Recorded on 13 August in California / 14 August in Australia.

Excited to have Hamish McKenzie as our co-host this week. He is Deputy Director of Climate Change and Energy at the Grattan Institute, and previously worked in the private sector and parliament.

This week we focus on 3 stories shaping Australia’s energy transition, and what they tell us about similar challenges playing out in the US and UK:

1. Australia’s proposed “bring your own power” rules for data centres:

• Australia already has 160 data centres, with over 90 in the pipeline, as investment and electricity demand grow rapidly.
• We discuss the government’s proposed framework requiring new data centres to procure 100% renewable electricity fr ...