CURRENT EPISODE
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Guest: Molly Williamson
Climate change is one area where politics, economics, and science come together to create an all-encompassing challenge that must be met by leaders worldwide. Unfortunately, it is clear that the causes, effects, and policies needed to counter climate change are a point of contention, as everything regarding climate change has become politically divisive. How can global leaders come together to respond to the crisis of climate change? Listen in for a conversation with Molly Williamson, a retired Foreign Service Officer and current scholar with the Middle East Institute, who explored key factors surrounding foreign and domestic policy and questions about technology, innovation, and international norms.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
JOIN IN THE GLOBAL CONVERSATION
The Ad Hoc Gist: Google Plans to Unlock Grid Capacity. Will Regulators Let Them?
Can data centers become part of the solution to the grid constraints they're helping create? That's the premise behind Google's latest work on distributed energy resources — from batteries and demand response to energy efficiency....
The Ad Hoc Gist: The Case for Utility Wildfire Suppression
Utilities have spent years reducing wildfire ignition risk, and much of that work has been necessary. But prevention has limits. Trees come down. Equipment fails. Lightning strikes. And when an ignition occurs, the first minutes...
The Ad Hoc Gist: Virginia Has a Data Center Problem
Virginia is ground zero for the country’s data center boom and affordability crunch. Coupled with a new governor and a recently announced mega merger between the state’s biggest utility, Dominion Power and NextEra, things in...
Contribute to Global Connections
SUPPORT THE CLEVELAND COUNCIL ON WORLD AFFAIRS
For a century, the CCWA has brought diverse perspectives on issues of international import to Cleveland. Much of our programming is made possible by the the support of our members and the generosity of our donors. Will you help us continue to create global connections?