The Big Switch
To slow climate change, we need to transform our homes, buildings, cars, and economy quickly. "The Big Switch" explains how to rebuild the energy systems all around us. Dr. Melissa Lott of Columbia University brings together historical examples, current events, and incisive analysis to give listener
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Part 5: The Battery Recycling Dilemma
This is the final episode of a five-part series ex...
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Mar 27 2024 33m
Part 4: The Great Battery Manufacturing Race
This is the fourth episode of a five-part series e...
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Mar 20 2024 45m
Part 3: The High Stakes for Battery Ingredients
This is the third episode of a five-part series ex...
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Mar 13 2024 40m
Part 2: The mining conundrum for critical minerals
This is the second episode of a five-part series e...
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Mar 6 2024 38m
Part 1: Are Batteries the New Oil?
We need to electrify much of the global economy in...
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Feb 28 2024 44m
A preview of season 4: Batteries are taking over the world
Batteries are finding their way into everything – fr...
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Feb 5 2024 2m
Degrees: The fastest electric vehicle fleet makeover in the West
This week, we’re running an episode of Degrees: Real...
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Oct 25 2023 32m
Part 5: A Crisis Reshapes the Energy Transition
This is the fifth episode of a five-part series expl...
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Jun 28 2023 46m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Europe's Energy Crisis and TransitionChapter 2 5 mins
Europe's Accelerated Renewable Energy TransitionChapter 3 7 mins
Renewable Energy and Gas Supply ChallengesChapter 4 7 mins
Europe's Transition to Hydrogen EnergyChapter 5 10 mins
Hydrogen's Potential in the Energy TransitionChapter 6 7 mins
Navigating Geopolitical Risks in Energy Transition
Part 1: An Energy Crisis in the Making
Putin’s assault on Ukraine triggered an energy crisi...
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Jun 28 2023 33m
Chapter 1 7 mins
The European Energy CrisisChapter 2 10 mins
Germany's Dependence on Russian GasChapter 3 15 mins
Europe's Dependence on Russian Energy
Part 2: Inside Germany’s Race for Renewables
This is the second episode of a five-part series exp...
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Jun 28 2023 34m
Chapter 1 5 mins
Germany's Renewable Energy RaceChapter 2 11 mins
Germany's Energy TransitionChapter 3 10 mins
Balancing Grid With Renewables and GasChapter 4 6 mins
Germany's Energy Transition
Part 3: Poland’s Coal Legacy and Nuclear Future
This is the third episode of a five-part series expl...
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Jun 28 2023 24m
Chapter 1 5 mins
Poland and Coal's Energy CrisisChapter 2 9 mins
Poland's Clean Energy Transition and Coal MiningChapter 3 9 mins
Poland's Nuclear Power and Energy Security
Part 4: Heat Pumps for Peace
This is the fourth episode of a five-part series exp...
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Jun 28 2023 23m
Chapter 1 13 mins
The Big SwitchChapter 2 9 mins
Challenges of Electrification and DecarbonizationChapter 3 33 sec
Promoting Show Ratings and Sharing
A preview of season 3: Europe’s energy crisis
Russia's invasion of Ukraine sparked supply shortage...
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Jun 6 2023 4m
Chapter 1 4 mins
The European Energy Crisis
In Kenya It’s Geothermal for the Win
Geothermal energy doesn’t get near the attention tha...
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Nov 23 2022 25m
California’s Climate Czar on Banning Gas Cars
There’s been a pretty major shake-up in the world of...
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Nov 9 2022 26m
From Landfill to Solar Farm in a Black Houston Neighborhood
In this episode, a former oil-and-gas man named Efre...
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Oct 26 2022 28m
Taking Co(a)l out of Colorado
On this show we talk a lot about the “big switch” to...
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Oct 17 2022 23m
EV charging stations have an equity problem
Frogs. Bees. Finicky software. There are a lot of th...
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Oct 3 2022 25m
1-800-DECARBONIZE-MY-BUILDING
There are 5.5 million commercial buildings in the U....
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Jul 14 2022 25m
Who Gets AC in a Heatwave?
It’s officially summer in North America, and that me...
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Jun 29 2022 21m
Retrofitting Homes for Net Zero
In this episode, we’re touring a home with a buildin...
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Jun 16 2022 20m
A road map to net zero buildings
This week on the show, we meet someone on a mission:...
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Jun 2 2022 21m