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Is it too late? |
s it too late to prevent climate change? Are the scary predictions that we hear about inevitable? In this episode of TILclimate (Today I Learned Climate), MIT Prof. Noelle Selin joins host Laur Hesse Fisher to answer these questions. They explore what change is predictable, explain what climate goals like 1.5 C mean, and give insight to what it will take in order to achieve them.
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https://climate.mit.edu/podcasts/bonus-episode-it-too-late |
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TIL about cleaning up clean tech |
Technologies like solar panels and batteries help us slow down climate change, but they’re not inherently perfect. In this episode of TILclimate (Today I Learned Climate), Suzanne Greene of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics and the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative sits down with host Laur Hesse Fisher to help us navigate how to massively scale up clean tech while making a conscious and dedicated effort to ensure people’s rights, health, and safety.
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https://climate.mit.edu/podcasts/e9-til-about-cleaning-clean-tech |
https://climate.mit.edu/til-about-cleaning-up-clean-tech-educator-guide |
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TIL about fusion energy |
Let’s talk about a technology that could change our whole energy system, but so far hasn’t generated a single watt. In the season finale of TILclimate (Today I Learned Climate), Professor Dennis Whyte sits down with host Laur Hesse Fisher to talk about fusion energy.
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https://climate.mit.edu/podcasts/e8-til-about-fusion-energy |
https://climate.mit.edu/til-about-fusion-energy-educator-guide |
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TIL about carbon capture |
This season, we’ve talked about alternative energy sources that don’t emit carbon dioxide -- but what if there was a way to continue using fossil fuels for energy without emitting CO2 into the atmosphere? In this episode of TILclimate (Today I Learned Climate), Dr. Howard Herzog and Professor Brad Hager sit down with host Laur Hesse Fisher to talk about capturing, using, and storing carbon emissions, and how it fits into a clean energy future.
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https://climate.mit.edu/podcasts/e7-til-about-carbon-capture |
https://climate.mit.edu/til-about-carbon-capture-educator%20guide |
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TIL about nuclear power |
We know how to generate tons of electricity without pumping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, using a technology that’s already mature, widespread, and competitive with fossil fuels—and also, very controversial: nuclear power. In this episode of TILclimate (Today I Learned Climate), Prof. Jacopo Buongiorno, Director of the MIT Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems, sits down with host Laur Hesse Fisher to explore how nuclear power works, why even some climate advocates don’t agree on using it, and what role it can play in our clean energy future.
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https://climate.mit.edu/podcasts/e6-til-about-nuclear-power |
https://climate.mit.edu/til-about-nuclear-power-educator-guide |
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TIL about energy efficiency |
We hear a lot about technologies that produce carbon-free energy, but what about actually using less energy to begin with? In this episode of TILclimate (Today I Learned Climate), Harvey Michaels, lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, joins host Laur Hesse Fisher to explore the three ways that energy efficiency can help us reduce carbon emissions.
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https://climate.mit.edu/podcasts/e5-til-about-energy-efficiency |
https://climate.mit.edu/til-about-energy-efficiency-educator%20guide |
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TIL about wind and solar power |
What will it take to generate the electricity our society needs, without generating carbon emissions? In this episode of TILclimate (Today I Learned Climate), Dr. Magdalena Klemun at the MIT Institute for Data, Systems and Society joins host Laur Hesse Fisher to begin exploring this question, starting with wind and solar power.
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https://climate.mit.edu/podcasts/e4-til-about-wind-and-solar-power |
https://climate.mit.edu/til-about-wind-solar-power-educator-guide |
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Is it energy or electricity? |
In this mini-episode of TILclimate (Today I Learned: Climate), host Laur Hesse Fisher breaks down what we’re actually talking about when we use the word “energy”. In a few minutes, we cover the difference between energy and electricity, and the big picture strategy for how to reduce CO2 for each.
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https://climate.mit.edu/podcasts/e3-it-energy-or-electricity |
https://climate.mit.edu/til-about-energy-electricity-educator-guide |
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TIL about fossil fuels |
Fossil fuels -- coal, natural gas, and oil -- provide the large majority of our power in the United States and around the world. In this episode of TILclimate (Today I Learned: Climate), John Reilly of the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change joins host Laur Hesse Fisher to demystify fossil fuels: what are the different kinds of fossil fuels, and how do they compare to each other?
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https://climate.mit.edu/podcasts/e2-til-about-fossil-fuels |
https://climate.mit.edu/til-about-fossil-fuels-educator-guide |
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TIL about the electric grid |
The electric grid are networks that carry electricity from central power plants to our homes. But how exactly is electricity generated and brought to our door? And what needs to change if we’re going to transition to generating “clean” electricity? In this episode of TILclimate (Today I Learned: Climate), Harvey Michaels, lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, joins host Laur Hesse Fisher to explain the history and perhaps surprising features of the electric grid, and what changes are in store for the future.
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https://climate.mit.edu/podcasts/e1-til-about-electric-grid |
https://climate.mit.edu/til-about-electric-grid-educator-guide |
