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Resources Radio
Resources Radio is a weekly podcast by Resources for the Future. Each week we talk to leading experts about climate change, electricity, ecosystems, and more, making the latest research accessible to everyone.
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Understanding Uncertainty in Climate Change and Sea Level Rise, with Vivek Srikrishnan
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Vivek Srikrishnan about factors that contribute to sea level rise. Srikrishnan, an assistant prof...
A History of Alliances Between Workers and Environmentalists, with Dave Foster
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Dave Foster, a distinguished associate at the Energy Futures Initiative, about the story of how l...
Hunting for Energy Hogs, with Severin Borenstein
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi and guest Severin Borenstein discuss regulatory punishments for “energy hogs.” Borenstein is a professor at...
Measuring Emissions from Liquefied Natural Gas, with Arvind Ravikumar
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Arvind Ravikumar, an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin, about recent feder...
Achieving Societal Goals Through Carbon Removal, with Jennifer Wilcox
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi discusses carbon removal with Jennifer Wilcox, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania who recently co...
An Unprecedented Investment in US Rare Earth Elements, with Tom Moerhenhout
This week’s episode features a discussion of the recent US federal investment in a privately held mine—the Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine in California...
Airing New Concerns with US Carbon Capture Policies, with Sheila Olmstead
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi discusses subsidies for carbon capture and storage (CCS) with Sheila Olmstead, a professor at the Cornell Je...
Understanding Fossil Fuel Subsidies Around the World, with Paasha Mahdavi
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi discusses fossil fuel subsidies with Paasha Mahdavi, an associate professor and cofounder of the 2035 Initia...
The Role of Government Agencies in Wildlife Abundance, Decimation, and Recovery, with Dominic Parker
In this week’s episode, host Margaret Walls talks with Dominic Parker, a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, about the first US governme...
Sweating Over Student Behavior in Hot Schools, with Kristen McCormack
In n this week’s episode, host Kristin Hayes talks with Kristen McCormack, Resources for the Future’s newest research fellow, about McCormack’s schola...
Financing the Energy Transition amid Unpredictable Climate Policy, with Heather Zichal
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Rami talks with Heather Zichal, global head of sustainability at JPMorganChase, about the role of financial instit...
Energy Affordability Is Personal, with Diana Hernandez
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Diana Hernández, an associate professor and codirector of the Energy Opportunity Lab at the Cente...
Carbon Pricing Is Dead. Long Live Carbon Pricing!, with Danny Richter
In this week’s episode, host Kristin Hayes talks with Danny Richter, director of the Pricing Carbon Initiative, about the existing suite of carbon pri...
Large Loads: Who Bears the Costs of Meeting a Growing Demand for Electricity, with Ben Hertz-Shargel
In this week’s episode, host Kristin Hayes talks with Ben Hertz-Shargel, global head of a research team at Wood Mackenzie that investigates the connec...
Recreation-Dependent Communities, Public Lands, and Housing Affordability, with Megan Lawson
In this week’s episode, host Margaret Walls talks with Megan Lawson, an economist and researcher at Headwaters Economics, about how outdoor recreation...
A New (and Controversial) Approach to Climate Policy, with Varun Sivaram
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Varun Sivaram, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and founder and CEO of Emerald A...
Who Benefits from Rooftop Solar—and How Much?, with Madeline Yozwiak
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Madeline Yozwiak, a PhD candidate at Indiana University Bloomington, about the potential of resid...
Power Delayed: The Hidden Costs of Postponing Power Projects, with McKenna Peplinski
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with McKenna Peplinski, a senior research associate at Resources for the Future, about delays in build...
What’s the Role of Coal in India?, with Sandeep Pai
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...
Seeing the Invisible: Responses to Indoor Air Pollution, with Robert D. Metcalfe
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Robert D. Metcalfe, a professor at Columbia University. Metcalfe recently coauthored a study of t...
Reducing Climate Risks through Housing Policy, with Jenny Schuetz
In this week’s episode, host Margaret Walls talks with Jenny Schuetz of Arnold Ventures, a philanthropic foundation where Schuetz serves as vice presi...
Valuing Access to Clean Drinking Water in India, with Fiona Burlig
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Fiona Burlig, an assistant professor at the University of Chicago, about improving access to clea...
Flooding Fort Berthold: The History of Three Native American Tribes and One Dam, with Angela Parker
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Angela Parker, an assistant professor at the University of Denver and member of the Mandan, Hidat...
Economic Effects and Public Concerns from Cloud Seeding, with Jonathan Jennings
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Jonathan Jennings, a meteorologist at the Utah Division of Water Resources and president of the W...
Survey Says: Searching for Common Ground Amid Partisan Divide, with Brian Kennedy
In this week’s episode, host Kristin Hayes talks with Brian Kennedy, a senior researcher at the Pew Research Center. Kennedy focuses on science and so...
How Environmental Groups Influence Policy, with Laura Grant
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Laura Grant, an associate professor at Claremont McKenna College. Many environmental nonprofit gr...
Connecting Climate Change to the Weather We See, with Emily Theokritoff
In this week’s episode, host Kristin Hayes talks with Emily Theokritoff, a research associate at Imperial College London. Theokritoff specializes in c...
A New Age for Nuclear Energy, with Daniel Poneman
In this week’s episode, host Kristin Hayes talks with Daniel Poneman, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and former Deputy Secretary...
Seeding Economic Development in Rural America, with Ann Eisenberg
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Ann Eisenberg, a professor and research director at the West Virginia University College of Law,...
The End of Canada’s Carbon Price?, with Aaron Cosbey
In this week’s episode, host Kristin Hayes talks with Aaron Cosbey, a senior associate at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, abo...
Economic and Environmental Effects of Natural Gas Exports, with Brian Prest
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Resources for the Future Fellow Brian C. Prest about the effects of US liquefied natural gas (LNG...
Reimagining Homeowners Insurance, with Carolyn Kousky
In this week’s episode, host Margaret Walls speaks with Carolyn Kousky, associate vice president for economics and policy at Environmental Defense Fun...
Promoting Climate Adaptation by Discouraging Development, with Yanjun (Penny) Liao
In this week’s episode, host Margaret Walls talks with Resources for the Future (RFF) Fellow Yanjun (Penny) Liao about the Coastal Barrier Resources A...
100 Conversations on Carbon Removal, with Holly Buck
Producer’s Note: The following episode of the podcast was recorded prior to the 2024 presidential election.
In this week’s episode, host...
Paying the Price for Inattention: Electricity Costs in Retail Choice Markets, with Jenya Kahn-Lang
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Jenya Kahn-Lang, a fellow at Resources for the Future, about electricity prices in markets where...
Governing the Satellites that Orbit Earth, with Akhil Rao
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Akhil Rao, a professor of economics at Middlebury College, about the use and management of Earth’...
The Los Angeles Fires, with Yanjun (Penny) Liao, David Wear, and Matthew Wibbenmeyer
In this week’s episode, host Margaret Walls talks with Resources for the Future (RFF) scholars Yanjun (Penny) Liao, David Wear, and Matthew Wibbenmeye...
Energy Poverty and Utility Disconnections in the United States, with Sanya Carley
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Sanya Carley, a professor and faculty director at the University of Pennsylvania and a university...
Reversing Deforestation in Latin America, with Brent Sohngen
In this week’s episode, host Kristin Hayes talks with Brent Sohngen, a professor at the Ohio State University and a university fellow at Resources for...
2024 Year in Review on Environmental Economics, with Karen Palmer, Kevin Rennert, and Margaret Walls
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Karen Palmer, a senior fellow at Resources for the Future (RFF) and director of RFF’s Electric Po...