Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change27 Nov 2024

⁠Can Exponential Growth Save a Finite Planet? — Ep187: Azeem Azhar

As we race towards a future powered by AI and data centres, how will the insatiable demand for energy impact the environment? With the richest companies ploughing billions into energy generation, might there be some unexpected upsides for the climate transition? And can exponential technologies address the climate crisis on a finite planet?

This week on Cleaning Up, host Michael Liebreich sits down with Azeem Azhar, founder of Exponential View, to explore the complex relationship between exponential growth, climate change, and the societal implications of transformative technologies. Michael and Azeem delve into the promises and pitfalls of a future shaped by the rapid advancements in renewable energy, battery storage, and artificial intelligence.

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Listeners of Cleaning Up can receive one year of complimentary access to Exponential View Premium, visit: https://www.exponentialview.co/cleaningup. Offer valid for 7 days starting November 27, 2024.

Leadership Circle:

Cleaning Up is supported by the Leadership Circle, and its founding members: Actis, Alcazar Energy, EcoPragma Capital, EDP of Portugal, Eurelectric, the Gilardini Foundation, KKR, National Grid, Octopus Energy, Quadrature Climate Foundation, SDCL and Wärtsilä. For more information on the Leadership Circle, please visit https://www.cleaningup.live.

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Cheaper, Cleaner, More Reliable - Ep14: Jonathan Maxwell

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Poet of the Low-Carbon Transition - Ep13: Morgan Bazilian

Further reading:Morgan’s bio at the Colorado School of Mineshttps://econbus.mines.edu/project/bazilian-morgan/Morgan Bazilian on Wikitiahttps://wikitia.com/wiki/Morgan\_BazilianAnalytical Methods for ...

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Seeing the Future - Ep12: Ramez Naam

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A Green Deal Without the Yellow Vests - Ep10: Angela Francis

Further reading:“Saving the planet without making it everyone's top priority | Angela Francis | TEDxLondonWomen”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk7zXHE4kzA“We can’t afford deals that destroy our plane...

23 Sep 202054min

Creating Climate Wealth - Ep9: Jigar Shah

Further reading:Jigar’s Wikipedia entryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jigar\_ShahRepublican Congressman to Oil and Gas Industry: ‘No More Subsidies’ - Jigar Shah argues for an end to fossil fuel subsi...

16 Sep 20201h 6min

The Price of Resilience - Ep8: Roger Dennis

Further reading:Roger Dennis’s websitehttp://www.rogerdennis.com/Roger Dennis on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerdennis/Lessons From the West African Ebola Outbreak in Relation to New Zealand...

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A Good and Exciting Life - Ep7: Bertrand Piccard

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