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Climate Break — 251 episodes

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Energy Efficient Building Air Filters, with Phil Yuen

2

Forging Resilience with Chandra Middleton

3

Climate-Friendly Banking, with Charley Cummings

4

Used Cooking Oil for Aviation Fuel

5

Green Silicon Valley

6

Methane Reduction Through Governmental Collaboration, with Shivani Shukla

7

Native Seed Restoration, with Patrick Reynolds

8

Aquaculture and the Seaweed Industry with Kaira Wallace

9

Photosynthesis Through Artificial Leaves, with Dr. Peidong Yang

10

Advanced Air Mobility, with Adam Cohen

11

Rerun: Reframing Climate Action as Creation Care, with Becca Boyd

12

Rerun: Lithium-Ion Batteries for India's Clean Energy Future, with Dr. Rashi Gupta

13

Rerun: Unifying a Partisan Nation Around Nature, with Amelia Joy and Maya Cohn

14

Rerun: Evangelical Christians Taking Environmental Action, with Rev. Dr. Jeremy Summers

15

Rerun: Removing Dams on Rivers to Ensure Climate Resilience for Salmon, with Regina Chichizola

16

Rerun: Recyclable Resin for Wind Turbines, with Ryan Clarke

17

Plantd, with Nathan Silvernail

18

Rerun: Latino Climate Justice Framework, with Irene Burga

19

Rerun: Chaos Wheat, with Robin Morgan

20

Rerun: AquaFreezing to Slow Arctic Ice Loss, with Simon Woods

21

Sequestering Carbon in Building Materials, with Dr. Sabbie Miller

22

Rerun: Sustainable Wood from Mass Timber, with Dr. Paul Mayencourt

23

Rerun: Using AI for Climate Risk Assessment, with Dr. Ron Dembo

24

Unifying a Partisan Nation Around Nature, with Amelia Joy and Maya Cohn

25

Rerun: Climate Action through Community-Driven Philanthropy, with Jared Blumenfeld

26

Eliminating Single-Use Plastic Bags, with Jesse Langley

27

Rerun: Water Batteries, with Erik Steimle

28

Earth Species, with Aza Raskin

29

Rerun: COF 999 Carbon Capture, with Dr. Omar Yaghi

30

Rerun: Breeding Heat Resilient Coral to Restore At-Risk Coral Reefs, with Dr. Saskia Jurriaans

31

Rerun: Promoting Clean Energy through Pop Culture, with Klean Energy Kulture Co-Founders Michael Hawthorne Jr. and Corey Dennard

32

Lithium-Ion Batteries for India's Clean Energy Future, with Dr. Rashi Gupta

33

Evangelical Christians Taking Environmental Action, with Rev. Dr. Jeremy Summers

34

Using AI for Climate Risk Assessment, with Dr. Ron Dembo

35

Rerun: Educating Kids about Climate Change through Musical Storytelling

36

Rerun: How Fungi is Enhancing Soil Carbon Sequestration Underground, with Tegan Nock

37

AquaFreezing to Slow Arctic Ice Loss , with Simon Woods

38

Reframing Climate Action as Creation Care, with Becca Boyd

39

Rerun: Carbon Capture Mineralization, with Dr. Rob Jackson

40

Rerun: Identifying and Fixing Natural Gas Leaks in Cities, with Dr. Rob Jackson

41

Rerun: Public Utilities Commissions, with EarthJustice’s Jill Tauber

42

Rerun: How Native American Ecology Can Tackle Climate Anxiety, with Dr. Melinda Adams

43

Latino Climate Justice Framework, with Irene Burga

44

Rerun: Alleviating Urban Heat Traps, with Jeff Goodell

45

Rerun: Calculating Threats from Rising Temperatures Using Heat Indexing, with Professor David Romps

46

Rerun: Regenerating our Ecosystems with Good Fire, with Dr. Melinda Adams

47

Rerun: Eliminating Contrails to Increase Aircraft Sustainability, with Matteo Mirolo

