Hurricanes Helene and Milton are heightening concerns about the role and financial stability of state-backed insurers as the country faces increasingly devastating and frequent climate disasters. POLITICO’s Zack Colman breaks down why worries are rising about these so-called insurers of last resort and how climate change is upending the insurance market. Plus, FERC Commissioner David Rosner hopes the agency can reach a consensus on its landmark transmission rule aimed at ushering in a new wave o...
Oct 11, 2024•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast President Joe Biden is offering polluting industries billions of dollars to use new carbon capture technology, but that effort might be at risk due to a steel corrosion problem revealed by a recent leak at a plant in Illinois. POLITICO’s Annie Snider breaks down what went wrong at this plant and how it impacts Biden’s climate agenda and the carbon capture industry at large. Plus, Elon Musk is using his social media network to spread conspiracy theories about U.S. natural disasters, which is comp...
Oct 10, 2024•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Biden administration has billions of dollars in congressional funding to install hundreds of thousands of electric vehicle chargers along America’s highways. But after three years of work, only 19 federal EV chargers have become operational. David Ferris from POLITICO’s E&E News breaks down the program’s slow roll out and why the officials behind the program are still optimistic. Plus, the Biden administration is finalizing a regulation aimed at eradicating lead pipes from drinking water sys...
Oct 09, 2024•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Republicans are making a big effort to use electric vehicles as a way to attack Vice President Kamala Harris and Democrats in Michigan, a crucial swing state at the center of American car culture. POLITICO’s Gavin Bade breaks down the Republican attack strategy, Democrats’ response, and how the messaging fight is resonating with voters. Plus, the Supreme Court is asking the Biden administration to weigh in on an interstate climate fight. Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO. Gavin Bade...
Oct 08, 2024•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast For decades, conflicts in the Middle East have frequently spooked energy markets and disrupted the global economy. So far though, Iran’s latest clash with Israel is causing more shrugs than drastic price spikes. POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre breaks down why the energy markets aren’t panicking but how they could be tested if the conflict escalates. Plus, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's power to authorize temporary nuclear waste storage facilities will soon face Supreme Court scrutiny. Ben Lefebvre ...
Oct 07, 2024•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week, the Biden administration announced over a billion dollars in new spending aimed at expanding America’s transmission infrastructure, which experts say is needed to meet the country’s growing energy needs. POLITICO’s Catherine Morehouse breaks down the impact of the funding and the current state of the country’s transmission system. Plus, the Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office also announced a $1.05 billion conditional loan guarantee to expand the nation's electric vehicle chargin...
Oct 04, 2024•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast According to dozens of interviews and conversations at last week’s United Nations General Assembly and New York Climate Week, the international climate movement doesn’t have a concrete strategy if Donald Trump returns to the White House. POLITICO’s Zack Colman breaks down why the climate world doesn’t have a plan for Trump 2.0. Plus, Archer Daniels Midland has temporarily paused carbon sequestration at its first-in-the-nation injection site in Illinois after discovering a leak at a second monito...
Oct 03, 2024•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Thousands of unionized dockworkers began striking across the country earlier this week, and it’s putting President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in a difficult political position just weeks before the November elections. POLITICO’s Ry Rivard breaks down how the strike could scramble this election season and the US economy. Plus, the Treasury Department is planning to finalize rules for the production of clean hydrogen by the end of the year. Ry Rivard covers energy, the environment ...
Oct 02, 2024•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast The nuclear industry is on a hot streak, with the federal government backing the restart of one shuttered plant, Palisades Nuclear Generating Station, and another, the Three Mile Island plant, also slated to fire up again. POLITICO’s Catherine Morehouse breaks down the latest nuclear news, the Biden administration’s involvement, and what’s driving the industry’s revival. Plus, a new Congressional Budget Office analysis shows that every dollar spent on federal projects to help communities adapt t...
Oct 01, 2024•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today, POLITICO Energy host Josh Siegel sits down for an extended interview with Ohio GOP Rep. Bob Latta, who is running for the top Republican position on the powerful House Energy and Commerce committee next Congress. The race could have a big impact on the future of President Joe Biden’s climate agenda, and the interview comes a month after Siegel spoke with Latta’s competitor, Kentucky GOP Rep. Brett Guthrie. Siegel and Latta discuss the Ohio Republican’s energy stances, his vision for that ...
