March 01, 2024

Solar Energy and Policy Entrepreneurship: a Discussion with Erica Goldman, Alice Wu, and Zoë Brouns of the Federation of American Scientists

45 minutes

In this episode we are triple fortunate to have three of the smartest individuals in a discussion on science and policy from the Federation of American Scientists (fas.org), a nonpartisan think tank connecting scientific research with policy making to address today’s most urgent needs. Transition to renewable energy is urgent! We talk about how we can transition to solar fast, and how science and policy need to work together to get the job done, and how individuals can get involved.

Guests:

Erica Goldman, on systems thinking and solar

Alice Wu, on tipping points

Zoë Brouns, on the workforce needed to meet the moment

Topics discussed:

American Climate Corps, which is an IRA program intended to mobilize the green workforce on par with the FDR programs (see Civilian Conservation Corps), modeled similarly to the successful AmeriCorps.

DOE (US Department of Energy)

Virtual Power Plant Commercial Liftoff Report

DOE Commercial Liftoff homepage

Clean Energy Talent Workforce report

FAS History

Manhattan Project Los Alamos

Clean Energy and Climate Policy

Science, Policy and Policy Entrepreneurship

SUBMIT YOUR IDEAS!

Congress

White House

Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) 2022

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) 2021

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I am honored to have hosted the podcast with the most intelligent people ever on any podcast in history. Erika, Alice and Zoë's backgrounds are very impressive! Be sure to click on their names above, or find them on LinkedIn to see what I mean. We are talking Einstein-level conversation at times, especially when Alice told us about triplet excitons. This is an exciting conversation!

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