Energised

Apr 17 2024 17

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Introducing Energised from Intelligence Squared, made in partnership with Iberdrola, where we explore the most pressing issue of our time: the climate crisis. Temperatures are set to rise more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in the next two decades. Scientists say that such an increase would cause irreversible damage to our planet. But is there still hope? If humans are to blame for climate change, then we must also provide the solutions. Join us as we bring together experts and policymakers to delve deep into the key issues at the heart of the global drive towards net zero and the innovations that promise to accelerate the energy transition and transform the way we live. For more information head over to Intelligencesquared.com

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A Global Green Team

Apr 17 2024 26 mins

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How Do We Create A Green Jobs Revolution?

Feb 16 2024 61 mins

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Aug 10 2023 33 mins

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Banking on Smart Grids

Aug 01 2023 45 mins

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Rethinking the Grid

Jul 25 2023 59 mins

Expanding our global electricity networks is the key to unlocking a renewable future. In the US alone, the electric grid will need to expand by at least 60% by 2030 to ensure renewable energy can make its way into our homes and businesses, and the UK’s networks are also in dire need of regeneration. To implement such a project will require seismic policy change, innovative thinki

Hydrogen: Silver Bullet or Over-Hyped?

May 01 2023 61 mins

In recent years, hydrogen has emerged as a promising source of clean energy. Hydrogen, however, is only as green as the energy source used to produce it. Truly carbon-free hydrogen can only be made with renewable electricity, and right now genuinely green hydrogen makes up only a small fraction of overall hydrogen production. So, is hydrogen really the solution to our environmental

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Apr 24 2023 61 mins

Emissions from transport account for almost a third of global carbon dioxide emissions – and they’re growing. Enter electric vehicles. Electric cars are far more energy-efficient than cars that run on fossil fuels. But they may not be a cure-all for our environmental problems: emissions from electric vehicle production are higher than emissions produced during the traditional c

Can COP Save the Planet?

Apr 18 2023 45 mins

It’s make or break time for the planet. That was the warning issued by the UN ahead of COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021, when leaders and heads of state from all over the world met to agree on global action to fight climate change. The main goal was for them to commit to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century with interim targets by 2030. But what were t