# renewable (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 12 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover renewable. Page: Feed: --- ## On the Tools: What Being a Renewable Heating Engineer Is Really Like Today _2026-08-18 · BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Nathan speaks with Guild engineers Michael Waring ( Bromley Energy ) and Liam Knowles ( The Heating People ) about the daily realities of working on the tools in modern heating engineering. They move past surface-level talk to explore what it actually takes to run and grow a high-standard heating business today. Key discussion points include: The Recruitment… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/509671/episodes/19663655-on-the-tools-what-being-a-renewable-heating-engineer-is-really-like-today.mp3) ## [E347: Green Hushing: Why Companies Hide Their Climate Wins](https://energypreneurs.libsyn.com/e347-green-hushing-why-companies-hide-their-climate-wins) _2026-08-12 · Energypreneurs_ Everyone knows greenwashing. Helen Neal is more worried about its opposite — green hushing, where companies making real climate progress stay silent because the risk of getting a claim wrong now outweighs the benefit of talking at all. A 20-year communications specialist who once brought the first EVs into Europe, she's sharp on why "business sense" beats "moral duty," where greenwashing actually… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/energypreneurs/20260812_-_Helen_Neal_Episode.mp3?dest-id=1230320) ## [Open Source (AI) Strategy For The Physical Economy](https://ceruleanventures.substack.com/p/open-source-ai-strategy-for-the-physical) _2026-08-12 · Cerulean Ventures · Cerulean Ventures_ How a commons can massively unlock innovation in AI for the physical world, and how open source can drive that innovation. ## [Trust and Orchestration](https://smartgridobserver.substack.com/p/trust-and-orchestration) _2026-08-12 · Smart Grid Observer · SGO Insight_ Watch now | Unlocking the Financial Potential of Bidirectional Energy [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210811380/2d87c9e93c3314d604b4636a0e7c3e97.mp3) ## [We built the Pacific's own resilience fund. Now help us fill it](https://backchannel1.substack.com/p/we-built-the-pacifics-own-resilience) _2026-08-12 · Backchannel · Backchannel_ The Pacific is doing its part, now global partners need to step up. ## [From the Archive: When the Last Mile Turns Hot: Delivery Drivers in a Warming Climate](https://omny.fm/shows/energy-policy-now/from-the-archive-when-the-last-mile-turns-hot-delivery-drivers-in-a-warming-climate) _2026-08-11 · Energy Policy Now_ For the month of August, we're highlighting episodes from the 2025-2026 season of Energy Policy Now. We'll be back with new content, and a new season, on September the 8th. An economic sociologist discusses the growing heat dangers facing last-mile delivery drivers, and why federal protections remain stalled. --- E-commerce has transformed the way goods move through the American economy, driving… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/182d3041-06f0-44f2-aa30-ae4701632434/0f8df80e-5106-4b79-8c16-ae4b015080db/7ea3e902-fe32-45f3-8a9a-b46d0186f71f/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=afbc6eae-9913-468e-9903-ae4b015080e4) ## [AI is Spurring a Gold Rush—for Actual Gold](https://powermetal.substack.com/p/ai-is-spurring-a-gold-rushfor-actual) _2026-08-10 · Vince Beiser · Power Metal_ And more about the real costs of renewable energy and digital tech—and how we can do better. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210675334/06d6258dee986d5591e213892260f6b7.mp3) ## [E346: The Grid Ends at the Meter](https://energypreneurs.libsyn.com/e346-the-grid-ends-at-the-meter) _2026-08-09 · Energypreneurs_ Bruce Nordman spent decades at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory working on demand flexibility. He returns with an argument that cuts against most of what the industry is building: the grid should stop at the meter. Everything behind it — solar, batteries, water heaters, EVs — belongs to the customer, coordinated by one mechanism: price. Not aggregators. Not cloud platforms. Not utilities… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/energypreneurs/20260809_-_Bruce_Nordman_Episode.mp3?dest-id=1230320) ## [E345: The Cheapest Electricity in History | Energypreneurs Briefing](https://energypreneurs.libsyn.com/e345-the-cheapest-electricity-in-history-energypreneurs-briefing) _2026-08-07 · Energypreneurs_ One in three Australian homes now has solar on the roof. Nobody built a power station to make it happen — millions of households just did it themselves. That's the largest distributed energy build in history, and it started as a rounding error. In Brief 03, we distill hundreds of expert conversations into one argument: solar didn't win on policy or ideology. It won because it got cheap, then kept… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/energypreneurs/20260807_-_Energypreneurs_Briefing_-_Episode_345.mp3?dest-id=1230320) ## [Clean Economy Progress Report: August](https://backchannel1.substack.com/p/clean-economy-progress-report-august) _2026-08-06 · Backchannel · Backchannel_ Global renewables set to overtake coal, MDBs deploy record $163B in climate finance, UK electric cars outsell petrol, and more. ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/kxogZ4PSXbFT) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [E344: Why Development Banking Is About to Be Disrupted Like Consumer Banking Was](https://energypreneurs.libsyn.com/e344-why-development-banking-is-about-to-be-disrupted-like-consumer-banking-was) _2026-08-05 · Energypreneurs_ Back in 2018, Ozzeir Khan ran an experiment at the Asian Development Bank: could AI predict GDP better than the bank's PhD economists? It came remarkably close. The economists' verdict — if you can't explain it, it's no good, even if it's right. Eight years on, that argument is over. We talk about what generative AI is doing to document-centric institutions — development banks, law firms,… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/energypreneurs/20260805_-_Ozzeir_Khan_Episode.mp3?dest-id=1230320) ## [The Mediterranean is on fire. Our response must be, too](https://backchannel1.substack.com/p/the-mediterranean-is-on-fire-our) _2026-08-04 · Backchannel · Backchannel_ As extreme temperatures, brutal wildfires, and a global energy crisis rock the world, we have the opportunity to solve our biggest challenges all at once. ## [E343: How a Text Message Replaces a Power Plant: Octopus Energy](https://energypreneurs.libsyn.com/e343-how-a-text-message-replaces-a-power-plant-octopus-energy) _2026-08-02 · Energypreneurs_ Most energy retailers earn more the more you use. Octopus Energy built its business on the opposite idea — that a utility should help you spend less. Eric Davids, who leads US strategy, explains how: "plunge pricing" alerts at 50–70% off when renewables are abundant, EV tariffs that cut peak demand 42% and save around £650 a year, and the striking claim that a simple behavioural nudge, at scale,… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/energypreneurs/20260801_-_Eric_Davids_Episode.mp3?dest-id=1230320) ## [E342: Your Car is the Next Power Plant | Energypreneurs Briefing](https://energypreneurs.libsyn.com/e342-your-car-is-the-next-power-plant-energypreneurs-briefing) _2026-07-30 · Energypreneurs_ There are 200 cars parked outside right now. Each carries a 60–80 kWh battery. Together, that's a small power station sitting idle. That's Vehicle-to-Grid — and it's closer than most people think. In Brief 02, we distill hundreds of expert conversations into one argument: your EV isn't just transport. It's a battery on wheels that can power your home, stabilise the grid, and earn you money while… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/energypreneurs/20260730_-_Energypreneurs_Briefing_-_Episode_342.mp3?dest-id=1230320) ## [E341: A $22,000 Battery That Pays for Itself in Four Years](https://energypreneurs.libsyn.com/e341-a-22000-battery-that-pays-for-itself-in-four-years) _2026-07-29 · Energypreneurs_ Australia's home battery market is booming — but the gap between the sales pitch and the lived reality is wider than most people think. Christina Li works at the frontline of battery adoption, with visibility across customers, retailers, installers, DNSPs and VPPs that very few people have. We dig into what's really driving uptake, what's stalling it, why some households see payback in under four… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/energypreneurs/20260729_-_Christina_Li_Episode.mp3?dest-id=1230320) ## [Agriculture, Energy, and the Challenge of Resilience](https://omny.fm/shows/energy-policy-now/agriculture-energy-and-the-challenge-of-resilience) _2026-07-28 · Energy Policy Now_ The modern agricultural system delivers an extraordinary abundance and variety of food at relatively low cost, thanks in part to abundant and affordable energy. Can those benefits be preserved without creating unacceptable exposure to disruption? --- Recent disruptions to food and energy markets have drawn renewed attention to the links between agriculture, energy, and global trade. Fertilizer… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/182d3041-06f0-44f2-aa30-ae4701632434/0f8df80e-5106-4b79-8c16-ae4b015080db/43f900dd-b391-476b-8f0e-b46c01353901/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=afbc6eae-9913-468e-9903-ae4b015080e4) ## [E340: Your Dung Is Our Dough: The Fuel Cell Anyone Can Make](https://energypreneurs.libsyn.com/e340-your-dung-is-our-dough-the-fuel-cell-anyone-can-make) _2026-07-27 · Energypreneurs_ Nick Abson made pop videos for Queen, then children's puppets, then built Europe's largest fuel cell company, which was later killed off. At 79, his argument is that a community could build its own fuel cell and run on nothing but its own waste. His figures are unverified, and the units aren't built yet, but it is one of the more unusual conversations I've had on the show. Connect with Sohail… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/energypreneurs/20260727_-_Nick_Abson_Episode.mp3?dest-id=1230320) ## [Transformative district heating & cooling in Brussels City: Frederik Ceulemans, Dep. Mayor](https://soundcloud.com/energy-cities/heating-cooling-brussels) _2026-07-24 · City Stories by Energy Cities_ District heating and cooling still is a new approach for many local governments. And it’s not just about installing underground pipes, it's a whole urban transformation. We wanted to hear from Frederik Ceulemans from the City of Brussels how they deal with that big challenge. As Deputy Mayor, Frederik has a large portfolio spanning from Urban Renovation and Climate, to Citizen Participation and… [Listen](http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2367133448-energy-cities-heating-cooling-brussels.mp3) ## [A message from Australia to Andy Burnham on better managing heatwaves](https://backchannel1.substack.com/p/a-message-from-australia-to-andy) _2026-07-23 · Backchannel · Backchannel_ N. 10 has a lot of catching up to do as extreme heat reshapes life across the UK ## [Will the Iran War Hasten the End of Gas Stations? (A Summer Rerun)](https://powermetal.substack.com/p/will-the-iran-war-hasten-the-end) _2026-07-22 · Vince Beiser · Power Metal_ And more about the human and environmental costs of renewable energy and digital technology—and how we can do better. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208129767/c95bc9d91a74d2da7a026ea62971b732.mp3) ## [Home Internet From Space (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YkGzLd4eM5Ws) _2026-07-22 · **Sponsored**_ Residential satellite internet that brings connectivity to homes beyond conventional networks ## [E339: The Zero Marginal Cost Drive: Arguing with Tesla's AI](https://energypreneurs.libsyn.com/e339-the-zero-marginal-cost-drive-arguing-with-teslas-ai) _2026-07-22 · Energypreneurs_ For almost a decade I've been convinced electricity will end up free — free the way the internet is free. Last week I charged the car for nothing at a shopping mall, same as I would from my own solar, and drove north out of Manila. The trip cost nothing at all. Fifty minutes on where that leads, and an argument with Tesla's AI about a future where knowledge is free too. Only I have finite energy.… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/energypreneurs/20260722_-_The_Zero_Marginal_Cost_Drive_Episode.mp3?dest-id=1230320) ## [Australia’s climate double game is a betrayal of the Pacific](https://backchannel1.substack.com/p/australias-climate-double-game-is) _2026-07-21 · Backchannel · Backchannel_ Claims of regional leadership ring hollow while Canberra keeps bankrolling fossil fuels ## [E338: Bigger Than Snowy Hydro 2.0 — If We Can Unlock It](https://energypreneurs.libsyn.com/e338-bigger-than-snowy-hydro-20-if-we-can-unlock-it) _2026-07-19 · Energypreneurs_ Australia's aggregated EV fleet capacity is expected to exceed Snowy Hydro 2.0 by the early 2030s. The government spent $12 billion on Snowy Hydro. The EV battery potential is sitting in driveways across the country — for free. But only if we can enable bidirectional charging. Portia Rooney spent three years working on exactly that — and took a Churchill Fellowship to Europe and China to study how… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/energypreneurs/20260719_-_Portia_Rooney_Episode.mp3?dest-id=1230320) ## [Energy and the Economics of Affordability](https://omny.fm/shows/energy-policy-now/energy-and-the-economics-of-affordability) _2026-07-14 · Energy Policy Now_ Can the energy choices we make today influence affordability for decades to come? --- Affordability has become one of the defining issues in American politics. Rising costs for housing, healthcare, groceries, and energy continue to strain household budgets. But economist Heather Boushey argues that affordability runs much deeper than prices alone. It reflects how the economy is structured, the… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/182d3041-06f0-44f2-aa30-ae4701632434/0f8df80e-5106-4b79-8c16-ae4b015080db/b3b63704-2238-419f-9b97-b46c010f1fcd/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=afbc6eae-9913-468e-9903-ae4b015080e4) ## How the Heating Industry Scaled Incompetence _2026-07-13 · BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail In this episode I give a brief run down of what is currently happening in the sector. I discuss the recent Installer Show and how the Guild of Master Heat Engineers is attracting lots of attention and how many of the engineers are now offering Air to Air systems to their customers. I also take a look at the competence person schemes (CPS) and the online boiler ordering business… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/509671/episodes/19485308-how-the-heating-industry-scaled-incompetence.mp3) ## [Introducing the clean economy progress report](https://backchannel1.substack.com/p/introducing-the-clean-economy-progress) _2026-07-02 · Backchannel · Backchannel_ Asia's solar boom overtakes gas, Europe saves billions through renewables, EVs deliver major health benefits, and more. ## [How to turn a city into a “cool” place. Interview with Mariam Emelien, Grenobles Alpes Métropole](https://soundcloud.com/energy-cities/how-to-turn-a-city-into-a-cool) _2026-06-30 · City Stories by Energy Cities_ How to turn a city into a “cool” place. Interview with Mariam Emelien, Grenobles Alpes Métropole by Energy Cities [Listen](http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2350594658-energy-cities-how-to-turn-a-city-into-a-cool.mp3) ## [The Cerulean Thesis: Open Source AI for the Physical Economy](https://ceruleanventures.substack.com/p/the-cerulean-thesis-open-source-ai) _2026-06-25 · Cerulean Ventures · Cerulean Ventures_ Connecting the world of bits to atoms. ## [Australia and Türkiye's Bold Bet on the Age of Electricity](https://backchannel1.substack.com/p/australia-and-turkiyes-bold-bet-on) _2026-06-24 · Backchannel · Backchannel_ Countries that can generate abundant, affordable electricity will attract investment, power new industries, and strengthen energy security. Those that cannot risk being left behind. ## [Scavenging for Pennies Amid the Ruins of War](https://powermetal.substack.com/p/scavenging-for-pennies-amid-the-ruins-7f9) _2026-06-23 · Vince Beiser · Power Metal_ Plus: The Island of Ancient Copper, and more about the real costs of renewable energy and digital tech—and how we can do better. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/203282107/a8e1b1631d263b87f38bf87283ed5185.mp3) ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tPrA2Qucpnf8) _2026-06-23 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [“I still believe in multilateralism, and that's why I'm here” President Surangel Whipps Jr of Palau on Pacific climate priorities in 2026](https://backchannel1.substack.com/p/i-still-believe-in-multilateralism) _2026-06-23 · Backchannel · Backchannel_ Backchannel sat down with Palau President Whipps to find out more about Pacific climate priorities this year. ## [The West’s New Electricity Markets](https://omny.fm/shows/energy-policy-now/the-west-s-new-electricity-markets) _2026-06-23 · Energy Policy Now_ Southwest Power Pool's expansion into the West marks a major step toward greater regional coordination of the electric grid. --- Earlier this year the Southwest Power Pool, the electric grid operator for much of the central United States, expanded into the Western Interconnection, becoming the first Regional Transmission Organization to operate in both the Eastern and Western grids. The move comes… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/182d3041-06f0-44f2-aa30-ae4701632434/0f8df80e-5106-4b79-8c16-ae4b015080db/fb2d3394-e49f-41e5-9ee9-b46a016bc728/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=afbc6eae-9913-468e-9903-ae4b015080e4) ## [Renewables are rewriting the rules of trade. Is Australia ready?](https://backchannel1.substack.com/p/renewables-are-rewriting-the-rules) _2026-06-22 · Backchannel · Backchannel_ With the US-Iran ceasefire holding, it's tempting yet wrong to think the worst is behind us. ## [Paris: Protect It, Improve It, Use It](https://backchannel1.substack.com/p/paris-protect-it-improve-it-use-it) _2026-06-18 · Backchannel · Backchannel_ The international blueprint is set. The real economy comes next. ## [Weathering the storm: Pacific farmers message to Bonn Climate talks](https://backchannel1.substack.com/p/weathering-the-storm-pacific-farmers) _2026-06-16 · Backchannel · Backchannel_ Investing in family farmer organisations is key to build resilient food system ## [Excluded from climate funds, a battered Afghanistan is suffering](https://backchannel1.substack.com/p/excluded-from-climate-funds-a-battered) _2026-06-12 · Backchannel · Backchannel_ As delegates meet in Bonn, Afghanistan has been hit by heavy rains and floods - killing 11 and displacing hundreds. But help is not on the way. ## E.ON & Podero: Can We Automate Whole-Home Energy? _2026-06-11 · BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail Episode Summary Guests: Zac Curtis (Innovation Lead for NextGen Home at E.ON ) & Chris Bernkopf (CEO of Podero ) How do you scale residential Energy as a Service (EaaS) without upfront capital? E.ON and Podero’s 18-home Midlands pilot demonstrates that combining automated zero-upfront multi-asset orchestration (heat pumps, solar PV, batteries, and EV chargers) into a single… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/509671/episodes/19329829-e-on-podero-can-we-automate-whole-home-energy.mp3) ## [Mentoring Code for Climate NYC](https://ceruleanventures.substack.com/p/mentoring-code-for-climate-nyc) _2026-06-09 · Matthew Stotts · Cerulean Ventures_ Getting back to my roots after some free food for millionaires events (¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯) ## [Is a New Era of Electricity Prices Beginning?](https://omny.fm/shows/energy-policy-now/is-a-new-era-of-electricity-prices-beginning) _2026-06-09 · Energy Policy Now_ For years, electricity prices broadly tracked inflation. New pressures may be changing that. --- Electricity prices have become a major political issue in the United States, with policymakers increasingly focused on rising utility bills and the costs of meeting growing electricity demand. At the same time, renewable energy has often been blamed for driving prices higher. But what does the data… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/182d3041-06f0-44f2-aa30-ae4701632434/0f8df80e-5106-4b79-8c16-ae4b015080db/207dd648-6a5c-44fa-968a-b460014cea2d/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=afbc6eae-9913-468e-9903-ae4b015080e4) ## [What would a Pacific 'blue COP' need to deliver?](https://backchannel1.substack.com/p/what-would-a-pacific-blue-cop-need) _2026-06-08 · Backchannel · Backchannel_ For decades Pacific leaders have always stepped up at the negotiating table - for them COP31 will be judged by delivery, not promises. ## [How to turn energy security rhetoric into reality](https://backchannel1.substack.com/p/turning-the-energy-security-rhetoric) _2026-06-05 · Backchannel · Backchannel_ The case for renewables extends well beyond securing future energy supplies ## [The White House May Have Helped Get a $620 Million Deal for a Trump Jr.