector-Borne Diseases
According to the CDC, the spread of vector-borne diseases (
Climate News Weekly: Tesla Layoffs, World Bank Investment, G7 Coal Phaseout
Julio Friedmann and Darren Hau join James Lawler to discuss the latest climate news: Tesla lays off its supercharger team,
Climate News Weekly: Coal and wind rise in 2023, we have more than two years, advances in home insulation
This week, Julio Friedmann and Darren Hau join James Lawler to talk about the latest climate news. The news of the week covers Executive Director of the International Energy Agency Fatih Birol's
Climate News Weekly: SEJ, green banks, solar sheep, and more
This week on Climate News Weekly, James Lawler is joined by Dina Cappiello. They discuss the latest on green banks, the recent turmoil at the SBTI, the power of solar sheep, and more.
Climate News Weekly: Richard Benedick, geoengineering test, and more
This week on Climate News Weekly, James Lawler sits down with Julio Friedmann and Darren Hau. They discuss the passing of climate leader Richard Benedict, a new geoengineering experiment, new California rules for energy distribution an...
Climate News Weekly: Coal plants closing, AI for climate, decarbonizing industry, and more
This week on Climate News Weekly, James Lawler and Julio Friedmann discuss coal-fired power plant closures in New England, how the DOE is spending billions to spur innovation in technologies to decarbonize top-emitting industries, the ...