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Powering the Future
![Nuclear Power: Coming to a Neighborhood Near You?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/20572146-9b40-4e01-b253-616bcdd3d4cc/53011187528_e2369cb29a_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=600&q=80&rect=2167%2C0%2C2660%2C3991&w=400)
An advanced nuclear power plant is coming to Wyoming. Funded by Bill Gates’ TerraPower, it will use cutting edge technology that aims to provide safer and more sustainable nuc...
![Ideas at the Cutting Edge of Energy](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/f55780aa-91db-4a0d-a9d2-0eaf848e0f1f/53009874135_885a6b8569_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C742%2C5504%2C3098&w=400)
In this series of short talks, leaders of energy start-ups pitch their big ideas: using A.I. to find critical minerals under the Earth’s surface, installing geothermal systems...
![Hard-Hat Environmentalism: Can We Build in America Again?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/15574cbb-d00a-46c8-ba56-28577a1ba2e1/53009614714_26a24e608a_o1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C269%2C5504%2C3098&w=400)
With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden-Harris administration has committed a record amount of federal funds to encourage the advancement of clean energy, b...
![Hydrogen: What’s All the Hype?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/12cd5ba0-67e6-483e-a9a6-ff94c3bc32b2/53004439806_d4c787876a_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C688%2C8256%2C4644&w=400)
All eyes are on clean hydrogen thanks to its potential as a versatile, low-carbon energy source that could help decarbonize sectors like transportation and power generation. I...
![The Road to Carbon Neutrality](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/53d1b92f-04de-4348-b97b-09849007a01b/53004482808_404d4dd750_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=600&q=80&rect=1442%2C0%2C2670%2C4000&w=400)
Across corporate America, companies are making changes to lower their carbon footprint and still maintain profitability. Leaders at two of the largest American companies — Ama...
![What Does the Future Hold for Oil and Gas? Chevron’s Top Exec on the Clean Energy Transition](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/17622489-19b2-49ba-92c4-0f3655ff7510/53004242775_43c235133f_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C141%2C5376%2C3017&w=400)
Chevron’s top executive shared that the company “intends to be a leader in advancing a lower carbon future” through investments in renewables, hydrogen, and carbon capture. Ho...
![In Conversation with Patagonia’s CEO](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/31f7c23a-1e60-4575-a631-724ceb94cf36/53001758069_39b6c5d304_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C279%2C3283%2C1849&w=400)
As Patagonia celebrates its 50th anniversary, CEO Ryan Gellert reflects on the company’s legacy in the wake of a transformational decision to legally restructure and commit al...
![From Mining to Moscow, How Geopolitics Shape the Energy Transition](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/86e5930f-5ba2-4520-b793-c23fe6976b30/53001362294_8971d99b8d_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C122%2C5323%2C2989&w=400)
Does going electric mean buying lithium from Russia and Venezuela? What happens if the United States takes carbon action while competitors don’t? Experts weigh in on the geopo...
![The Business Case for Sustainability](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/00a8fbf0-941d-4054-976a-a7f0acff190d/230625_sustainability_013.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C192%2C4000%2C2251&w=400)
A historic opportunity to accelerate positive outcomes for the environment, communities, and shareholders may be within reach as unprecedented federal funding for sustainable...