AI, Energy and Climate Podcast
The AI, Energy and Climate Podcast is a special series from the DSR Network sponsored by NEDO and hosted by David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy.
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Jul- 2026 -10 July
Join us at our new home on Substack!
We’re excited to announce that Substack is the new home of the DSR Network! All content will be distributed on…
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9 July
Join us at our new home on Substack!
We’re excited to announce that Substack is the new home of the DSR Network! All content will be distributed on…
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Jun- 2026 -9 June
AI and energy access: Bill Lenihan
Can AI help deliver access to reliable, affordable energy in emerging economies? The team at ZOLA Intelligence believes the answer…
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2 June
The Pope’s Powerful Message on AI
Pope Leo sent some strong messages about AI in his 42,000-word essay last week. Is the Pope anti-AI? What risks…
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Apr- 2026 -28 April
IEA’s New Energy and AI Report: Thomas Spencer and Siddharth Singh
The International Energy Agency just released a new report on energy and AI, updating its landmark report on that topic…
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2 April
Nuclear security in Iran, energy innovation and AI: Ernest Moniz
What impact is the war in Iran having on nuclear security? If President Trump ever follows through on his threat to…
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Mar- 2026 -10 March
Economic Growth, Climate Change and AI: Lord Nicholas Stern and Dr. Mattia Romani
Lord Nicholas Stern, author of the landmark Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change, recently released his new book…
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3 March
India AI Impact Summit: Arunabha Ghosh
More than 35,000 people attended the recent India AI Impact Summit in Delhi, which featured speeches from more than 20…
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Feb- 2026 -4 February
Power Prices, Data Centers and US-Canada Geopolitics
In a high-profile speech, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney recently declared “We are in the midst of a rupture, not…
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Jan- 2026 -28 January
AI, Innovation and the Power Sector: Sandy Grace
Electric utilities are not generally known as hotbeds of innovation. What would it take for electric utilities to become more…
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21 January
Power Prices, Data Centers and the Bipartisan PJM Agreement: Peter Fox-Penner
Increasing power prices are a hot topic in the United States. Last week the Trump administration, eight Democratic governors and…
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Dec- 2025 -11 December
A Net-Positive AI Energy Framework: Ginelle Greene-Dewasmes
AI’s huge energy needs are getting enormous media attention. AI’s potential to make energy more secure, clean and affordable is…
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Oct- 2025 -7 October
Data Center Water Use: Alexis Abramson, Julio Friedmann and Angela Yuan
How significant is data center water use? Is it tiny in relation to other sectors, significant in some water-stressed regions,…
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Sep- 2025 -16 September
Amory Lovins: Reflections of an AI Skeptic
Amory Lovins has been a leading thinker on energy policy for more than 50 years. Several months ago he wrote…
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10 September
Jennifer Granholm: Reflections of an AI Optimist
After a pause over the summer, we’re restarting the AI, Energy and Climate Podcast with a conversation between Jennifer Granholm,…
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Jun- 2025 -9 June
Nick Chaset: Octopus Energy, Grid Flexibility and Data Center Load Growth
Octopus Energy, a global technology and energy company, was founded in the UK 10 years ago with the goal of helping…
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May- 2025 -12 May
Damilola Ogunbiyi: AI, Energy Access and the Digital Divide
More than a billion people in the world live in energy poverty, with little or no access to electricity. Can AI help…
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5 May
Arun Majumdar: AI, Energy and Education
Arun Majumdar is the inaugural Dean of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability at Stanford University and previously served as Founding Director of…
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Apr- 2025 -28 April
Jensen Huang: The Power of Intelligence Infrastructure
Thirty-two years after Jensen Huang founded NVIDIA, the company is at the center of the AI revolution and the third-most valuable…
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24 April
Taylor Sparks and Colin McCormick: AI for Materials Innovation Part 2
Can AI help discover new materials, leading to dramatic breakthroughs in clean energy technologies? In Episode #1 of our deep…
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