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An Insider’s Look at COP26: Successes, Setbacks, and the Future of International Climate Diplomacy from 2022-02-08T15:20:24
Last November, the international community concluded its 26th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. Reviews were mixed. Among its successes, COP26 concluded the ...
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The Future of Oil & Gas on Federal Lands from 2021-11-22T19:46:54
The federal oil and gas leasing process plays a critical role in deciding whether, where and when oil and gas resources on public lands are developed, the revenue the government takes in, and the e...
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Pollution Talks: A Conversation with Indian Member of Parliament Gaurav Gogoi from 2021-11-18T20:36:41
Air pollution is the single greatest threat to human health globally, having a more devastating impact on life expectancy than communicable diseases like tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, behavioral kille...
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Where do Americans Stand on Climate and Energy Policy? from 2021-11-03T17:58:40
Climate change is a top priority for President Joe Biden as he prepares to meet the world at the next international climate summit, COP26, in November. But how big of a priority is it for the Ameri...
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The Roadmap: Do Energy Efficiency Programs Work? Lessons for Policymakers from 2021-08-13T14:00:36
You’ll be hard pressed to find a climate agenda that doesn’t include policies to encourage energy efficiency. It makes sense. Reducing energy consumption while lowering households’ electricity bill...
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The Roadmap: A Clean Energy Economy Requires A Just Transition from Coal from 2021-07-21T22:25:34
Meeting the Biden administration’s goal of transitioning to a carbon-free power sector will mean accelerating a shift away from coal that is already on its way. In our fourth episode in the series,...
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The Roadmap: Boosting Clean Energy to Achieve a Carbon-Free Power Sector from 2021-06-23T11:00:29
In our third episode in this special series, The Atlantic's Rob Meyer talks with Steve Cicala and Michael Greenstone to take a hard look at the barriers that today’s fragmented grid imposes on the ...
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The Roadmap: Fuel Economy Standards—The Other Transportation Policy from 2021-06-08T10:00:31
Where does climate and energy policy go from here? In the new podcast miniseries The Roadmap, The Atlantic's Rob Meyer joins EPIC scholars to take a deep dive into timely climate and energy issues ...
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The Roadmap: The Case for a Carbon Price and How to Prevent Leakage from 2021-05-26T19:49:09
Episode 1 : The Case for a Carbon Price and How to Prevent Leakage
For the first episode, Rob talks with EPIC Director Michael Greenstone and UChicago Law’s David Weisbach about one of the...
Miniseries: The Roadmap (Trailer) from 2021-05-24T18:16:19
Over the coming months, The Atlantic's Rob Meyer will join EPIC scholars to take a deep dive on timely climate and energy issues and the evidence behind needed policy changes laid out in the U.S. E...
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A Conversation with Former Energy Advisor to President Trump Michael Catanzaro from 2020-03-17T13:56:06
Having served in several senior energy and environmental policy positions in the House of Representatives, Senate, EPA, and the White House—including most recently as special assistant to President...
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The Challenges of Decarbonization: A Conversation with Former CARB Economist Emily Wimberger from 2020-02-27T18:34:54
As the former chief economist for the California Air Resources Board, Emily Wimberger has spent her career at the intersection of critical energy and environmental issues, ranging from air pollutio...
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Oil, Security and Geopolitical Risk: Lessons from the Saudi Oil Attacks from 2019-11-15T16:56:50
On November 6th, EPIC and The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts convened a conversation about energy geopolitics and their economic implications, with a specific fo...
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A Conversation with Senator Lisa Murkowski from 2019-11-15T15:56:44
In an era of divided government, there has been concern over Congress’s ability to reach compromise and pass legislation. With Democrats in the majority in the House of Representatives and Republic...
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Powering the Future: The Challenges of Building a 21st Century Electric Grid from 2019-10-23T19:53:11
The U.S. energy landscape is rapidly changing. As the cost of wind and solar power drops, allowing these energy sources to compete against coal- and natural gas-fired power plants, pressure is moun...
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Building Climate Resiliency into State Planning: A Discussion with Kate Gordon from 2019-08-05T13:42:10
As director of the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and senior climate advisor to Gov. Gavin Newsom, Kate Gordon spends a great deal of time thinking about how states can build...
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One State’s Push Toward 100% Clean Energy: A Discussion With Colorado Energy Director Will Toor from 2019-07-22T13:57:12
Colorado Governor Jared Polis recently announced a roadmap for the state to generate 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2040. At the same time, he signed a suite of legislation to de...
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Energy and Climate Policy: A Discussion With Rep. Sean Casten from 2019-06-24T13:10:19
A series of extreme weather events, reports warning of the dire consequences of unmitigated carbon emissions and grassroots activism have propelled climate change to a level of importance in Congre...
