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Why "transferable" tax credits are such a big deal
In this episode, CEO Alfred Johnson of Crux Climate explains how IRA making clean-energy tax credits transferable has created a market that is already…
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David Roberts
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What's going on with China these days?
Is China on track to reduce its carbon emissions? If so, why is it building so much coal power? In this episode, researcher Lauri Myllyvirta brings data…
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David Roberts
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Volts Community Thread #05
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Fashion's climate impact and how to reduce it
I speak with Maxine Bédat, a former fashion startup CEO and founder of the nonprofit New Standards Institute. We talk about the source of the fashion…
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David Roberts
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How much can urban land use policy do for the climate?
Urbanists like to say that dense, walkable urban land use is a powerful climate tool. But what kind of emissions can urban land use really reduce? What…
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David Roberts
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How the EPA will spend $27 billion in carbon-reduction funds
IRA included a Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, $27 billion to be disseminated primarily in vulnerable and under-resourced communities for clean energy…
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David Roberts
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Now is the time for distributed energy
Duncan Campbell of Scale Microgrid Solutions makes the case that distributed energy resources (DERs) — solar panels, EVs, home batteries, etc. — are…
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David Roberts
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Mailbag episode - March 2024
In this mailbag episode, I answer questions about how the shift to podcasting affected my journalism, my appetite for confrontational podcasts…
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David Roberts
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March 2024

Biden sets out to supercharge industrial decarbonization
On Monday, the Biden administration announced over $6 billion in grants to industrial decarbonization projects in sectors ranging from steel to concrete…
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David Roberts
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What's the deal with these methane satellites?
I discuss the newly launched MethaneSAT — a satellite that can detect methane emissions on the ground — with Mark Brownstein of EDF. We cover how it…
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David Roberts
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What's the deal with "scope 3" emissions?
Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions — those that companies are indirectly responsible for, via supply chain, product disposal, investments, etc. — are an…
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David Roberts
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Getting ready for IRA 2
In his recent role as Chief Advisor for the Clean Energy Transition in the White House Office of Science and Technology, Costa Samaras helped roadmap…
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David Roberts
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