December 26, 2024· 40 min

Jennifer Granholm on What Will Survive of Biden's Energy Legacy

Jennifer Granholm

Orality

Model

63%

Mixed oral/literate (blogs, casual essays)

Speaker Breakdown

HostTracy Alloway(1,755 words)

M:93%

HostJoe Weisenthal(1,108 words)

M:29%

GuestJennifer Granholm(3,919 words)

M:26%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic35%

literally, completely, obviously

Engagement72%

you, our, your

Memory Aids100%

listen, now, so

Repetition100%

energy (57x), know (56x), about (47x)

Parallelism88%

And I'm Tracy Alloway...., So, obviously, clean energy wa..., And the question that everyone...

Sound Patterns51%

39 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"

Formulaic Phrases5%

you know what, i mean

Literate Indicators

Hedging8%

maybe, probably, could

Passive Voice15%

are expended, were focused, was focused

Abstract Nouns20%

investment, recommendation, administration

Subordination9%

because, while, since

Sentence Length48%

Avg: 17.0 words/sentence

Word Complexity49%

investment, analyze, anticipate

Academic Markers0%

Impersonal Style28%

550 personal pronouns found

Descriptive Style67%

literally, completely, obviously

Description

The Biden administration made energy and climate a centerpiece of its administration, most notably through the Inflation Reduction Act. At the same time, we’ve seen a boom in US oil and gas production the last four years, alongside the novel use of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as a price and supply stabilization tool. Meanwhile, investments in batteries and other clean technologies have been framed as crucial from the perspective of strategic and economic competition with China. So what was accomplished? And what will persist after the Trump administration comes into office? On this episode, we speak with US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about her transformation of the department, and how she thinks about the future of existing energy strategies and policies under Trump. Become a Bloomberg.com subscriber using our special intro offer at bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. You’ll get episodes of this podcast ad-free and exclusive access to our daily Odd Lots newsletter. Already a subscriber? Connect your account on the Bloomberg channel page in Apple Podcasts to listen ad-free. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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