On January 3, U.S. forces captured Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, and flew them to New York to stand trial for drug trafficking and narco-terrorisim. At the same time, President Trump has not been shy about stating his other motivation for intervening in the country: Back in December, he said, “We had a lot of oil there. As you know they threw our companies out, and we want it back." So what are the geopolitical ramifications of these actions?  And in a world increasingly powered by renewable energy, could fossil-fueled conflicts become a thing of the past? Episode Guests: Luisa Palacios, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University Amy Myers Jaffe, Director, Energy, Climate Justice and Sustainability Lab, NYU Bill McKibben, Founder, Third Act and 350.orgFor show notes, transcript, and related links, visit ⁠⁠climateone.org/podcasts⁠⁠.Highlights:**********Support Climate One by going ad-free! By subscribing to Climate One on Patreon, you’ll receive exclusive access to all future episodes free of ads, opportunities to connect with fellow Climate One listeners, and access to the Climate One Discord. Sign up today at patreon.com/ClimateOne. Ad sales by Multitude. Contact them for ad inquiries at multitude.productions/ads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices