{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/4d641cbd-af7c-4475-81e8-c6a118bde4ee/637670dedec2790011a8b9ea?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Economist Asks: Will the clean-energy transition be fast enough? ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d9db97874249/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>As the end of COP27 nears, US energy secretary Jennifer Granholm talks to Anne McElvoy from the climate summit in Egypt. They discuss the impact <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/06/23/how-to-fix-the-worlds-energy-emergency-without-wrecking-the-environment?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theeconomistasks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the global energy crisis</a> is having on <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/08/09/joe-bidens-signature-legislation-passes-the-senate-at-last?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theeconomistasks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Biden’s green agenda</a>, whether <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2022/11/14/hydrogen-hype-is-rising-again-will-this-time-be-different?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theeconomistasks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the hype around hydrogen</a> will endure and if the president is willing to put aside <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/china/2022/11/10/can-joe-biden-and-xi-jinping-stabilise-sino-american-relations?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theeconomistasks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a tussle with China</a> for the sake of climate cooperation. Plus, Vijay Vaitheesawaran, <em>The Economist’s </em>global energy and climate innovation editor<em>, </em>measures the ambitions declared at COP27 against what is achievable.</p><p><br></p><p>Please subscribe to <em>The Economist </em>for full access to print, digital and audio editions:</p><p><a href=\"http://www.economist.com/podcastoffer?utm_campaign=economist-asks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.economist.com/podcastoffer</a></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}