Sep 30, 2024•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast While corporate leaders from across the world were praising President Joe Biden’s climate and clean energy accomplishments at New York Climate Week, they were hesitant to talk about what a new Trump or Harris administration might mean for their businesses. POLITICO’s Zack Colman takes the temperature of the corporate energy world ahead of the upcoming presidential election. Plus, the Energy Department announced this week that it’s awarding Cleveland-Cliffs $9.5 million to begin the first phase o...
Sep 27, 2024•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast President Joe Biden touted his administration’s climate and energy legacy at this week’s New York Climate Week and the United Nations General Assembly – his last major opportunity to publicly address an international audience about his ambitious agenda before the November election. Sara Schonhardt from POLITICO’s E&E News breaks down Biden’s swan song on climate and how he addressed Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Plus, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a trio of oil and gas bills that will cl...
Sep 26, 2024•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast The ongoing controversy over who should be permitting carbon capture projects escalated recently after the news of a leak at the nation’s first carbon injection plant. POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre and Annie Snider break down how the fight over permitting CCS is playing out in states like Texas and why that’s a big deal for President Joe Biden’s climate agenda. Plus, a senior Interior Department official violated ethics standards by not disclosing ownership of shares in conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway...
Sep 25, 2024•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast The US-China clean energy trade war took a significant turn this week, with the World Trade Organization approving China’s request for a panel to determine whether the Inflation Reduction Act violates global trade rules. POLITICO’s Doug Palmer breaks down the dispute and the potential implications for both countries. Plus, President Joe Biden will tout his climate change achievements to an international audience in New York City this week. Doug Palmer is a senior trade reporter for POLITICO. Jos...
Sep 24, 2024•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today, POLITICO Energy host Josh Siegel sits down for an extended interview at the White House with President Joe Biden’s top climate adviser Ali Zaidi. They discuss what the Biden administration aims to accomplish during the rest of its term, the political and policy challenges they face, how Vice President Kamala Harris has played a role in the administration’s climate efforts, and why the next few months are massively important for climate and energy. Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POL...
Sep 23, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Although President Joe Biden made domestic manufacturing a core part of his reelection campaign in the Rust Belt, Vice President Kamala Harris has shifted away from that messaging. POLITICO’s Gavin Bade breaks down why the Harris campaign made that pivot and how some Democrats are concerned it could cost her voters in the highly coveted Blue Wall states. Plus, FERC Chair Willie Phillips said he’s open to revisiting the agency's pipeline policy as the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals repeatedly reje...
Sep 20, 2024•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast The nation’s largest power market, PJM Interconnection, is proposing to stop payments for energy efficiency initiatives, which are meant to encourage households and businesses to use less power. POLITICO’s Catherine Morehouse breaks down PJM’s proposal, how FERC is involved, and why clean energy advocates aren’t thrilled. Plus, the Treasury Department is proposing a rule implementing a potentially lucrative tax credit that could cover nearly a third of the cost for businesses and individuals ins...
Sep 19, 2024•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Biden administration is eyeing the use of carbon markets to help generate billions of dollars in promised international climate aid. But critics are concerned about the use of the markets and say they might not deliver. POLITICO’s Zack Colman breaks down this effort from the Biden administration and why it’s coming now. Plus, Gene Karpinski, the president of the League of Conservation Voters, will step down from the influential green group he led for the last 18 years. Zack Colman covers cli...
Sep 18, 2024•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast A leading U.S. steelmaker exclusively told POLITICO that it’s considering forgoing a $500 million grant from the Biden administration to produce steel with fewer carbon emissions, also known as green steel. POLITICO’s Zack Colman breaks down why the company is potentially abandoning the federal money and how it could be a major setback for President Joe Biden’s efforts to make American manufacturing climate friendly. Plus, the Biden administration will hold the first offshore wind lease sale in ...
Sep 17, 2024•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Politico scooped last week that the Environmental Protection Agency has launched an enforcement action against the country’s first underground carbon sequestration facility in Decatur, Illinois…after a leak at a monitoring well was discovered earlier this year. The Biden administration has made carbon capture a key piece of its effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Politico's Annie Snider breaks it all down. Plus, a federal judge in North Dakota blocked the Interior Department from enforcin...