48

Rerun: COF 999 Carbon Capture, with Dr. Omar Yaghi

49

Rerun: Locating Methane Leaks with Satellites, with Dr. Timiebi Aganaba

50

Recyclable Resin for Wind Turbines, with Ryan Clarke

51

Chaos Wheat, with Robin Morgan

52

How Curbside Charging Increases EV Accessibility, with Tiya Gordon

53

Rerun: Making Electric Heating Accessible and Affordable for Low-Income Residents, with Sarah Moskowitz

54

Water Batteries, with Erik Steimle

55

How Public Universities are Helping to Fight Climate Change, with Bruce Riordan

56

Rerun: Energy as a Service, with Bob Hinkle

57

Rerun: Including Marginalized Communities in Policy Decisions, with Dr. Andrew Rumbach

58

Transforming Coffee Grounds into a Biodegradable Plastic Alternative, with Dr. Srinivas Janaswamy

59

Climate Action through Community-Driven Philanthropy, with Jared Blumenfeld

60

Rerun: Disability-Inclusive Climate Solutions, with Michael Stein

61

Out with Classic Refrigerants and In with Ionocaloric Refrigeration, with Dr. Drew Lilley

62

Clean Trucks, with Ruben Aronin

63

Breeding Heat Resilient Coral to Restore At-Risk Coral Reefs, with Dr. Saskia Jurriaans

64

Removing Dams on Rivers to Ensure Climate Resilience for Salmon, with Regina Chichizola

65

Rerun: Increasing Efficiency Through Power Line Reconductoring, with Umed Paliwal

66

Public Utilities Commissions, with EarthJustice’s Jill Tauber

67

Sustainable Wood from Mass Timber, with Dr. Paul Mayencourt

68

How Fungi is Enhancing Soil Carbon Sequestration Underground, with Tegan Nock

69

COF 999 Carbon Capture, with Dr. Omar Yaghi

70

Rerun: Local Textile Recycling with Material Return's Bobby Carswell

71

Rerun: Municipal Investment in Clean Energy Tech through Community Choice Aggregation, with Rob Shaw

72

Rerun: Adapting Ocean Governance for a World of Rising Seas with Dr. Nilufer Oral

73

Rerun: Optimizing Food Waste Recovery through Algorithms, with Maen Mahfoud

74

Rerun: Advancing Sustainable Steel Production, with Adam Rauwerdink

75

Rerun: Sustainable Investing for a Climate-Proof Economy, with Kirsten Spalding

76

Carbon Capture Mineralization, with Dr. Rob Jackson

77

Identifying and Fixing Natural Gas Leaks in Cities, with Dr. Rob Jackson

78

Staying Safe in Extreme Heat, with Dr. David Sklar

79

Standardizing Energy Efficiency, with Mark Kresowik

80

Rerun: Using Climate Journalism to Connect Weather Events and Climate, with Jonathan Vigliotti

81

Rerun: Resilience Hotspots: Nature's Role in Urban Climate Adaptation

82

Rerun: Induction Ranges, No Rewiring Required, with Sam Calisch

83

How Native American Ecology Can Tackle Climate Anxiety, with Dr. Melinda Adams

84

Regenerating our Ecosystems with Good Fire, with Dr. Melinda Adams

85

Including Marginalized Communities in Policy Decisions

86

Promoting Clean Energy through Pop Culture, with Klean Energy Kulture Co-Founders Michael Hawthorne Jr. and Corey Dennard

87

Eliminating Contrails to Increase Aircraft Sustainability, with Matteo Mirolo

88

Locating Methane Leaks with Satellites, with Dr. Timiebi Aganaba

89

Energy as a Service, with Bob Hinkle

90

Rerun: Using Solar Energy to Power Composting with Chris Seney

91

Disability-Inclusive Climate Solutions, with Michael Stein

92

Rerun: What Does Effective Climate Communication Look Like? with Dr. Candice Howarth

