David Roberts
I run a newsletter/podcast called Volts about clean energy & politics. Subscribe & join the community at https://t.co/mAVggtRfoE! (@volts.wtf on bsky, ahem.)
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2 weeks ago |
volts.wtf | David Roberts
In this episode, I dig into the just-released Global Electricity Review from the think tank Ember, with founder Bryony Worthington and lead author Nicolas Fulghum. Clean electricity surpassed 40 percent of global generation in 2024, driven by record solar deployment. We explore solar's rapid doubling, the pace of demand growth, and the way China's clean energy decisions shape global trends.
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2 weeks ago |
volts.wtf | David Roberts
In this episode, I talk with Antoine Vagneur-Jones, head of clean energy, trade, and supply chains for BloombergNEF, about the messy world of global clean energy supply chains. We explore China's manufacturing dominance, the faltering quest to "onshore" production in Western countries, and why blanket tariffs often undermine the very goals they're supposed to achieve. (PDF transcript)(Active transcript)David RobertsHello everyone.
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3 weeks ago |
volts.wtf | David Roberts
In this episode, I sit down with my old friend Sean Casten for a frank insider's take on the precarious state of clean energy policy amid our ongoing constitutional meltdown. We dive into the political knife fight over IRA tax credits (some Republicans support them), why transmission reform remains frustratingly partisan despite economic logic, and the fossil industry's fear of competition.
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3 weeks ago |
volts.wtf | David Roberts
Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -11:46Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. In this month's mailbag, I rave about my new EV (despite my lifelong aversion to cars), explain why our political system would never permit a "decarbonization Trump", wrestle with solar geoengineering, and share my thoughts on why home batteries are so much pricier than the ones rolling around in our cars.
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4 weeks ago |
volts.wtf | David Roberts
In this episode, I talk with Patrick Robbins of Public Power NY and Johanna Bozuwa of the Climate and Community Institute about New York's groundbreaking Build Public Renewables Act, which empowers the state's public utility to build clean energy at scale. We explore how this surprising legislative victory happened, the challenges of implementation, and why public ownership might be the key to making renewable energy both politically resilient and economically accessible.
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On Thursday, I'm talking with a fellow named Jay Robert Pritzker -- y'all probably know him best as the governor of Illinois. We're going to talk about his state's decarbonization efforts and how he plans to keep them on track despite hostility from Trump. Got any questions?
RT @heatmap_news: Catch Heatmap's @emilypont on @drvolts talking tariffs and IRA tax credits alongside @CanaryMediaInc's @jeffsaintjohn ⬇️…
RT @CentreNetZero: ❓ How's decarbonisation going in the UK? ⚡️ Our CEO & CP2030 Commissioner Lucy Yu was invited to chat to @drvolts ab…