Students on the Future of Energy | Energy Switch Season 3, Episode 5

Two advanced energy students share their thoughts on the future of nuclear, carbon capture and storage, solar and wind, batteries, energy reliability, climate change and their hopes for the future. Joining Dr. Scott Tinker this episode is: - Shadya Taleb, a graduate research assistant in carbon capture and storage at the Bureau of Economic Geology - Grace Stanke, a nuclear engineering student and Miss America 2023 Chapters: 00:00 – Teaser 00:36 – Intro 01:40 – Topic 02:04 – Guests 02:37 – What does the younger generation think about energy and climate? 02:56 – Guests' fields of study 04:24 – Fearing nuclear energy 06:08 – Younger generation's view on wind and solar 07:50 – Energy outside of the U.S. 10:02 – Lower emitting, new technologies 11:10 – Does the younger generation understand the life cycle of energy sources? 12:37 – Hydrogen awareness 13:08 – How informed are young people on energy and climate? 15:43 – How do we have a conversation without conflict? 17:22 – What does "sustainable" mean? 19:41 – Is more nuclear energy coming? 20:53 – Hope for the future 21:46 – Ideal energy futures 22:55 – Final thoughts 24:42 – Discussion summary 26:10 – End credits Originally aired 10/06/2023 on PBS. FOLLOW ENERGY SWITCH ▷ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/theenergyswitch ▷ TWITTER: https://x.com/theenergyswitch ▷ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/theenergyswitch/ ▷ WEBSITE: https://energyswitch.org/ ▷ PODCAST: https://energyswitch.org/podcast FOLLOW US ▷ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SwitchEnergyAlliance ▷ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SwitchEAlliance ▷ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/switchenergyalliance/ ▷ INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/switchenergyalliance ▷ WEBSITE: https://switchon.org/ About Switch Energy Alliance: Switch Energy Alliance is a 501(c)(3) dedicated to inspiring an energy-educated future that is objective, nonpartisan, and sensible. With over 300 energy education videos and resources, Switch Energy Alliance engages students and general viewers in a positive conversation to work collaboratively on energy challenges. Learn more: https://switchon.org/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SwitchEnergyAlliance