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We have questions about electrolyzers, the machines making clean hydrogen… These executives have answers
Cipher sat down with executives from a handful of companies making electrolyzers, the machines that make clean hydrogen using renewable energy, to get the lay of the land. Q&A
Amena H. Saiyid 4 min read

Jigar Shah, director of the Loan Programs Office, speaking at CERA Week in March. Against a purple background — U.S. energy loan chief on hydrogen, peak power demand, pipelines and his coffee mug
Cipher sits down with Jigar Shah, director of the Loan Programs Office in the U.S. Energy Department for a Q&A about the energy transition landscape. Q&A
Cat Clifford 4 min read

Graphic of John Podesta — John Podesta on big oil, extreme weather and wind woes
White House advisor John Podesta sat down with Cipher for an exclusive interview halfway through his promised two-year position leading the rollout of the biggest climate law in U.S. history. Q&A
Amy Harder 5 min read

Graphic depicting a tug of war over money above a heating globe — COP leadership on fossil fuels, finance and China-U.S. relations
The director general designate of COP28 lays out the challenges and goals of the UAE leadership for the critical climate conference. Q&A
Bill Spindle 4 min read

Energy Secretary: ‘Big polluters’ want us to focus on our carbon footprints

The world needs systemic change, not undue focus on individual carbon footprints, to effectively tackle climate change, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in an exclusive interview with Cipher. Q&A

Amy Harder 2 min read