An economic sociologist discusses the growing heat dangers facing last-mile delivery drivers, and why federal protections remain stalled.
Aug 11
47 min
The modern agricultural system delivers an extraordinary abundance and variety of food at relatively low cost, thanks in part to abundant and affordable energy. Can those benefits be preserved without creating unacceptable exposure to disruption?
Jul 28
40 min
Can the energy choices we make today influence affordability for decades to come?
Jul 14
1 hr 6 min
Southwest Power Pool’s expansion into the West marks a major step toward greater regional coordination of the electric grid.
Jun 23
48 min
For years, electricity prices broadly tracked inflation. New pressures may be changing that.
Jun 9
41 min
Clean energy funding under the GGRF remains frozen, with projects on hold and questions over federal spending authority unresolved.
May 19
18 min
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the global standard for corporate emissions accounting, is increasingly embedded in policy, drawing new scrutiny of its governance.
May 5
37 min
Helen Thompson, a political economist at Cambridge, examines how geopolitical conflict has shaped global oil and gas markets, with implications for the current Gulf crisis.
Apr 21
46 min
Insurance is on the front lines of climate risk, and may help shape how we respond to it.
Apr 7
46 min
Tensions over Greenland highlight a broader struggle to control strategic mineral supply chains. Mineral diplomacy scholar Saleem Ali explores both the rivalry and a cooperative framework to address it.
Mar 17
47 min
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