Trump vs The Transition, The Pope’s Climate Legacy & The High Price of UK Electricity — Ep205

In 100 short days, the world has transformed. Since the
reelection of President Donald Trump, US federal climate policy
has largely been abandoned, with the government seeking to reopen
coal-fired power plants and lower environmental standards. 


An escalating trade war and global tariffs has sent the rest of
the world reeling and threatened the global financial system with
collapse. China has come under particular fire, but the US has
also targeted its closest allies and neighbours — Canada, Mexico
and the EU — with tariffs. 


Any sense of certainty has been thrown out of the window as a
more inward looking US seeks to reshape the global order. So what
does all this mean for the energy transition, and plans to reach
net-zero? Michael Liebreich and Baroness Bryony Worthington join
forces for the opening episode of Season 15 of Cleaning Up to
discuss. 


Leadership Circle: Cleaning Up is supported by the Leadership
Circle: Actis, Alcazar Energy, Davidson Kempner, 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. 


Discover more: 


Cleaning Up’s Sierra Leone Documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-5QjSfy2SM

Cleaning Up’s interview with Mark Carney:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtA5ufMzKAU

Ember’s Global Electricity Review:
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/global-electricity-review-2025/

Michael’s AI Update on Deepseek:
https://mliebreich.substack.com/p/ai-data-centre-power-and-glory-an

Michael’s retreat inside an old millhouse:
https://lemoulindabondance.com/