93

Rerun: Electric Vehicle Retrofitting with Dr. Aly El Tayeb

94

Sustainable Investing for a Climate-Proof Economy, with Kirsten Spalding

95

Increasing Efficiency Through Power Line Reconductoring, with Umed Paliwal

96

Rerun: Using Concrete for Carbon Removal with Dr. Erica Dodds

97

Mass Mobilization for Climate, with Dana Fisher

98

Rerun: Raising the Bar: Brewing a Greener Future with Concentrated Beer, with Gary Tickle

99

Generating Electricity from Air, with Jun Yao

100

Rerun: Equitable Policy for Energy Efficient Homes with Dr. Steve Cliff

101

Adapting Coffee Production for Climate Resilience, with Catherine Kiwuka

102

Improving Lithium-Ion Batteries: The Manganese Solution

103

Alleviating Urban Heat Traps, with Jeff Goodell

104

Rerun: Corporate Lobbying as an Ally in the Fight Against Climate Change

105

Converting Food Waste into Energy Through Anaerobic Digestion, with Brett Reinford

106

E-Mobilization and Renewable Energy in Kenya, with Daniel Ngumy

107

Designing Road Infrastructure to Promote Active Mobility, with Lina Lopez

108

Rerun: Cool surfaces: Reflecting heat and reducing emissions, with Ronnen Levinson

109

Using Climate Journalism to Connect Weather Events and Climate, with Jonathan Vigliotti

110

Advancing Sustainable Steel Production, with Adam Rauwerdink

111

Tracking Emissions with Remote Sensing, with Gavin McCormick

112

Rerun: Tackling the Plastic Crisis, with Martin Bourque

113

Calculating Threats from Rising Temperatures Using Heat Indexing, with Professor David Romps

114

Bidirectional Charging: Vehicles as a Portable Battery, with Ellie Cohen

115

Pedaling Towards A Sustainable Future, with Manuel de Araujo

116

Making Electric Heating Accessible and Affordable for Low-Income Residents, with Sarah Moskowitz

117

Restoring Urban Waterways to Create Climate Resiliency, with Nick Wesley

118

Solar Power On Farms, with Byron Kominek

119

Reducing Plastic Pollution with Bioplastics, with Raegan Kelly

120

RERUN: The Clean Energy Potential of Nuclear Fusion, with Annie Kritcher

121

Educating Kids about Climate Change through Musical Storytelling

122

Rerun: Sequestering Carbon using Compost and Grasslands, with Whendee Silver

123

Rerun: Recharging Aquifers with Flood Waters, with Daniel Swain

124

Rerun: Using Groundwater to Heat and Cool Buildings

125

Balancing the Grid: California's Shift to Renewable Energy Sources

126

Hip Hop 4 Change: Using Art Activism to Combat Climate Change

127

International Monetary Fund Reform, With Kelly Varian

128

RERUN: Community as antidote to climate despair, with Teo Grossman

129

Salt Marshes: Ecosystem Powerhouses in Climate Regulation and Biodiversity

130

Resilience Hotspots: Nature's Role in Urban Climate Adaptation

131

Green Ammonia: Pioneering a Sustainable Future in Food Production

132

RERUN: Could We Use CRISPR to Fight Climate Change? with Professor Kris Niyogi

133

Geothermal Power: Tapping Earth's Heat for a Carbon-Free Future

134

Matching Demand for Zero-Emissions Public Transportation in Scotland, with Ed Thomson

135

Carbon-Free Trucks on the Road to Zero Emissions, with Sophie Defour

136

Lithium mining in Southern California’s Salton Sea geothermal system, with Dr. Pat Dobson

137

Corporate Lobbying as an Ally in the Fight Against Climate Change

138

The “30 by 30” Conservation Movement, with Jennifer Norris

139

Raising the Bar: Brewing a Greener Future with Concentrated Beer, with Gary Tickle

140

Educating Girls to Address Gendered Impacts of Climate Change

141

Learning from Luxembourg's Approach to EVs with Minister of Mobility Francois Bausch

142

Climate Change Litigation on Behalf of Young People, with Julia Olson (extended version)

