In this episode, Jason Bennett, Department Chair - Global Projects, Partner at Baker Botts L.L.P., sits down with Bret Estep, Vice President, Development at Tenaska, and Reid Calhoon, CEO of Climate Wells, live from the Carbon Solutions Forum 2025 in La Jolla. Together they explore how the energy industry is aligning profitability and decarbonization through infrastructure innovation, market incentives, and pragmatic investment strategies.

Key insights from the episode include:

• Profitability as a sustainability driver: why lasting decarbonization must include a viable business case and market incentives.
• Voluntary carbon markets gaining maturity: how independent verification and corporate demand are reshaping private-sector climate action.
• Infrastructure timelines and investment realism: balancing ambition with the operational realities of large-scale, low-carbon project development.
• Methane reduction as near-term impact: addressing legacy wells and emissions-intensive fields through practical, profitable solutions.
• Collaboration over polarization: why inclusive, cross-sector approaches remain the most effective path to "more energy, fewer emissions."

In this episode, recorded on-site at the 2024 North American Gas Forum (NAGF), Carolyn Kissane, Assistant Dean MS in Global Affairs, Global Security, Conflict and Cybercrime at NYU sits down with Kevin Skillern, Managing Partner at Energy Innovation Capital to explore why we're currently in a "golden age of innovation" for the energy sector and what it means for investors, operators, and policymakers.

Key insights from the episode include:

• Energy as the foundation of modern prosperity and the need to balance growth, emissions reduction, and security.

• Affordability and reliability as non-negotiables, keeping secure supply at the center of decarbonization strategies.

• Methane mitigation as the fastest lever: how large-scale detection can cut global emissions by 4–5% with technologies ready to scale today.

• Shifting supply chains and breakthrough technologies, from rare earths outside China to next-gen batteries driving 20–30% cost reductions.

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In this episode of EDU Connect by Energy Dialogues, Michael Wood speaks with Chad Zamarin, President & CEO of Williams, about leading in a time of rapid change in the energy sector. The conversation covers Chad's career journey, the role of natural gas and infrastructure in delivering affordable, reliable, lower-emission energy, and why now is a defining moment for students and young professionals to build impactful careers in energy.