Should we eat bugs, farmed fish, or soy?

09/15/22 • 58 min

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This week, we’re featuring an episode of Climavores. Climavores is a show for eaters who are trying to navigate the complex relationship between healthy food and a healthy planet. Journalists Tamar Haspel and Mike Grunwald are trying to figure it out, too.

Each week, Tamar and Mike explore the complicated, confusing, and surprising relationship between food and the environment. Climavores cuts through hype and ideology, explore the stories behind our perceptions of food, and empower listeners to make food choices that are actually good for the planet.

We are featuring a live episode of Climavores in New York City on October 20. Tamar and Mike will be joined by reporters from Canary Media, POLITICO, and Post Script Media for a night of live audio and networking. Come ask a question!

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Previous Episode

The ‘tax on God’ dilemma for utilities [partner content]

Years back, a major municipal utility in the U.S. rolled out a new time-of-use rate for commercial customers. At first, everything seemed fine. Then, customers in one category suddenly began seeing a huge spike in their bills: churches.

“They were getting hit with a demand charge and their bills were four, five times what they” had previously been, explains GridX CEO Chris Black.

The price of electricity used to be static. Today, rates are a real-time tool to manage demand on a grid that is being transformed by renewables, batteries and electric cars — and increasingly stressed by extreme weather events.

Nearly 70% of the country has some kind of time-of-use rate in place. But only 7% of customers are actively taking advantage of them. Why is that? And as time-of-use rates expand, how do we avoid the "tax on God" conundrum?

“We have to get it right. We have to figure out how to make all of this more accessible...and better for consumers,” says Black.

In this episode, Chris Black makes the case that dynamic rate design is one of the most important tools for decarbonizing the grid.

This episode was produced in partnership with GridX. Delivering on the clean energy future is complex. GridX exists to simplify the journey. Learn more.

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Drought is surfacing lost relics around the world

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One third of the world is currently facing water stress. The horn of Africa is in the middle of a devastating drought, putting millions at risk of famine. In China, low water levels are causing cuts to hydropower in Sichuan Province. Two thirds of Europe is currently under some kind of drought warning, making it the worst in 500 years in that region.

Drought will only become more severe in some regions as the climate continues to warm. The United Nations estimates that drought frequency has increased by a third already since the year 2000. Ongoing drought has dire implications for everything ranging from food security to manufacturing, energy production, and health.

This week, we’re bringing you a story about the unexpected consequence of drought – how it's revealing secrets previously lost beneath the waterline.

Falling water levels are reshaping landscapes around the world. As rivers and reservoirs recede, historical relics are coming to the surface. This week, we speak to reporter Dharna Noor about the dinosaur tracks, historical artifacts, and even human remains that are being unveiled as the drought progresses.

Dharna Noor is a reporter and digital producer at the Boston Globe. You can read her article here.

The Carbon Copy is a co-production of Post Script Media and Canary Media.

The Carbon Copy is supported by GridX. GridX provides invaluable business insight that improves the uptake of the programs, products and services needed to decarbonize. Delivering on our clean energy future is complex. GridX exists to simplify the journey. Learn more.

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