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Energy Insiders Podcast: Why is the green energy transition made to sound so hard?

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Climate 200’s Simon Holmes a Court on the upcoming election, the role of independents, lessons from Trump, the nuclear boosters, and why we made the energy transition sound too hard.

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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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