The Energy Gang

By Wood Mackenzie

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What’s Next for US Energy Policy? As part of Climate Week in New York, The Energy Gang recorded a special edition in partnership with New York University: an expert panel discussing the future direction of US climate policy and its ...

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09.22.2023 The Energy Gang Live from NYU: An Expert Analysis on the Energy Transition Landscape What’s Next for US Energy Policy? As part of Climate Week in New York, The Energy Gang recorded a special edition in partnership with New York University: an expert panel discussing the future direction of US climate policy and its ...
09.08.2023 The US Government Is Rolling The Dice On Direct Air Capture Direct air capture and carbon sequestration – is it viable, and scalable? The U.S. Department of Energy announced in late August that it would be investing $1.2 billion in two direct air capture or DAC facilities. Direct air capture technology, ...
08.25.2023 Riding The Solar Coaster of Clean Energy Investment It’s a little over a year since the US Inflation Reduction Act was passed into law. Solar was one of the main beneficiaries, thanks to an extension and expansion of the tax credits available to the industry. So why has ...
08.11.2023 Defeating Doomerism: The Search For A New Climate Narrative On the last Energy Gang we looked at the impact of record temperatures on the energy sector. This week, we discuss another impact of climate change: its effect on human psychology. We discuss how the way we talk about global ...
07.28.2023 Heating Up: What Record Temperatures Mean For Energy New challenges for our power supplies in a warming world. Global temperatures have been breaking records this summer. On some estimates, the earth is the hottest that it has been for about 125,000 years. In Phoenix, Arizona, temperatures have consistently ...
07.14.2023 The Race To Lead The World In Clean Energy Bidenomics’ is the new buzzword that the US administration is using to brand its industrial strategy. What does it mean for energy in the US, and around the world? Last week, President Joe Biden spoke in South Carolina about his ...
06.30.2023 Controversy Over COP28 This year’s climate talks have already drawn widespread criticism. Can they make progress? COP28, this year’s Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, is still five months away, but the discussion around it is ...
06.16.2023 What Does The US Debt Ceiling Deal Mean For Clean Energy? The north-eastern US has taken on a post-apocalyptic appearance recently, blanketed by smoke from wildfires in Canada. Host Ed Crooks and regular guest Melissa Lott, Director of Research at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy, are both based in ...
06.02.2023 Big Green Is Under Attack - As Clean Energy Scales Up, Criticism Grows More money will be invested this year in the solar industry than in oil production. So said Faith Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, last week. Amy Harder, executive editor of Cipher, attended the Cleanpower 2023 event in ...
05.19.2023 AI in Energy; Evolution or Revolution? The excitement around ChatGPT and other large language models has put AI firmly in the spotlight in recent months. Public perception is that we’re entering a new age of AI; it is a brand-new technology that promises to change our ...
05.05.2023 Wind and Whales: How Can We Manage The Conflicts When Energy Investment Affects Local Communities And Eco-systems? “Electrify everything” is turning from a slogan into reality
04.21.2023 The Energy Gang Live from NYU’s '2040 Now' Event It’s a special edition of the Energy Gang this week. New York University’s 2040 Now event is an initiative focused on addressing the challenges posed by climate change, and this week the Energy Gang joined in. As part of the ...
04.07.2023 Is Geothermal Power The Key To Stabilizing The Grid? Alternative sources of power are moving into the spotlight. As the share of dispatchable power in our electricity system declines, with coal-fired plants giving way to variable wind and solar, maintaining reliable supplies to keep the lights on becomes more ...
03.24.2023 Could a Banking Crisis Stop Our Energy Transition Progress? It has been a turbulent month in the financial sector, which could have big implications for the world of energy. Mobilising capital is vital for achieving international goals to curb greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to the impacts of ...
03.10.2023 Clearing The Red Tape Around Renewables Will permitting reforms make it easier to build infrastructure projects? A group called the REPEAT Project at Princeton University calculated last year that to unlock the full emissions reduction potential of the Inflation Reduction Act, the US needed to increase ...
02.24.2023 Climate Change is Shaping Our Most Important Decisions in the Energy Transition The energy industry influences climate change, and climate change also influences the energy industry. Understanding the consequences of a warming world is essential for making the right decisions as trillions of dollars are invested in energy production around the world. ...
02.10.2023 The IRA 9 Months On: What's Standing in the Way of Progress? The US Clean Energy Boom: What Might Stop It? The US Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden last August, has transformed the outlook for low-carbon energy in the US, because of the array of tax credits ...
01.27.2023 The Renaissance of Nuclear Power What’s led the world to restart the stalled atomic engine? 2022 was a year of important milestones for nuclear power. The most significant piece of climate legislation in US history – the IRA – included tax incentives and investment for ...
01.13.2023 What Could 2023 Deliver For Energy? The Energy Gang discuss the potential opportunities and challenges for 2023
12.16.2022 2022 - The Year In Energy 2022 has been a very eventful year in the world of energy. From January to December there has been an ongoing war, a European energy crisis, billions of dollars in funding for clean energy in the US and a Twitter ...
12.02.2022 What Does a Split US Congress Mean for the Energy Transition? The year is quickly coming to a close and there’s a lot going on in the world of energy. On this episode of the Energy Gang, host Ed Crooks is joined for the first time by Jackie Forrest of the ...
11.18.2022 Can We Call COP27 a Success? The COP27 climate talks have been held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. It’s a popular tourist destination, but the negotiators discussing ways to limit global warming and to address the harm done by climate change have not been able to relax. ...
11.04.2022 Why Climate Justice is on the Agenda at COP27 With just a few days until world leaders and policy makers meet in Egypt for COP27, two returning Energy Gang members join host Ed Crooks to discuss what is expected from the latest round of international climate talks. As the ...
10.21.2022 The Current State of Investment in the Energy Transition The world is facing a great financial strain - what does this mean for the investment in the energy transition? On this episode of the Energy Gang, host Ed Crooks is joined by Nneka Kibuule from Aligned Climate Capital, and ...
10.07.2022 The Energy Gang looks ahead to COP27: are we still heading in the right direction? On this episode of the Energy Gang, it’s a think-tank showdown. Host and referee for the day Ed Crooks is joined in the ring by Samantha Gross from the Brookings Institution, making her Energy Gang debut, and Joseph Majkut from ...