Sep 16, 2024•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the wake of the presidential debate earlier this week, Republican strategists POLITICO spoke to said that what could have been a winning attack from Donald Trump to one of Vice President Kamala Harris’s biggest vulnerabilities — energy — fell flat. Ben Lefebvre breaks down the critiques. Plus, the House Thursday passed a GOP-led bill cracking down on President Joe Biden’s EV tax credit rules, but the Senate is unlikely to take it up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...
Sep 13, 2024•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today, POLITICO Energy host Josh Siegel sits down for an extended interview with Representatives Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) and Rob Wittman (R-Va.), a bipartisan pair of House lawmakers planning to introduce legislation before the end of the year that aims to bolster the U.S. critical minerals industry and counter China. The congressional effort could be massively important since China currently dominates the market, and American companies have urged the federal government to get more involved. The d...
Sep 12, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast A federal program under the Inflation Reduction Act is encouraging rural utilities, which were long seen as laggards in America's green transition, to seek out cleaner sources of energy. Ben Storrow from POLITICO’s E&E News breaks down why this program could transform America’s energy consumption and how it’s bringing together unlikely political allies. Plus, congressional Democrats are pressing oil company executives for information about their meeting with former President Donald Trump from ea...
Sep 11, 2024•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are set to face off for the first time tonight in their highly-anticipated presidential debate. POLITICO’s Matt Daily breaks down how Trump and Harris offer vastly different visions for the country in terms of energy policy and how the issue may show up in tonight’s debate. Plus, the Biden administration says it has purchased another 3.4 million barrels of oil for the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve. For more news on energy and ...
Sep 10, 2024•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Electric vehicles are transforming Georgia’s economy with billions of dollars in investments and jobs, but local voters aren’t interested in in buying the new vehicles. That presents a unique political problem for Democrats and Republicans who want to win the crucial swing state this November. David Ferris from POLITICO’s E&E News breaks down Georgia’s EV identity crisis and what that means for the 2024 presidential race. Plus, the Government Accountability Office said in a new report that the I...
Sep 09, 2024•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast On the campaign trail, Republican nominee Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are stuck in a nearly two-decade-old energy debate: should America support fracking, the technology that set off today’s U.S. oil and gas boom? POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre breaks down what the Trump-Harris fracking feud is really about and what it says about their campaigns. Plus, Donald Trump pledged on Thursday to rescind any “unspent” funds under the Inflation Reduction Act should he be elected in November. Fo...
Sep 06, 2024•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has promised to raise tariffs on all imported goods if he’s elected. But experts warn that those tariffs could hurt consumers' wallets at the pump and would almost certainly spark a trade war that could negatively impact U.S. exporters. POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre breaks down how Trump’s tariffs could raise gasoline prices at home and complicate US relations abroad. Plus, President Joe Biden is expected today to announce the first tranche of funding under...
Sep 05, 2024•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Biden administration is considering a new policy that would use federal dollars to support U.S. critical minerals projects, which have faced cancellations and delays because of an influx of cheaper Chinese materials. POLITICO’s James Bikales breaks down what he learned about this potential policy move and the potential complications. Plus, Kamala Harris' presidential campaign has hired Camila Thorndike as climate engagement director. For more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to ...
Sep 04, 2024•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast FERC Commissioner Mark Christie, a Republican, says the agency has dramatically departed from one of its core missions over the years: keeping power bills for millions of Americans affordable. Today, POLITICO Energy host Catherine Morehouse sits down with Christie for an extended interview about why he thinks the regulatory process has shifted in favor of large power companies at consumers’ expense and how he would fix it. Catherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO. Mark Christie is ...
Sep 03, 2024•24 min•Ep 1211•Transcript available on Metacast Even though Democrats have been openly hostile to the oil and gas industry at the party’s national convention this week, fossil fuel leaders say there are reasons to feel optimistic by Vice President Kamala Harris' rise and that party officials speak differently behind closed doors. Emma Dumain from POLITICO’s E&E News breaks down how oil industry leaders were messaging at the DNC and if that’s a political risk for Kamala Harris’ campaign. Emma Dumain covers Congress for POLITICo’s E&E News.Cath...
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