Live: Jennifer Granholm Discusses Energy Policy & IRA
Hot on the heels of last week's episode with Fatih Birol, going live at the top of the hour this week's episode is with Jennifer Granholm. Two-time governor of Michigan, Secretary of Energy under President Biden, author of the Inflation Reduction Act. https://t.co/T7e2p6XacZ
Inside the Gulf Crisis Response After Massive Oil Release
This week on @CleaningUpPod, we go behind the scenes with the man coordinating the response to the Gulf crisis. I travelled to Paris to meet @fbirol, Exec Director of @IEA, just a week after the release of 400m barrels of...
Build Enduring Assets in a Short‑attention World
"How do you build a 40-year asset in a world with a ten-minute attention span?"
Net‑Zero's True Cost: Inflation Risks Explored with ECB Governor
For this week's episode of @cleaninguppod I sat down with Pierre Wunsch, Governor of the National Bank of Belgium and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank. What is the real cost of net zero? Is it...
Renewables Can Replace LNG Faster than EVs Replace Oil
What are the consequences for energy markets and the transition of a potential long disruption to the Strait of Hormuz? TLDR: It’s a *lot* easier to replace 20% of LNG (15% of natgas supply) with wind and solar than it...
Hormuz Closure Could Redefine US‑Iran Power Balance
The Strait of Hormuz is turning into the key test of strength between the US and Iran. I've been thinking about what happens if it stays closed for an extended period. My conclusions might surprise you. https://t.co/mPXBo8HuqY
Norway's $520M Hydrogen Ferry Contract Faces Cell Longevity Crisis
Today's #HydrogenSoufflé comes to you from Norway. In 2022 the Public Roads Administration awarded a 4.9bn NOK ($520 million) contract for 2 #hydrogen ferries. Internal documents found by NRK show the fuel cell lifetime may be <10% of the 7.5...
What Ottawa Taught Me About Climate Action
I've just got back to London from a whirlwind few days in Ottawa, as guest of the Canadian Climate Institute. I penned a few thoughts on what I learned. https://t.co/FrCsgfG4E3
Solar Overtakes Nuclear; Nuclear Drops to Third by 2026
I've been cranking numbers. Full year 2025, it looks like nuclear power just about kept its nose ahead of wind and solar. But in H2 2025, while wind didn't quite overtake nuclear, solar did. In 2026 nuclear will drop to...
CDR Leaders Urge Proof Over Promised Speed and Scale
This week on @CleaningUpPod I sat down with @RobertHoglund, a towering figure on the thinking/doing front lines of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR). He says the sector needs to stop promising "speed and scale" and focus instead on "proving and learning". https://t.co/okASRdLrAK