“COVID-19 has revealed some of the weaknesses in the energy system”: Gary Dirks talks energy transitions with International Policy Digest

In this exchange, Dirks shares ASU’s history in energy research and why this pandemic has shined a brighter light on the need to transition fuel sourcing and production away from fossils and to renewables.

Sustainability scientist Clark Miller was a member of the committee that wrote the report, which recommended a portfolio of near-term policies to ensure equitable access to benefits generated as a result of this transition, mitigate harms to vulnerable populations, engage public participation in decision-making, and revitalize the U.S. manufacturing sector.