How will energy efficiency play a role in helping the world deliver on the promise of the Paris Agreement? Which nations are out front, and which are lagging behind? James speaks with Benoit Lebot, head of the International Partnership for Ener

Live at the State-City Collaboration on Clean Energy Transformations

Jun 30th, 2019 32m 22s

In May, Renewable Cities hosted the State-City Collaboration on Clean Energy Transformations in Vancouver, British Columbia. The conference focused on the role that communities will play in the energy transition, and the opportunities for local

Greg Wetstone, American Council on Renewable Energy

May 15th, 2019 16m 32s

Greg Wetstone is the President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy, or ACORE, a national nonprofit organization that unites finance, policy and technology to accelerate the transition to a renewable energy economy. ACORE's hundr

Greg Whetstone, American Council on Renewable Energy

May 15th, 2019 16m 32s

Greg Whetstone is the President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy, or ACORE, a national nonprofit organization that unites finance, policy and technology to accelerate the transition to a renewable energy economy. ACORE's hund

Ann Edminster, Net Zero Energy Coalition

Feb 16th, 2019 25m 33s

Ann Edminster is an international expert on zero-energy highly efficient homes, and is the author of Energy Free, a guide for designers and builders who wish to create zero energy homes. She's also a director of the Net Zero Energy Coalition, w

Rana Adib, REN21

Jan 1st, 2019 14m 53s

Rana Adib is the Executive Secretary of REN21, also known as the Renewable Energy Network of the 21st Century. Adib and her team oversee a network of hundreds of researchers and academics, as well as industry, civil society, and government l

Bob Weisenmiller, California Energy Commission

Oct 8th, 2018 19m 25s

Bob Weisenmiller oversees the energy policy and planning of a state that is home to 39 million people. California is not only the 5th largest economy in the world, it is also a global clean energy and climate action leader. I sat down with Chai

Ali Rotatori, Rocky Mountain Institute

Jul 8th, 2018 17m 17s

Google, Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Facebook and others have shown the world that utility-scale wind and solar power have what it takes to keep the lights on and the server farms humming in corporate America. Now, other companies—Budweiser, anyone?—ar

Laszlo Varro, International Energy Agency

Jun 10th, 2018 22m 16s

Is it even possible to decarbonize the global energy system? We ask Laszlo Varro, the chief economist for the International Energy Agency. The agency provides policy advice to its member nations, and others, and produces one of the most credibl

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