143

Tackling the Plastic Crisis, with Martin Bourque

144

Hydrogen Fuel’s Potential to Decarbonize Aviation

145

Using Mobile Apps to Improve Air Quality Awareness in Ghana, with Dr. Collins Gameli Hodoli

146

Using Paleo Valleys to Recharge Aquifers, with Dr. Rosemary Knight

147

Electrifying Motorcycle Taxis in Africa to Reduce Emissions and Save Drivers Money

148

Prescribed Burns with Bill Tripp

149

Rerun: Using Windows to Capture Solar Power with Professor Stephen Forrest

150

Climate Change Litigation on Behalf of Young People

151

Shifting Public Opinion with Warning Labels on Gas Pumps, with Rob Shirkey

152

Cool surfaces: Reflecting heat and reducing emissions, with Ronnen Levinson

153

Improving on 100% Renewable Portfolio Standards through Hourly Matching, with Jan Pepper of Peninsula Clean Energy

154

Growing a Conservative Youth Environmental Movement, with Karly Matthews from the American Conservation Coalition

155

Municipal Investment in Clean Energy Tech through Community Choice Aggregation, with Rob Shaw

156

The Clean Energy Potential of Nuclear Fusion, with Annie Kritcher

157

Recharging Aquifers with Flood Waters, with Daniel Swain

158

How International Trade Policy Can Boost Climate Action, with Joseph Shapiro

159

State Wildlife Management and Resilience, with Chuck Bonham

160

Sequestering Carbon using Compost and Grasslands, with Whendee Silver

161

Optimizing Food Waste Recovery through Algorithms, with Maen Mahfoud

162

Collaborating with farmers on climate-friendly practices, with Alameda County Resource Conservation District

163

Community as antidote to climate despair, with Teo Grossman

164

A role for hydrogen in decarbonization? with Nick Connell

165

Using Oyster Reefs to Protect Shorelines, with Claire Arre

166

Induction Ranges, No Rewiring Required, with Sam Calisch

167

Protecting Drinking Water from Agricultural Pollutants with Des Moines Water Works

168

Using Groundwater to Heat and Cool Buildings

169

RERUN: Transforming Food Waste Into Vegan Leather with Polybion's Axel Gómez-Ortigoza

170

Rebroadcast: Building Tribal Communities' Energy Independence with Indigenous Energy Initiative

171

Local Textile Recycling with Material Return's Bobby Carswell

172

Could We Use CRISPR to Fight Climate Change? with Professor Kris Niyogi

173

How Carbon Emission Registries Can Help Organizations Reduce Their Emissions with Dan Krekelberg

174

Electric Vehicle Retrofitting with Dr. Aly El Tayeb

175

What Advanced Clean Cars II Means for Zero Emission Vehicles with Dr. Steve Cliff

176

Why Smart Land Use Can Reduce the Need to Drive with Dr. Steve Cliff

177

Equitable Policy for Energy Efficient Homes with Dr. Steve Cliff

178

California's Plan to Decarbonize Trucks with Dr. Steve Cliff

179

How to Think About the Transition to Zero Emission Commercial Vehicles with CALSTART's Cristiano Facanha

180

Designing Cities for a Car Optional Future with Mobycon's Lennart Nout

181

What Can California’s Experience Tackling Climate Change Teach the Federal Government? With Richard Corey

182

Building Tribal Communities' Energy Independence with Indigenized Energy Initiative

183

Using Concrete for Carbon Removal with Dr. Erica Dodds

184

Adapting Ocean Governance for a World of Rising Seas with Dr. Nilufer Oral

185

Zero Emission Zones with Arjan Oranje

186

Using Cryptocurrency to Reward Sustainable Transportation with Paulo Humanes

187

Using Solar Energy to Power Composting with Chris Seney

188

Using Geothermal Technology to Replace Natural Gas in Homes with HEET

189

What Does Effective Climate Communication Look Like? with Dr. Candice Howarth

190

What is Environmental Justice? with Dr. Robert Bullard

191

How do Oyster Reefs Protect Shorelines with Claire Arre

192

How to Protect Water Supply from Agricultural Pollutants with Des Moines Water Works

