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Energy Insiders Podcast: 2°C? It’s already nearly too late

Climate scientist Andy Pitman says net zero needs to be reached by 2035 to have any chance of capping global warming at 2°C.

You can also download recent podcast interviews with the likes or tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes, Origin CEO Frank Calabria, Victoria energy minister Lily D’Ambrosio, EnergyAustralia boss Mark Collette, Jet Charge CEO Tim Washington, and Snowy Hydro’s Gordon Wymer here.

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Join Renew Economy founder and editor-in-chief Giles Parkinson and columnist and energy markets expert David Leitch as they discuss the week's main events - politics, solar and storage.

Energy Insiders Podcast

Join Renew Economy founder and editor-in-chief Giles Parkinson and columnist and energy markets expert David Leitch as they discuss the week's main events - politics, solar and storage.

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