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Unpacking Climate and Energy Policy in the 116th Congress from 2019-06-10T15:19:47
On May 29th, Congressman Sean Casten (D-Ill.) joined Axios’ Amy Harder to discuss the outlook for climate and energy policy in the current Congress, as well as the broader outlook for renewables in...
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Can Cities and States Solve the Climate Crisis? from 2019-05-29T16:41:47
To explore the ability of non-federal actors in the U.S. to mitigate climate change, the Phoenix Sustainability Initiative hosted a conversation with Chris Wheat, director of strategy and city enga...
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The Economics And Politics of Renewable Portfolio Standards from 2019-04-30T02:54:40
Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS)are perhaps the best-known state-level policy for addressing climate change, requiring that a certain percentage of a state’s electricity come from renewable sour...
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Covering the Climate: How, and Why, the Beat Has Changed from 2019-03-20T12:58:58
Climate change is a complex subject to cover at any time, let alone at a time in history when basic science is undermined and criticized. How have reporters and media organizations changed how and ...
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The Future of the Utility Business: A Conversation with Anne Pramaggiore from 2018-12-21T15:06:44
EPIC Director Michael Greenstone sat down with Anne Pramaggiore, senior executive vice president and CEO of Exelon Utilities, to discuss the rapidly changing landscape for utilities.
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Making the Most of Investments in Clean Energy R&D from 2018-10-24T16:00:59
Innovation in clean energy is often said to be a critical component to successfully reducing greenhouse gas emissions. History suggests, however, that more R&D spending doesn't always result in low...
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U.S. Climate Policy at a Crossroads: A Conversation with Mary Nichols from 2018-10-19T16:53:27
U.S. climate policy is in a state of significant uncertainty. Over the past year, federal policy has lurched backward through a series of regulatory rollbacks aimed at easing emissions limits on po...
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How Consumers Respond to the Changing Energy Landscape: From Energy Conservation to Microgrid from 2018-08-13T15:52:19
In this two-part episode, host Jeff McMahon explores a pair of University of Chicago studies on consumer energy behavior. First, McMahon sits down with EPIC’s Koichiro Ito, an assistant professor a...
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The Environment as a Human Rights Issue from 2018-07-19T13:00:14
From lead pipes in Flint, Michigan, and toxic sites in East Chicago to severe hurricanes and flooding in Texas, Miami and Puerto Rico, environmental and climate disasters pack a hard punch on low-i...
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Energy Policy and Politics: A Conversation with Jennifer Granholm from 2018-06-14T14:00:14
Over the past 15 years, Jennifer Granholm has played an outsized role in U.S. energy policy and politics. From 2003 to 2011, she served as Governor of Michigan, a period during which she navigated ...
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Clean Power Plan to CAFE: the Outlook for Regulatory Policy at EPA from 2018-05-23T14:02:21
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has touted a “back-to-basics” agenda for the agency – giving states more control over their air quality compliance, and prioritizing cleanup of toxic Superfund sites,...
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Emissions Trading Programs: The Recipe for Success from 2018-05-07T14:00:06
As China prepares to introduce a national emissions trading program this year, what can global leaders learn from other carbon markets? 'Off the Charts' host Jeff McMahon discusses the United State...
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The Fracking Debate: The Pros, Cons, and Lessons Learned from the U.S. Energy Boom from 2018-04-26T14:00:13
Hydraulic fracturing is perhaps the most important innovation in the energy system in the last half century. As a result of this innovation, U.S. production of oil and natural gas has increased dra...
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The Role of Transmission in a Renewable Energy Future from 2018-04-04T13:00
As we move towards a smarter electric grid that incorporates more renewable energy sources, the importance of an intelligent transmission network is becoming increasingly apparent. Why isn’t it hap...
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Pipeline Politics — And, Economics from 2018-03-22T14:03:30
America’s hydraulic fracturing boom created a need for more ways to transport oil and natural gas around the country. But as the need for more energy infrastructure has increased, so has local oppo...
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The U.S. Shale Boom: Payoffs for the United States and Impacts on Global Oil Markets from 2018-03-15T14:52:48
The United States is producing more oil than ever before and starting to export it abroad, all thanks to the shale oil boom. This boost in production has led to greater economic payoffs for the Uni...
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FERC in the Trump Administration from 2018-03-07T12:25:28
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has played an important role in the Trump administration, rejecting a proposal from the Department of Energy to subsidize coal and nuclear plants and...
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The Future of Energy Infrastructure in the U.S. and Implications for Clean Energy from 2018-02-27T18:40:19
On the heels of the Trump administration’s call for massive infrastructure spending, EPIC hosted three experienced leaders in government and industry to talk about the future of energy infrastructu...
