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Geothermal energy’s massive leap forward

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December 13, 2025

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Could geothermal soon overtake nuclear power? Vijay Vaitheeswaran, The Economist's Global energy & climate innovation editor and winner of the Energy Writer of the Year Award 2025, speaks to Alok Jha, host of the Babbage podcast, about long-neglected geothermal energy and the new suite of technologies that could finally see it rolled out across the world.

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