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Wolfe Power ClubNuclear era begins! Atlantic Council talks all things Small Nuclear Reactors & Fukushima | S1EP44In this episode, host Alex and Wolfe Power Club’s Director of Government Relations Max Austin dive into the future of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and their potential to meet climate goals while being economically viable. They speak to Atlantic Council’s Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative Director Jennifer Gordon on the U.S. Department of Energy backing NuScale Power's design for deployment by 2029, understanding whether this timeline is realistic and how SMRs could create a global market, especially in developing regions. They discuss the recent insights from International Energy Week, where IEA's Fatih Birol highlighted 2024 as a pivotal year for...2025-05-2838 minWolfe Power ClubLights out in Spain! IEA Energy Security Summit | Atlantic Council's Landon Derentz | S1EP40Experience the insights from the IEA Energy Security Summit, where global energy leaders convened to discuss pressing national interests and the urgent need for investment in energy infrastructure. Join Atlantic Council's Senior Director of Global Energy Center Landon Derentz, shares his expertise, with host Alex, on how energy security has evolved post-COVID and amid the Ukraine crisis. Learn from the summit's key outputs and explore strategies to prevent disruptions like the recent Heathrow incident, ensuring global ports and airports remain operational. We also dive into the latest reports on the massive power outage that struck Spain and Portugal, proving...2025-04-3033 min
Heard at HeritageEvents | Launch of Chinese Handcuffs: How China Hijacked the Environmental AgendaSecuring essential resources is a critical national security priority. This imperative fuels geostrategic competition between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). However, over many years, the PRC has executed a plan to reverse roles by infiltrating and dominating the “green movement” embraced by many on the political left.To dissect this challenge, The Heritage Foundation’s Davis Institute of National Security and Foreign Policy is launching the “Chinese Handcuffs” project. These symbolic handcuffs represent the U.S. environmental agenda, which dates back to the 1970s but has accelerated significantly under the Biden admini...2024-06-061h 00Heard at HeritageEvents | Launch of Chinese Handcuffs: How China Hijacked the Environmental AgendaSecuring essential resources is a critical national security priority. This imperative fuels geostrategic competition between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). However, over many years, the PRC has executed a plan to reverse roles by infiltrating and dominating the “green movement” embraced by many on the political left.To dissect this challenge, The Heritage Foundation’s Davis Institute of National Security and Foreign Policy is launching the “Chinese Handcuffs” project. These symbolic handcuffs represent the U.S. environmental agenda, which dates back to the 1970s but has accelerated significantly under the Biden admini...2024-06-061h 00