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The Fight Against Climate Change Is Happening In The Courtroom from 2018-02-26T16:39:25
One year in, President Trump’s climate policy agenda has largely focused on rolling back any progress started by his predecessor—from suspending a rule to limit methane leaks from oil and gas opera...
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Conservative Case for Tackling Climate: Jim Connaughton, former chair, WH Council on Enviro Quality from 2018-02-20T17:40:54
What is the conservative case for confronting carbon emissions, and the path forward in the current political climate? What environmental achievements are possible under the Trump administration? O...
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A Conversation with Tommy Beaudreau, former Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Interior from 2018-01-28T23:49:44
The Trump Administration has undertaken efforts to expand fossil fuel development on federal lands by lifting a moratorium on new coal leasing, scaling back certain protections on federal lands, an...
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A Conversation with Bill Brown, CEO of NET Power from 2018-01-16T20:39:21
A Conversation with Bill Brown, CEO of NET Power by Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago & UChicago Podcast Network
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Exclusive: A Conversation with Former Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz from 2017-12-04T18:29:28
EPIC Director Michael Greenstone talks with former Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz for an insiders look into his life, the climate threat, and the need for energy innovation in this special editio...
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There’s an App For That: The Role of Data Transparency in the War on Pollution from 2017-11-20T16:28:43
Over the past two decades, rapid economic growth powered by cheap, conventional energy had fueled an incredible increase in Chinese living standards lifting millions out of poverty. Yet today, Chin...
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Renewable Power and the US Grid: Reliability & The Future of ‘Baseload’ Power from 2017-11-20T16:27:02
The U.S. Department of Energy recently proposed a rule that would subsidize the ailing coal and nuclear industries, arguing that these sources of electricity are needed to ensure grid reliability a...
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The True Cost of Climate Change: Reinforcing Inequality? from 2017-11-17T03:52:07
As India, Niger, and the southern United States grapple with historic flooding, new research is illustrating the inclusive costs of climate events and whom they affect the most. A changing environm...
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Do Investments In Energy Efficiency Deliver? from 2017-10-31T15:14:24
A new study by EPIC's Fiona Burlig is the latest of several studies to show the projected savings from energy efficiency investments far outpace the actual returns. 'Off the Charts' guest host Jeff...
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The Future of Coal Under Trump from 2016-11-17T22:36:55
During the campaign, Trump promised to roll back regulations that reduce carbon emissions in the power sector and put laid-off coal workers back on the job. Can he meet those promises?
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Despite Low Oil Prices, Shale Oil Production Is Flourishing. Is This The New Normal? from 2016-08-31T00:10:24
The common wisdom in oil circles used to be that as oil prices collapsed so would shale oil production. To date, that hasn’t happened. U.S. shale has been incredibly, unexpectedly, resilient, with ...
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Should States Subsidize Nuclear? The Economics And Implications On Our Grid from 2016-08-11T01:32:14
Carbon emissions are down 30 percent thanks in large part to an increased use of natural gas and a near doubling of renewable generation. But amid these positive developments has emerged an unexpec...
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Hot Temperatures Have Huge Implications—And They May Only Get Worse from 2016-07-28T13:06:09
The U.S. is in the midst of a major heat wave. The heat index has topped 100 degrees F for much of the country for the past week. And the U.S. is not alone. Record temperatures are being recorded i...
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The Next Revolution in Energy: Consumer Data? from 2016-06-23T12:25:48
A massive amount of data is collected every day about how we use energy. But, that information isn’t made widely available to the innovators and entrepreneurs who could use it to help households im...
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Special Edition — International Climate Progress: A Conversation with Connie Hedegaard from 2016-06-06T13:09:34
Connie Hedegaard, the former EU Commissioner for Climate Action, played a key role in international climate talks. She joined EPIC’s Senior Fellow and former White House National Security Director ...
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Powering Growth: Will India be the Next China or Carve a New Path? from 2016-05-26T02:58:26
Coal powered China's rapid growth and the growth of other developed countries. Now, seeing the trade-offs, India serves as a test case for the future of development. Will India go with coal? Or wil...
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Cementing the Paris Climate Accord: What’s Needed In Obama’s Last Months from 2016-05-19T12:22:58
As negotiators meet in Bonn, Germany, this week to iron out some of the details of the Paris climate agreement, EPIC’s senior advisor and former White House National Security Director for Internati...
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How Going Local Is Hamstringing the Clean Energy Transition from 2016-05-12T03:00:02
For decades, electricity generation has been thought of as a local issue. But this antiquated view is holding back the nation's transition to clean energy. Steve Cicala, from the Harris School of P...
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The Clean Power Plan, Uncertainty and the Impact on Business from 2016-04-15T00:00
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court halted implementation of the central component of the Obama Administration’s climate strategy: The Clean Power Plan. The action is just one of many policy and m...
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