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“The Big Switch,” a podcast hosted by Dr. Melissa Lott, is thrilled to announce its latest series which dives deep into the dynamics surrounding the production, distribution, and impact of lithium-ion batteries. Titled “The Great Battery Boom,” this five-episode season not only looks inside how batteries are made, but also the complexities behind the electrification revolution shaping our world today.
Last year, “The Big Switch” looked at the effects the European energy crisis was having on the global energy transition. The season gained praise and ranked among Apple Podcasts best performing shows featuring at number four on the education charts and top 50 in the overall Apple Podcast charts. This installment marks the fourth season the show has aired.
“We’re excited to bring our audience an exploration of the pivotal role that batteries play in the energy transition and the complexities of bringing energy storage – and all of the different technologies needed to solve climate change – to the world, ” said Dr. Lott, a professor of professional practice at the Columbia Climate School. “From the mining of raw materials to the complexities of supply chains, geopolitics, factory production, community and environmental impacts, and technological advances, I hope this series will help to demystify what is needed ‘behind the scenes’ to accelerate the energy transition to net zero.”
This season features voices from across different sectors including policymakers, journalists, scholars, industry experts, and NGO activists.
Key questions explored throughout the series include:
For more information and updates, visit “The Big Switch” website and listen to it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
To slow climate change, we need to transform our homes, buildings, cars, and economy quickly. “The Big Switch” is a show that explains how we can rebuild the energy systems all around us. Dr. Melissa Lott, Professor of Practice at Columbia’s Climate School, brings together historical examples, current events, and incisive analysis to give listeners a deep understanding of the solutions to climate change.
The summit marks the White House’s latest attempt to build a counterweight to China’s dominance of African mineral supply chains.
New iterations have emerged that prioritize electric propulsion, including extended-range EVs that recharge the battery using a gasoline generator.
But given practical hurdles and huge political risk, experts say U.S. access to the deposits is likely a pipe dream.
NEW YORK -- A strategic lithium reserve is being mooted as a solution to stabilize volatile prices that have hindered American mining projects, allowi
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