SEA Announces Energy Switch Topics and Guests

Switch Energy Alliance is excited to announce the Energy Switch television series topics and guests.

Energy is the foundational issue that touches every other, from geopolitics, to the economy, food and water, public health and prosperity -- and of course CO2 emissions and climate. Despite the importance of these matters, the public remains dangerously uninformed.

Now is the time for Energy Switch, a high energy, beautifully produced, nonpartisan public television and streaming show, where viewers hear from America’s leading experts with different and sometimes conflicting viewpoints. Produced in affiliation with KLRU in Austin, Energy Switch breaks down the most important topics in energy to make them accessible, digestible and entertaining, and will be hosted by renowned global energy expert, Dr. Scott Tinker.

Here are the ten 30-minute episode topics and the featured guests:

• THE FUTURE GEOPOLITICS OF ENERGY.

• • Sec. Ernest Moniz: 13th United States Secretary of Energy, CEO Energy Futures Initiative

• • Dr. Daniel Yergin: Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Vice Chairman, IHS Markit

• WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE TODAY?

• • Dr. Steven Koonin: Former Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy

• • Dr. Michael Greenstone: Director of the Energy Policy Institute, University of Chicago

• INVESTING IN OUR ENERGY FUTURE.

• • Deborah Byers: Ernst & Young LLP Partner, Americas Industry Leader

• • Dr. Kenneth B. Medlock III: Senior Director of the Center for Energy Studies, Rice University

• COULD HYDROGEN BE OUR ENERGY FUTURE?

• • Dr. Julio Friedmann: Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University SIPA

• • Dr. Steven Hamburg: Chief Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund

• HOW DO WE PAY FOR CO2 EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS?

• • Dr. William Pizer: Vice President of Research and Policy Engagement, Resources for the Future

• • Sasha Mackler: Executive Director of the Energy Project, Bipartisan Policy Center

• WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF NATURAL GAS?

• • Dr. Naomi Boness: Managing Director of the Natural Gas Initiative, Stanford University

• • Rachel Fakhry: Analyst, Climate & Clean Air, National Resources Defense Council

• IS IT TIME FOR MORE NUCLEAR POWER?

• • Michael Shellenberger: Founder and President, Environmental Progress

• • Dr. Arjun Makhijani: President, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research

• HOW DO WE MAKE ENERGY SUSTAINABLE?

• • Sean O’Donnell: Partner, Quantum Energy Partners

• • Dr. Bridget Scanlon: Senior Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology

• DOES THE US NEED A THRIVING OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY?

• • Dr. David Victor: Professor of Innovation and Public Policy, UC San Diego

• • Matt Gallagher: Former President and CEO, Parsley Energy

• COULD RENEWABLE ENERGY POWER THE WORLD?

• • Leia Guccione: Managing Director, Carbon Free Electricity, Rocky Mountain Institute

• • Robert Bryce: Author, A Question of Power and Power Hungry, and journalist

Energy Switch is scheduled to finish editing in early 2022. Stay tuned for release date information.