Energy Policy Now

Energy Policy Now

Kleinman Center for Energy Policy

Episodes 228
Avg. Duration 37m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.6 (87)
Since Jan 2017
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Energy Policy Now offers clear talk on the policy issues that define our relationship to energy and its impact on society and the environment. The series is produced by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania and hosted by energy journalist Andy Stone. Join Andy in conversation with leaders from industry, government, and academia as they shed light on today's pressing energy policy debates.

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S10E19 Is a New Era of Electricity Prices Beginning?

Jun 09, 2026 41m

For years, electricity prices broadly tracked inflation. New pressures may be changing that. --- Electricity prices have become a major political issue in the United States, with policymakers…

S10E18 The Fight Over the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

May 19, 2026 18m

Clean energy funding under the GGRF remains frozen, with projects on hold and questions over federal spending authority unresolved. --- The $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund has become a…

S10E17 From Corporate Standard to Climate Policy: The Greenhouse Gas Protocol

May 05, 2026 37m

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the global standard for corporate emissions accounting, is increasingly embedded in policy, drawing new scrutiny of its governance. --- The Greenhouse Gas Protocol is…

S10E16 When Geopolitics Disrupts Energy Systems

Apr 21, 2026 46m

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. --- Geopolitical conflict…

S10E15 Insurance and the Shifting Boundaries of Climate Risk

Apr 07, 2026 46m

Insurance is on the front lines of climate risk, and may help shape how we respond to it. --- Insurance is one of the quiet pillars of the modern economy. It underpins where we build, how we invest,…

S10E14 The Arctic and the Geopolitics of Strategic Minerals

Mar 17, 2026 47m

The Arctic is emerging as a new front in the global competition over strategic minerals, raising questions about how the supply chains behind the energy transition will be governed. --- In recent…

S10E13 The Endangerment Finding and the Future of EPA’s Authority

Mar 03, 2026 57m

Two Penn legal experts discuss the strategy behind EPA’s rescission of the Endangerment Finding and the court challenges ahead. --- On February 12, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency formally…

S10E12 When Oil Sanctions Meet Dark Shipping

Feb 17, 2026 1h 1m

Oil sanctions have given rise to dark shipping, reshaping global energy flows and producing far-reaching economic consequences. --- In recent years, oil export sanctions have become a central tool of…

S10E11 How PJM Is Grappling With Data Center Power Demand

Feb 03, 2026 1h 4m

The nation’s largest electric grid operator outlines its plan to manage rapid growth in data center electricity demand. --- PJM Interconnection, the nation’s largest grid operator, is preparing to…

S10E10 Planning the Grid in an Age of Uncertain Demand Growth

Jan 27, 2026 40m

AI data centers are driving rapid demand growth, exposing the limits of traditional electricity forecasting and planning. --- Electricity demand in the United States is rising fast, fueled in large…

S10E9 Why a New Gas Power Boom Is Putting Methane Emissions Back in the Spotlight

Jan 06, 2026 51m

Gas-fired power is back in favor in the United States, but methane emissions threaten its credibility. ---  Methane is one of the most potent greenhouse gases, and global efforts to curb methane…

S10E8 When the Last Mile Turns Hot: Delivery Drivers in a Warming Climate

Dec 16, 2025 46m

An economic sociologist discusses the growing heat dangers facing last-mile delivery drivers, and why federal protections remain stalled. --- E-commerce has transformed the way goods move through the…

S10E7 The Cost of Pulling Back from China in the EV Transition

Dec 02, 2025 55m

John Helveston of George Washington University discusses why a U.S. pullback from China on EVs is risky, and why engagement could strengthen America’s auto industry. --- China has rapidly become the…

S10E6 How the Trump Administration Is Reshaping Nuclear Oversight

Nov 18, 2025 44m

The Trump administration’s nuclear ambitions raise new questions about safety, speed, and regulatory independence. --- The Trump administration has made nuclear power a centerpiece of its energy…

S10E5 U.S. Offshore Wind at an Impasse

Nov 04, 2025 47m

What the U.S. offshore wind power crisis says about energy megaprojects, risk, and political resilience. --- After a surge of optimism, the U.S. offshore wind industry faces its most serious…

S10E4 Why Energy Inequities Could Persist in the Clean Energy Transition

Oct 21, 2025 50m

A live discussion with Sanya Carley and David Konisky, authors of the new book Power Lines, on the inequities that define America’s energy system—and how they could carry into the clean energy future…

S10E3 Union Leaders Push Clean Energy Jobs Agenda in Pennsylvania

Oct 07, 2025 1h 12m

With federal funding being pulled back, leaders of Pennsylvania’s top labor unions push state policy to deliver clean energy jobs. --- For generations, union members have mined Pennsylvania’s coal,…

S10E2 The Conflicted Role of Auditors in Carbon Markets

Sep 23, 2025 42m

Auditors are billed as carbon market watchdogs. But conflicts of interest may undermine their credibility. --- The voluntary carbon market is poised for rapid growth, with airlines soon required to…

S10E1 U.S.–China Competition in the Age of Trump’s Energy Law

Sep 09, 2025 40m

Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act reorients U.S. energy policy, redefining its rivalry with China and the global transition. --- Once, climate and clean energy were common ground between the United…

S9E24 From the Energy Policy Now Archive: How Virtual Power Plants Could Strengthen the Electrical Grid

Aug 19, 2025 26m

For the month of August, we’re highlighting episodes from the 2024-2025 season of Energy Policy Now. We’ll be back with new content, and a new season, on September the 9th. Virtual power plants can…

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