S1 E11: Policies to Reduce CO2 Emissions @SwitchEnergyAlliance

Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

As carbon-based fuels continue to dominate global energy consumption, reducing emissions is both a financial and temporal challenge. In this episode, Dr. Billy Pizer, Vice President of Research and Policy Engagement at Resources for the Future, and Sasha Mackler, Executive Director of the Bipartisan Policy Center, delve into potential solutions. They discuss the pros and cons of a carbon tax and the impact of encouraging carbon-reducing technologies on emission reductions.

S1 E11: Policies to Reduce CO2 Emissions

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$Whats the Future of Natural Gas? | Energy Switch Season 1, Episode 2 Hydraulic fracturing made gas abundant, which made it cheap. This allowed gas to replace coal in our power sector. Though gas has lower carbon emissions, it’s still not carbon free. Joining Dr. Scott Tinker to discuss is: - Dr. Naomi Boness, Managing Director of the Natural Gas Initiative at Stanford University - Rachel Fakhry, Analyst for the Climate & Clean Air programs at the National Resources Defense Council Originally aired 09/04/2022 on PBS. FOLLOW ENERGY SWITCH ▷ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/theenergyswitch ▷ TWITTER: https://x.com/theenergyswitch ▷ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/theenergyswitch/ ▷ WEBSITE: https://energyswitch.org/ ▷ PODCAST: https://energyswitch.org/podcast FOLLOW US ▷ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SwitchEnergyAlliance ▷ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SwitchEAlliance ▷ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/switchenergyalliance/ ▷ INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/switchenergyalliance ▷ WEBSITE: https://switchon.org/ About Switch Energy Alliance: Switch Energy Alliance is a 501(c)(3) dedicated to inspiring an energy-educated future that is objective, nonpartisan, and sensible. With over 300 energy education videos and resources, Switch Energy Alliance engages students and general viewers in a positive conversation to work collaboratively on energy challenges. Learn more: https://switchon.org/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SwitchEnergyAlliance$

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