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Energy Insiders Podcast: How the world’s fourth biggest economy plans to reach 100 pct clean energy

David Hochschild, the head of the California Energy Commission, on how the world’s fourth biggest economy is moving away from fossil fuels, despite Trump. Plus: News of the week.

Energy Insiders is brought to you by Pylon and Evergen.

You can find previous episodes of Energy Insiders here, or on your favourite podcast platform.

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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