46 - Talking The Clean Energy Transition with Michael Liebreich (Chairman and CEO @ Liebreich Associates)

There aren’t many people in the industry who have as big views or voice as Michael Liebreich. Today's episode covers a multitude of topics, which really reflects Michael's myriad of roles in the energy industry and the wider transition to a cleaner energy future. In this bumper episode, Quentin chats to Michael Liebriech (Chairman & CEO at Liebreich Associates). During the course of the conversation, they cover topics including:

• Michael's journey in the energy industry and role in the energy transition. From skiing, New Energy Finance, Liebreich Associates and more.
• How Michael's fascination with hydrogen developed, the path that led him there, his views on the challenges, and the development of ‘The Hydrogen Ladder’.
• Cleaning Up - how Michael's weekly podcast came to be and the purpose and vision for it.
• Michael's vision for the future and the challenges faced on the clean energy transition journey.

Mentioned in this episode

Articles:

Economist article on scaling up low carbon technologies

https://about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-separating-hype-from-hydrogen-part-two-the-demand-side/

Cleaning Up episodes:

Ep104: Yanis Varoufakis "Power, Markets & Power Markets"

Ep98: Bill McKibben "Writer, Activist & Constructive Disruptor"

Other:

Hydrogen Hub Map

About our guest

Michael is an acknowledged thought leader on clean energy, mobility, technology, climate, sustainability and finance. He is the founder and senior contributor to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, a member of numerous industry, governmental and multilateral advisory boards, an angel investor, a former member of the board of Transport for London, and an Advisor to the UK Board of Trade.

To find out more about what he does, visit his website or follow him on LinkedIn for his latest updates.

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