In this week’s episode, host Kristin Hayes talks with Maureen Leddy, who serves as director of the Office of Climate Change at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Leddy discusses the state’s recently approved Scoping Plan, which proposes strategies for meeting the state’s emissions-reduction goals that are required by the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act of 2019. Leddy reviews how the plan was developed, the community engagement involved in the development process, and specific emissions-reduction strategies that are outlined in the Scoping Plan.

References and recommendations:

“New York State Climate Action Council Scoping Plan” from the New York State Climate Action Council; https://climate.ny.gov/ScopingPlan

“Estimating the Value of Carbon: Two Approaches” by Resources for the Future and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority; https://www.rff.org/publications/reports/estimating-the-value-of-carbon-two-approaches/

“The Energy Gang” podcast; https://www.woodmac.com/market-insights/types/podcasts/the-energy-gang/

New York’s Scoping Plan for Climate Action, with Maureen Leddy

In episode #508 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Emily Eaton and Bronwen Tucker. They are two of the six co-authors of *The End of This World: Climate Justice in So-Called Canada* (Between the Lines, 2023), which outlines a framework for working towards not only a just transition away from fossil fuels but an explicitly *decolonial* just transition. They talk about the intertwined character of the climate crisis and colonization, about the book, and about the struggle for a decolonial just transition.

For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: https://talkingradical.ca/2023/02/14/radio-a-framework-for-a-decolonial-just-transition/

Talking Radical Radio

A framework for a decolonial just transition

Kristallipallon neljäs kausi alkaa oikeudenmukaista siirtymää hahmottaen. Mitä oikeudenmukaisella siirtymällä tarkoitetaan ja minkälaisesta murroksesta on kyse Suomessa? Miten edellinen vaalikausi on sitä edistänyt? Entä mitkä eväät tuleva hallitus saa siirtymän vauhdittamiseksi? 

Keskustelemassa ovat ORSI-hankkeen Tuuli Hirvilammi, SAK:n Pia Björkbacka ja JustFood-hankkeen Teea Kortetmäki, ja ohjelman juontaa Syken Erkki Mervaala.

Kristallipallo K4: Oikeudenmukainen siirtymä

This week Iron & Earth was pleased to announce $16M in new funding from the Government of Canada’s Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Luisa, Executive Director of Iron & Earth, she talks with freelance broadcaster Don Hill about how the funding will create energy transition opportunities across Canada that are built around community and individual needs.

Iron + Earth

Luisa da Silva PART 1

Scottish Greens Mark Ruskell MSP says Sir Keir Hardie's admission that Labour would allow the Rosebank oil and gas field to go ahead if it is granted a licence is further proof Westminster cannot be trusted with tackling the climate crisis.

Labour's Rosebank admission shows they cannot be trusted on climate, says Mark Ruskell MSP

This week Iron & Earth is part of an international group in Germany looking at that country’s move to a energy diversification and a more sustainable economy. 
In this podcast episode, freelance broadcast Don Hill talks with German Consul General March Eichhorn.

Iron & Earth

German renewables study tour

As you’ll hear in this podcast episode Canada is in a position to make sustainable jobs an economic winner as long as we keep workers and the climate at the top of the agenda.

Structural Change in Germany

In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Jamie Van Nostrand, former director of the Center for Energy and Sustainable Development at West Virginia University and current chair of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. Van Nostrand discusses how the state government in West Virginia historically has supported and promoted the coal industry, how the state’s support of coal has affected electricity prices for West Virginia residents, and how recent policies could influence the future of energy in West Virginia.

References and recommendations:

“The Coal Trap: How West Virginia Was Left Behind in the Clean Energy Revolution” by James M. Van Nostrand; https://www.thecoaltrap.com

“What Is An ‘Energy Community’? Alternative Approaches for Geographically Targeted Energy Policy” by Daniel Raimi and Sophie Pesek; https://www.rff.org/publications/reports/what-is-an-energy-community-alternative-approaches-for-geographically-targeted-energy-policy/

Sixth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sixth-assessment-report-cycle/

The Impacts of Coal’s Decline in West Virginia, with Jamie Van Nostrand

Tying in with edie's Climate Finance Week of themed content and events, this episode delivers up three exclusive interviews with Lloyds Bank, the Green Finance Institute and Cibus Capital.

Sustainability Uncovered, hosted in partnership with Lloyds Bank, uncovers some of most inspiring and insightful sustainability and climate action stories from across the globe. The show features live in-the-studio guests, leader interviews, need-to-know round-ups, listener quizzes and more – all wrapped up into monthly episodes.

Whether you’re a business leader, climate expert, environmental professional, youth activist, or just someone with a passion for all things sustainability and climate action – this podcast is for you!

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Sustainability Uncovered

Episode 09: Climate finance, cleantech investments and the Just Transition

In this week’s episode, host Kristin Hayes talks with Michael Pahle, head of the Climate and Energy Policy Working Group at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, about the clean energy transition in Germany. Pahle discusses the history of Germany’s energy transition, the nation’s current decarbonization goals, the relationship between national climate policy and European climate policy, and lessons from decades of German energy policy.

References and recommendations:

“The Tragedy of Stopping Climate Change” by Jessi Jezewska Stevens; https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/11/09/climate-change-narratives-sense-of-an-ending/

The Energy Transition in Germany, with Michael Pahle

Solar power is cheap, quiet, and reduces the need for a diesel powered generator in remote or rural regions.
In this episode of our Renewable Conversations you'll hear how Gonezu Energy and Iron & Earth are helping remote Indigenous cabin owner live off-the-grid.

