Ep 107: Sonia Aggarwal, Vice President of Energy Innovation

Today's guest is Sonia Aggarwal, Vice President of Energy Innovation.

Energy Innovation is an 8-year old international nonprofit think tank that helps companies and governments with developing and implementing clean energy policies. Pursuing a mission to support policies that most effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Sonia leads the firm's power sector transformation and energy policy solutions programs. In 2012, she spearheaded the creation of “America's Power Plan,” Energy Innovation's platform for innovative thinking on policy solutions for clean, reliable, and affordable electric power in the U.S.

I was excited for this episode because so many guests on My Climate Journey have said that policy is the biggest lever we've got, but we haven’t double clicked on that up until now. With Sonya, we spend this episode really digging into clean energy policy, what the different potential levers are and for whom. Furthermore, we discuss the role of the federal versus state governments and the impact a price on carbon may have. It was a great discussion and one in which I learned a lot.

Enjoy the show!

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