[Episode #275] – The Cost of Delay
A 350.org report adds up the cost of delaying the energy transition and the benefits of pursuing it, especially for oil and gas importing co...
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20 of 285 episodes[Episode #274] – Global Electricity Review 2026
In 2025, renewables generated more electricity globally than fossil fuels for the first time in the modern era, causing power sector emissio...
[Episode #273] – Solar and Batteries Can Power the World
Can solar and batteries power the world cost-effectively? A new model says yes.
[Episode #272] – Global Energy Crisis 2026
The damage to Persian Gulf oil and gas infrastructure and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has thrown the world into a global energy cris...
[Episode #271] – China Update 2026
Why have China’s total CO2 emissions been slowly falling for two years even as it’s building more coal-fired power plants than ever?
[Episode #270] – View from the Energy Transitions Commission
Lord Adair Turner shares his global perspective on the state of the energy transition, as seen from the Energy Transitions Commission.
[Episode #269] – Trump’s War on the Energy Transition
Can the energy transition in the US survive President Trump’s attacks on it?
[Episode #268] – Activism 101
What do aspiring energy transition advocates need to know to become effective changemakers in their communities?
[Episode #267] – Japan: Petrostate or Electrostate?
As one of the most energy vulnerable countries on earth, Japan faces a difficult choice: join the petrostates, or the electrostates?
[Episode #266] – Global Electricity Review 2025 (Lagniappe edition)
Global carbon emissions from the power sector may be close to peaking thanks to an accelerating energy transition.
[Episode #265] – IEA World Energy Outlook 2025
Chris returns to Paris to interview co-lead Tim Gould about the new World Energy Outlook 2025 report, and to explore the futures it contempl...
[Episode #264] – History of the Transition in South Africa
A history of South Africa’s energy transition in the power sector kicks off a new Energy Transition Show miniseries on the African country.
[Episode #263] – The Role of Distribution Utilities
What is the role of distribution utilities in the energy transition?
[Episode #262] – All Transitions are Local
What are the key elements to a successful energy transition project where you live?
[Episode #261] – The Case Against Climate Doom
We review some examples of social, political, and technological approaches to climate change mitigation that should give us reason to be opt...
[Episode #260] – China Energy Transition Review 2025
China has far surpassed the West to become the undisputed global leader in the energy transition.
[Episode #259] – 10th Anniversary: New Marching Orders
For our 10th anniversary, we reflect on what the past decade of our work has been about and consider what the next ten years might require.
[Episode #258] – Alaska’s Railbelt Utilities
Alaska is deeply entwined with the fossil fuel industry, but its major utilities could transition almost entirely to renewables if there was...
[Episode #257] – Remote Microgrids in Alaska
In remote, off-road communities of Alaska, microgrids supplied by renewables aren’t just economic; they’re what keep people alive.
[Episode #256] – Electric Farming in New Zealand
What can the world learn about the potential for the energy transition from the world’s first all-electric farm in New Zealand?