80. The Future of Fuels

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is our second episode of an Outrage + Optimism investigative series on The Future of Transport. There’s no denying that for over a century, fossil fuels have played a key role in humanity’s progress. But at a cost. They account for two-thirds of global greenhouse-gas emissions, and the pollution from burning them kills more than 4 million people a year.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So in a year where cars sat unused, and oil prices crashed...what is the future of fuels? We know that in order to meet the Paris Agreement, we need to reduce CO2 emissions by 50% by 2030. Because even though COVID-19 is expected to reduce energy-related CO2 emissions by 7% this year, we need massive changes in how we move people and things.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So will we see the end of the internal combustion engine? How will the world go electric? Can hydrogen scale to meet our energy demands? Our hosts Tom Rivett-Carnac, Christiana Figueres and Paul Dickinson pull out the roadmap to a zero-emission future, hit the road looking for answers to a decarbonized transport sector with experts who are in the driver's seat.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read</span> <a href= "https://globaloptimism.com/podcasts/the-future-of-transport/the-future-of-fuels/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Tom’s blog</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">to find out more from behind the scenes.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Watch</span> <a href= "https://www.ted.com/talks/david_lammy_climate_justice_can_t_happen_without_racial_justice"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">David Lammy’s TED Talk</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">before listening next week!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This series is sponsored by NESTE </span></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/nesteglobal"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">|</span> <a href