Ecofin's Sustainability Matters Podcast Season 2 Episode 1: Greg and Joe are back to discuss Hempcrete, EV’s and 2023’s clean energy progress
Greg and Joe are back with the first episode of season 2.
Going back to the podcast roots, they discuss two recent articles of particular interest.
Is Hempcrete an answer to lowering the carbon footprint of new construction? Hemp is being used in a number of interesting applications including as a building material.
They also discuss 10 charts that sum up 2023’s clean energy progress.
They also wonder into the territory of EVs and discuss the postings of the Car Dealership Guy (@guydealership) on X.
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Articles, suggestions, and sites referenced are below:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/15/its-almost-carbon-negative-how-hemp-became-a-surprise-building-material (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/15/its-almost-carbon-negative-how-hemp-became-a-surprise-building-material)
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/10-charts-that-sum-up-2023s-clean-energy-progress (https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/10-charts-that-sum-up-2023s-clean-energy-progress)
https://twitter.com/guydealership (https://twitter.com/guydealership)
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29 Dec 2023
Ecofin's Sustainability Matters Podcast Episode 25: Colleague Ben Bor and special guest Dr. Noah Diffenbaugh join us
Greg and Joe are back this week and are joined by both their colleague Ben Bor and special guest Dr. Noah Diffenbaugh.
Dr. Noah Diffenbaugh is the Kara J Foundation Professor and Kimmelman Family Senior Fellow in Stanford's Doerr School of Sustainability, and the Olivier Nomellini Family University Fellow in Undergraduate Education. He studies the climate system, including the processes by which climate change could impact agriculture, water resources, and human health. Dr. Diffenbaugh has served the scholarly community in a number of roles, including as the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of the peer-review journal Environmental Research: Climate, and as Editor-in-Chief of Geophysical Research Letters from 2014-2018. He has also served as a Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and has provided testimony and scientific expertise to Federal, State and local officials. Dr. Diffenbaugh is an elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), a recipient of the James R. Holton Award and William Kaula Award from the AGU, and has been recognized as a Kavli Fellow by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
We also discuss a bit about Noah’s wicked corner three-point shot and wish everyone happy holidays and a happy new year!
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Articles, suggestions, and sites referenced are below:
https://earth.stanford.edu/people/noah-diffenbaugh (https://earth.stanford.edu/people/noah-diffenbaugh)
https://news.stanford.edu/2019/04/22/climate-change-worsened-global-economic-inequality/ (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/news.stanford.edu/2019/04/22/climate-change-worsened-global-economic-inequality/__;!!Lq-WxL78U-qZfjOUV8MXbA!oTvh_L5rUakml2QFNBUyN2s6Mo6pdBnwvm96HKdKutdamGAx-Ak6_-q5sbq_nYsew4BzxoO1BKz_GtbUNeUckcGjvfUC0w$)
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/389550-paris-agreement-goals-could-save-trillions-in-avoided-climate/ (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/389550-paris-agreement-goals-could-save-trillions-in-avoided-climate/__;!!Lq-WxL78U-qZfjOUV8MXbA!oTvh_L5rUakml2QFNBUyN2s6Mo6pdBnwvm96HKdKutdamGAx-Ak6_-q5sbq_nYsew4BzxoO1BKz_GtbUNeUckcHLL5XvbA$)
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/the-climate-benefits-of-the-green-new-deal/ (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/the-climate-benefits-of-the-green-new-deal/__;!!Lq-WxL78U-qZfjOUV8MXbA!oTvh_L5rUakml2QFNBUyN2s6Mo6pdBnwvm96HKdKutdamGAx-Ak6_-q5sbq_nYsew4BzxoO1BKz_GtbUNeUckcHaQdSqTQ$)
https://news.stanford.edu/2021/01/11/climate-change-caused-one-third-historical-flood-damages/ (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/news.stanford.edu/2021/01/11/climate-change-caused-one-third-historical-flood-damages/__;!!Lq-WxL78U-qZfjOUV8MXbA!oTvh_L5rUakml2QFNBUyN2s6Mo6pdBnwvm96HKdKutdamGAx-Ak6_-q5sbq_nYsew4BzxoO1BKz_GtbUNeUckcFFwau0aA$)
https://news.stanford.edu/2021/08/04/climate-change-crop-insurance/ (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/news.stanford.edu/2021/08/04/climate-change-crop-insurance/__;!!Lq-WxL78U-qZfjOUV8MXbA!oTvh_L5rUakml2QFNBUyN2s6Mo6pdBnwvm96HKdKutdamGAx-Ak6_-q5sbq_nYsew4BzxoO1BKz_GtbUNeUckcHM4c4qog$)
https://www.nber.org/papers/w31658 (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nber.org/papers/w31658__;!!Lq-WxL78U-qZfjOUV8MXbA!oTvh_L5rUakml2QFNBUyN2s6Mo6pdBnwvm96HKdKutdamGAx-Ak6_-q5sbq_nYsew4BzxoO1BKz_GtbUNeUckcF6cYn15A$)
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20 Dec 2023
Ecofin Sustainability Matters Podcast Ep 24: Greg and Joe discuss COP28, nuclear fusion, and methane emissions
Greg and Joe are back this week, walking through a few different articles that touch on COP28, nuclear fusion, and methane emissions. The conversation evolves a bit into technology and the rate of adaptable change for society (for instance, will we actually be able to generate power from deep space? Maybe??)
We also discuss a bit of Army/Navy football as well as a new show recommendation (especially if you're a hockey fan)!
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Articles, suggestions, and sites referenced are below:
https://www.axios.com/2023/12/04/cop28-al-jaber-fossil-fuel-phase-out-science (https://www.axios.com/2023/12/04/cop28-al-jaber-fossil-fuel-phase-out-science)
https://www.axios.com/2023/12/04/chart-methane-emissions-cop-28-climate (https://www.axios.com/2023/12/04/chart-methane-emissions-cop-28-climate)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2023/12/05/big-tech-dives-into-geothermal-00130084 (https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2023/12/05/big-tech-dives-into-geothermal-00130084)
https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/04/jt_60sa_tokamak_online/ (https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/04/jt_60sa_tokamak_online/)
https://tldr.tech/ (https://tldr.tech/)
https://spectrum.ieee.org/energy-from-cold?utm_source=tldrnewsletter (https://spectrum.ieee.org/energy-from-cold?utm_source=tldrnewsletter)
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