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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Episodes
119 episodes
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...
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Season 4
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Episode 120
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7:30
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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Season 4
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Episode 119
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7:36
Repairing our Relationship with Mother Nature (Tim Christophersen - Salesforce) - Episode 118
Paul sits with Tim Christophersen, VP of Climate Action at Salesforce and previously Head of Nature for Climate Branch at UNEP. Tim's recent book, Generation Restoration - How to Fix Our Relationship Crisis with Mother Nature, digs deep ...
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Season 4
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Episode 118
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9:10
Reflections on New York Climate Week - Episode 117
How has the conversation changed, now that we're a few months into a new federal administration that has not proven very receptive to climate action? Paul attended New York Climate Week in late September with anxiety around how corporations and...
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Episode 117
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7:14
Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill and Its Impact on Clean Energy - Episode 116
As Trump's signature economic legislation made it's way over the finish line two weeks ago, experts lined up to warn us of the impact the bill would have on clean energy, utility bills and even our competitiveness in the emerging AI landscape.<...
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Season 3
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Episode 116
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8:11
The Proposed GHG Scope 2 Rule Changes - Episode 115
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol is now in the decision phase on how to revise their widely accepted Scope 2 emissions accounting measures. The current set of accounting rules were first established in 2015 - but a lot has changed in the interim. Re...
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Season 3
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Episode 115
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6:51
How the Massachusetts Community Climate Bank is Supporting Climate Action While Also Addressing Housing Affordability (Maggie Super Church - Mass Community Climate Bank) - Episode 114
States have shifted to the forefront of climate leadership here in the US. And one of the tools that many of these States are employing to make it easier and less risky for individuals and companies to invest behind energy savings has been the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 114
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7:13
Double Materiality and Upcoming Reporting Requirements - Episode 113
Pending regulations are reshaping the sustainability reporting world, with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) starting to require European companies to report this year.Underpinning these reporting disclosures is som...
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Season 3
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Episode 113
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7:34
The Effect of Trump's Tariff War on Clean Energy - Episode 112
Over this past weekend, the Trump Administration followed through on a campaign promise to issue tariffs on key trade partners of the US. Canada, Mexico and China all found themselves in the new administration's crosshairs.In this episod...
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Season 3
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Episode 112
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8:30
Smart Cities - Episode 111
Many large municipalities are using a combination of sensors, data management and analytical tools to dynamically manage the flow of people and cars within their borders. These Smart Cities are helping to not only improve the quality of life of...
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Season 3
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Episode 111
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7:28
Wholesale Power Pricing Basics - Episode 110
As more corporations are using Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) or Virtual Power Purchase Agreements (VPPAs) to procure renewable energy, these contracts are exposing companies to the risks and variabilities of the wholesale power market.
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Season 3
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Episode 110
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9:13
Reflecting on the Climate Activities of 2024 - Episode 109
Paul wraps up 2024 with an episode looking back on the major trends and news stories from this past year. From good news stories such as the retirement of the UK's last coal facility to hard news such as the realization that we may have already...
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Season 3
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Episode 109
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8:05
What Companies are Doing to Address the Sustainability of Their Product Packaging - Episode 108
As the holiday season descends upon us, the importance of sustainable packaging is never more important. In this episode, Paul discusses not only some of the ways that prominent companies are addressing how their are packaging and shipping thei...
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Season 3
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Episode 108
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8:49
How Electricity Load Growth May Complicate the Energy Transition - Episode 107
Since the 1990's, electricity demand has remained relatively flat despite the economic growth of the country. But as increased electrification and demand for new data centers intensifies, that demand for new power is changing. Utilities are hav...
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Season 3
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Episode 107
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6:59
The Changing Chemistry of Lithium Ion Batteries - Episode 106
Lithium Ion batteries are the backbone of the EV revolution. And car manufacturers are constantly seeking new ways to remove cost and improve the range of these battery packs. Part of their solution has been to tweak the chemistry of these batt...
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Season 3
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Episode 106
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7:38
What's Next for Gas Distribution Companies? (Jan Rosenow - Regulatory Assistance Project) - Episode 105
With millions of miles of gas distribution pipelines under our feet, the transition away from gas and toward electrification needs to account for that existing infrastructure somehow. And that comes with risks, not only to gas distribution comp...
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Season 3
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Episode 105
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8:52
Systems Thinking for the Energy Transition - Episode 104
In this episode, Paul steps back from the individual technologies and business processes that are driving the energy transition, and looks at the interconnected systems that need to be reimagined as well. For some systems, this may be intuitive...
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Season 3
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Episode 104
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7:55
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - Episode 103
As the world launches into COP29 in Azerbaijan, this week, it may be useful for us to review some of the sustainability metrics that the world has agreed to as a foundation for peace, prosperity - and a world devoid of climate change.Th...
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Season 3
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Episode 103
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8:08
Why Food Waste is Such a Big Climate Issue - Episode 102
The United Nations estimates that we lose about one third of our global food supply every year to waste and loss. And that organic matter contributes about 10% of our global emissions each year.Getting a hold on our food waste is a big ...
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Season 3
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Episode 102
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7:27
Debating the DOE Report on Pathways to New Advanced Nuclear - Episode 101
The DOE recently released a report outlining a pathway for the US to meet recent pledges of tripling of domestic nuclear capacity by 2050. Nuclear needs to play a role in a clean energy economy, but the industry may be fooling itself in thinkin...
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Season 3
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Episode 101
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8:18
An Agile Strategy for Climate Action - Episode 100
Paul reflects a bit on having just completed the second year of hosting Eight Minutes, and takes a moment to indulge in how the process of developing climate strategy needs to change if we are to keep up with the rapid advances in climate indus...
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Season 2
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Episode 100
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8:40
How Climate Change is Intensifying the Ferocity of Hurricanes - Episode 99
After the devastating impacts of Hurricanes Helene and Milton over the past few weeks, it's a good time to review the science on why (and how) warming sea temperatures are affecting the intensity of these mega storms. Big, intense tropical cycl...
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Season 2
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Episode 99
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8:02
Understanding Your Utility Bill - Episode 98
For all of the economic advantages being created by the energy transition, some of that value isn't being fully captured by consumers who don't fully understand their utility bill. As energy prices are rising and these bills are becoming more c...
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Season 2
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Episode 98
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10:03
Geothermal vs Geothermal - Episode 97
We sometimes use certain terms in the energy transition interchangeably - chief among them is "geothermal". In this episode, Paul discusses some of the different types of emerging technologies that get tagged with this moniker - and why and how...
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Season 2
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Episode 97
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7:23
Project 2025 (Part 2) - Episode 96
In this follow-up episode to last week's overview of Project 2025's climate related suggestions, Paul digs deeper into some other recommendations of the conservative roadmap, including its emphasis of national security as well as its animosity ...
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Season 2
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Episode 96
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10:59