Eight Minute Climate Fix | Clean Energy & Climate Policy Insights
Eight Minute Climate Fix delivers concise, expert-driven coverage of climate action, clean energy, and the global energy transition — in 8 minutes or less. Host Paul Schuster cuts through the complexity of decarbonization, climate policy, and the net-zero economy so anyone can stay informed, fast.
Each episode tackles the biggest stories shaping the energy transition: from renewable energy legislation and corporate climate commitments to carbon emissions accounting and energy independence. Guests have included senior leaders from Salesforce, UNEP, and beyond.
Whether you're a sustainability professional, business leader, or engaged citizen, Eight Minute Climate Fix gives you the signal without the noise. New episodes every season. Also available: More Than Eight Minutes, our extended interview series for listeners who want to go deeper.
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Latest Episodes
The Hidden Carbon Cost of Enterprise AI: 5 Ways to Cut Emissions Without Cutting Usage - Episode 123
AI is quietly becoming one of the fastest-growing sources of corporate greenhouse gas emissions — yet not a single Fortune 500 sustainability report specifically calls it out. In this episode, Paul exposes the growing gap between AI's real emis...
Distributed Resources and the AI Data Center Build (Sachu Constantine - Vote Solar) - Episode 122
AI data centers are overwhelming the power grid — but the fastest, cheapest, and cleanest solution may already be sitting on rooftops. In this episode, Paul sits down with Sachu Constantine, Executive Director of Vote Solar, to explore why dist...
The Climate Insurance Crisis: Why Insurers Are Abandoning California, Florida, and Beyond - Episode 121
In this episode, Paul explains why catastrophic weather events are becoming uninsurable: broken risk models, a stressed reinsurance market, rising rebuild costs from inflation and tariffs, and the dangerous concentration of homes and commercial...
Is Additionality Dead? Rethinking Corporate Renewable Energy in the Age of AI - Episode 120
Additionality has been one of the cornerstones of corporate renewable energy procurement — but is it still relevant? In this episode, Paul breaks down the concept of additionality in clean energy purchasing, explains how Renewable Energy Certif...
How Best to Pursue Energy Independence - Episode 119
As the Iran War enters its fourth week, US consumers are feeling the pinch at the gas pump. Oil prices have shot past $100 per barrel and there are increasing calls to increase domestic supply capacity of energy in order to create more energy i...
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