What if the energy transition isn’t about sacrifice and belt-tightening, but abundance? Are electrified technologies ready to replace the polluting fossil fuel system we’re so reliant on? And what will it mean for western nations if they can’t keep up with China? 

In this special bonus episode of Cleaning Up, recorded live in Berlin, Michael Liebreich sits down with Kingsmill Bond, strategist at Ember, to unpack The Electrotech Revolution, a powerful new framing of the global shift from a fossil-fuel economy to an electrified, efficient, and inevitable clean energy system.

Together, Kingsmill and Michael explore why the growth of solar and wind is now outpacing fossil fuels worldwide, how China’s leadership is reshaping the global landscape, and what Europe and the US must do to compete. 

Leadership Circle:

Cleaning Up is supported by the Leadership Circle, and its founding members: 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. 

Links and more:

• Ember’s Electrotech Revolution Report: https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/the-electrotech-revolution/
• Ember’s Funders: https://ember-energy.org/about/
• Lauri Myllyvirta on Cleaning Up: https://youtu.be/FqjvCeR9VLg
• Michael’s Pragmatic Reset Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHKGor2_BzQ
• Michael’s Pragmatic Reset Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFF1imh1U2c