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ENERGY SWITCH

Wednesday, January 28th

1:30pm on
Runtime: 00:29:00
Widescreen

Fertilizers

Fertilizer drives modern agriculture, to feed the world. It turns natural gas, nitrogen from the atmosphere, and mined minerals into plant nutrients, which end up on our plates to nourish our bodies - but with large energy and greenhouse gas footprints. We'll discuss benefits, challenges and potential solutions with Chrystel Monthean from Yara and Dr. Jason Haegele from ICL Group.

Wednesday, February 4th

1:30pm on
Runtime: 00:29:00
Widescreen

Investing In Alternative Energy

Twenty years ago, wind, solar, grid-scale batteries, and the powerlines to connect them were rare. Now they're mainstream. Our two guests have been there since the beginning. We'll hear how they've led alternative energy development and investment companies with great success. With Hunter Armistead, CEO of Pattern Energy, and Michael Harrington, Chief Investment Officer for Actis.

Wednesday, February 11th

1:30pm on
Runtime: 00:29:00
Letterbox

King Coal

Wednesday, February 18th

1:30pm on
Runtime: 00:29:00
Widescreen

Nuclear Waste

The US is the only country with permanent storage for low & intermediate-level nuclear waste. But we're one of the few countries with nuclear power plants that don't have a plan for high-level waste. Dr. Kathryn Huff, Assistant Secretary, Office of Nuclear Energy at DOE, and Dr. Allison Macfarlane, Former Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, discuss potential solutions.

Wednesday, February 25th

1:30pm on
Runtime: 00:29:00
Widescreen

Carbon Capture and Storage

One solution to reducing carbon emissions is to capture and store them underground. But there are challenges in capturing, transporting and storing the CO2, and determining who will pay for it. Dr. Sallie Greenberg, formerly with the Illinois State Geological Survey, and Dr. Julio Friedmann, Chief Scientist at Carbon Direct, discuss current projects and how CCS could contribute in the future.