Policy for the Planet
by Peterson Institute for International Economics
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The cost to jobs and public health from the EPA rollbacks (Episode 30)
The cost to jobs and public health from the EPA rollbacks (Episode 30)
About this podcast
Climate change is challenging countries in different ways, raising new economic, health, and geopolitical concerns. Policy for the Planet is a biweekly podcast that explores how communities and nations are responding and balancing tradeoffs while building a more sustainable future. Join best-selling author and PIIE scholar Monica de Bolle as she chats with experts to understand the fascinating experiences and policy choices that will shape the future of the planet.
From the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 31 episodes
- The cost to jobs and public health from the EPA rollbacks (Episode 30) · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 30The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced a major deregulation of greenhouse gas emissions, effectively repealing 25-year-old emission standards for all light, medium…
- How the war on Iran exposes global economic interconnectedness (Episode 29) · 18 min · Season 1 Episode 27The war against Iran by the United States and Israel has spread turmoil through oil and natural gas markets, spiking prices and threatening the world economy. How will the war…
- How New England fights climate change with help from local organizations (Episode 28) · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 28As the cause of climate change mitigation loses favor in the White House, reducing risks from global warming has fallen to local communities. In New England, organizations like…
- Are data centers driving up utility costs? (Episode 27) · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 27As Americans face rising utility costs, much of the blame is being directed at the construction of new energy-intensive data centers. But are data centers actually the main…
- Can local policies relieve climate activism fatigue? Germany's case (Episode 26) · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 26Climate advocates face many barriers to progress: activism fatigue, misinformation, and a growing skepticism about global cooperation. Can countries get the public more engaged?…
- The geopolitics behind critical minerals (Episode 25) · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 25The US drive for critical minerals is now fueled by national security concerns instead of climate mitigation. Policymakers speak of shoring up global supply chains for these…
- Europe's fight against mosquito-borne viruses (Episode 24) · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 24Europe faces a new challenge: Mosquito-borne viruses, such as chikungunya, zika, and dengue, are now prevalent throughout the region, driven by warmer temperatures. Europe must…
- Can Brazil's fiscal policy address environmental concerns? (Episode 23) · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 23Brazil has made many attempts to reform its fiscal problems, while never adequately addressing its increasingly burdensome government debt. At the same time, the country is home…
- How China expanded its electrical grid with low carbon energy (Episode 22) · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 22China's population, a little over four times as large as the United States, and its economic ambitions are driving a gargantuan need for electricity. But China has been able to…
- The imperiled future of the Panama Canal (Episode 21) · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 21The Panama Canal suffered severe droughts in 2023 and 2024. Lower water levels disrupted vital US commercial trade routes for liquefied natural gas and other products. The…
- Can climate efforts create jobs? (Episode 20) · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 20Is it possible to pursue climate efforts, create jobs, and achieve social justice at the same time? That was the challenge that the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was designed…
- How Ukraine's critical minerals could help rebuild its economy (Episode 19) · 22 min · Season 2 Episode 19Ukraine has been defending itself from Russia's attack for more than three years, forcing it to struggle with a wartime economy. Negotiations to end the fighting have gone…
- How to combat disinformation on climate science (Episode 18) · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 18In the age of the Internet, artificial intelligence, social media, and instant access to knowledge, disinformation has become a challenge in public discourse on climate change…
- The looming water security crisis (Episode 17) · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 17Access to water, a vital necessity for every walk of life, is increasingly jeopardized by the malign effects of climate change, from pollution to melting glaciers, erratic…
- India must pursue its own climate change course (Episode 16) · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 16India's poverty and tropical heat pose extraordinary challenges as its population faces rising temperatures, less rainfall, and torrid weather. But India is also uniquely…
- Climate storytelling faces a crisis (Episode 15) · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 15Telling stories about the challenges of climate change has never been harder. The world is beset by other problems as the newscycle churns from crisis to crisis. Communicating…
- Higher temperatures are fueling the rise in bird flu (Episode 14) · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 14An outbreak of bird flu in the United States and Canada is ravaging chicken flocks and driving up egg prices. What's causing the spread? Dr. Shayan Sharif (University of Guelph)…
- How frozen seeds in an Arctic mountain could avert a food crisis (Episode 13) · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 3Climate change is jeopardizing the future survival of millions of different kinds of seeds needed by growers to meet global food demands. Cary Fowler (Svalbard Global Seed Vault…
- Is the US renewable energy push dead? (Episode 12) · 45 min · Season 2 Episode 2The current political establishment's opposition to climate change incentives makes it easy to assume businesses are going along. But that's far from the case. Kristina Costa…
- Tariffs won't stop the EU's climate agenda (Episode 11) · 24 min · Season 2 Episode 11We spoke last year on this podcast about the European Union's ambitious climate agenda. The world has changed since then! A new US president determined to impose tariffs on…
