Powering the Future: Energy Access, Degrowth & Critical Minerals | Tangelic Talks S02E02 (Panel)
🌍 What does a truly just and equitable energy future look like? In this groundbreaking first-ever panel episode of Tangelic Talks, host Jensen Cummings brings together three powerful voices—Dr. Tam Kemabonta, Madison Harris, and Victoria Cornelio—to dive deep into the global challenges of energy access, critical mineral extraction, and the provocative degrowth movement.
🎙️ From microgrids and climate reparations to deep-sea mining and colonial legacies, this is a bold conversation about building systems that serve people—not just profit.
🎧 What You’ll Discover:
⚡ Why 700 million people still live without electricity—and what must change
🔋 How microgrids and clean cooking tech can transform communities
🌱 Are we repeating colonial patterns in the green tech boom?
🌀 The degrowth dilemma: Is “less” the path to justice and sustainability?
đź’° Ethics in climate finance, reparations & the future of energy systems
🌍 How ownership, equity & inclusion redefine clean energy
đź“Ś Timestamps
00:00–01:39 Start and Introduction: Tangelic’s First Panel on Energy, Justice, and Sustainability
01:40–04:49 Meet the Panelists: Dr. Tam Kemabonta, Madison Harris & Victoria Cornelio
04:50–09:09 Global Energy Inequality: Why 700 Million People Still Lack Electricity
09:10–12:59 Affordable Energy for All: Regulatory Solutions and Community Models
13:00–17:39 Microgrids and Technology: Rethinking Clean Energy for Rural Communities
17:40–23:09 Climate Finance and Reparations: Who Should Fund the Green Transition
23:10–27:19 Energy Justice in the Global South: Ownership, Equity and Inclusion
27:20–31:59 Critical Minerals and Colonialism: Are We Repeating Exploitative Patterns
32:00–36:39 Deep-Sea Mining and Resource Extraction: Environmental Ethics in Question
36:40–40:29 The Degrowth Dilemma: Can We Rethink Progress for a Sustainable Future
46:20-47:01 Final Reflections & Call to Action and Closing
đź’¬ Join the conversation: Is degrowth the future of sustainability? How do we ensure energy equity globally? Let us know in the comments.
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