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The Energy Transition Show with Chris Nelder

The Energy Transition Show with Chris Nelder

Straight talk about the world’s transition from fossil fuels to renewables with energy expert Chris Nelder

XE Network

287 episodesEN-US

Show overview

The Energy Transition Show with Chris Nelder has been publishing since 2015, and across the 11 years since has built a catalogue of 287 episodes. That works out to roughly 170 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 23 min and 34 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 11 episodes already out so far this year. Published by XE Network.

Episodes
287
Running
2015–2026 · 11y
Median length
28 min
Cadence
Fortnightly

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Straight talk about the world’s transition from fossil fuels to renewables with energy expert Chris Nelder

Latest Episodes

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[Episode #277] – Just Transition in South Africa

Jun 3, 202622 min

[Episode #276] – Electricity Reform in South Africa

May 20, 202617 min

[Episode #275] – The Cost of Delay

May 6, 202623 min

[Episode #274] – Global Electricity Review 2026

Apr 22, 202620 min

[Episode #273] – Solar and Batteries Can Power the World

Apr 8, 202618 min

Ep 272[Episode #272] – Global Energy Crisis 2026

The damage to Persian Gulf oil and gas infrastructure and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has thrown the world into a global energy crisis.

Mar 25, 20261h 44m

Ep 271[Episode #271] – China Update 2026

Why have China’s total CO2 emissions been slowly falling for two years even as it’s building more coal-fired power plants than ever?

Mar 11, 202623 min

Ep 270[Episode #270] – View from the Energy Transitions Commission

Lord Adair Turner shares his global perspective on the state of the energy transition, as seen from the Energy Transitions Commission.

Feb 25, 202629 min

Ep 269[Episode #269] – Trump’s War on the Energy Transition

Can the energy transition in the US survive President Trump’s attacks on it?

Feb 11, 202627 min

Ep 268[Episode #268] – Activism 101

What do aspiring energy transition advocates need to know to become effective changemakers in their communities?

Jan 28, 202626 min

Ep 267[Episode #267] – Japan: Petrostate or Electrostate?

As one of the most energy vulnerable countries on earth, Japan faces a difficult choice: join the petrostates, or the electrostates?

Jan 14, 202620 min

Ep 266[Episode #266] – Global Electricity Review 2025 (Lagniappe edition)

Global carbon emissions from the power sector may be close to peaking thanks to an accelerating energy transition.

Dec 31, 20251h 47m

Ep 265[Episode #265] – IEA World Energy Outlook 2025

Chris returns to Paris to interview co-lead Tim Gould about the new World Energy Outlook 2025 report, and to explore the futures it contemplates.

Dec 17, 202521 min

Ep 264[Episode #264] – History of the Transition in South Africa

A history of South Africa’s energy transition in the power sector kicks off a new Energy Transition Show miniseries on the African country.

Dec 3, 202525 min

Ep 263[Episode #263] – The Role of Distribution Utilities

What is the role of distribution utilities in the energy transition?

Nov 19, 202519 min

Ep 262[Episode #262] – All Transitions are Local

What are the key elements to a successful energy transition project where you live?

Nov 5, 202519 min

Ep 261[Episode #261] – The Case Against Climate Doom

We review some examples of social, political, and technological approaches to climate change mitigation that should give us reason to be optimistic.

Oct 22, 202526 min

Ep 260[Episode #260] – China Energy Transition Review 2025

China has far surpassed the West to become the undisputed global leader in the energy transition.

Oct 8, 202522 min

Ep 259[Episode #259] – 10th Anniversary: New Marching Orders

For our 10th anniversary, we reflect on what the past decade of our work has been about and consider what the next ten years might require.

Sep 24, 202529 min

Ep 258[Episode #258] – Alaska’s Railbelt Utilities

Alaska is deeply entwined with the fossil fuel industry, but its major utilities could transition almost entirely to renewables if there was the political will.

Sep 10, 202521 min
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