Scientists in the Rockies are developing technology to detect attempts to dim the sun—a safeguard against rogue geoengineering experiments. A proposal for a 2,500-mile subsea power cable aims to deliver renewable energy from North Africa to Britain. Could it revolutionize energy trade or is it an oversized project? The most-watched primetime show in the U.S. is now powered by batteries, drastically cutting fossil fuel use. Could the NFL's transition inspire other industries?

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Also this week:

• Finland's Nuclear Waste Solution: Finland leads the way with the world's first permanent geological repository for spent nuclear fuel. Is this the future of nuclear waste management?
• Ukraine's Resilient Renewable Energy: Despite attacks on its grid, Ukraine's decentralized clean energy projects are proving harder for Russia to destroy and quicker to repair than fossil fuel systems.
• UK's ICE Ban in 2030: The UK confirms it will stick to its 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars, with strong penalties for automakers that fail to comply.
• Updates on heat pump performance in extreme cold, a look at Norway's sky-high car taxes, and Brian's adventures with a cold.
• Listener mail: Practical tips for EV owners and insights from parades powered by the F-150 Lightning.
• A Lightning Round featuring everything from BYD's vertical integration to agrivoltaics boosting grape yields and Mexico's net-zero commitment by 2050.

Links from the Show

• Sunday Night Football Power Backup
• Morocco-UK Subsea Cable Proposal
• Finland's Nuclear Waste Repository
• Ukraine's Renewable Energy Strategy
• UN Conference on Plastic Pollution

The Lightning Round Highlights

• China's CO2 Decline: A 1% drop in Q2 2024 marks the first quarterly decrease since COVID-19.
• BYD's Sodium-Ion Batteries: A promising grid-scale alternative to lithium-ion.
• Heat Pump Policies in Europe: 24 nations now support industrial-scale rollouts.
• Plastic Pollution Treaty Stalemate: Talks to curb production hit a wall, with future discussions planned.

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