Cleaning Up
Interviews with leaders in clean energy, finance and climate technology focused on the transition to a low-carbon economy.
- Host
- Michael Liebreich
- Published by
- Cleaning Up
- Topic
- Energy & Electrification
- Format
- Interview
- Orientation
- Sustainability
- Themes
- Net Zero
- Made for
- Founder / Entrepreneur, Corporate Leader, Investor
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21 Oct 2026 · 64 min
We Need More Metals Than Ever. But at What Cost? | Ep279: Rohitesh Dhawan
The world needs more metals than ever before, but can the mining industry deliver the resources responsibly? The energy transition depends on the mining industry, yet the sector faces hard questions over coal, carbon emissions, environmental damage and the rights of the communities whose land and resources it extracts. This week on Cleaning Up, Michael Liebreich puts those questions directly to Rohitesh ‘Ro’ Dhawan, President and CEO of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). Can mining companies credibly commit to net-zero 2050 while continuing to produce coal? Are they taking
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19 Oct 2026 · 57 min
The Race to Rebuild Ukraine's Energy Infrastructure | Deep Dive 02: Andrii Gerus & Dmytro Boroday
Can you make energy investments work in a country at war? Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, repeated attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have devastated its power system. By spring 2024, the country’s dispatchable generating capacity had fallen from 38 GW before the war to just 12 GW, leaving electricity in short supply and heating disrupted for many households. For this week’s Deep Dive Ukraine, Michael Liebreich is in Kyiv speaking to Andrii Gerus, Chair of the Ukrainian Parliament's Committee on Energy, Housing and Utility Services, and Dmytro Boroday, Partner at Horizon Ca
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14 Oct 2026 · 59 min
How Energy Security Became National Security | Ep278: Alexander De Croo
The world is facing a new era of geopolitical instability, rising energy costs and declining development finance. For many countries, access to reliable, affordable energy is no longer just an economic priority, it is a question of security. Recorded in New York during the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week, this episode of Cleaning Up sees guest host Ana Rovzar, Chief of Staff at the Global Renewables Alliance, speak with Alexander De Croo, former Prime Minister of Belgium and now Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). They explore how renewable energy