38. The Radical Middle with Scott Tinker
How do we balance clean energy with energy that is secure, available, and affordable? One idea is the “radical middle,” a concept pioneered by Dr. Scott Tinker to encourage people to find the middle ground in addressing energy challenges of today and of the future.
Dr. Tinker, better known by many of his students as “Doc T,” joins us on the show to discuss the hardest-hitting and most challenging issues of our energy world–and how we address those challenges with open mindedness and collaboration. In the show, we talk about energy access in developing countries, electric vehicles, energy education, the leapfrog model, and much more.
Listen in to learn why Dr. Tinker declined not one, but two offers to be Assistant Secretary of Energy; how to engage in productive conversations on tough energy topics; why he started his popular PBS talk show; and how we might actually solve the world’s most difficult energy issues.
Keynotes:
-The “radical middle” of energy that is clean, secure, and available–and how we achieve it
-The balance between energy access and emissions in developing countries
-The importance of raising energy IQ in the general public rather than leaving it to the experts
-Strategies to get disagreeing groups to talk productively about challenging energy topics
Check out the following links:
Switch Energy Alliance:https://switchon.org/
Energy Switch on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/show/energy-switch/
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