In this episode, Resources for the Future President and CEO Richard G. Newell sits down with Jigar Shah, the Director of the Loan Programs Office at the US Department of Energy, to discuss the federal loans that will go toward financing ambitious energy projects and accelerating the clean energy transition. Their conversation took place on June 20. The Policy Leadership Series (PLS) Podcast features leading global decisionmakers who discuss big environmental and energy policy issues. The PLS Podcast is produced by Resources for the Future. Find video recordings of PLS events at rff.org/pls and receive updates about Resources for the Future events and podcasts by visiting rff.org/subscribe.