Intelligence Squared
Why Capitalism and Climate Change are Not Enemies
In light of the potential collapse of our climate, momentum garnered by Greta Thunberg and raging Australian wildfires, Intelligence Squared hosted a climate...[Part 2/5] Adair Turner on Why Capitalism and Climate Change are Not Enemies
Curated Video
The Power and Impact of Wind
This video provides a comprehensive overview of wind, covering its formation, measurement, and various effects on climate and weather. It highlights the importance of wind measurement in engineering and architecture, as well as its...
Curated Video
Overview of Presidential Candidates' Stances on Technology Policy in the 2020 Election
The video provides an overview of the current Democratic candidates' stances on technology policy, including issues such as AI, facial recognition systems, and internet access. It covers each candidate's position on various...
The Wall Street Journal
Where's That Economic Recovery?
Jared Bernstein from President Biden's Council of Economic Advisors describes the outlook ahead for the U.S. economy.
The Economist
How to fuel the future
America, under President Donald Trump, is securing its “energy independence” with oil and gas. But unlike fossil fuels, renewables will not increase global warming —and China is moving fast.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Insights: Interview with Bill McKibben
Interview with Bill McKibben discussing the causes and effects of climate change and the necessity of a transition to renewable and clean energy sources. "Just transition" work in jobs and energy use.
TMW Media
Take a tour inside Hoover Dam
We’re scaling incredible heights on this episode of Travel Thru History. We visit a civil engineering wonder on the border of Arizona and Nevada - the Hoover Dam. This massive structure not only attracts about a million tourists each...
The Wall Street Journal
Defining the Role of the C-Suite and Board
Many companies now have a head of sustainability, but how can those executives work effectively with the c-suite and the board? Leaders from Levi Strauss & Co., DBL Partners and Hill+Knowlton Strategies explore what roles other corporate...
Makematic
UN Global Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy (Ages 5 - 11)
Short animation explaining UN Sustainable Development Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy for younger students
The Wall Street Journal
Betting on Clean Energy
Apollo Global Management's Olivia Wassenaar and Christine Hommes discuss their careers in energy private equity as well as the firm's new sustainable investing platform and focus on financing decarbonization efforts.
Curated Video
Wind Turbines: Harnessing the Power of the Wind
Wind turbines are devices that harness the power of wind to generate electricity. They consist of propeller-like blades that rotate when the wind blows, turning a generator that produces electricity. Wind turbines come in different...
Next Animation Studio
China's "artificial sun" marks development in nuclear fusion
Researchers from China's Hefei Institutes of Physical Science reported its fusion reactor reached 100 million degrees Celsius, over six times the temperature of the sun's core.
Physics Girl
Can you power a house with a ShakeWeight?
Using a ShakeWeight, how long would it take to produce enough energy to power a house for a day? Are we making progress toward clean and alternative energy sources? PBS Digital Studios is grateful to Bill and Melinda Gates for their...
PBS
Humans and the Environment
What is “the environment”? Well, it’s everything, and it’s everywhere, including you and me. Just about every part of human civilization depends on a healthy and stable environment. Yet, human activity is causing pollution, climate...
The Wall Street Journal
Preparing for Domestic and International Changes to Corporate Taxation
Corporate taxation changes are under consideration domestically and internationally. Executives from EY and Xcel Energy discuss the potential impact of tax updates in 2022.
Next Animation Studio
Mushroom and bacteria turn light into clean energy
A team from the Stevens Institute of Technology have developed a 'power mushroom' able to create renewable energy.
Makematic
UN Global Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy (Ages 11 - 17)
Short animation explaining UN Sustainable Development Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy for teenage students
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Michael Shellenberger: Energy and the Economics of Renewables
In this interview we discuss the impact of Schumpeter's concept of creative destruction in economic thinking - and specifically in energy. Most crucially we debate the issues surrounding conservation and the use of new oil and gas...
Next Animation Studio
Kites used to generate electricity
A group of German scientists are studying ways to harness wind energy from high-flying stunt kites. The higher the altitude, the stronger and more reliable wind energy becomes. In a test run conducted this month, scientists attached...
Science360
Renewable Energy
University of Colorado engineer Abby Watrous is on a mission in rural China, converting coal-burning homes and cook stoves into cleaner-burning models, using, among other things, the extremely abundant supply of pig poop. With funding...
Curated Video
Biden administration announces $3 billion clean energy investment for modernizing ports
The Biden administration is awarding $3 billion in grants to update and electrify port infrastructure across the U.S., which it says will translate to cleaner air and thousands of new port jobs. (Scripps News)
Press Association
Starmer and Miliband lay out plans for a state-owned energy firm, Great British Energy - in full
Sir Keir Starmer and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband speak in Runcorn, Cheshire, as they launched the Government’s plan for a state-owned energy firm, Great British Energy. They are introduced by Susan Wiseman from Hutchinson Engineering.
Press Association
GB Energy will 'drive down bills', says Sir Keir Starmer
GB Energy will “drive down bills”, Sir Keir Starmer said as he launched the Government’s plan for a state-owned energy firm. The Prime Minister said the “hard graft of rebuilding this country has truly started” as he accused the previous...
Press Association
Anas Sarwar launches Scottish Labour's General Election manifesto
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar speaks at the party's General Election manifesto launch at Murrayfield in Edinburgh.