Julia Pyper
Julia Pyper is vice president of public affairs at GoodLeap, a leading financial technology company focused on accelerating the deployment of sustainable home solutions, where she oversees government relations and policy-related communications. She also advises the nonprofit organization GivePower, which develops clean water and clean energy systems in communities around the world. Julia is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center think tank and host of the Political Climate podcast.
She previously worked with cleantech startup accelerator New Energy Nexus, where she supported the California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development Initiative (CalSEED) grant program. Prior to that, Julia was a senior editor for Wood Mackenzie’s Greentech Media, where she covered the global energy transition. Prior to that, she was a staff writer for E&E News. She has conducted several international reporting projects, including in Haiti, Germany, China, and India. Her writing has also been published in HuffPost, Scientific American, and The New York Times.
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Chips Ahoy: Unpacking the politics of microchip deregulation
A new bipartisan bill aims to supercharge America’s microchip industry; climate rhetoric takes center stage in the vice presidential debate.
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Can Congress pull off a NEPA overhaul?
The hosts dig into a GOP proposal to reform the long-standing environmental rule, and evaluate the climate rhetoric in this month’s debate.
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DNC dispatches: Navigating America’s skyrocketing energy demand
The Political Climate team goes behind the scenes at the 2024 DNC to talk to leading stakeholders about skyrocketing energy demand.
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DNC dispatches: It’s the climate economy, stupid!
The Political Climate team goes behind the scenes at the 2024 DNC to talk to leading lawmakers and advocates about selling voters on climate
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John Podesta celebrates the IRA for ‘catalyzing a clean energy boom’
The veteran Democratic adviser played a central role in crafting the flagship bill. Now he’s celebrating its accomplishments.
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Dispatches from the RNC: The fate of the IRA
At the 2024 RNC, we talk with leading lawmakers and advocates about permitting reform, nuclear energy, and advice for the Trump-Vance ticket
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Unpacking the GOP’s nascent climate pivot, from inside the RNC
In part one of our RNC dispatch, we go behind the scenes to talk with leading lawmakers and advocates about their top climate priorities.
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Rep. Scott Peters sounds the alarm on our ‘old, small, and dumb’ grid
The six-term Democrat also flags concerns over a second Trump term’s impact on energy policy, and outlines his new wildfire prevention bill.
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Making sense of nuclear’s resurgence
Nuclear energy recently received a bold bipartisan boost from Congress. But the sector still has many issues to solve before it can scale.
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Republican Garret Graves’ data-driven approach to the climate crisis
An influential lawmaker weighs in on the GOP approach to U.S. energy policy.