193

Carbon Farming with Ian Howell

194

Wildfire Resilience in California with Chuck Bonham

195

Short: What W.Va v EPA means for US Climate Action, with Dan Farber

196

What Does W. Virginia V. EPA Mean for Environmental Policy? with Dan Farber and Ken Alex

197

Why does Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Matter for Energy Policy

198

Environmental Racism with Dr. Robert Bullard

199

What U.S.-China diplomacy relationship means for fighting climate change with Kevin Rudd - California China Climate Institute

200

Electric Vehicle-Grid Integration with Dr. Carla Peterman - California China Climate Institute

201

The Importance of Merging Humans and Nature with Dr. Liz Hadly - California China Climate Institute

202

Climate 101 S1E1 - Lessons from California: Where we’ve gone wrong that other states can learn from, as well as where we’ve gone right

203

Climate Disaster Mitigation Through Political Action with Dr. Michael Mann - California China Climate Institute

204

Decarbonization in the Short Term with Christiana Figueres - California China Climate Institute

205

How Policy Change Boosts Electric Vehicle Transformation in Europe with Laurence Tubiana - California China Climate Institute

206

International Climate Finance with Mary Robinson - California China Climate Institute

207

How Environmental Voters Can Influence Climate Policy with Dr. Martin Rees - California China Climate Institute

208

What You Need to Know About COP26

209

President Biden has Signed the Infrastructure Bill. What will Happen Next?

210

President Biden has Signed the Infrastructure Bill. What will Happen Next? (Extended Version)

211

How Seaweed Helps Scientists Reduce Methane Emissions

212

Corporate Climate Policy Advocacy with Bill Weihl

213

Large-scale Solar with Shannon Eddy

214

Regenerating food systems with Grizzly Corps

215

Nature-based Solutions with Dr. Deborah Brosnan

216

To Keep the Warming Limited with Dr. Veerabhadran Ramanathan

217

Cap-and-Trade Market for Carbon Credits with Mary Nichols

218

Shifting to Renewable Energy with Hal Harvey

219

Prescribed Burns with Bill Tripp

220

The American Conservation Coalition with Karly Matthews

221

President Biden's Infrastructure Bill with Ken Alex and Ethan Elkind

222

Rooftop Solar with Bernadette Del Chiaro

223

Zero Emission Aviation with Val Miftakhov

224

Zero Emission Aviation with Val Miftakhov (Extended Version)

225

Electric Vehicles with Scott Moura (Extended Version)

226

Batteries with Scott Moura

227

Plant-Based Meat with Ricardo San Martin

228

Youth Climate Justice with Candice Youngblood

229

Earth Day with Ken Alex and Ethan Elkind

230

Sustainable Biofuel with Yuxin Wu

231

Agroecology with Clara Nicholls

232

Climate Change Warning Labels with Robert Shirkey (Extended Version)

233

Climate Change Warning Labels with Robert Shirkey

234

Zero Waste with Jenny Chiu (Extended Version)

235

Zero Waste with Jenny Chiu

236

Urban Farming with Paul Bernstein

237

Recycling with Deborah Raphael

238

Offshore Wind Turbines with Yuxin Wu

239

Policy in Purple States with Janet Napolitano

240

EV Charging Vehicle-to-Grid Integration with Scott Moura

241

Building Decarbonization with Bronwyn Barry

242

Climate Migrant Policy with Janet Napolitano

243

Margaret Gordon - Neighborhood Climate Data Margaret Gordon

244

Gov. Jerry Brown's Advice for President-Elect Biden on Climate Change

245

Gov. Jerry Brown on Why Nations Will Want to Cooperate on Climate Action

246

Gov. Jerry Brown on President-Elect Biden and Climate Equity

247

Introduction to Climate Break

248

Whendee Silver - Compost and Grasslands

249

Autonomous Vehicles with Scott Moura

250

Noah Deich - Carbon Sequestration Technologies

251

Isha Clarke - Youth Climate Activism