Is clean energy good for growth?

Since the 2008 crisis the UK has seen persistently sluggish growth, even compared to comparable advanced economies. Low investment, Brexit, and challenges in traditionally strong sectors have held the economy back for close to two decades.

Now with the energy transition underway, is this an opportunity to improve the country's prospects? Or is a constraint on an already struggling economy?

Our guest this week is Andrew Sissons, Director for the Sustainable Future Mission at Nesta, and a leading commentator on economic growth and climate change.

Alongside our host Sulaiman Ilyas-Jarrett, former senior government advisor and Policy Fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy, Andrew breaks down why the UK economy has struggled so much, and how clean energy could be part of its recovery.

Can AI make our grid better and more reliable? Or are AI solutions overhyped by execs and consultants that don't understand the technology?

This week we look at a real world case of AI being used to identify damaged equipment on the UK grid, and improve the way that network operators maintain their infrastructure.

The episode covers the various types of AI models and what they can, and cannot, usefully do in the energy system - with lessons for anyone hoping to see AI brought into their work.

Our guest is Amjad Karim, Founder and CEO of Keen AI. With degrees from Imperial, University of Cambridge, and University College London, Amjad is a real technical expert that talks to the opportunities of various AI models, as well as their limitations.

The podcast is hosted by Sulaiman Ilyas-Jarrett, former senior government advisor and Policy Fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy.

Key words:

AI | Chatgpt | Automation | OpenAI | Energy | Renewables | Security | Nvidia | Deep Learning

What does the future look like for fossil fuel demand?

OPEC and large oil and gas companies are bullish, but the rapid rollout of clean tech is undermining many of their claims.

Our guest this week is Molly Walton, who worked on the World Energy Outlook at the International Energy Agency and is now Director for Energy at the We Mean Business Coalition.

She joins Sulaiman Ilyas-Jarrett, a former senior government advisor and current Policy Fellow at the University of Cambridge, to discuss the range of energy scenarios out there and why much of future oil and gas demand is in doubt.

The two discuss the rise of electrification, the new energy economics of the developing world, and why energy security looks different in low fossil fuel world. They also touch on the recent geopolitics of energy, from China to Venezuela and Iran.

You can read the report discussed in the podcast here:

https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/fossil-fuel-demand-in-doubt/