Energy Switch — Season 1, Episode 10: Making Energy More Sustainable

Episode synopsis

Energy sustainability can be grouped into three areas: Environmental: can an energy resource operate in equilibrium with the environment? Sociopolitical: do its benefits enrich broad society? Economic: can it operate profitably to support itself. Dr. Bridget Scanlon, Senior Research Scientist at the Bureau of Economic Geology, and Sean O'Donnell, Partner at Quantum Energy, discuss.

About Energy Switch

Energy Switch brings together two renowned experts from government, NGOs, academia and industry, with differing perspectives on important energy and climate topics. Hosted by renowned global energy expert, Dr. Scott Tinker.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1How Should We Respond to Climate Change?
• E2Future of Natural Gas
• E3Solar & Wind Power the World? Part 1
• E4Solar & Wind Power the World? Part 2
• E5Is Hydrogen our Energy Future?
• E6Investing in our energy future
• E7New Geopolitics of Energy
• E8More Nuclear Power? Part 1
• E9More Nuclear Power? Part 2
• E11Policies to Reduce CO2
• E12Does the US Need Oil & Gas Industry?