Is Obama's Big Climate Plan Really That Ambitious?

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🗓️ 5 August 2015

⏱️ 54 minutes

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The Obama Administration finally completed its landmark climate rule that will require states to cut power plant carbon emissions. It's been hailed by supporters as historic, and demonized by opponents as an economic threat. But is it really all that big of a deal? That depends on how you look at it. In this week's show, we'll talk with Michael Grunwald, a senior reporter at Politico, who argues that the climate law is not very ambitious when it comes to carbon reductions. However, it will still be good for clean energy businesses, which will see new state markets open up because of the rule. We'll examine all the implications. Later in the program, we'll look at why the U.K.'s Green Deal efficiency program failed, and ask if there are lessons for U.S. efficiency programs. In our last segment, we'll discuss the philosophy behind Bill Gates' billion-dollar investment in clean energy. This podcast is sponsored by ReneSola, a Tier 1 solar cell and module manufacturer with a decade of experience in the cleantech industry. The Energy Gang is produced by Greentechmedia.com. The show features weekly discussions between energy futurist Jigar Shah, energy policy expert Katherine Hamilton and Greentech Media Editor Stephen Lacey. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:38.7	For the week of August 5, 2015, this is the Energy Gang from Green Tech Media.
0:44.0	Stephen Lacey here, your MC, a co-host of this show and a senior editor at Green Tech Media.
0:56.0	Welcome, thanks for being here.
0:58.0	After two years of anticipation, the Obama administration's carbon regulations have been finalized.
1:04.6	They're being hailed as bold, criticized as weak, and attacked as a danger to our grid in our
1:09.3	wallets.
1:10.3	We'll parse through it all.
1:11.3	Then the UK has shut down its big efficiency program called
1:14.8	the Green Deal due to rising costs and poor management. We'll look at why. And finally, we're talking
1:20.6	about Bill Gates. He has a new manifesto on energy investing,
1:23.6	and it's more balanced than his previous pieces.
1:25.8	We'll discuss the shift in tone.
1:27.8	Catherine Hamilton and Jiggershaw are with me.
1:29.4	As usual, they are my co-host in DC and NYC respectively.
1:34.0	Catherine's a partner with 38 North Solutions,
1:37.0	and she's a clean power plan, Wonk.
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