Habiba Ahut Daggash, Senior Associate at the Rocky Mountain Institute, discusses Nigeria's energy transition, the importance of decarbonization and development balancing, and the need for new ideas in addressing energy poverty. The podcast also explores the speaker's upbringing and influences, rethinking Nigeria's energy transition plan, and includes fun quick questions about their favorite sport and surprising career aspect.

Tim McDonnell, Climate & Energy Editor at Semafor, discusses his approach to climate reporting, the role of renewables in Ukraine's energy security, and his journey from geotagging rattlesnakes to reporting on climate and energy. They also cover empathy in climate change, rapid-fire questions on global energy transition, and engage in a light-hearted conversation covering various topics like Britney Spears and bread baking.

Vijaya Ramachandran, Director for Energy and Development at the Breakthrough Institute, discusses her interest in energy, rich country hypocrisy in energy choices, and the demystification of climate finance.

Dayal, Senior Vice President of Power & Climate and The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet at The Rockefeller Foundation, discusses how he got into working on energy, why he believes in raising the definition of energy access, and the power of philanthropy.

Blimpo, Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto's Munk’s School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, discusses his experiences turning policy into real-world impact, his evolving views on dominant development narratives, and what climate justice means to him.

Iweala, CEO of The Africa Center, discusses the experiences and identities that led him to narrative work, how narratives are formed and how we can shape them in the development and climate justice realm, and what his definition of climate justice means for Africa.

Taneja, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, discusses his work on creatively accessing data in data-poor environments, the challenges in electrification via grid connections, and his work as an engineer and professor in the development sector.

Hill, Partner & Associate Director at Boston Consulting Group, talks about the future of African cities, the imperative for green growth in low-income countries on the global path to net zero, and her outlook on scaling enterprise and service delivery in Africa.

Banerjee, practice manager in the Energy and Extractives Global Practice at the World Bank Group, talks with Katie and Rose about whether net zero makes sense for Africa, what development organizations get wrong about energy access & women, and why hydrogen could be the next solar.

The CEO of Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) on whether the international community is failing on SDG7, what she thinks net zero means for Africa & how she challenges the stereotype of what an African leader looks like.