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In this Climate Chat episode, we interview Jigar Shah about his experience running the Department of Energy's Loan Program Office during the Biden administration.Jigar Shah is a solar pioneer and clean energy entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience. He's known for founding SunEdison in 2003, which pioneered “no money down” solar and became the world's largest solar services company. He co-founded Generate Capital in 2014, an investment platform that finances sustainable infrastructure across various sectors. Shah has also held leadership roles at the Department of Energy and the Carbon War Room. From 2021 to 2025, Jigar ran the Department of Energy's Loan Program Office.Jigar's Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jigar_ShahFollow Jigar on Bluesky: @jigarshahdc.bsky.socialFollow Jigar on Twitter/X: @JigarShahDCPlease Like and Subscribe!Dan Miller has been giving talks around the world on the need for urgent climate action for over 20 years. He is co-founder of The Roda Group, a climate-tech venture capital group, and he serves as an advisor for other climate funds and climate-focused non-profit groups. He started Climate Chat in 2021 on Clubhouse and added YouTube in 2023.Follow Dan Miller on X/Twitter: @danmiller999Follow Dan Miller on Bluesky: @danmiller999.bsky.social and @climatechat.bsky.socialLeon Simons is a climate scientist based in the Netherlands. He was a co-author with James Hansen on the 2023 "Global Warming in the Pipeline" paper that discussed the recent acceleration in global warming. Leon's work has focused recently on changes in aerosol emissions from ships and the impact of those changes on climate change. You can access Leon's research writings here:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Leon-SimonsFollow Leon on X/Twitter: @LeonSimons8 and Bluesky: @leonsimons.bsky.socialFollow Leon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/LeonSimons/homeFollow Stacey Randecker on X/Twitter: @DrivingMzStacey and Bluesky: @bikingmzstacey.bsky.socialFollow Eli Rabani on X/Twitter: @radsci and Bluesky: @radsci.bsky.socialYou can leave a question in the YouTube Live chat. Please begin your question with "Question:" to make it easy for our mods to spot it.For more Climate Chat episodes, see our YouTube home page: https://www.youtube.com/@climatechatFor recent YouTube Live Climate Chat programs: https://www.youtube.com/@climatechat/streams