Climate Sense

Reduce methane leaks and flaring for cleaner oil and gas production

Burning fossil fuels for energy is the primary source of global greenhouse gas emissions. However, fossil fuels are so central to the global economy that phasing them out

How does activism affect the climate debate?

Activists and civil society groups are very focused on climate change. They use a number of different tactics, from peaceful marches to more disruptive acts of civil diso

Critical minerals for the energy transition

The transition of our energy system away from fossil fuels will drastically increase the world's need for certain minerals. This episode describes what some of these crit

China and climate change—cooperation or rivalry?

China is the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, so clearly it must be involved in any effort to minimize climate change. But relations between the United States

Climate finance is the means to achieve climate action

Finance is needed to turn climate ambition into action, to transform the energy system to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and to make our infrastructure more resilient

How do we decarbonize the stuff in our lives?

The climate implications of our "stuff" economy—appliances, cars, clothes, roads, buildings and more—are enormous. The industrial sector that makes all this stuff account

A nuclear energy renaissance?

The world needs emissions-free electricity that is available when and where we want it, rather than on Mother Nature's schedule as wind and solar generation are. Nuclear

Hydrogen's unique role in a zero-carbon energy system

The first episode of season two of Climate Sense, hosted by Samantha Gross, is all about hydrogen. Hydrogen will have an important role in a zero carbon energy system, en

Climate Sense season two explores the transition to a zero carbon energy system

In season two of Climate Sense, host Samantha Gross focuses on how to transition to a clean, zero-carbon energy system—the technical, political and social challenges in g

Your questions for Climate Sense

This episode of Climate Sense is a Q&A with host Samantha Gross, including questions sourced from our listeners on a wide range of topics from climate as a national emerg

US climate policy progress

This episode of "Climate Sense" is about U.S. policy—the challenges of implementing climate legislation in the U.S. and recently enacted laws. Climate change and other en

Justice and fairness in global climate action

In this episode of "Climate Sense," Samantha Gross explores the issue of justice and fairness in global climate action. Many of the world's poorest countries have contrib

Planes, trains, and automobiles (but mostly automobiles

Americans love cars, and trucks, and SUVs. Our country is designed around the automobile. This episode of Climate Sense, hosted by Samantha Gross, is about transportation

The future is electric

This episode of "Climate Sense" is about electricity—the stuff that comes out of the outlet in your wall. Electricity is the future, but many of us don't think about it b

The arduous path to a global climate agreement

Addressing climate change must be a global undertaking, even though the world's wealthy nations have been responsible for most of the global warming to date. In this epis

Why do we use fossil fuels and why are they so hard to quit?

Fossil fuels built the modern world and brought us conveniences that we now take for granted, but science has made it clear that we need to move away from fossil fuels to

Introducing the climate change challenge

Climate change is all over the news these days. We hear about hurricanes and heatwaves, droughts and floods, and young people protesting to fix the problem now. Climate c

Introducing Climate Sense, a podcast about climate change and what we can do about it

From hurricanes and floods, to wildfires and extreme temperatures, climate change is happening all around us. In this podcast series, energy and climate expert Samantha G