The podcast discusses Chile's pivotal role in the energy transition due to its abundance of critical minerals like lithium and copper. Topics include nationalization of the lithium industry, geopolitics in mining, challenges in transitioning to renewable energy, Chinese investment in Chile's mining sector, water scarcity issues, and impacts of climate change on agriculture and mining.

Recent EU elections showcased a rise in far-right parties impacting climate policies. Anne Metler discusses economic challenges in the EU. The podcast explores clean energy policy shifts, climate challenges, and diverse energy technologies. It also delves into tariffs on Chinese EV imports, nuclear energy attitudes, and EU-US collaboration for clean tech growth.

Explore the escalating risks of extreme weather events due to climate change, including heatwaves, droughts, and hurricanes. Learn about the impacts of rising global temperatures and the shift from El Nino to La Nina conditions. Discover the interconnected vulnerabilities of society to climate change and the importance of adaptation measures. Dive into the concept of compound extreme events and the implications of accelerated global warming on critical systems. Delve into the urgency for increased investments in adaptation to safeguard against extreme weather, and see how students are driving climate solutions and social responsibility.

Discussion on Europe's energy transition post-elections, balancing climate action, energy security, and economic competitiveness, with insights from former EU director general energy. Exploring clean energy policies, fair competition with China, low carbon manufacturing solutions, impact of European trading system, and innovation for sustainable solutions.

Recent US policy reforms aim to enhance electric grid development with new transmission rules from FERC. Discussions with industry experts highlight challenges in infrastructure development, legal frameworks, and the urgent need for new transmission. Federal oversight of transmission siting and utility industry reactions are also examined. Rethinking congressional action on energy infrastructure and discussion on permitting reform and NEPA implementation in transmission regulation are key topics of the podcast.

Discover the challenges and technologies involved in decarbonizing heavy industries like steel, cement, and chemicals. Explore strategies for reducing carbon emissions in cement production, including carbon capture and electrification of kilns. Learn about the limitations of carbon capture in hard-to-abate sectors and the importance of policy support in achieving zero-carbon industrial practices.

EPA passes new rules to cut power plant emissions, causing debate. How will these regulations impact the energy industry? Legal challenges discussed by Jody Freeman. Exploring grid reliability amidst energy transition and congressional roles in updating environmental laws.

Exploring Indonesia's energy transition, balancing economic development with climate goals. Discussing challenges of reducing coal reliance, increasing renewables. Emphasis on policy reforms, sustainability, and regional collaborations in Southeast Asia.

Across the U.S., large scale renewable energy projects, transmission lines, and mining sites for critical minerals are built on or near tribal lands. For example, the federal government plans to loan billions of dollars to Lithium Americas to develop a lithium mine in Nevada at a location known as Thacker Pass, sacred to local Paiute and Shoshone people.  With the tumultuous history of energy development on indigenous lands, many tribes are pushing back on citing new infrastructure on their land. So, how is the energy transition impacting Native American communities? And what are advocacy groups and the federal government doing to protect indigenous rights and lands? This week host Bill Loveless talks with Kate Finn about the contentious history of energy projects on Native American lands, how that history influences energy development today, and how her organization is working to ensure Native Americans have a seat at the table in determining how best to use indigenous lands.  Kate is the executive director of First Peoples Worldwide, an organization focused on upholding the rights, sovereignty, and economic power of Indigenous People around the world. She was the inaugural American Indian Law Program Fellow at the University of Colorado Law, where she worked directly with tribes and Native communities. Her recent work focuses on the impacts of development in Indigenous communities, and embedding respect for Indigenous peoples into routine business operations.

Geopolitics looms large over the global economy. A recent client survey by Goldman Sachs found geopolitics is the top investment risk of this year, overtaking inflation and the upcoming U.S. presidential election.  The market impacts by the wars in Europe and the Middle East, and the rising tension between China and Taiwan, are hard to predict. And the rise of protectionism, economic fragmentation, and industrial policy are inflaming tensions in a new era of great power competition.  So, how should we understand this shifting world order? What is coming next in the Middle East following Iran’s attack on Israel? And how do energy and climate change impact national security?  This week’s episode features a fireside chat between Jason Bordoff and Tom Donilon from the Columbia Global Energy Summit 2024, which was hosted by the Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia SIPA last week at Columbia University in New York.  Tom is chairman of the BlackRock Investment Institute. From 2010 to 2013, he served as national security advisor to President Barack Obama. He has worked closely with and advised three U.S. presidents since his first position at the White House in 1977, working with President Carter. He later served in senior roles in the Pentagon and the State Department.