Shift Key with Robinson Meyer
Heatmap NewsEvery week, Heatmap News Executive Editor Robinson Meyer and Princeton University Professor and energy systems expert Jesse Jenkins make sense of the biggest shift of our time -- navigating the energy transition away from fossil fuels. Drawing on their years of experience reporting on and researching climate change and decarbonization, Meyer and Jenkins unpack the most important issues of the week... more
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 135 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Business NewsNews CommentaryNews | |||
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Last year, progressives pulled off their biggest state-level win in Georgia in 20 years when voters elected two Democrats to the state’s Public Service Commission, which oversees electricity utilities. It was the first time Democrats had won a state-... more
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I’m starting out as a state government lawyer in public utility law with a focus on electricity, and the recent episodes and summer school episodes have been a useful entry point into the worlds of energy science, policy, and markets.
Apple Podcasts5JHPAOCA
United States10 months ago - Educational and interesting
Great episode on electricity markets. Especially the commentary on gamifying real time pricing.
Apple Podcasts5unsatisfied customer #99United States10 months ago - Educational and Entertaining
Robinson and Jesse do an excellent job of both keeping me informed about climate change topics while they also entertain with an enjoyable, candid conversation.
Apple Podcasts5katycrytsUnited Statesa year ago - Spiritual?
Environmentalist are actually “concrete” observers. They see habitat loss and point it out. When very few others are able to recognize it, they may have words of condemnation, but they are seeing the forest, not just the trees.
You don’t have to belittle people who care about life more than you, and for longer than you, to make your point.
Are you saying Rachel Carson was too spiritual in pointing out the scientific effects of DDT?
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Apple Podcasts1WilderLeadUnited Statesa year ago - A serious, detailed, and engaging podcast
If you are interested/concerned about environmental challenges and how they fit into American/global society, this is the podcast for you. The hosts go into detail on techno/economic factors for the climate transition and how it relates to us as consumers. The episodes are engaging and serious, a rarity in today’s « attention at any cost, even the truth » media environment. Thanks guys for a great podcast.
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This show provides in-depth analysis of energy systems, climate policy, and the economics of the clean-energy transition. Across episodes, the hosts and guests dissect market dynamics, regulatory reforms, grid planning, and technology trends—from EVs and storage to carbon removal and geopolitics—with a data-driven, policy-forward lens. Noteworthy is the consistent pairing of rigorous, analytical discussion with accessible explanations, plus frequent guest experts from academia, industry, and government that help illuminate complex decarbonization pathways. Listeners likely include policy professionals, engineers, researchers, and industry executives seeking practical context for energy transitions and regulatory impacts.
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2. Ann Carlson
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4. Jeremy Wallace
5. Jason Bordoff
6. Meghan O'Sullivan
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8. Nick Fulghum
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