-Linked Company](https://powermetal.substack.com/p/the-white-house-may-have-helped-get-990) _2026-06-04 · Vince Beiser · Power Metal_ Plus: The continuing crisis of sand, and more about the real costs of renewable energy and digital tech—and how we can do better. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200646365/614673c39db700077a6fbe3d3fc8f577.mp3) ## The Phantom Efficiency: Exposing the Engineering Failure of UK Heating Controls _2026-06-02 · BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail Overview In this episode, we move beyond the industry’s obsession with nominal appliance ratings to confront a uncomfortable truth: "The Phantom Efficiency." We sit down with Robert Whitney to discuss why the UK heating sector is currently failing its first major test in the transition to electrification. We explore why we continue to chase theoretical efficiency gains on a spec… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/509671/episodes/19273453-the-phantom-efficiency-exposing-the-engineering-failure-of-uk-heating-controls.mp3) ## [Are Slaves Mining Rare Earths?](https://powermetal.substack.com/p/are-slaves-mining-rare-earths-4f3) _2026-05-25 · Vince Beiser · Power Metal_ Plus: Putting retired EV batteries back to work, and more about the real costs of renewable energy and digital tech—and how we can do better. Subscribe at powermetal.substack.com! [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/199221048/b28cd5e4e10214474ee97b3479f8b985.mp3) ## [Putting Retired EV Batteries Back to Work](https://powermetal.substack.com/p/putting-retired-ev-batteries-back) _2026-05-25 · Vince Beiser · Power Metal_ Talking about how we can re-purpose used EV batteries to shore up the grid and save critical metals with Moment Energy CEO Edward Chiang at Web Summit Vancouver 2026! [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/198656986/c735fce61e70538bf9aaf78c3376cc34.mp3) ## [The Fix for the Energy Crunch Today](https://ceruleanventures.substack.com/p/the-fix-for-the-energy-crunch-today) _2026-05-21 · Matthew Stotts · Cerulean Ventures_ Hyperscaler forecasts be damned; the power we need today is hiding in plain sight. ## Financing the Energy Transition: Green Mortgages, PLF, and the Future of Home Heating _2026-05-20 · BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail Ryan Jude of the Green Finance Institute (GFI) discusses how to mobilise capital for the UK's green home revolution. Overview In this episode, Nathan is joined by Ryan Jude , Programme Director at the Green Finance Institute (GFI) and former Cabinet Member for Climate in Westminster. While Nathan admits his expertise lies in the "weeds" of heat pump engineering rather than the… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/509671/episodes/19207625-financing-the-energy-transition-green-mortgages-plf-and-the-future-of-home-heating.mp3) ## [Behind Macron’s microphone hijack -France at the African Forward Summit](https://backchannel1.substack.com/p/behind-macrons-mic-jack-france-at) _2026-05-19 · Backchannel · Backchannel_ The Africa Forward Summit showed why a self-determined blueprint for green industrialisation is the answer. ## [The Fight Over the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund](https://omny.fm/shows/energy-policy-now/the-fight-over-the-greenhouse-gas-reduction-fund) _2026-05-19 · Energy Policy Now_ Clean energy funding under the GGRF remains frozen, with projects on hold and questions over federal spending authority unresolved. --- The $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund has become a focal point of the Trump administration's efforts to roll back federal clean energy policy. The program was designed to finance clean energy and emissions-reducing projects by channeling public funds… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/182d3041-06f0-44f2-aa30-ae4701632434/0f8df80e-5106-4b79-8c16-ae4b015080db/b72b1ec2-36a4-4c15-81c5-b43b014cb448/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=afbc6eae-9913-468e-9903-ae4b015080e4) ## [The King’s Subtle Case for Nature as National Security](https://backchannel1.substack.com/p/the-kings-subtle-case-for-nature) _2026-05-11 · Backchannel · Backchannel_ King Charles III stood in the chamber that writes the world’s largest defence budget and said what its own security advisers have not. The contradiction is one shared on both sides of the Atlantic.