09.23.2022 Managing Mid-Transition We often talk about “the energy transition”. In this episode, we discuss what it means to be in the middle of that transition. Earlier this month, California was able to avoid blackouts as people came together to cut their electricity ...
09.09.2022 Winter is Coming: What Does it Mean for Europe? In this episode of The Energy Gang, we draw our attention away from the US and the Inflation Reduction Act, and switch focus to the ongoing energy crisis in Europe. Host Ed Crooks is joined by regular guest Melissa Lott, ...
08.26.2022 What Does The IRA Mean For The World? In this episode of The Energy Gang, we revisit the surprise of the summer: the Great American Climate Bill. Now that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has officially been signed into law, what’s next? Regular Energy Gang member Dr. Melissa ...
08.12.2022 Exploring The Great American Climate Bill Congress is passing the largest-ever US climate bill. What does it mean for the world? It was the shock heard around the world this week: Senators Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer’s joint reconciliation bill, The Inflation Reduction Act. It’s passed ...
07.29.2022 The European Energy Crisis: A Failure of Policy? At a time when much of Europe has been sweltering in record temperatures, it feels like a stark contrast to be worrying about winter. These are very worrying times for Europeans, because of deep uncertainty over what will happen to ...
07.15.2022 The Supreme Court vs The EPA There is never a dull moment in the world of energy. Despite the summer holidays in the northern hemisphere, this week was full of announcements and big news stories. Regular Energy Gang member Melissa Lott steps in as host this ...
07.08.2022 The Future Of Cleantech [Special Content] The clean tech sector is a critical part of making the energy transition possible. With more and more capital flooding from outside investors into cleantech than ever before, the sector is set to become one of the critical keys in ...
07.01.2022 The Present and Future of California’s Electricity Grid California is one of the world’s largest economies in its own right, with a population of 40 million generating $3.4 trillion in GDP. It is also a pioneer in the development of clean energy, generating about 23% of its electricity ...
06.17.2022 The Changing Future of ESG Investing Today, we’re following the money. Where does investment go in order to build a zero-carbon future? Where does the money get used, and where does it not? This week Ed is joined by Emily Chasan, Director of Communications at Generate ...
06.03.2022 The EU's Plan For Energy Self-Sufficiency The energy crisis is showing no signs of abating. There’s a shortage of energy, and the world’s efforts to transition to low-carbon energy are met with countless hurdles. Countries around the world are taking steps to mitigate the crisis caused ...
05.20.2022 Energy Policy: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly The energy transition is currently supported by three main pillars: science & technology, economics, and policy. In 2022 these three pillars are unaligned, with a lack of cohesion impeding progress. In today’s episode of the Energy Gang, the team explores ...
05.06.2022 California Gets To 100% Renewable Electricity. Almost. In this week's episode, the gang discuss nuclear power: is it a solution for providing energy security, or could it make the problem worse? Given that many consuming countries need to import most of their uranium, does relying on nuclear ...
04.22.2022 Happy Earth Day: Why a Low Carbon Life is Within Reach On April 22nd, 2022 the world will be celebrating the 52nd annual “Earth Day”. Does Earth Day serve any useful purpose? How can we utilize the celebration of Earth Day for good? How is Earth day viewed by the world ...
04.08.2022 The Energy Crisis The energy crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the most serious since the oil shocks of the 1970s. Rising prices for oil, gas and coal are hitting living standards and putting people under financial strain around the world. ...
03.31.2022 Managing Large-Scale Solar [Special Content] Of all the stages of a solar project, the operations and management stage is arguably the most crucial. When you’re thinking about project efficiency and financial returns in solar, you need to have a concise plan for the O&M stage. ...
03.25.2022 The IPCC Climate Report Uncovered The gang is back, and it's been a huge week in energy. For the first time ever, the US government might be requiring major companies to report their climate risks and emissions. This is a really big change. Governments, regulators, ...
03.11.2022 The Energy Gang - Live (Rebroadcast) The Energy Gang – Live (Rebroadcast) The gang are taking a break this week. Instead of a new episode we’re rebroadcasting our special edition live episode where the team discusses the top 5 energy-related stories of 2021. This episode was ...
02.25.2022 Lessons From The Texas Power Crisis This episode of the Energy Gang was recorded before the Russian attack on Ukraine had begun. As you’ll hear, we were talking after Russia had recognised the independence of the breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, but before the full-scale ...
02.11.2022 Bridging the Gap Between Finance and Climate Change In recent years, news headlines are frequently filled with announcements of financial institutions, funds, and corporations making hefty pledges to transform their portfolios to ensure that they stay in line with net-zero targets. Is this new wave of support for ...
01.28.2022 Saving Build Back Better President Bidens Climate agenda has been reformed, and with the Build Back Better Act in a stalemate, should Americans give up hope on expecting anything to come of it? To discuss this and more, Ed Crooks is joined on the ...
01.14.2022 Can Aviation Be Made Sustainable? It’s the first Energy Gang of the year. Ed Crooks is joined by Emily Chasan of Generate Capital and Amy Harder, formerly of the Wall Street Journal and Axios, now at Breakthrough Energy, which is the net-zero initiative founded by ...
12.31.2021 What the US can Learn from Australia with Renewables [Special Content] Achieving net zero emissions requires collaboration from a multitude of government organizations and businesses. For a country the size of Australia, 24% of electricity coming from renewables is a huge accomplishment. But it does not come easy. Australia has two ...
12.17.2021 The Gang Wraps Up 2021 It’s a special edition of the Energy Gang this week, with the last episode of 2021 recorded for Wood Mackenzie’s Grid Edge Innovation series. Ed is joined by Emily Chasan from Generate Capital and Amy Myers-Jaffe from Tufts University, to ...
12.03.2021 A Breakthrough In The Energy Game Zero-emission, low-cost electricity, delivered to the grid from natural-gas fuelled technology. A wright-brothers first flight kind of breakthrough in energy? The gang discuss the possibilities and scalability of NET Powers Technology, a Texas-based energy company who’ve made this exact claim. ...
11.19.2021 Innovation, Agreements and Earthshots The COP26 circus has left town. Across 2 weeks of talks in Glasgow, what were the successes, and what were the failures? With current commitments putting the world on track to 2.4°C of warming, the cost of inaction on climate ...

