Episode 6 Energy Transformation in Alaska: Turning our oil wealth into clean energy This episode is a deep dive into Alaska’s transition to renewable energy, including innovations taking place in rural Alaska and opportunities for renewable energy along the railbelt. … Read More

Episode 5 What is a Carbon Fee or Carbon Tax? Learn about bills in Congress A carbon fee or tax offers an approach to carbon pricing represented in multiple bills in Congress. This episode features the Energy Innovation and Carbon … Read More

Episode 4 What is Cap and Trade? Learn about California and Washington State This episode explores the cap and trade model with a focus on California and Washington State. Special attention is focused on a fatal flaw in the use … Read More

Episode 3 Welcome to Carbon Pricing: How to account for the social cost of carbon Guest economists discuss what it means to put a price on carbon emissions as a tool to wring fossil fuels  out of the economy and … Read More

NOAA’s U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Office announced 11 new five-year cooperative agreements that support the continued growth, expansion, and modernization of our nation’s climate, coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes observing capabilities. In the first year, NOAA will distribute … Read More

About the Podcast Ocean acidification and ocean warming are growing concerns of coastal Alaskans and the seafood industry. The Future Ocean podcast is an informational discussion with marine scientists, economists, and leaders in Alaska’s clean energy transition. We explore what … Read More

Episode 2Ocean Warming: Our fisheries and the scientific advice to end global carbon emissions As carbon emissions are building up in the atmosphere, the ocean is absorbing and storing much more heat, transforming Alaska’s oceans before our very eyes. We … Read More

What can carbon policy do for the ocean and our fisheries? Ocean acidification and ocean warming are growing concerns of coastal Alaskans and the seafood industry. The Future Ocean is a 6-episode podcast to support engagement in clean energy solutions. … Read More

Episode 1 Exploring Ocean Acidification and the Connection Between Acidification, Ocean Warming, and Harmful Algal Blooms Marine scientists engaged in ocean acidification research and monitoring harmful algal blooms talk about what they are studying in Alaska. Photo by UAF. The … Read More

When most people think of sharks in Alaska, they think of either salmon sharks (Lamna ditropis) or spiny dogfish sharks (Squalus suckleyi). But there’s another shark species that resides in Alaskan waters, one that is rarely encountered and poorly understood … Read More