The Future of Energy

In this episode of the Energy Transition Talk, we explore our relationship with critical minerals. First, Paulina chats with Lauren Bridges, who researches industrial scale computing at Harvard University, and Zane Cooper, who researches digital media infrastructure and rare earth mineral extraction at the University of Pennsylvania. Lauren and Zane have also formed a research collaboration on critical minerals and e-waste. They talk about what critical materials are and why they matter for the

In this episode of Energy Transition Talk, we explore the broader topic of energy supply and demand. Justine and Paulina start by speaking with Dr. Don Paul, an engineering professor at USC and Executive Director of the USC Energy Institute. They talk about energy demand and supply trends globally and in California, what it takes to fully electrify our power grid, the impact of renewable energy on energy prices, the implications of the Russia-Ukraine war and the COVID-19 pandemic for the global

In our second episode of the Energy Transition Talk on energy poverty, Paulina and Justine first speak with Dr. Kelly Sanders, a Civil and Environmental Engineering professor at USC who has been recognized in Forbes’ 30 under 30 and MIT Technology Review’s 35 Innovators Under 35. We talk about what energy poverty is, what a “just transition” looks like, the challenges developing economies face in moving towards renewables, the importance of holistic solutions that put people and communities at the

Welcome to our first episode of the Energy Transition Talk, where we explore the challenges and opportunities of transitioning to a low-carbon future. In this episode, hosts Jim, Justine, and Paulina introduce themselves and set the stage for what the energy transition is and why it matters. They speak with Dr. Ershaghi, Director of the Ershaghi Center for Energy Transition (E-CET), on the history of energy transitions, where we stand in the race to net zero, and the role that governments, private