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The Energy Gang episodes:

The Energy Gang Live from NYU: An Expert Analysis on the Energy Transition Landscape

The US Government Is Rolling The Dice On Direct Air Capture

Riding The Solar Coaster of Clean Energy Investment

Defeating Doomerism: The Search For A New Climate Narrative

Heating Up: What Record Temperatures Mean For Energy

The Race To Lead The World In Clean Energy

Controversy Over COP28

What Does The US Debt Ceiling Deal Mean For Clean Energy?

Big Green Is Under Attack - As Clean Energy Scales Up, Criticism Grows

AI in Energy; Evolution or Revolution?

Wind and Whales: How Can We Manage The Conflicts When Energy Investment Affects Local Communities And Eco-systems?

The Energy Gang Live from NYU’s '2040 Now' Event

Is Geothermal Power The Key To Stabilizing The Grid?

Could a Banking Crisis Stop Our Energy Transition Progress?

Clearing The Red Tape Around Renewables

Climate Change is Shaping Our Most Important Decisions in the Energy Transition

The IRA 9 Months On: What's Standing in the Way of Progress?

The Renaissance of Nuclear Power

What Could 2023 Deliver For Energy?

2022 - The Year In Energy

What Does a Split US Congress Mean for the Energy Transition?

Can We Call COP27 a Success?

Why Climate Justice is on the Agenda at COP27

The Current State of Investment in the Energy Transition

The Energy Gang looks ahead to COP27: are we still heading in the right direction?

Managing Mid-Transition

Winter is Coming: What Does it Mean for Europe?

What Does The IRA Mean For The World?

Exploring The Great American Climate Bill

The European Energy Crisis: A Failure of Policy?

The Supreme Court vs The EPA

The Future Of Cleantech [Special Content]

The Present and Future of California’s Electricity Grid

The Changing Future of ESG Investing

The EU's Plan For Energy Self-Sufficiency

Energy Policy: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

California Gets To 100% Renewable Electricity. Almost.

Happy Earth Day: Why a Low Carbon Life is Within Reach

The Energy Crisis

Managing Large-Scale Solar [Special Content]

The IPCC Climate Report Uncovered

The Energy Gang - Live (Rebroadcast)

Lessons From The Texas Power Crisis

Bridging the Gap Between Finance and Climate Change

Saving Build Back Better

Can Aviation Be Made Sustainable?

What the US can Learn from Australia with Renewables [Special Content]

The Gang Wraps Up 2021

A Breakthrough In The Energy Game

Innovation, Agreements and Earthshots