Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change

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Why Flexible Power Is Suddenly So Valuable | Ep259: Håkan Agnevall
May 27, 2026

Why Flexible Power Is Suddenly So Valuable | Ep259: Håkan Agnevall

As electricity demand rises and renewable generation continues to expand, the same question keeps arising: how do we keep power systems reliable, affordable and resilient? This week, Michael Liebreich is joined by Håkan Agnev...

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Can Anyone Catch China's Clean Tech Lead? Ep258: Bryony Worthington & Michael Liebreich
May 20, 2026

Can Anyone Catch China's Clean Tech Lead? Ep258: Bryony Worthington &…

In this special episode of Cleaning Up from San Francisco Climate Week, Michael Liebreich and Bryony Worthington unpack the geopolitical shocks reshaping the global energy transition. From escalating tensions in the Gulf and ...

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India’s Solar Revolution Is Bringing Cheap Energy To Millions | Ep257: Harish Hande
May 13, 2026

India’s Solar Revolution Is Bringing Cheap Energy To Millions | Ep257…

The energy system is not about supply and exports and generation and distribution. It's about how we use energy in our daily lives and workplaces. The so-called energy trilemma, affordability versus reliability versus environ...

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Why Are We Electrifying So Slowly? The Electrification Staircase | Ep256: Adrian Hiel, Silvia Madeddu, William Drake & Thomas Butler
May 6, 2026

Why Are We Electrifying So Slowly? The Electrification Staircase | Ep…

Every single scenario for the future that looks at a cleaner energy system has electrification growing to 60, 70, 80% or more, and yet we don't make rapid progress. Why? One of the reasons we don't make progress lies in narra...

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Europe Needs Clean Tech More Than Ever | Ep 255: Thomas Pellerin-Carlin
April 29, 2026

Europe Needs Clean Tech More Than Ever | Ep 255: Thomas Pellerin-Carl…

This week Cleaning Up is back in Brussels, with a deep dive into European energy policy as the continent grapples with the reality of ambitious climate targets, very high energy prices and the vulnerabilities of first Russia'...

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The Era Of Fossil Fuel Unreliability Has Begun | Ep 254: Jennifer Granholm
April 22, 2026

The Era Of Fossil Fuel Unreliability Has Begun | Ep 254: Jennifer Gra…

What happens when global energy supply chains can no longer be trusted? Has the U.S. given up its edge in the clean energy race to China? And can politics keep up with the speed of the energy transition and the rise of AI? Th...

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