AI, Energy and Climate Podcast

AI, Energy and Climate Podcast

The DSR Network

Episodes 33
Avg. Duration 41m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (4)
Since Feb 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

Welcome to the AI, Energy and Climate podcast, a special series from the DSR Network hosted by David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy. Join us as we talk with leading experts to explore the intersection between these critical issues that will impact the future of each and every one of us.   For more information about the issues discussed in this show, please go to: https://www.icef.go.jp/roadmap/ and transitiondigital.org/ai-climate-roadmap.

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Recent Episodes

AI and energy access: Bill Lenihan

Jun 09, 2026 39m

Can AI help deliver access to reliable, affordable energy in emerging economies? The team at ZOLA Intelligence believes the answer to that question is yes. According to the company's website, ZOLA's…

The Pope's Powerful Message on AI

Jun 02, 2026 44m

Pope Leo sent some strong messages about AI in his 42,000-word essay last week. Is the Pope anti-AI? What risks and benefits of AI does the Pope highlight? What impact will the Pope's essay have,…

IEA’s New Energy and AI Report: Thomas Spencer and Siddharth Singh

Apr 28, 2026 48m

The International Energy Agency just released a new report on energy and AI, updating its landmark report on that topic last year. The new report – called Key Questions on Energy and AI -- provides…

Nuclear security in Iran, energy innovation and AI: Ernest Moniz

Apr 02, 2026 1h 2m

What impact is the war in Iran having on nuclear security? If President Trump ever follows through on his threat to "obliterate" Iran's largest power plants, what risks would that create at the…

Economic Growth, Climate Change and AI: Lord Nicholas Stern and Dr. Mattia Romani

Mar 10, 2026 43m

Lord Nicholas Stern, author of the landmark Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change, recently released his new book The Growth Story of the 21st Century: The Economics and Opportunity of…

India AI Impact Summit: Arunabha Ghosh

Mar 03, 2026 42m

More than 35,000 people attended the recent India AI Impact Summit in Delhi, which featured speeches from more than 20 heads of state and dozens of technology company leaders including Sam Altman of…

Power Prices, Data Centers and US-Canada Geopolitics

Feb 04, 2026 48m

In a high-profile speech, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney recently declared "We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition." US government officials and many others interpreted the comment…

AI, Innovation and the Power Sector: Sandy Grace

Jan 28, 2026 41m

Electric utilities are not generally known as hotbeds of innovation. What would it take for electric utilities to become more innovative? What impact would that have on the adoption of AI…

Power Prices, Data Centers and the Bipartisan PJM Agreement: Peter Fox-Penner

Jan 21, 2026 53m

Increasing power prices are a hot topic in the United States. Last week the Trump administration, eight Democratic governors and five Republican governors announced a plan to protect households in…

A Net-Positive AI Energy Framework: Ginelle Greene-Dewasmes

Dec 11, 2025 34m

AI’s huge energy needs are getting enormous media attention. AI’s potential to make energy more secure, clean and affordable is getting less attention. What would it take for AI’s impact on the…

Data Center Water Use: Alexis Abramson, Julio Friedmann and Angela Yuan

Oct 07, 2025 48m

How significant is data center water use? Is it tiny in relation to other sectors, significant in some water-stressed regions, or both? Can new liquid-based cooling technologies which (perhaps…

Amory Lovins: Reflections of an AI Skeptic

Sep 16, 2025 49m

Amory Lovins has been a leading thinker on energy policy for more than 50 years. Several months ago he wrote an article with the provocative title "Artificial Intelligence Meets Natural Stupidity."…

Jennifer Granholm: Reflections of an AI Optimist

Sep 09, 2025 38m

After a pause over the summer, we’re restarting the AI, Energy and Climate Podcast with a conversation between Jennifer Granholm, former U.S. Secretary of Energy and Governor of Michigan, and host…

Nick Chaset: Octopus Energy, Grid Flexibility and Data Center Load Growth

Jun 09, 2025 32m

Octopus Energy, a global technology and energy company, was founded in the UK 10 years ago with the goal of helping to transform electric utilities. It created Kraken, a cloud-based platform…

Damilola Ogunbiyi: AI, Energy Access and the Digital Divide

May 12, 2025 28m

More than a billion people in the world live in energy poverty, with little or no access to electricity. Can AI help put an end to energy poverty -- or could it make the problem worse? Is there a…

Arun Majumdar: AI, Energy and Education

May 05, 2025 31m

Arun Majumdar is the inaugural Dean of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability at Stanford University and previously served as Founding Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy…

Jensen Huang: The Power of Intelligence Infrastructure

Apr 28, 2025 46m

Thirty-two years after Jensen Huang founded NVIDIA, the company is at the center of the AI revolution and the third-most valuable company in the world. Jensen -- as he is known throughout his company…

Taylor Sparks and Colin McCormick: AI for Materials Innovation Part 2

Apr 24, 2025 32m

Can AI help discover new materials, leading to dramatic breakthroughs in clean energy technologies? In Episode #1 of our deep dive on this topic, host David Sandalow explored the potential for…

Taylor Sparks and Colin McCormick: AI for Materials Innovation Part 1

Apr 21, 2025 37m

What could make dramatic, transformational changes in the fight against climate change? One answer -- breakthroughs in the materials sciences that result in even better and cheaper clean energy…

Laura Cozzi: IEA's Energy and AI Report

Apr 14, 2025 32m

On April 10, the International Energy Agency released a major report on energy and AI. The report explores topics including electricity demand for AI, how AI is being used in the energy sector, AI’s…

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