This Week in Cleantech (08/29/2025) - Is electricity just going to keep getting more expensive?

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This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.

This week’s episode features special guest Dharna Noor from The Guardian, who wrote about how household electricity bills have increased by 10% since Trump re-entered the White House.

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Jingjing Zhang, a Chinese lawyer who pioneered environmental lawsuits at home. Now, she helps communities in the Global South hold Chinese state-owned companies, like mining firms behind toxic spills in Zambia, legally accountable for pollution and human rights abuses tied to China’s Belt and Road projects. Congratulations Jingjing. 

This Week in Cleantech — August 29, 2025 

1. African Imports of Chinese Solar Panels Surge in Energy Shakeup — Bloomberg
2. Home batteries are saving America from blackouts — The Washington Post
3. I Drove an EV Deep Into the Wilderness. I Never Feared Running Out of Juice. – The Wall Street Journal
4. Trump administration halts work on New England offshore wind project – Axios
5. Trump tariffs and green energy rollbacks push household electricity bills up 10% — The Guardian

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