5 Can the World Run Entirely on Green Energy?

Lifelong Learning With A. A. Khatana · Oct 2, 2026 · 24m

While the world races toward a cleaner energy future, we face a dual challenge: we must build entirely new systems while dealing with the polluting facilities left behind by a century of unregulated fossil fuel extraction. Can modern innovations scale up fast enough to replace oil and gas while we actively clean up our historical carbon footprint?In this episode, we explore how communities and global industries are navigating the transition to a low-carbon world. From Upstate New York, where workers are capping thousands of abandoned wells leaking highly potent methane gas, to the edge of the…