AI, Energy and Climate: Nuclear security in Iran, energy innovation and AI: Ernest Moniz

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Chris Cotnoir

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🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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What impact is the war in Iran having on nuclear security? If President Trump ever follows through on his threat to "obliterate" Iran's largest power plants, what risks would that create at the Iranian nuclear power plant at Bushehr? What impact does AI have on nuclear security, as well as on energy innovation more broadly? Join host David Sandalow as he discusses these issues and more with former U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, in a special episode of the AI, Energy and Climate Podcast recorded at CERAWeek. This material is distributed by TRG Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the U.S.. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.0	Welcome to the AI Energy and Climate Podcast, a special series from the DSR Network hosted by David Sandalow,
0:57.3	inaugural fellow at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy.
1:01.6	Join us as we talk with leading experts to explore the intersection
1:05.1	between these critical issues that will impact the future of each and every one of us.
1:16.9	Thank you. that will impact the future of each and every one of us. Hi, I'm David Sandelow.
1:18.6	This is the AI Energy and Climate Podcast.
1:23.0	Ernie Moniz has had a remarkable career.
1:26.3	He served as U.S. Secretary of Energy from 2013 to
1:29.4	2017 during the second Obama term. Before that, he had a distinguished academic career,
1:35.0	serving as chair of the MIT Physics Department and founding director of the MIT Energy
1:40.5	Initiative. He's also the founder and CEO of the Energy Futures Initiative and serves as
1:46.8	board chair of the Nuclear Threat Initiative. In my experience, there are very few people who
1:53.2	combine the sophisticated understanding of policy, diplomacy, and technology that Ernie Moniz
1:58.8	brings to energy issues. So when the Sierra Week organizers asked if we
2:03.6	would be open to recording an episode of the AI Energy and Climate podcast on the ground in Houston,
2:08.3	I was delighted when schedules aligned and we were able to find time on Ernie's very busy schedule.
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