How with the COVID-19 crisis shaped the future of energy?

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I'm Greg Dalton.

After decades of relying on imported oil, the United States achieved the unthinkable and became

the world's largest producer. Production has doubled over the past decade, and in February

reached its highest level ever, 13 million barrels a day. But as it turns out, all of that overabundance has led to a different

kind of oil crisis. They have basically drilled their way into financial hell where there's

obviously zero coordination. So everybody's just producing more and more oil. And there's too

much oil in the world before demand dropped off a cliff.

Amy Harder covers energy and climate change for Axios and is a former reporter with the Wall Street Journal.

What does the sudden plunge in oil prices bode for the economy?

Jason Bordoff, a White House energy advisor to President Obama, and founding director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University

has a fairly dire prediction.

So you're going to see U.S. shale production, which is 13 million, probably down something

like 3 million by the end of the year.

Hundreds of thousands of people in oil producing states, Oklahoma, and Texas, North Dakota,

et cetera, losing their job.

My guest today include Jason Bordoff and Amy Harder, along with two other experts, North Dakota, et cetera, losing their job. My guest today include Jason Bordoff and Amy Harder along with two other experts,

Scott Jacobs, CEO and co-founder of Generate Capital, and Julia Piper, co-host and producer

of the political climate podcast and contributing editor at Green Tech Media.

They're all joining me from their homes to talk about the future of energy. What will be the

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