Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change

John Marshall, Founder of the Potential Energy Coalition, discusses countering climate change narrative using data-driven marketing strategies. Topics include shaping climate narrative, promoting clean energy solutions, tailoring global marketing strategies, and using love as a tool for environmental progress.

Dr. Rosemary Barnes discusses the role of engineering in tackling climate change, focusing on wind turbine design, hydrogen debate, and nuclear power in Australia. She emphasizes the importance of engineers' voices in the climate conversation and offers advice for women in STEM fields.

Ben Nelmes, Chief Executive of New Automotive, discusses the inevitability of the EV revolution. Topics include: shaping policy debates with data, EV cost trends, political landscape in UK and Europe, EVs impact on government revenues, integrating renewable energy, challenges in transitioning to electric vehicles, and influencing EV policy in Europe.

Dr. Simon Evans from Carbon Brief discusses UK election manifestos, climate policies, and funding sources for clean energy projects. Topics include Labour's clean power goals, challenges in achieving ambitious targets, and Scotland's climate leadership. The conversation delves into differences between Conservative and Labour energy policies, government interventions, and public support for energy initiatives.

Anand Gopal, from Energy Innovation, discusses thermal batteries storing renewable energy as heat for industrial processes. Challenges include cost competitiveness with gas. Explore the transition to clean energy in industry and the potential of thermal batteries in reducing emissions and enhancing efficiency.

Grant Swartzwelder, methane science expert, discusses conflicting estimates of methane leakage in the oil and gas industry, the challenges of reducing emissions, and the importance of reliable methane data. The conversation also explores the impact of methane emissions in major producing states like Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, as well as the complexities of managing gas leaks in oil facilities and the challenges faced by companies in adhering to regulations

Bruce Friedrich, President of the Good Food Institute, discusses the future of food with plant-based and cultivated meat technologies. The podcast explores the challenges and potentials of alternative proteins in scaling and transforming our food system. Topics include policy, public opinion, and big agriculture's roles in the sustainable food movement.

Hans Eric Melin, the expert on battery recycling, challenges myths about low recycling rates, highlighting potential rates of up to 90%. He discusses the importance of data in circular energy storage and addresses challenges in battery recycling, collection rates, repurposing electric vehicle batteries, market values, and opportunities in the industry.

Leonhard Birnbaum, Chairman of E.ON, discusses accelerating transmission buildout and the impacts of digitization and AI in the power sector at the Eurelectric Power Summit 2024. Topics include renewable grid investments, asset management technologies, energy challenges for AI, post-Brexit capital markets, and fair distribution in the industry.

Guests Staffan Qvist & Dr. Yaoli Zhang discuss China's pivotal role in clean energy transition, focusing on repowering coal stations with clean heat sources. They explore challenges in decarbonization, academic backgrounds in engineering, and the shift towards nuclear power for sustainable energy solutions in China and globally.