Iron+Earth

DehCho Green Power

In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Alexander Gazmararian, a doctoral candidate at Princeton University, and Dustin Tingley, a professor at Harvard University. They discuss how a national transition to a clean energy system may affect communities with economies that historically have depended on fossil fuel production; the moral, economic, and political reasons for the US government to oversee a energy transition in these communities; and how a bottom-up approach to policy could help facilitate the transition.

References and recommendations:

“Uncertain Futures: How to Unlock the Climate Impasse” by Alexander F. Gazmararian and Dustin Tingley; https://www.uncertainfuturesbook.com/

“Can Federal Efforts Help Build Economic Resilience in New Mexico’s Oil and Gas Communities?” by Daniel Raimi and Zachary Whitlock; https://www.rff.org/publications/reports/economic-resilience-new-mexico-oil-and-gas-communities-energy-transition/

“The Fight to Save the Town” by Michelle Wilde Anderson; https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Fight-to-Save-the-Town/Michelle-Wilde-Anderson/9781501195990

“How We Survive” podcast; https://www.marketplace.org/collection/using-tech-to-adapt-to-climate-change/

“White Gold” episode of the “How We Survive” podcast; https://www.marketplace.org/shows/how-we-survive/white-gold/

Heatmap News; https://heatmap.news/

Bottom-Up Solutions for Fossil Fuel Communities, with Alexander Gazmararian and Dustin Tingley

In this instalment of Grounded Conversations, political theorist Alyssa Battistoni joins Sydney Environment Institute researcher Anna Sturman to discuss the practical transformation of unjust systems in relation to climate change and critical scholarship. They will reflect on the role of care and multispecies justice in climate movements, and the different social and political contexts the USA and Australia present for organising towards more just futures.

Timestamps:
07:40 The politics of nature: how capitalism values nature
20:35 Australia vs. US climate movements & Green New Deals
32:15 How are people building power and addressing socio-ecological issues
42:45 The role of academia in informing and being informed by movements

Speakers:
Dr. Alyssa Battistoni, Barnard College
Dr. Anna Sturman, Sydney Environment Institute

Building power within and beyond the university

Mark Ruskell MSP calls for Mossmorran summit

In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Susan F. Tierney, a senior advisor at Analysis Group and chair of the board of directors at Resources for the Future, about the future of fossil fuels in the United States. Tierney discusses the challenges of meeting climate goals while maintaining energy security, the importance of making energy accessible to citizens, and how to support communities and states that historically have depended on the coal and oil and gas industries for jobs and public revenue.

References and recommendations:

“Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States: Technology, Policy, and Societal Dimensions” by Stephen W. Pacala, Danielle Deane-Ryan, Alexandra Fazeli, Julia H. Haggerty, Chris T. Hendrickson, Roxanne Johnson, Timothy C. Lieuwen, Vivian E. Loftness, Carlos E. Martín, Michael A. Méndez, Clark A. Miller, Jonathan A. Patz, Keith Paustian, William Pizer, Ed Rightor, Patricia Romero-Lankao, Devashree Saha, Kelly Sims Gallagher, Susan F. Tierney, and William Walker; https://nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/25931/interactive/

“Community Engagement for an Equitable Energy Transition, with Julia Haggerty” from “Resources Radio”; https://www.resources.org/resources-radio/community-engagement-for-an-equitable-energy-transition-with-julia-haggerty/

“Our Homes and Our Climate, with Carlos Martín” from “Resources Radio”; https://www.resources.org/resources-radio/our-homes-and-our-climate-with-carlos-martin/

“The Covenant of Water” by Abraham Verghese; https://www.abrahamverghese.org/the-covenant-of-water/

The Future of Fossil Fuels in a Decarbonized United States, with Susan Tierney

Joining a panel of grass roots activists on Wednesday 26 March 2025 in Buswells Hotel, Dublin to discuss why we must resist fracked gas imports! 

Rosi Leonard, our Data Centre campaign lead speaking at the #StopLNG event

In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Sandeep Pai, director of climate and energy policy at Swaniti Global. Pai grew up in India’s coal belt; he has spent his career examining the coal and energy sectors in India, first as a journalist and now as a researcher and advisor focused on justice in the clean energy transition. He joins the podcast to discuss India’s energy and power sectors: the unique trajectory of the country in first carbonizing its economy and now decarbonizing and building out its renewable energy sector while balancing its goals for economic development. Pai also discusses what justice in the energy transition looks like in different contexts around the world, and how political and social realities shape the challenges and considerations involved in building an equitable clean energy future.

References and recommendations:

“The Climate Question” podcast from the BBC; https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvb6

What’s the Role of Coal in India?, with Sandeep Pai

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Promoted by Pete Morrison on behalf of the Scottish Green Party, both at 19b Graham Street, Edinburgh EH6 5QN.

What are the climate stories that really matter? What breakthrough innovations and ambitious business initiatives could genuinely accelerate the transition to a net-zero, circular economy? And who’ll take home the coveted Big Fat Sustainability Uncovered Quiz of the Year trophy? Join the edie team for this long-running show which makes the big climate issues bite-sized.

Sustainability Uncovered uncovers some of most inspiring and insightful sustainability and climate action stories from across the globe. The show features live in-the-studio guests, leader interviews, need-to-know round-ups, listener quizzes and more – all wrapped up into monthly episodes.

Whether you’re a business leader, climate expert, environmental professional, youth activist, or just someone with a passion for all things sustainability and climate action – this podcast is for you!

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