The Energy Gang — EQT and NET power — navigating differing approaches to lowering emissions
Amy Myers Jaffe, research professor at New York University and Director of the Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab at NYU’s School of Professional Studies, appears on The Energy Gang Podcast
Thanksgiving is a special time in America when families across the country get together and argue. In honour of that tradition, host Ed Crooks and regular Amy Myers-Jaffe are joined by Danny and Toby Rice — two brothers who have both had very successful careers in energy but have gone in somewhat different directions.
With Ed and Amy, they debate the case for gas as a climate solution. Is gas really any better than coal when full life-cycle emissions are counted? And even if it can reduce emissions, how much good is that when what we need is not lower carbon but zero carbon? How much does the case for gas rely on carbon capture and storage, which has no clear path to large-scale deployment?
The brothers discuss the technologies that they believe will strengthen energy security in the US and around the world, and put us on a path to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Ed explores the history of EQT and NET Power, and the brothers explain how they made their careers in energy.
