High-quality, equitable science education will play a critical role in empowering the next generation of leaders poised to confront the energy trilemma and climate change. In the final episode of the season, Jeff and Brian speak with Dr. Erika Shugart, Executive Director of The National Science Teaching Association, about how the need for the skills gleaned from student’s scientific exploration manifests itself in all professional spaces, making students' development of these skills and...

Agriculture is both a cause and effect within the broader climate change discussion. Jeff and Brian speak with Dr. Marci Baranski, International Rice Manager & Program Management Officer in the United Nations Environmental Program Office (UNEP) about the role that agriculture plays in climate change. Over the course of their conversation, they discuss agriculture as a "hyper-local" industry shaped by a wide variety of social, technological, and environmental factors, while detailing some...

Though traditionally seen as static objects, buildings are a new area of decarbonization innovation, as exciting advancements in building controls and digitization have the potential to help us create more intelligent, energy-responsive structures, adjusting output as demand increases or decreases, resulting in structures that are more efficient and produce fewer carbon emissions. Leading Jeff and Brian in the exploration of this dynamic space is David Dorney, VP of Industrial Refrigeration,...

How can a fleet of electric school buses assist with power generation during a summer surge? In what ways can battery electric technologies support the expansion of cleaner transportation at scale? Join Dr. Jeff Goldmeer and Brian Gutknecht as they speak with Gareth Joyce, CEO of Proterra, an innovative company in the American commercial vehicle and EV technology space, as they dive into these questions and more, emphasizing the actions we can all take in our local communities to advance...

The transportation sector has recently overtaken power generation as one of the top drivers in overall greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. Join Jeff and Brian as they chat with Ryan Wheeler, Fleet Electrification Product Owner at National Grid, a regional electric and gas utility in the northeastern United States, about the critical role that fleet vehicle electrification is expected to play in reducing the industry's carbon footprint, while contributing to significant cost savings and...

Building on their dynamic discussion in Part 1, Arjan Hegeman, Jeff, and Brian explore the challenges and opportunities at play in the aviation industry as it works to drive forward critical progress in global sustainability and decarbonization efforts. The discussion focuses on some of GE Aviation’s exciting partnerships within the aviation and aerospace industries, such as NASA’s hybrid electric flight project, that are bringing to innovation and new possibilities to the future of flight....

In the first of our two-part series on the future of flight, Jeff and Brian speak with Arjan Hegeman, General Manager for Advanced Technologies at GE Aviation, about the innovative projects and technologies in development within the industry that are driving reduced carbon emissions while maintaining safety as the top priority.  Join us as we examine the ways in which sustainable aviation fuels fit within the current state of industry infrastructure, and dive deeper into the topics of...

Creating real change in a decade of action to decarbonize our power industry will take all of us, and opportunities to make an impact are everywhere. In Season 5 of Cutting Carbon, we bring the decarbonization discussion closer to home. Listen as Dr. Jeffrey Goldmeer and Brian Gutknecht set the stage for the exciting conversations to come in this season. With topics ranging from transportation and buildings to agriculture and education, there are conversations in this next season that you...

On our final episode of Season 4, we are focusing on U.S. policy with Roger Martella, Chief Sustainability Officer at GE. We'll discuss current policies with a U.S. lens as the country is moving towards their aggressive goals to reduce greenhouse emissions.

For this episode we shift our focus to Canada. Jeff and Brian are joined by Heather Chalmers, the President and CEO of GE Canada and they lead the conversation on current technologies and policies taking place in Canada's sphere.

Our hosts take you further around the world, now to the Middle East. Together with our guest, Salman Abdulla, Executive Vice President of health, safety, sustainability, environment and quality at the Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), we'll exchange views about topics concerning policy and aluminum production in the region.

Dr. James Watson, Security General of Eurogas, gives us insight into the European gas industry at large and their significance on European economy, and the importance of innovation. We look at all the moving parts of this industry and it's impact on the region and the rest of the world. 

We switch gears this season by looking at policy from various international perspectives. In this episode, we are joined by Mark Collette, Managing Director of EnergyAustralia and we discuss local energy and climate topics and talk about Australia's journey to net zero.

With our guest Tom Kerr, Lead Climate Specialist for the South Asia region for the World Bank, we kick off a discussion around global climate policy. We'll take a look at the World Bank and its fundamental role in combating climate change and pushing for expanding prosperity globally.

Jeff and Brian take you inside the upcoming Conference of Parties 26 (COP26) event hosted in Glasgow, Scotland from October 31-November 12 to help you understand what the event is, what key topics will be discussed, and most importantly, what potential action may emerge from the talks.

While listening to the past season you might have some unanswered questions that popped into your head regarding the future of energy. Our hosts Jeff and Brian take time to answer listener questions from the past two seasons of Cutting Carbon.

It's easy to assume that releasing carbon into the atmosphere is similar to squeezing toothpaste out of the tube and not being able to put it back in. That there might not be an easy solution to suck it up and put it into a 'tube.' However, we discuss how this might be wrong. Today, our hosts Jeff and Brian will talk about the technologies that may have the ability to reverse climate change.

The energy storage you probably recognize is the batteries in your remote, which offer short term use of a technology. However, as we look into the future, long-duration energy storage is the game changer that you might not know about. We will discuss the diversity of these technologies today with Jason Burwen, the current CEO of the Energy Storage Association.

Nuclear energy will continue to play a critical role in the energy transition as the largest provider of carbon-free electricity in the world today. In this episode, we look at a facet of this technology's future - smaller, more modular nuclear reactors that can provide safer, more reliable, and cost-effective electricity.

When you flip on a light switch, do you ever wonder where the power comes from? Find out as we go into detail about the 'most complex machine ever built on the planet' with guests Colin Parris, Chief Technology Officer, GE Digital, and Linda Rae, General Manager for Power, GE Digital. During this conversation, we navigate the complex topic of the electricity grid, including how we keep it secure, reliable, and able to keep pace with powering our growing world.

Wind turbines, but on water? Wind turbines dot today's countryside at home or abroad, but the next area where renewable energy is set to grow exponentially is actually on the world's seas and oceans. Our guest John Lavelle, the CEO of GE's Offshore Wind business, helps us unpack the topic of offshore turbines and the technology's growing impact on the world.

The February 2021 winter storm in Texas that left millions of people without power was a tragedy.   Brian and Jeff discuss what happened to both electricity supply and demand in Texas leading up to, and during the crisis. 

Have you ever wanted to hear about the decarbonization of power from the perspective of a company that develops both renewable and natural gas power projects?  Here's your opportunity. 

The use of capture technologies to abate carbon emissions depends on our ability to use or store CO2.   The good news is that the geological storage of CO2 has been ongoing for decades.