Archive - Thoughts of Chairman Michael

Time for a rethink on ReFuelEU

The EU has been caught lobbying itself on its ReFuelEU rules, which would require blending 6% SAF by 2030. But the real scandal is how much it would…

Jun 17 •

Michael Liebreich

May 2025

Green Pioneer or Green Fantasist?

In this week's episode of Cleaning Up, my co-host Bryony Worthington sat down with Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest, Founder and Chair of Fortescue - self-made…

May 30 •

Michael Liebreich

Fifty years of green hydrogen in five charts

It is over fifty years since Japan's "Sunshine Project" started governments pouring money into green hydrogen as a replacement for fossil fuels. How is…

May 24 •

Michael Liebreich

Decarbonizing the last few percent

Three questions lie at the heart of any discussion of the transition to net zero. How to decarbonize the grid; how to maintain grid stability; and how…

May 18 •

Michael Liebreich

Lessons from Spain

Last month's Spain/Portugal power cut has shone a powerful light (ha ha) on grid resilience. TLDR: Renewables were not to blame - but how they were…

May 17 •

Michael Liebreich

Why Tony Blair needs to reset his climate reset

Two weeks ago (timed to come out just before the UK local elections), Tony Blair released a report calling for the climate movement to change tack. He's…

May 10 •

Michael Liebreich

April 2025

Saving babies lives with solar power

In 2017 I heard that babies were dying at a neonatal unit in Sierra Leone because of repeated power cuts. Episode 204 of Cleaning Up tells the story of…

Apr 10 •

Michael Liebreich

Goodbye, Xitter, nice knowing you until...

I've sent my last Tweet. After 16 years and 62,800 Tweets, with up to 70,000 followers, I'm done. It was a great ride, but it's over.

Apr 8 •

Michael Liebreich

March 2025

Recently on Cleaning Up. And International Women's Day!

Have you missed any recent episodes of Cleaning Up? There have been some really important conversations. Also, on International Women's Day, we…

Mar 8 •

Michael Liebreich

AI data centre power and glory - an update

My piece on AI and energy, entitled "The Power and the Glory", got a lot of great feedback. It also predated DeepSeek's big reveal. So here are a few…

Mar 1 •

Michael Liebreich

January 2025

AI and Energy - the Power and the Glory

Looking for clarity on AI, data centres and the future of energy? This week's episode of Cleaning Up is for you. Your guide will be Mike Headroom, an AI…

Jan 25 •

Michael Liebreich

December 2024

The Third Coming of Lord Turner

It has become a tradition on Cleaning Up that we close the year with a chat with Lord Turner, CEO of the Energy Transitions Commission. He's a finance…

Dec 20, 2024 •

Michael Liebreich

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