Geopolitics

Life as a clean energy journalist in an age of madness

Robinson Meyer and I discuss why the traditional climate movement struggles to build infrastructure and how a global oil shock is scrambling US energy…

Apr 20 • David Roberts

1:31:56

Ruggedized solar power for the hard places

I chat with Lauren Flanagan about self-contained solar nanogrids in disaster areas & forward deployments.

Apr 10 • David Roberts

50:26

Should we block some sunlight to cool the planet?

Dakota Gruener joins me to discuss the gaps and unanswered questions in our understanding of solar geoengineering.

Mar 27 • David Roberts

1:06:14

Taiwan's energy dilemma

Yeh-Tang "Ricky" Huang and I discuss the struggle to build renewables, the nuclear debate, and the promise of geothermal power.

Feb 4 • David Roberts

1:09:45

Clean electrification is inevitable

Kingsmill Bond explains why the global march of "electrotech" has moved beyond the reach of US political interference.

Nov 21, 2025 • David Roberts

1:22:33

What's the deal with sodium-ion batteries?

Landon Mossburg on beating lithium-ion on cost and safety with a grid storage system that has no moving parts.

Sep 3, 2025 • David Roberts

1:18:32

Trump's big bill: How bad is it and what comes next?

Jane Flegal and Jesse Jenkins join me to sift through the wreckage of the GOP's "Big Beautiful Bill" and debate what's next for climate policy.

Jul 11, 2025 • David Roberts

1:20:03

Making electric motors better

Tackling a billion small gas engines with electric motors

Jun 11, 2025 • David Roberts

54:17

How to reduce the impact of mining

Johanna Wolfson of Azolla Ventures on funding cleaner mining for the energy transition.

Jun 4, 2025 • David Roberts

1:00:46

What the F is happening? Part 2

Trump's latest moves on IRA credits, coal, tariffs, and state climate policies.

Apr 21, 2025 • David Roberts

54:51

What's up with clean energy in Finland?

Nuclear, wind, and pragmatism: Finland's energy revolution.

Apr 11, 2025 • David Roberts

57:38

How is clean electricity doing globally?

Clean electricity hits 40% globally as solar keeps doubling every two years and China's energy revolution outpaces the rest of the world.

Apr 9, 2025 • David Roberts

1:18:15

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